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A Snowman in Africa. by Losansky, Rolf,film director.; Barry, Hadiatou,actor.; Penz, Wolfgang,actor.; Winkler, Wolfgang,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hadiatou Barry, Wolfgang Penz, Wolfgang WinklerOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1977.Every day on the beach at imaginary place in Africa, called Coccatuttibana, Asina, a little girl, waits for the ship from Rostock with the young sailor Karli. He has promised to bring her a unique gift that does not exist in Africa. Finally, the day arrives, and Asina gets her present: a talking snowman! But the frozen man cannot survive the African sun for long, so Asina needs to come up with a plan. A funny, poetic and imaginative film by Rolf Losansky, an internationally praised and awarded children’s film director.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Fantasy fiction.;
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White God by Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Zsófia Psotta, Luke & Body, Sándor Zsótér, Szabolcs Thuroczy, Lili Monori, László Gálffi, Lili HorváthOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2015.When young Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen because its mixed-breed heritage is deemed “unfit” by The State, she and the dog begin a dangerous journey back towards each other.. At the same time, all the unwanted, unloved and so-called “unfit” dogs rise up under a new leader, Hagen, the one-time house-pet who has learned all too well from his “Masters” in his journey through the streets and animal control centers that man is not always dog’s best friend. . Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival.. "A mixed-genre fable that evokes Dickensian melodrama, coming-of-age tropes and outright horror." - Tom Keogh, Seattle TimesMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: European/Baltic Studies; Feature films. ; Foreign language films; Motion pictures; Horror; Science Fiction & Fantasy;
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. by Hughes, Ken,film director.; Van Dyke, Dick,actor.; Jeffries, Lionel,actor.; Ann Howes, Sally,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dick Van Dyke, Lionel Jeffries, Sally Ann HowesOriginally produced by MGM in 1968.Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls…start your engines. You're about to take an incredible ride with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, who creates an extraordinary car that not only drives, but also flies and floats, as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventures. It's "toot sweet" to pass up!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Fantasy fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures.; Science fiction.;
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Melancholia [videorecording] / by Corbet, Brady,1988-; Dunst, Kirsten,1982-; Gainsbourg, Charlotte,1971-; Hurt, John,1940-; Rampling, Charlotte,1946-; Skårsgard, Alexander.; Spurr, Cameron.; Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-; Trier, Lars von,1956-; Entertainment One (Firm); Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm); Magnolia Pictures (Firm);
Cinematography, Manuel Alberto Claro ; edited by Morten Højbjerg and Molly Marlene Stensgaard.Kiefer Sutherland, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgard, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling.Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, a meditation on depression and the end of the world, stars Kirsten Dunst as an emotionally troubled newlywed named Justine, whose sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) throws her a lavish wedding party. While her lack of emotional stability begins to take a toll on Justine's new marriage as well as the party -- and old wounds are exposed -- Claire's wealthy husband John (Kiefer Sutherland) also knows a great deal about a planet that is on a possible collision course with Earth, further muddying the waters. The second half of the movie focuses on Claire, who ends up taking her sister in after the marriage collapses, and also begins to fear that John is hiding apocalyptically bad news.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Apocalyptic films.; Depression; End of the world; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Science fiction films.; Sisters;
© c2012., Magnolia Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Landscape With Invisible Hand. by Finley, Cory,film director.; Blackk, Asante,actor.; Hamilton, Josh,actor.; Rogers, Kylie,actor.; Gandolfini, Michael,actor.; Haddish, Tiffany,actor.; Jackson Harper, William,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Asante Blackk, Josh Hamilton, Kylie Rogers, Michael Gandolfini, Tiffany Haddish, William Jackson HarperOriginally produced by MGM in 2023.Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete. When two teenagers discover the aliens are fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their romance to make extra cash for their families.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Science fiction.; Science fiction films.; Life on other planets.; Romantic comedy films.; Monsters in motion pictures.;
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V for Vendetta [videorecording (DVD)] / by Hill, Grant; Hurt, John,1940; McTeigue, James; Portman, Natalie,1981; Rea, Stephen; Silver, Joel; Wachowski, Andy,1967; Wachowski, Larry,1965; Weaving, Hugo,1960; Anarchos Productions, Inc; Silver Pictures; Virtual Studios (Firm; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ; Warner Home Vide;
Director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Sammy Sheldon ; production designer, Owen Paterson.Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt.Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's' mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself. She becomes his ally in his plan to bring freedom and justice to a cruel and corrupt society.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Deception; Feature film; Science fiction film; Totalitarianism; Vendetta; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2006., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Last Enemy. by B. MacDonald, Iain,film director.; Marinca, Anamaria,actor.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,actor.; Birthistle, Eva,actor.; James, Geraldine,actor.; Beesley, Max,actor.; Carlyle, Robert,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anamaria Marinca, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eva Birthistle, Geraldine James, Max Beesley, Robert CarlyleOriginally produced by PBS in 2008.Reclusive mathematician Stephen Ezard returns home to England to attend his brother’s funeral. After years working in near-isolation in China, Stephen struggles to reconcile his world with a brother he did not know and a police-state London he doesn’t recognize. Soon he finds himself falling in love with his brother’s widow and caught up in an international conspiracy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Zoom. by Hewitt, Peter,film director.; Chase, Chevy,actor.; Cox, Courteney,actor.; Mara, Kate,actor.; Breslin, Spencer,actor.; Allen, Tim,actor.; Revolution Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chevy Chase, Courteney Cox, Kate Mara, Spencer Breslin, Tim AllenOriginally produced by Revolution Studios in 2006.Tim Allen plays Jack, formerly Captain Zoom, an out-of-shape former superhero who has lost his powers. Jack is reluctantly called back into action to turn a rag-tag group of kids into a new generation of super heroes to save the world from certain destruction. Based on the children's book "Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy" by Jason Lethcoe.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Science fiction.; Action and adventure films.;
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Aeon Flux [videorecording (DVD)] / by Chung, Peter; Csokas, Marton,1966; Dryburgh, Stuart; Kusama, Karyn; Miller, Jonny Lee; Okonedo, Sophi; Postlethwaite, Pet; Revell, Graeme; Theron, Charliz; Paramount Pictures Corporatio;
Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editors, Peter Honess, Plummy Tucker, Jeff Gullo ; music, Graeme Revell ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine.Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Paterson Joseph, Frances McDormand.400 years in the future, after a virus kills off 99% of the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity - except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. A secret agent/assassin/warrior has been given the mission to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that put the mission, not to mention her life, in dangerCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC
Subjects: Disappeared persons; Feature film; Female assassins; Science fiction film; Utopian socialism; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2006., Paramount Pictures,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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End of the World. by Gance, Abel,film director.; Fisher, Clyde,actor.; Francen, Victor,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Clyde Fisher (Colette Darfeuil), Victor FrancenOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1931.A scientist predicts that a comet is about to hit Earth. The news causes a panic, and the scientist finds himself arrested for treason.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures, French.;
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