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- In the country of others / by Slimani, Leïla,1981-author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Slimani, Leïla,1981-Pays des autres.English.;
- "In her first new novel since The Perfect Nanny launched her onto the world stage and won her acclaim for her "devastatingly perceptive character studies" (The New York Times Book Review), Leila Slimani draws on her own family's inspiring story for the first volume in a planned trilogy about race, resilience, and women's empowerment. Mathilde, a spirited young Frenchwoman, falls in love with Amine, a handsome Moroccan soldier in the French army during World War II. After the war, the couple settles in Morocco. While Amine tries to cultivate his family farm's rocky terrain, Mathilde feels her vitality sapped by the isolation, the harsh climate, the lack of money, and the mistrust she inspires as a foreigner. Left increasingly alone to raise her two children in a world whose rules she does not understand, and with her daughter taunted at school by rich French girls for her secondhand clothes and unruly hair, Mathilde goes from being reduced to a farmer's wife to defying the country's chauvinism and repressive social codes by offering medical services to the rural population. As tensions mount between the Moroccans and the French colonists, Amine finds himself caught in the crossfire: in solidarity with his Moroccan workers yet also a landowner, despised by the French yet married to a Frenchwoman, and proud of his wife's resolve but ashamed by her refusal to be subjugated. All of them live in the country of others--especially the women, forced to live in the land of men--and with this novel, Leila Slimani issues the first salvo in their emancipation"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Slimani, Leïla, 1981-; Women immigrants;
- Factory to the Workers. by Kovacevic, Srdjan,film director.; EPF Media, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by EPF Media, Inc. in 2021.In 2005, a machine tools factory in Croatia was occupied by its workers. Since then, they have been operating collectively, making it the sole successful case of a worker occupation in post-socialist Europe. Today, as they strive to establish a new model of collective ownership, they face the challenges of contending with the globalized market economy. A decade later, the question arises: can the slogan "Factory to the Workers" be sustained, or is it merely a utopian dream?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Economic development.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; History.;
- Far From Home. by Shahid, Sohrab,film director.; Sayyad, Parviz,actor.; Arbelos Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Parviz SayyadOriginally produced by Arbelos Films in 1975.One of the great unseen films of contemporary immigrant life, a portrait of a Turkish guest worker in West Berlin (played with haunting stoicism by the actor and director Parviz Sayyad that captures a man’s profound sense of loneliness, drudgery, and fear.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.;
- Hand. by Matsui, Daigo,film director.; Fukunaga, Akari,actor.; Kaneda, Akio,actor.; Kaneko, Daichi,actor.; Tsuda, Kanji,actor.; Obuchi, Natsuko,actor.; Strand Releasing (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Akari Fukunaga, Akio Kaneda, Daichi Kaneko, Kanji Tsuda, Natsuko ObuchiOriginally produced by Strand Releasing in 2022.Sawako's scrapbook details her teenage fascination with older men. At 20, still living at home, a relationship with former co-worker Mori triggers a sexual, emotional awakening and newfound self-assurance.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Japan.; Motion pictures--Asia.;
- In the aisles [videorecording] / by Hüller, Sandra,actor.; Kurth, Peter,1957-actor.; Rogowski, Franz,actor.; Stuber, Thomas,1981-film director.; Music Box Films,publisher.;
- Franz Rogowski, Sandra Huller, Peter Kurth.An affecting and bittersweet glimpse into the shared connections of a motley group of nightshift workers at a big box store, including the reclusive newbie Christian and the charming but mysterious Marion.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Motion pictures, German.; Foreign films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Department stores; Distributors (Commerce); Labor market;
- For private home use only.
- La Mif. by Baillif, Fred,film director.; Uldry, Anaïs,actor.; Grob, Claudia,actor.; Da Costa, Kassia,actor.; Latido Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Anaïs Uldry, Claudia Grob, Kassia Da CostaOriginally produced by Latido Films in 2021.A group of teenage girls have been placed in a residential care home with social workers. They live under the same roof, but haven’t chosen each other. This experience creates unexpected tensions and intimacies. An incident triggers a chain of over-reactions, but their lust for life also strengthens bonds. Just like a family.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Switzerland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
- Locked-Up Time. by Schönemann, Sibylle,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1990.After documentary filmmaker Sibylle Schönemann applied to leave the GDR and go to West Germany, in 1984 she was arrested by the Stasi and imprisoned for the alleged crime of “interfering with state activities.” One year later, she was released to West Germany after their government bought her freedom. A few months after the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, Schönemann returned to the East to confront the people responsible for her arrest and imprisonment: fellow workers, prison guards, a judge, and members of the Stasi. Not all of them were willing to talk.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; German language.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Prisoners.; Germany.;
- Inuyashiki: Last Hero. by Satô, Keiichi,film director.; Yabuta, Shūhei,film director.; Tachikawa, Yuzuru,film director.; Kohinata, Fumiyo,actor.; Hongô, Kanata,actor.; Murakami, Nijirô,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Fumiyo Kohinata, Kanata Hongô, Nijirô MurakamiOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2017.Ichiro Inuyashiki was a boring office worker living a life shunned by his family and coworkers. One night, a UFO crashed into him, and his body was rebuilt into a powerful robot. A high school student named Hiro Shishigami was also involved in the same accident, and he begins to use his new powers to enable his darkest impulses. Is man's true nature good or evil?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Television series.; Science fiction.; Motion pictures--Japan.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Science fiction films.; Life on other planets.;
- Marona's Fantastic Tale. by Damian, Anca,film director.; Salomone, Bruno,actor.; Brochere, Lizzie,actor.; Boutefeu, Nathalie,actor.; Hancisse, Thierry,actor.; GKIDS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Bruno Salomone, Lizzie Brochere, Nathalie Boutefeu, Thierry HancisseOriginally produced by GKIDS Films in 2019.From award-winning director Anca Damian comes the poetic and life-affirming story of Marona, an optimistic stray dog who looks back on the human companions she has loved throughout her life. Born the last in the litter, little Marona’s adventures take her through a series of names and owners – a colorful acrobat, a sensitive construction worker, and a little girl – with dazzling style, pushing animation in bold new directions. But through all of her ups and downs, MARONA'S FANTASTIC TALE is told with the patient, boundless love of a dog, reminding us that happiness is a small thing.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
- Rebound. by Hang-jun, Jang,film director.; Jae-hong, Ahn,actor.; Jin-woon, Jeong,actor.; Taek, Kim,actor.; Sin-young, Lee,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Ahn Jae-hong, Jeong Jin-woon, Kim Taek, Lee Sin-youngOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2023.Joong-Ang High School was once renowned for its high-ranked basketball team, but as the years pass, victories grow fewer. The school’s social worker Kang Yang-hyun who was a former minor league basketball player, becomes the head coach. Six members agree to return for the love of the game and take on the KBA National Tournament. With only six players on their roster, they begin knocking on victory’s door, following Coach Kang’s motto: “There is no such thing as missed shots, there are only rebounds!” The miracle journey of Busan Joong-Ang High begins.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Sports.;
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