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Language
English
Description
Clybourne Park spans two generations fifty years apart. In 1959, Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bedroom at a bargain price, unknowingly bringing the first black family into the neighborhood and creating ripples of discontent among the cozy white residents of Clybourne Park. In 2009, the same property is being bought by a young white couple, whose plan to raze the house and start again is met with equal disapproval by the black residents...
2) Sanditon
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
Publisher
Carnival Film & Television Limited
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 368 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Downton Abbey--a sprawling Edwardian mansion and park nestled in the lush North Yorkshire countryside--needs an heir. A tragedy at sea has claimed the life of the presumed heir, and Lord Grantham is faced with the possibility that the house he's loved his whole life might one day belong to a distant cousin he's never met. Before he can worry about that, he must deal with his scandalous daughter, Lady Mary, who many believe to be the rightful heir...
4) Dickensian
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 615 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A bold reinvention of Charles Dickens' timeless novels, it takes familiar characters on new journeys as their stories intersect in the same world. Discover the events that lead up to Miss Havisham's wedding day, the true sacrifices made by a young Lady Dedlock, what happens to ruthless moneylender Jacob Marley and more. One doesn't need to know Dickens' novels to fall in love with these stories--packed with romance, scandal and intrigue, they deliver...
5) Chile '76
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Set during the early days of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, Chile '76 builds from a quiet character study to a gripping suspense thriller as it explores one woman's precarious flirtation with political engagement. Carmen leads a sheltered upper-middle-class existence. She heads to her summer house in the off-season to supervise its renovation, while also performing local charitable works through her church. Her husband, children, and grandchildren...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (547 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With Nonnatus House scheduled for demolition, Jenny, Chummy, and Sister Julienne search for a new location nearby, while Jenny's relationship with Alec continues to blossom. But an outbreak of polio affects the nurses and nuns more than they could have imagined.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (555 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now nearing the 1960s, the community enters a new time of social change, while stories of birth, life and death continue to touch your heart. Will live-wire Nurse Trixie marry her young curate? What new project calls for a heart as big as Chummy's? How will Sister Evangelina react to two new nurses? And why does Sister Julienne appear so unsettled by a mystery benefactor?
8) Mercy Street
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green.
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle, collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border town in Alexandria is now...
9) Green book
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the nineteen sixties, a bouncer, whose nightclub closes for renovations, finds a temporary employment as a driver for black pianist Don Shirley going on a tour into the Deep South states.
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (525 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season two picks up directly from the dramatic events and the end of the season one finale, continuing to explore the growing chaos within Alexandria, the complicated interpersonal dynamics of Dr. Foster, Nurse Mary and the Mansion House staff, the increasingly precarious position of the Green family and the changing predicament of the burgeoning black population.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
1922. Six months after Matthew's tragic death, his loss is still felt throughout Downton Abbey. Mary struggles to face a new future with her fatherless child, and is encouraged by the family to pick up the pieces. Accepting a new role on the estate, the now-eligible Mary also finds herself the reluctant object of attention from a number of eager suitors. With the twenties in full swing and the tides of change sweeping through Downton, Rose's continued...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 8.75 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Season Five begins in 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes through the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he can't help but question his place in the world. Mary is...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House of its financial quandary. Dr. Turner deals with an array of difficult cases including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 9 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1925. Momentous changes threaten the great house, its owners, and its servants, while past scandals continue to loom. Return to the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey for the sixth and final season to discover what will finally become of the Crawley family, and the servants who work for them, as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world. Secrets and rifts threaten the unity of the family, while...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The final season continues the story of high-spirited heroine, Charlotte Heywood, and her friend, Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else - romance - await them?
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Dowager Countess reveals she has a villa in the south of France, and many of the family follow her there for a rest while some of the family stay behind to keep an eye on the cast and crew of a film which is shooting at the grand estate.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 570 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the rather austere Sister Ursula is appointed the new head of Nonnatus house, Sister Julienne finds herself demoted and working back alongside the midwives as an ordinary member of staff.
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