Kristin Scott-Thomas
1) Tell No One
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 132 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
Tell No One is based on Harlan Coben’s international best selling thriller about pediatrician Alexandre Beck who still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot Beck eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and...
2) Darkest hour
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences. Best Picture, Best Director-Anthony Minghella, and Best Supporting Actress-Juliette Binoche. Includes exclusive bonus material and special packaging.
Publisher
Columbia
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nelly, a happily-married mother and schoolteacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity.
"A meticulously rendered, tasteful and moving period drama."--USA Today
"Ralph Fiennes does a marvelous job as Dickens and as the director of this film."--Richard Roeper
"...compassionate,...
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful British widow experiences violence and tragedy before falling in love with a dashing American expatriate in pre-World War II Florence, Italy.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barely surviving an expedition to the Amazon, working class biologist William Adamson returns home, where he is forced to accept the charity of an affluent, upper-class family. Falling deeply in love with his benefactor's captivating daughter, he sees his fondest wish come true when she agrees to become his wife. Unwittingly attracting the affections of a bright household servant, William tries to continue his scientific studies. But all of William's...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen (letterbox format).
Physical Desc
1 DVD (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light.
8) Bel ami
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This tale of temptation and obsession chronicles Georges Duroy's rise to power from his meager beginnings as a penniless ex-soldier by using the city's most influential and wealthy women. Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, Duroy seduces Madame de Marelle then marries Madeleine Forester a former comrade's wife. Fueled by his insatiable quest and lustful greed, Duroy conquers Madame Walter, only to learn that every conquest is married by betrayal and...
9) Sarah's key
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel d'Hiv round up, which took place in Paris, in 1942. She stumbles upon a family secret which will link her forever to the destiny of a young Jewish girl, Sarah.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tony and Brenda Last and their son, John Andrew, live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian house that is the symbol of Tony's family pride. The chance arrival of a penniless scrounger irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Anne Boleyn is a doe-eyed vixen who is ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII. Her shy sister Mary has always been in Anne's shadow. Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her 'daughters are being traded like cattle for...
12) Love crime
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Within the sterile offices of a powerful multinational corporation, two women come to a face-off. Isabelle is a young executive under the orders of Christine, a powerful woman she absolutely idolizes. Confident of her control over Isabelle, Christine leads her into a confusing, perverse game of seduction and domination. A dangerous game that goes too far, to the point of no return.
13) Random hearts
Language
English
Formats
Description
An internal affairs sergeant and a congresswoman become entangled in a shocking mystery and an unexpected romance after their spouses are killed in a plane crash together.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Deluxe ed., widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man meets and falls in love with a young woman while attending various weddings (and a funeral), including hers to someone else, and his to another woman.
15) Nowhere boy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in Liverpool in 1955, the adolescent years of John Lennon are chronicled. Raised by his Aunt Mimi, his world is turned inside-out when his free spirited mother re-enters his life, opening up old wounds that release pain, anger, frustration, and his artistry.
16) My old lady
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2015.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 48 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Mathias Gold arrives at the sumptuous Parisian apartment he inherited from his father, he's surprised that the property comes with two stubborn live-in tenants who are not required to leave according to an ancient French real estate law. Unable to sell the place, Mathias moves in with the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde and her daughter, Chloe. But as Mathias and Chloe draw increasingly closer, Mathilde unveils a complex labyrinth of secrets that...
17) Gosford Park
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Collector's ed.; Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of the upstairs guests and the downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Julian, an American fugitive from justice, runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for his drug business. His mother, the head of a vast criminal organization, arrives from the U.S. to collect the body of her favorite son, Billy, who has just been killed. Crazy with rage and thirsty for vengeance she demands the heads of the murderers from Julian. But first, Julian must confront Chang, a mysterious retired policeman who has resolved to scourge the...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Fullscreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rebecca Bloomwood is a young woman struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source. She unintentionally lands a job writing for a Manhattan financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically, now Rebecca is writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided. Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical...