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CAMPUS contains over 3000 National Film Board (NFB) films, features and resources in both English and French.
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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.
5) 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.
7) Cleopatra
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In an effort to preserve her monarchy, Cleopatra first seduces Julius Caesar and then Marcus Anthony.
8) Aftermath
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"A Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village"--www.imdb.com.
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Criterion collection volume 7
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An authentic depiction of the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic, in which 1500 people died.
10) Secrets of war
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Tuur and Lambert are best friends in a Nazi-occupied Dutch village who pass their days playing soldiers and exploring local caves, mimicking a war that seems far removed from their everyday life. When Maartje joins their class, the young girl immediately stands out as different from her classmates. Yet the boys embrace their new friend, forming a unique bond based on shared adventures, secrets and mischief. Ultimately, the realities of war find even...
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Hindi feature film. "Rocky, the last unsung patriot in the Gomes family which was well known for its tradition of having sacrificed everything for the cause of liberation of Goa, was unlike his ancestors because his grandmother, the only survivor of the family had very cautiously kept away Rocky from the influence of politics and revolutionary movement"--Container.
15) Just Henry
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When he receives his father's World War II medal, Henry begins to question everything he has learned about his father's past and how he died.
17) First cow
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"A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business"--www.imdb.com
18) Devi Ahilya bai
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Hindi feature film. Born in an unknown family in the late 1720's Ahilya became the daughter-in-law of Malharrao Holkar, the first Maratha Subhedar (Governor) of Malwa in Central India.
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All-star 1970 version of Shakespeare's classic tale of Julius Caesar's assassination at the hands of the Roman senate. The powerful, heroic and flawed emperor Caesar is warned to "Beware the Ides of March," and with these words the legendary betrayal by the Roman senate begins. Those closest to him, including Brutus, Cassius and even his confidant Marc Antony, plot Caesar's downfall and eventual assassination.
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Centers on a rivalry between brothers and military strategists Sun Bin and Pang Juan. Jealousy rages in Pang, and after securing a powerful military general position, he frames Sun for treason. Sun is branded a criminal and becomes a prisoner. In order to escape, Sun feigns mental instability and soon becomes his brother's peer as a top strategist and statesman. Both men meet again on the battlefield, leading armies against one another in a fight...
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