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"The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays" brings together Oscar Wilde's most popular plays which first appeared between 1891 and 1895. Despite his relatively short theatrical career, Wilde's plays have enjoyed a sustained popularity. A classic satire of Victorian society, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of the author's most frequently performed works. The play trivializes its characters, who through a series of deceptions pretend...
3) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 115 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week (only on Tuesdays) these unique filmmaking rules bring a rare authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility and transformation.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 18 min. 18 sec.) : digital stereo, sound color
Language
English
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A short experimental film by Tracey Moffatt, shot totally in a studio, about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places.
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"Considerada la obra más madura de Lorca, La casa de Bernarda Alba cierra la llamada trilogía de la tragedia -formada también por Bodas de sangre y Yerma-. Su carácter realista y la opresión en el pecho que se siente ante la represión de unas mujeres atrapadas en un frío infierno de luto, celos, silencio y sueños truncados se ha interpretado como un presagio de los oscuros tiempos que se avecinaban y en los que el propio Lorca se convertiría...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (170 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Deutsch
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In this sweeping yet intimate romantic drama, which is also Germany's official submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, acclaimed director Dominik Graf illuminates the lives of two bold young women and one of classical literature's most celebrated figures with charm and contemporary energy. BELOVED SISTERS depicts the unconventional romance between two aristocratic sisters and a rebellious poet who took the European literary...
8) Proxima
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Language
English
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Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called "Proxima", it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Language
Italiano
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Shy Vittoria has a close relationship with her loving mother Tina. But their quiet Sardinian life will be upset when the young girl discovers that local party girl Angelica is her birth mother. When Angelica is forced to move away because of financial troubles, she asks to become acquainted with Vittoria. Tina agrees, comforted by the idea that the woman will soon be leaving town. Searching for something deep and inexplicable, Vittoria and Angelica...
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Widescreen edition.
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English
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Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began. Ten years later, come back to the magical island of Kalokairi in this sequel based on the songs of ABBA. Sophie is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna, she'll need to take risks.
"The rare sequel so unexpectedly enchanting that it plays less like a rehash than a reclamation."--Los Angeles Times
"That old ABBA magic can make even a middling movie that much better."--USA Today
"Swede...
11) Snatched
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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In this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt film, a widow and former songstress discover that life can begin anew at any age. With the support of three loyal girlfriends, Carol decides to embrace the world, embarking on an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance man, pursuing a new love interest, and reconnecting with her daughter.
13) The Russell girl
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 62
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Gold Crown collector's ed.; Standard.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sarah, the picture-perfect girl-next-door, took a job in Chicago thinking she could escape memories of a tragic accident that she blames on herself. But when she receives some unsettling news, Sarah decides to return home and try to heal old wounds.
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Warner Bros
Language
English
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When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna, now Dee Rock, embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (922 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lorelai and Rory are a mother and daughter who are sharing life's ups and downs in a small town in Connecticut. This heartfelt, humorous drama appeals to young and old alike with its blend of traditional family issues and hip attitude.
16) Antonia's line
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Nederlands
Description
A remarkable portrait of a family and a community, of mothers and daughters, and of one indomitable woman. Earthy, sexy, romantic, filled with laughter and warmth, it's a joyous celebration of simple pleasures and enduring passions.
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
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1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Laura, a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul has other ideas. When Kelsey's father Dylan files for joint custody, Laura is forced to take Kelsey to Texas, where she confronts the lifestyle, church, and father that she left behind. With the help of the local church minister, Pastor Frank, Laura and Dylan will find their way back to the commitment they made to...
18) Tiny furniture
Series
Criterion collection volume 597
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
A recent college graduate named Aura returns to New York and moves back in with her mother and sister. As painfully confessional as it is endlessly amusing, Tiny Furniture is an authentic, incisive portrait of a young woman at a crossroads.
19) The winter guest
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
20) Georgia rule
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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