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Hyenas [videorecording] = Hyènes
Kino International ; ADR Productions, Thelma Fil AG, Maag Daan, MK2 Productions S.A. ; produit par Alain Rozanes et Pierre-Alain Meier ; un film de Djibril Diop Mambéty ; adaptation et dialogues, Djibril Diop Mambéty.
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A rich woman agrees to share her wealth with the people in her poor village in return for the life of the man who ruined her reputation when she was young.
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Ivanhoe [videorecording]
a co-production of BBC TV and BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. in association with A & E Network.
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2 videodics (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Set in 12th century England, this sweeping saga follows the noble Saxon knight, Wilfred of Ivanhoe and his bloody battles with the scheming Prince John as he attempts to restore Richard The Lion-Hearted to the throne.--Container.
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Joan Miró [videorecording] : Constellations ; the color of poetry
Channel Films and Television Espanola ; a film by Didier K. Baussy.
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A retrospective of the 65-year career of the Spanish artist, Joan Miró. Includes historic newsreel footage, a tour of his studio, a performance of the La Claca Theater Group in costumes designed by Miró, and in-depth presentations of his paintings.
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Juno [videorecording]
Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Mandate Pictures ; Mr. Mudd ; produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith ; written by Diablo Cody ; directed by Jason Reitman.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides to have an abortion, but can't go through with it. So she decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. The next step is to find prospective parents for the yet unborn child. In the Pennysaver ad section, Juno finds Mark and Vanessa Loring, a yuppie couple living in the suburbs. Juno likes the Lorings and of her own choosing, she enters into a closed adoption contract with the Lorings. During the second and third trimesters of Juno's pregnancy, which she treats with care but detachment, her relationships with her family, with Paulie, and with the Lorings develop.
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Kaos [videorecording]
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana and Filmtre production ; produced by Giuliani De Negri ; screenplay by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani and Tonino Guerra ; directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani.
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 p.)
The other son: A mother spends her life waiting for news from her two sons while ignoring her third, because he is the reincarnation of the bandit who raped her. Moonsickness: A newly-wed peasant girl discovers that her husband goes mad every full moon. She arranges for a male friend to protect her, but they end up in bed together just as the moon emerges from behind a cloud. The jar: A rich landowner hires a master craftsman to repair a giant olive jar, but the craftsman gets trapped inside. Requiem: Villagers band together in an attempt to force their landlord to let them bury their dead. The crow of Mízzaro: A strong, poetic vision of Sicilian life.
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El lapiz del carpintero [videorecording]
una película de Antón Reixa ; basada en la novela de Manual Rivas.
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1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Lars and the real girl [videorecording]
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Sidney Kimmel ; written by Nancy Oliver ; directed by Craig Gillespie.
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Lars is a sweet but quirky guy who thinks he's found the girl of his dreams in a life-sized doll named Bianca. He is content with his artificial girlfriend until he develops feelings for Margo, an attractive co-worker. Now Lars finds himself in a unique love triangle, hoping to somehow discover the real meaning of true love.
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The legend of 1900 [videorecording]
Fineline Features ; Medusa Films presents a Giuseppe Tornatore film ; written by Giuseppe Tornatore ; produced by Sciarlò ; a Medusa Film production ; directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The story of an extraordinary man who lives a remarkable life without setting foot on land. Dubbed 1900 for the year he was born, he was abandoned atop a piano and raised by a lowly crew member in the bowels of a luxurious cruise ship. As he grows up, he is drawn to the piano and discovers he has an amazing gift for creating music. His reputation spreads, but he refuses to leave the ship. Only when he spots a beautiful girl on-board does he try to join the outside world and live a normal life.
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The life and times of Frida Kahlo [videorecording]
a production of Daylight Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ; a film by Amy Stechler.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Frida Kahlo was more than a great painter: her life and art reflected the maelstrom of the revolution and culture that defined the first half of the twentieth century. This film combines Kahlo's artwork with photos, archival films and interviews.
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Little Odessa [videorecording]
a Fine Line Features release ; Artisan Entertainment presents a Paul Webster/Addis-Wechsler Production of a James Gray film.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Torn between the sinister yet seductive world of crime and the bonds of family loyalty, two brothers must risk their lives to make a stand in their brutal struggle for survival in the streets of New York.
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Little shop of horrors [videorecording].
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1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
A timid young clerk in a flower shop develops an unusual plant for his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the plant requires human blood to survive.
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Lizzie McGuire. Fashionably Lizzie [videorecording]
Stan Rogow Productions ; Disney Enterprises ; Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; The Disney Channel ; writers, Trish Baker ... [et al.] ; directors, Jace Alexander ... [et al.].
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Includes 4 episodes from the popular TV show.
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