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Dance First. by Marsh, James,film director.; Gillen, Aidan,actor.; Gallagher, Bronagh,actor.; O'Shea, Fionn,actor.; Byrne, Gabriel,actor.; Peake, Maxine,actor.; Aramayo, Robert,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aidan Gillen, Bronagh Gallagher, Fionn O'Shea, Gabriel Byrne, Maxine Peake, Robert AramayoOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2023.DANCE FIRST examines the life of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his way, he was a man acutely aware of his own failings.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Authors.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years. by Grooters, John,film director.; Mandanac, Emil,actor.; Costin, Gabriel,actor.; Botez, Raluca,actor.; Pavlu, Servan,actor.; Teodosiu, Valentin,actor.; Vision Video (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Raluca Botez, Servan Pavlu, Valentin TeodosiuOriginally produced by Vision Video in 2021.Great character is sometimes forged amid great turmoil. SABINA: TORTURED FOR CHRIST – THE NAZI YEARS is the story of how God's love transformed an ambitious, atheistic hedonist into one of the greatest Christian women of the 20th century. The film opens with Sabina Wurmbrand risking her life to show Christ's love to a trio of Nazi soldiers. Why would a Jewish Christian risk her life to help her enemies—members of the army that killed her entire family? Experience the amazing true story that has redefined the concepts of love and forgiveness for millions around the world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Historical films.; World War, 1939-1945.; War.; Christianity.; Faith.;

Miss Austen Regrets. by Lovering, Jeremy,film director.; Scacchi, Greta,actor.; Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Poots, Imogen,actor.; Huston, Jack,actor.; Williams, Olivia,actor.; Torrens, Pip,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Imogen Poots, Jack Huston, Olivia Williams, Pip TorrensOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2008.Based on Jane Austen's actual letters and diaries, MISS AUSTEN REGRETS unravels the secrets of this elusive woman. Jane is nearing her forties and has never married. To her niece, Fanny Knight - a young, pretty girl desperate to fall in love - Jane is a favourite aunt who offers the wisdom and knowledge that will help her in her own search for a happy marriage. But surely the woman so capable of writing love on the page must have experienced love herself? Jane surrenders little to her niece, but secrets there are, and Jane is forced to examine afresh the reasons why she has remained single.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures, British.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

The Convert. by Tamahori, Lee,film director.; Te Maioha, Antonio,actor.; O'Gorman, Dean,actor.; Pearce, Guy,actor.; McKenzie, Jacqueline,actor.; Makoare, Lawrence,actor.; Ngatai-Melbourne, Tioreore,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Antonio Te Maioha, Dean O'Gorman, Guy Pearce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makoare, Tioreore Ngatai-MelbourneOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2023.New Zealand in the 1830s is a world dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, preacher Thomas Munro (Guy Pearce) arrives at a small settlement and soon finds himself as a pawn in a power play between two warring chiefs. With bloody battle between the two dominant tribes inevitable, he must decide the role he will play, and if his faith is of any value.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--New Zealand.; Action and adventure films.; War.;

The Witchfinder. by Gibbons, Neil,film director.; Gibbons, Rob,film director.; May, Daisy,actor.; Rigby, Daniel,actor.; Hynes, Jessica,actor.; Key, Tim,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daisy May Cooper, Daniel Rigby, Jessica Hynes, Tim KeyOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2022.It's 1647. England is plagued by, well, not plague, but puritans like Gabriel Bannister, a small-time witchfinder who dreams of being one of the big boys. And now he's got his chance - an untimely death means there's an opening at the top. All he has to do is transport unruly witch suspect Thomasine Gooch to trial. The trouble is she's the worst travelling companion in all the land. It's going to be a bumpy journey.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Historical films.; Television comedies.; Television series--Great Britain.;

Archangel. by Maddin, Guy,film director.; Falkenberg, David,actor.; Gottli, Michael,actor.; O'Sullivan, Michael,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Falkenberg, Michael Gottli, Michael O'SullivanOriginally produced by Films We Like in 1990.An amnesiac soldier, seeking his lost love, arrives in Archangel in northern Russia to help the townsfolk in their fight against the Bolsheviks, all quite unaware that the Great War ended three months ago.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; War films.; Historical drama.;

Ridley Road. by Mulcahy, Lisa,film director.; O'Casey, Agnes,actor.; Marsan, Eddie,actor.; Kinnear, Rory,actor.; Spiro, Samantha,actor.; Varey, Tom,actor.; Keen, Will,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Agnes O'Casey, Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear, Samantha Spiro, Tom Varey, Will KeenOriginally produced by PBS in 2022.Set in 1962 and inspired by true events, this story captures two historical movements that grow and clash throughout the era--the Nazi-inspired National Socialist Movement and a Jewish anti-fascist movement known as The 62 Group.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Historical films.; National socialism.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;

Living. by Hermanus, Oliver,film director.; Rawlins, Adrian,actor.; Lou Wood, Aimee,actor.; Sharp, Alex,actor.; Nighy, Bill,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adrian Rawlins, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Bill NighyOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2022.LIVING is the story of an ordinary man (Bill Nighy), reduced by years of oppressive office routine, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Screen Two: Northanger Abbey. by Foster, Giles,film director.; Stuart, Cassie,actor.; Chater, Geoffrey,actor.; Withers, Googie,actor.; Schlesinger, Katharine,actor.; Firth, Peter,actor.; Hardy, Robert,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cassie Stuart, Geoffrey Chater, Googie Withers, Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert HardyOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1987.Jane Austen's classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

Cinco de Mayo: The Battle. by Lara, Rafa,film director.; Aragón, Angélica,actor.; Vazquez, Christian,actor.; Becker, Kuno,actor.; Gallardo, Liz,actor.; Raven Banner (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angélica Aragón, Christian Vazquez, Kuno Becker, Liz GallardoOriginally produced by Raven Banner in 2013.On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom and for Mexico.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Mexico.; War.; Motion pictures--Latin America.;

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