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1) The heirloom
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 97 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Twenty years ago, an inexplicable unsolved mass suicide occurred in the millionaire Yang household. Only one heir secretly survived and years later he inherits the family mansion and returns there with his fiancee. Mysterious and deadly events begin to take place, the demented legacy of the Yang family curse is reborn and history is soon poised to repeat itself.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In a remote forest, a hunter discovers a mummified corpse and a diary, detailing the man's thoughts as he commits suicide through self-imposed starvation. Based on an incredible true story, the Sound of insects is a stunning investigation into the man's enigmatic self-destructive motivations.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 105 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Korean
Description
Life is what you'd expect for young teenagers in this seemingly normal private all-girls school, until a past alumni returns as a teacher. She strikes up a new friendship with two very different students and a horrific course of events ensues. A teacher is found dead, apparently having committed suicide, and circumstances that inextricably link both the past and the present are unveiled. As the body count rises, the memories of the deaths unleash...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 94 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lazhar tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag...
5) 2:37
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After revealing a suicide in a high school bathroom, flashes back to follow six students over the course of the day, each of whom is experiencing a different type of social pressure and one of whom makes the tragic decision.
Publisher
Republic Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Original uncut version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 160 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([4] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
English
Description
George Bailey, a desperate and suicidal man, is visited by a guardian angel who shows him how important he has been to those around him in his life.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A searing two-character drama about the choices people frequently make: to go on or give in to despair. Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men: a black ex-con who claims to hear the voice of Jesus, and the white professor he stopped from throwing himself in front of an oncoming train.
9) The event
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Velocity Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Matt Shapiro is dead, one more victim of AIDS. The DA believes his death may be the result of assisted suicide, which is against the law, so she questions Matt's friends and family, without considering the emotional impact her investigation might have.
10) Angel-A
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
[Widescreen ed.]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
When a down-on-his-luck gambler tries to drown himself, he winds up rescuing a gorgeous and mysterious blonde. As they set out on a mission across Paris, he discovers that his smart, spontaneous, sexy companion may really be Heaven-sent.
11) The boogeyman
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Two sisters - along with their therapist father - are reeling from their mother's death. When a desperate patient comes to their home, he leaves behind a terrifying entity that feeds on its victims' suffering." --container.
12) Blackbird
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their country house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her life on her terms after a long battle with ALS. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily's daughters Jennifer and Anna. Joining the collective farewell is Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner, and grandson.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010], CA
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Angel of mercy, or murderous 'Doctor Death'? Jack Kevorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification.
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The heart-wrenching true story of Dr. Anne Turner, who decides that she will take her own life after she is diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease.
15) Christine
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
The story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When is life not worth living anymore? Paul Thomas talks old buddy Jeff into helping him fulfill a crazy childhood dream of swimming the entire 150-mile length of the Hudson River. Joined by Liz, a teacher intrigued by their scheme, they plunge into their adventure with glee. But Jeff and Liz soon realize Paul is driven by more than just the stunt when they find out Paul's deadline to finish is also the anniversary of his wife's unexpected death.
17) The son
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. Centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth is upended when his ex-wife Kate appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas, who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his father to have taken care of him while juggling...
18) Control
Series
Miriam collection volume 3
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the acclaimed one-character show blends humor with poignancy in telling the story of a son who created a list of things worth living for, all in an attempt to raise the spirits of his chronically depressed mother.
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