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1) Howards End
Series
Criterion collection volume 488
Description
In Edwardian England, the well-educated Schlegel sisters, full of life, each find different ways to deal with the constraints of society, as represented by the wealthy and conventional Wilcox family.
Description
"In 1936, Sir Hallam Holland and his pretty young wife Lady Agnes return from a diplomatic posting abroad and take up residence at 165 Eaton Place, formerly the home of the Bellamy family but vacant for several years. By chance, they ask Rose Buck, herself a long-time servant in the Bellamy household, to find them a suitable staff. In the end, Rose herself joins them as the Housekeeper. The 1930s are a difficult time in England. The Depression has...
Description
Little Nicolas: Happy as Can Be follows the adventures of a mischievous boy and his schoolmates, teacher and parents in Paris in the 1960s. Between camaraderie, arguments, fights, games, nonsense, and punishments galore, Nicolas lives a childhood full of joys and learning. As the story progresses, the boy slips into the workshop of his creators, and challenges them with humor. Semp̌ and Goscinny will tell him about their meeting, their friendship,...
8) St. Agatha
Description
"Set in the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark layer where silence is forced, ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested as she learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls."--www.imdb.com.
11) Colette
Description
"Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms"--From www.imdb.com.
15) The last emperor
Series
Criterion collection volume 422
Description
Epic portrayal of the life and times of China's last emperor, Pu Yi-- crowned at age 3, and destined to live as a prisoner in his own country in one way or another for his entire life.
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"Based on the true story of Louisa Gould, the drama is set during World War II on the Nazi-occupied island of Jersey. Lou took in an escaped Russian POW and hid him over the war's course. The tension mounts as it becomes clear that Churchill will not risk an assault to recapture the British soil, and the island-community spirit begins to fray under pressures of hunger, occupation and divided loyalty. Against this backdrop, Lou fights to preserve her...
17) Invictus
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"Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup"--from www.imdb.com.
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