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- Mrs. Harris goes to Paris [videorecording] / by Baptista, Alba,1997-actor.; Benski, Guillaume,1977-film producer.; Bravo, Lucas,1988-actor.; Cartwright, Carroll,screenwriter.; Fabian, Anthony,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Hetreed, Olivia,screenwriter.; Huppert, Isabelle,actor.; Isaacs, Jason,1963-actor.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Marchand, Xavier,film producer.; Thomas, Ellen(Actress),actor.; Thompson, Keith(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Williams, Rose,1994-actor.; Wilson, Lambert,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Gallico, Paul,1897-1976.Mrs. 'Arris goes to Paris.; Elysian Films,production company.; eOne Features (Firm),presenter.; Focus Features,presenter.; Hero Squared (Firm),production company.; Moonriver Content (Firm),production company.; National Film Institute Hungary,production company.; Superbe Films,production company.; Umedia (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Rael Jones ; editor, Barney Pilling ; director of photography, Felix Wiedemann.Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Ellen Thomas, Rose Williams, Jason Isaacs.In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; suggestive material, language and smoking.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christian Dior (Firm); Dresses; Widows;
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- The Paris secret / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice. England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn. Even if women aren't allowed in the Royal Air Force, Skye is determined to help the war effort. She's thrilled when it reunites her with her childhood soulmate, Nicholas. She's less thrilled to learn Nicholas is now engaged to an enigmatic Frenchwoman named Margaux Jourdan. Paris, 1947: Designer Christian Dior unveils his glamorous first collection to a world weary of war and grief. He names his debut fragrance Miss Dior in tribute to his beloved sister Catherine, who forged a friendship with Skye and Margaux through her work with the French Resistance. Present Day: Fashion conservator Kat Jourdan discovers a priceless collection of Dior gowns in her grandmother's vacant cottage. As she delves into the mystery of their origin, Kat begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her beloved grandmother.- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Christian Dior (Firm); Betrayal; Families; Family secrets; Fashion designers;
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- The three lives of Alix St. Pierre / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills-persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure-catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent to Switzerland as a spy. Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, very big. But how far can she trust her German informant ... ? After an Allied victory that didn't come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior. In the glamorous halls of the French fashion house, she can nearly forget everything she lost and the dangerous secret she carries. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past ... and finally find justice"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Christian Dior (Firm); Choice (Psychology); Justice; Public relations; Secrecy; Women in advertising; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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