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CAMPUS contains over 3000 National Film Board (NFB) films, features and resources in both English and French.
1) Domino
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Based on the true story of Domino Harvey, daughter of a film producer, who gave up her high-society L.A. life to become a bounty hunter.
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Criterion collection volume 422
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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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"Born in Bulgaria in 1927, Ghazaros Demirdjian was the son of displaced Armenian immigrants who had escaped the genocide (1915-1923). Ghazaros knew there was a better life out there for him. He loved John Wayne movies and dreamed of moving to America. With a developed sixth sense (which he credits to have learned from Romanian Gypsies), he knew it could be done, and finally embarked on a journey fraught with such peril that only the most determined...
11) Barrymore
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"As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III"--www.imdb.com.
13) Capote
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Novelist Truman Capote must confront the moral implications of his book about a multiple murder in a small Kansas town, which he wrote to prove that a true story can be molded into a tale as compelling as fiction.
14) The Hurricane
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The story of the life and death of author Hunter S. Thompson, an American master whose gonzo reportage defined an era, while his depraved appetites forged a legend. Features interviews with Thompson, his childhood friends, his wife, and those who worked with him. Includes footage from the biographical films Where the buffalo roam and Fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
17) Bruno Sammartino
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"Bruno Sammartino depicts the exciting story of the championship wrestler and his family's narrow escape from the Nazis in World War II Italy. The film captures the strength of a mother's love and courage coupled with a devoted son's aspiration to grow up and achieve greatness as a tribute to the woman who saved his life"--www.imdb.com.
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"Based on the book 'Zero to Hero,' the true story of Jeff Bezos, a humble but successful Wall Street executive with an idea that would change the world. Starting out in his garage, he was cheered on by his wife and loving parents when the internet was young, but code development and finances were an early struggle on his way to creating one of the world's most recognized retail brands."--Container.
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