Paul Scofield
2) Bleak House
Author
Language
English
Description
Bleak House opens in the twilight of foggy London, where fog grips the city most densely in the Court of Chancery. The obscure case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs, the romance of Esther Summerson and the secrets of her origin, the sleuthing of Detective Inspector Bucket and the fate of Jo the crossing-sweeper, these are some of the lives Dickens invokes to portray London society, rich and poor,...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC AudioBooks America
Pub. Date
p2004.
Language
English
Description
Two of T.S. Eliot's most celebrated poems.
Few readers need any introduction to the work of the most influential poet of the twentieth century. In addition to the title poem, this selecion includes "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "Gerontion", "Ash Wednesday", and other poems from Mr. Eliot's early and middle work. "In ten years' time," wrote Edmund Wilson in Axel0s Castle (1931), "Eliot has left upon English poetry a mark more unmistakable...
5) Quiz show
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
A drama about a big game show scandal.
6) Animal farm
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
"Chaos ensues when animals take over the farm in this adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, which features the magic of Hallmark Entertainment and Jim Henson's Creature Shop." --container.
7) The crucible
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax.
8) Henry V
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
11) The train
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Members of the French Resistance vow to stop a train, laden with stolen French art treasures, before it reaches Berlin.
13) Little Eyolf
Series
Henrik Ibsen collection volume Disc 6
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Alfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on 'responsibility, ' a luxury he can afford as a result of his marriage to the wealthy and beautiful Rita. However, much to Rita's annoyance, his attention isn't always undivided toward her, as Alfred shifts his focus between his book, their son Eyolf, and his half-sister Asta. As Allmers slowly feels trapped in an unfulfilling marriage, emotions and a painful past threaten to boil over into...
14) Ghosts
Series
Henrik Ibsen collection volume Disc 2
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Captain Alving was a respected man in his community, and on the tenth anniversary of his death, Mrs. Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphange in his honor. This effort, however, is really an attempt by Mrs. Alving to mask her hidden disgust with Captain Alving who in reality was a cheating, immoral philanderer who bequeathed a deadly legacy to his son Oswald.
Series
American film theatre volume 2
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a neurotic Connecticut family and the old friends who decide to move in with them indefinitely.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
In August 1944, the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost.
19) The train
Series
Publisher
Twilight Time
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In August 1944 the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost.
Publisher
Wellspring
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A revealing look at the acclaimed director featuring extensive clips from his greatest films and includes interviews with James Coburn and Clint Eastwood along with longtime associate Teruyo Nogami, actresses Machiko Kyo and Isuzu Yamada, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, director Kon Ichikawa and critics Tadao Sato and Donald Richie.