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Storytime in your language! Discover the magic of reading in over 40 languages; each picture books comes with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills.
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A collection of six sketches on prostitution through the ages, from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
The Prehistoric Era: A caveman discovers that a cavewoman is more attractive when makeup is applied to her face. And she can earn more seashells that way.
Roman Nights: In ancient Rome the emperor Caesar goes out seeking a little nocturnal amusement at a brothel, only to find that the high-priced, Oriental courtesan he hires is his wife.
Mademoiselle...
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On a cold winter's day in 1940, Jules and his family move in with his uncle, mayor of a settler's village in northern Quebec. When his dog Spark runs into the forest, Jules follows and meets a mysterious young Indigenous girl named Asha. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.
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This unique documentary is composed entirely of archival footage and photographs, accompanied by the voice of Stanley Kubrick. Taken from a series of rare interviews, the film provides an opportunity to understand the work of a master filmmaker, giving voice to one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, as well as one of the most controversial and enigmatic.
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Jean Renoir, one of the greatest French directors, tells the epic story of the French Revolution. Made towards the end of France's left wing Popular Front government when Europe was on the brink of war, this is a markedly political film about a country in flux. Filmed in a jaunty newsreel style, it follows a cross section of people, from the citizens of Marseilles to Louis XVI, who are affected by the shifting political and social forces in the early...
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The legendary Jean-Luc Godard adds to his influential, iconoclastic legacy with this provocative collage film essay, a vast ontological inquiry into the history of the moving image and a commentary on the contemporary world. Displaying an encyclopedic grasp of cinema and its history, Godard pieces together fragments and clips them from some of the greatest films of the past, then digitally alters, bleaches, and washes them, all in the service of reflecting...
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The French writer and 2022 Nobel Prize awardee Annie Ernaux, whose novels and memoirs have gained her a devoted following (and whose autobiographical L'¡vňement was adapted into the critically acclaimed film Happening), opens a treasure trove with this delicate journey into her family's memory. Compiled from gorgeously textured home movie images from 1972 to 1981 when her first books were published, her sons became teenagers, and her husband Philippe...
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In today's Ecuador, the black population, the descendants of enslaved Africans, continue to experience strong racial and social discrimination. Yet people in the community still strive to value their specific culture and transmit the rebellious memory of their ancestors who fought for freedom. The Esmeraldas Beach sets out to expose the invisibility of Afro-Ecuadorians and rectify the narrative of the country's history with the film's central protagonist,...
17) Joan of Arc
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In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful JOAN OF ARC will stay true to her mission. Bruno Dumont’s decision to work with a ten-year-old actress re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and...
18) Simone
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Anse-à-Lajoie volume tome 2
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Une nouvelle saga d'amour, de déchirements et de douceur sous le ciel de la Gaspésie, par l'auteure des inoubliables Promesse des Gélinas et Marie-Camille.
Simone et son mari Tom n'ont toujours pas pardonné à Madeleine l'événement terrible qui a littéralement brisé leur famille; la présence de leurs deux filles ne suffit plus à combler le vide qui les habite depuis ce jour fatidique de juin 1934. Tandis que Géraldine, la meilleure amie...
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