Feature Films and Documentaries

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Balada o soldate (Ballad of a Soldier)
Grigori Chukrai. 1 VHS cassette (85 mins.) : BW. Russian with English subtitles, Feature film. Russia, 1959. Actors: Vladimir Ivashov, Shana Prokhorenko.

"Ballad of a Soldier, an award winning drama set during Worl War 2, is a simple and moving tale about a young soldier whose courageous action disabling a tank is rewarded with a ten day leave to visit his mother. His journey home leads him through the war torn countryside and he witnesses the devastation of war--how it breaks lives apart and brings people together. He travels for several days with a young woman he meets in an empty railway car. They fall in love and vow to meet when the war is over."

Ballad of a Soldier see Balada o soldate.

Ballon rouge, Le see The Red Balloon.

Bananas is my Business
Helena Solberg. 1 VHS cassette (90 min.) : color. English and Portuguese with English subtitles. USA, 1994.

"Carmen Miranda; Bananas is My Business is the intimate saga of the star who captured the world's heart and imagination. The film reveals the lasting image of Latin American women she created and serves as a celebration of her glorious talents. Using archival footage, film fragment, interviews and dramatic re-enactments, acclaimed director Helena Solberg goes behind-the-scenes to convey the true life story of the Brazilian Bombshell." (from the video jacket)

Barcelona
International Video Network. 1 VHS cassette (30 mins) : color. English, Documentary. Gt. Brit., 1994.

"Barcelona welcomes you with the same flair, efficiency, and graciousness that marked the 1992 Olympic Games. One of the great modern cities of the world, Barcelona maintains a strong sense of its identity as the capital of Catalonia and is fiercely loyal to its cultural traditions. Above all, Barcelona is a city of contrasts, in which the ancient contemporary are beautifully combined." (from the video jacket)."

Baryshnikov at Wolf Trap
The Greater Washington Education Telecommunications Assoc., Inc. 1 VHS cassette (50 mins.): color. English, Documentary. USA, 1976.

"Baryshnikov's American television debut! This 1976 live performance showcases the incredible Mikhail Baryshnikov, at the peak of his talents, shortly after arriving in the West. The video features Baryshnikov in solos and pas de deux with a variety of ballerinas including Gelsey Kirkland, his first great U.S. partner. The program also includes Misha's spectacular leaps and spins in 'Don Quixote'. This is the live event Baryshnikov's fans have been waiting for!" (from the video jacket).

Battle of the Marne: 1915, The
Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 1 VHS cassette (37 min.) : color. English. Documentary. USA, 1991. "The Battle of the Marne is the demarcation between the ancient and the modern world, between wars fought with white gloves and those fought with killing machines. This program documents the roots of the First World War, the struggles, the forced marches, the uneven confrontation between well-trained soldiers and patriotic farmers; portrays the leaders on both sides; and details the Battle of the Marne -- a vicious, unbelievably bloody battle that in earlier times would have signaled the end of a war. This one would last four more years, cost nine million lives, and solve nothing."(from the video jacket)

Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête)
Jean Cocteau. 1 VHS cassette (93 mins.): B&W. French with English subtitles. Feature Film. Actors: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély. France, 1946. "Poet of the French cinema Jean Cocteau transforms fantasy into reality in this exquisite adaptation of Mme. Marie Leprince de Beaumont's fairy tale. Breathtaking imagery draws viewers into the enchanted realm of the magnificent beast and the gentle beauty who discovers the sensitive sould hidden behind his monstrous exterior. Cocteau invites us to suspend disbelief as we enter an amazing world where a splendid white horse has magical powers, candelabra have human arms, and tears turn into diamonds." (from the video jacket)

Beckett directs Beckett: A Trilogy('Krapp's Last Tape,' 'Waiting for Godot: Parts I & II.' 'Endgame')
Walter D. Asmus. -- Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. 4 VHS cassettes : color. U.S.A., France, Portugal, 1990. "Featuring the San Quentin Drama Workshop." Krapp's Last Tape 1 VHS cassette (46 mins.).Waiting for Godot: Acts I and II, 2 VHS cassettes (77 mins., 60 mins.). Endgame, 1 VHS cassette (96 mins.). Dramatization.

Behind Kremlin Walls
1 VHS.80 mins.Color. English. USA. 1990.

"This historic, highly collectible special examines the Kremlin from its beginnings as a fortified city in czarist Russian to its transformation from a museum piece to the seat of modern-day Soviet government. Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson guide you on a tour of some of the magnificent palaces and cathedrals within the Kremlin, including the Grand Kremlin Palace-the immense palace built by Nicholas I with its famed entrance, the Red Staircae; and Terem Palace- the home of the first Russian czar, Ivan the Terrible..."

Beijo no asfalto, O
Bruno Barreto. 1 VHS cassette (80 mins.) : color. Portuguese no subtitles, Feature film. Brazil Actors: Daniel Filho, Tarcisio Meira, Ney Latorraca, Lidia Biondi.

Bell'Antonio, Il
Mauro Bologini. 1 VHS cassette (101 mins.) : BW. Italian with English subtitles. Feature Film. Italy, 1962. Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale.

"To every red-blooded woman in Sicily, there is no man so virile, so desirable, so sensually inviting as Antonio Magnano. At the urging of his family, he relinquishes his bachelorhood to the alluring Barbara Puglisi, unloosing an ominous secret that threatens to spoil the young couple's wedded bliss: 'Il Bell' Antonio' is no Don Giovanni. The fires rumored to rage in his loins are but cooling embers. This revelation scandalizes the entire town of Catania and sends each set of in-laws into panicked crusades to defend their family's honor." (from the video jacket)

Belle epoque (The Age of Beauty)
Fernando Trueba. 1 VHS cassette (109 mins.) : color. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature film. Spain, 1992.

Belle Epoque is the irresistible story of Fernando, a handsome, young Spanish Civil War deserter who be friends a free-thinking artist. Fernando finds himself in a romantic dilemma when the artist's four beautiful daughters return to their country home -- which woman should he romance? The answer is hilariously simple, as Fernando is seduced instead by each of the high-spirited sisters (Every man's dream!). Reminiscent of Like Water for Chocolate, it's a rollicking sensual romp through a period of new found sexual freedom for women. A delicious blend of humor and passion that captured the Oscar for Best Foreign Film." (from the video jacket)

Belle et La Bête, La (Beauty and the Beast)
Jean Cocteau.1VHS. 93 mins. B&W.French with English subtitle.France. 1946.Actors:Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély

Feature Film: "Poet of the French cinema Jean Cocteau transforms fantasy into reality in this exquisite adaptation of Mme. Marie Leprince de Beaumont's fairy tale. Breathtaking imagery draws viewers into the enchanted realm of the magnificent beast and the gentle beauty who discovers the sensitive sould hidden behind his monstrous exterior. Cocteau invites us to suspend disbelief as we enter an amazing world where a splendid white horse has magical powers, candelabra have human arms, and tears turn into diamonds." (from the video jacket)

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema, a History of the Italian Cinema
Gianfranco Mingozzi. 1 VHS cassette (110 mins.) : color. Italian with English subtitles and English narration, Feature film. Italy, 1987.

"This is an unprecedented reconstruction of the Italian Cinema, not just as an industry, but as an extremely sophisticated art form. This unique film contains clips from world-famous films from the 1940's to the present such as Open City, Divorce Italian Style, 8 1/2 and Seven Beauties. Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema, is dedicated to Visconti's early masterpiece entitled Bellissima and features every great personality in Italian filmmaking over the past 40 years; among them are Dino de Laurentis, Sophia Loren, Bertolucci, Marcello Mastroianni, Marco Ferreri, Roberto Rossellini, Vitytorio De Sica, Perpaolo Pasolini, Franco Zeffirelli, Federico Fellini, Lina Wertmuller, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Ciannini, Totó and Sergio Leone. This film anthology offers the most up to date overview of Italian film production." (from the video jacket)

Berliner Stadt-Illustrierte
1 VHS videocassette, PAL format, (29 mins.): color.

Beware of the holy whore see Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte.

Bewegte Mann, Der ( Maybe...Maybe Not)
Sönke Wortman. 1 VHS cassette (93 mins.) : color. German with English subtitles. Feature Film. Actors: Til Schweiger, Katja Reimann.

"A hilarious look at mistaken sexual identity, 'Maybe. . . Maybe Not' deftly explores the comic possibilities of what happens when two gender worlds clash. The story revolves around the handsome main character Axel, an open-minded heterosexual whose girlfriend, Doro, has just thrown him out for cheating on her. The only place he can find to sleep is the apartment of Norbert, a gay acquaintance who would like nothing better than to seduce Axel. Doro announces she is pregnant, then finds Axel and Norbert in a compromising position and decides her lover is gay. In the comedy of errors that follows, everything Axel does to win Doro back goes hilariously wrong. Will Axel's life ever be normal again? Maybe. . . Maybe Not." (from the video jacket)

Bidone, Il (The Swindle)
Federico Fellini. 1 VHS cassette (92 mins.) : B&W. Italian with English subtitles. Italy, 1955.

"Academy Award winner Broderick Crawford has the best role of his career as Agusto, the ringleader of a trio of petty con men who impersonate priests and swindle peasants by appealing to their greed. Constantly humiliated by his life, Agusto suffers a crisis of conscience that only leads him to disaster in a shattering climax. Il Bidone begins as an Itlaian comedy of criminal errors but ends as the tragedy of an aging wiseguy who realizes that his lifetime of selfishness has only made his existence meaningless. While its delightful swindles recall the gentle nostalgia of The Sting, there is real sting in its harsh portrayal of greed and squalor. Perhaps the Fellini film that has most in common with literary realists like Gogol or Zola, Il Bidone magically mixes the director's charming satire and insightful character observations with his capacity fr deeply moving pathos." (from the video jacket)

Bitter rice see Riso amaro.

Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant,The
Rainer Werner Fassbinder.1VHS.124 mins.Color.German with English subtitle. Germany.1972.Actors: Margit Carstensen, Irm Herman, Hanna Schygulla, Eva Mattes.ISBN#:17119-1871-3.

"Considered among Fassbinder's most controversial films, The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant reaches new levels of stylization, outrageousness and surprise. The story deals with shifting power relationships among three women: a successful fashion designer, her contented assistant, adn a sultry model. Accompanied by the music of Verdi and The Platters, dressed in an incredible melange of glitter and C.B Demille, these women act out a super-charged melodrama of passion." (from the video jacket)

Bitter Rice see Riso amaro.

Black Orpheus
Marcel Camus. 1 VHS cassette (103 min.): color. Portuguese with English subtitles. France, Italy, 1958.

". . . extraordinary retelling of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice explodes with dance, music, magnificent color photography, and the seemingly spontaneous performances of a brilliant cast. The tragic love story of Orpheus, a streetcar conductor, and Eurydice, a shy country girl pursued by a man she believes wantes to kill her unfolds against the madness of a modern-day carnival in Rio de Jainero. The doomed lovers lose themselves in the riotous frenzy of the celebration, with its intoxicating samba music, sensuous dancing, colorful costumes. But the sinister figure of death pursues them through the city's teeming slums, and Orpheus must ultimately join his lover in the world beyond the living." (from the video jacket)

Bleierne Zeit, Die (Marianne & Juliane)
Margarethe Von Trotta. 1 VHS cassette (103 mins.) : color. German with English subtitles, Feature Film. Germany, 1981. Actors: Barbara Sukowa, Jutta Lampe, Rudiger Vogler.

"A moving, masterful combination of personal and political history, this is the story of two sisters caught up in the tumoil of the 1970s. Raised in the conformist 1950s, they both rebel against their conservative upbringing. Juliane works to reform the system as a feminist journalist, while Marianne commits herself to violent revolution, joining a notorious terrorist group. When Marianne is arrested, Juliane discovers that although she rejected Marianne's radicalism, she cannot shake the unbreakable bonds that tie her to her doomed sister. An incisive portrait of two sisters entangled in the desparate politics of a chaotic era, from the acclaimed director of Rosa Luxemburg." (from the video jacket)

Blue (Bleu)
Krzysztof Kieslowski. 1 VHS cassette (98 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1993. Actors: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent.

"Praised as one of the top films of the year by critics and audiences alike, this stylish and provocative mystery delivers captivating performances and stunning imagery! Sexy star Juliette Binoche (Damage, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) is a young woman left devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child. She retreats from the world around her, but is soon reluctantly drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and passion as the dark, secret life of her husband begins to unravel. With each startling discovery and heart-stopping surprise, Blue is sure to entertain you from beginning to end!" (from the video jacket)

Blue Kite
Tian Zhuangzhuang.1 VHS. 138 mins. Color. Chinese, Mandarin with English subtile.USA.1994. Actors: Lu Liping, Pu Quanxin, Guo Baochang.

"Banned in China, where the director was under close government scrutiny for making the film 'without permission', The Blue Kite is the most acclaimed and controversial of all the films to come out of the new Chinese cinema. Told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, it traces the fate of a Beijing family and their neighbors as they experience the political and social upheavals in 1950's and 60's China." (from the video jacket)

Boca del lobo, La
Francisco J. Lombardi. 1 VHS cassette (111 mins.) : color. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature film. Spain, 1988.

"The Peruvian army takes control of Chuspi, a small village isolated in the Andes by the revolutionary group 'Sendero Luminoso' -- The Shining Path. Vitin Luna (Antonio Vega) and the other young soldiers must face an invisible, perhaps superior, force. Their unit is commanded by a brutal lieutenant who declares the entire village guilty of treason. In the face of this crisis, Vitin must choose between blind obedience and his own conscience." (from the video jacket)

Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding)
Carlos Saura. 1 VHS cassette (71mins.) : color. Musical/Dance Interpretation. Actors: Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Marisol, Carmen Villena, Juan Antonio, Pilar Cardenas. Spanish with English subtitle. Spain, 1981.

"Antonio Gades, Spain's leading dancer-choreographer, and gormer Director of the National Ballet of Spain, created his most famous work in this flamenco interpretation of the classic drama by Spain's most acclaimed playwright of this century, Federico Garcia Lorca. Director Carlos Saura filmed the celebrated troupe arriving at the dance studio, making up and rehearsing, dramatizing the electrifying techniques by which they transform themselves into a spellbinding company." (from the video jacket)

Bonnes, Les [de Jean Genet] (The Maids)
Michel Dumoulin. 1 VHS cassette (110 mins.) : color. French, no subtitles, Teleplay. France, 1984.

Boquitas Pintadas (Painted Lips)
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. 1 VHS cassette (120 mins.) : color. Spanish w/ English subtitles, Feature film. Argentina, 1974.

"Lies, double personalities, and the evil pettiness of life in a small town converge in Leopoldo Torre Nillson's brilliant adaptation of a novel by Manuel Puig. Nene. a married woman with two children, receives news that her childhood sweetheart , Juan Carlos, has died. She gradually pieces together a complex mosaic of his life. What emerges is a brilliant, acid-sharp portrait of a man driven by fear into a life of self- deception." (from the video jacket)

Border Street see Ulica Graniczna.

Borges: Profile of a Writer
A BBC production. 1 VHS cassette (76 mins.) : color. English, Documentary. Gt. Brit., 1983.

"This remarkable presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with a rare interview of the author at his home -- an unpretentious apartment overlooking the noisy streets of Buenos Aires. . . The program relates Borges' profoundly original stories to his personal experience, and attempts to reconcile the public and private images of this major 20th century writer." (from the video jacket)

Boto, O (The Dolphin)
Walter Lima Junior. 1 VHS cassette (95 mins.) : color. Portuguese with English subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1987. Actors: Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kiss, Ney Latorraca.

"'The Dolphin' is a tale of power, fantasy and sensuous desire set on the beautiful beaches of northern Brazil. It's an enchanting story surrounding the seductive legend of a dolphin-man called Boto. On moonlit nights women become helpless victimes to their desire for him. The hiddne sensuality that Boto exposes in his women and the permanent danger that surrounds the town where they live create a climactic ending where a man, a woman and Boto face off." (from the video jacket)

Bourgeois gentilhomme, Le (The Would-be Gentleman)
1 VHS cassette (97 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1958. Actors: La Comédie Française.

Bout de Souffle, A ( Breathless)
Jean-Luc Godard. 1 VHS cassette (89 mins.) : B&W. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France 1959. Actors: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger.

"The story of a young gangster named Michel and played by Belmondo in his first major role, who is in love with a young American in Paris, Patricia (Jean Seberg). The story line is simply and distinctly unoriginal with Michel just having killed a policeman on the highway; he returns to Paris and tries to persuade Patricia to run away with him to Italy. While the plot may be typical enough of the average gangster-type film, the character of Patricia is decidedly complex. In her elliptical manner she manages to evade Michel's pleas to escape with him and his flight is therefore postponed, to his eventual doom. His downfall, however is expedited or perhaps secured by Patricia's merciless betrayal of him to the police." (from the video jacket)

Brazil
Manchete Video. 1 VHS cassette (70 mins.): color. English

Brazil: Heart of South America
Michael and Suzie Heumann. 1 VHS cassette (55 mins.) : color.Gt.Britain. English International Video Network, 1988.

Brazil Northeast, The
1 VHS cassette (47 min.): color. English, Documentary. Brazil, 1995.Gt.Britain.

"Dance to the rhythm of Brazil's hottest persussion group. . . Play a game of soccer on the beach. . . Float down the Amazon during a rainstorm . . . Scale a palm tree . . .Try your hands at capoiera - a combination of martial arts and acrobatics . . .Experience Brazil!" (from the video jacket)

Bread and Chocolate (Pane e Cioccolato)
Franco Brusati.1 VHS cassette (109 mins) : color. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy, 1974. Actors: Nino Manfredi, Anna Karina.

"Nino Manfredi is marvelous in this uproarious comedy about an Italian immigrant working odd jobs in prosperous Switzerland and trying desperately to fit in. Though his work becomes increasingly degrading, he tenaciously refuses to give up and go home. Like Chaplin's beloved tramp, this hapless Everyman is eternally refected, yet ever-hopeful. Bread and Chocolate is a comic but poignant portrait of a man caught between two worlds. Not suited for the society he aspires to, he's also unable to return to the world from which he came." (from the video jacket)

Brel: sa dernière tournée
Claude Vernick. 1 VHS cassette (60 mins.) : color. French, Documentary. France, 1966.

En 1966, Jacques Brel avait choisi Claude Vernick pour confier à la pellicule les traces de sa dernière tournée publique. Tour à tour goguenard, déroutant, rassurant, inquiétant et surtout infiniment tendre, Jacques Brel se livre ici spontanément, au détour d'un rideau rouge, d'une coulisse secrète, au fond d'une loge soudainement envahie d'amitié. Au-delà de chansons pour lesquelles il avait choisi de faire correspondre des images, c'est l'occasion -- rare-- de le voir interpréter des classiques. Exilé au sud, Jacques Brel avait entrepris de faire conïncider ses personnages de brume au décor ensoleillé de l'Ile Maurice, de Madagascar, Djibouti et l'Ile de la Réunion. Filmé sur le vif, à chaud, ce document conserve le caractère d'un reportage. Film de copains cette dernière tournée est dédiée aux éléments amis et aux amants de toujours, à la fois protagonistes et décors: le sable et la mer." (from the video jacket)

Bridge, The see Brücke, Die.

Brücke, Die
Bernhard Wicki. 1 VHS cassette : color. German with English subtitles.Germany.

"'The Bridge' in one of the most viciously realistic war films ever made. 'The Bridge' takes you to a time and place that no longer exists... Germany, 1945, in the final hours of war. As the war rages to its bitter climax, eight 16-year old German schoolboys are drafted into the Wehrmacht as a last resort to defend bridge to their town. With patriotic enthusiasm, the boys struggles bravely but futilely to carry out their orders againsts advancing American troops and tanks." (from the video jacket)

Bruto, El (The Brute)
Luis Buñuel. 1 VHS cassette (81 mins.) : BW. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature film. Mexico, 1952. Actors: Katy Jurado, Pedro Armendariz, Andres Soler, Rosita Arenas, Roberto Meyer, Beatriz Ramos, Paco Martinez, Gloria Mestre.

"The great Mexico star Pedro Armendariz (The Pearl) plays a powerfully strong but slow-witted slaughter-house worker who is hired by a slumlord to break a tenant strike. He accidentally kills one of the leaders and is drawn into a doomed affair with the slumlord's sluttish wife, played by Oscar nominee Katy Jurado (High Noon). One of the most compelling dramas of Luis Buñuel's recently rediscovered Mexican career, El Bruto stands as a fascinating companion piece to his early masterpiece Los Olvidados, both unsparing portraits of slum life and the criminal behavior it breeds, rendered with the unique surrealistic vision that is dinstinctively Buñuel's." (from the video jacket)

Buena Estrella, La
Ricardo Franco. 1 VHS casette (101 mins.): color. Spanish, no subtitles, Feature film. Mexico, 1999. Actors: Antonio Resines, maribel Verdu, Jordi Molla, Elvira Minguez, Raoman Barea.

"Cuando las intensas personalidades de los tres protagonistas de esta cinta se entrelacen sobre la pantalla, los sentimientos más contradictorios emergerán con resultados impredecibles. Una atractiva y solitaria mujer (Maribel Verdú 'Belle Epoque'), un crimenal impertinente (Jordi Molla, 'Jamón, Jamón') y un hombre maduro con un profundo secreto, (Antonio Resines, 'Cómo Ser Mujer y no Morir en el Intento') forman este extraño triángulo de pasión y violencia que sorprenderá al más audaz de los espectadores."

Bye Bye Brazil
Bruno Barreto. 1 VHS cassette (115 mins.) : color. Portuguese with English subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1980. ISBN#:1-879482-12-6. Actors: José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fabio Junior, Zaira Zambello.

"A young man loses his heart to the Queen of the carnival, Salomé, when Caravana Rolidei comes to town. He takes his wife and joins the carnival as their accordian player, seeing the opportunity as his only chance to change his small town existence. As they travel from honky tonk village to little beach town, the accordian player becomes more and more infatuated with Salomé, a woman too hardened to return his love. When the carnival must break up, the young man realizes his responsibility to his wife and new born daughter. The two couples go their separate ways and live their own lives, each coping with a new Brazil, void of roots and traditions." (from the video jacket)

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Cabeza de Vaca
Nicolas Echevarria. 1 VHS cassette (108 mins.) : color. Spanish with English subtitles, feature Film. Actors:Juan Diego, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Roberto Sosa, Carlos Castanon. Spain, 1993.

"In 1528 a Spanish expedition founders off the coast of Florida -- 600 lives lost. One survivor, Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades. Instead he discovers the Iguase, an anciant Indian tribe. Over the next eight years, Cabeza de Vaca learns their mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer -- and a leader. But soon this New World collides with the Old World as Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians, and Cabeza de Vaca must confront his own people and his past." (from the video jacket)

Cabra marcado para morrer
Eduardo Coutinho. 1 VHS cassette (119 mins.): color. Portuguese, Feature film. Brazil

Cage aux folles, La
Marcello Danon. 1 VHS cassette (99 mins.): color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, Italy, 1979. Actors: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault. "Based on the play by Jean Poiret."

"One of the most successful foreign films ever released in the U.S., this zany, warm- hearted French farce takes on a new dimension presented for the first time on video in its native language! Based on the long-running hit play by Jean Poret, 'La Cage aux Folles' won an Academy Award nomination for 1979 by the National Board of Review and took the Foreign Press Assocation's 'Golden Globe' as Best Picture of the Year. Acclaimed French actor Michel Serrault stars as an aging transvestite, with Ugo Tognazzi (Italy's most popular actor for three decades) as his partner of twnety years. When Tognazzi's son from a one-night stand (he figured he'd try anything once) becomes engaged tot he daughter of a priggish government offical, the couple must pretend to be 'straight.' This leads to a situation 'in which everything you think could go wrong does -- and worse.' (Newsweek) Yet, 'amidst the growing laughter,' adds the Los Angeles Times, 'the film makes its point: Be yourself no matter who or what you are.'"

Camille Claudel
Bruno Nuytten. 1 VHS cassette (159 mins.): color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1989. Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu.

"International screen star Isabelle Adjani (The Story of Adele H., Ishtar) is the creative prodigy Camille Claudel. Gérard Depardieu (Too beautiful for you, Jean de Florette) is the legendary sculptor Rodin. This is the true story of their passionate obsession with art -- and with each other. A historically accurate depiction of one of the most important collaborations in the history of modern art, Camille Claudel was nominated for the 1989 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Adjani was nominated for the 1989 Academy Award for Best Actress for her riveting portrayal of the beautiful young woman who sacrifices her talents to the flames of passion. Both an inspiring saga of artistic vision and the haunting story of a doomed romance, it offers a brilliant study of the thin line separating creativity, passion, and madness. Combining stunning cinematography, powerful performances and a timeless love story, this film is itself a masterpiece." (from the video jacket)

Camus. La Chute
1 VHS cassette : color. French. France, 1988.

"Du héros de La Chute, Camus dit qu'il se hâte 'De faire son propre procès' 'Pour mieux juger les autres'. Avocat célèbre, il prétendait défendre la veuve et l'orphelin mais il se retrouve lui-même coupable de non assistance à personne en danger. Alors, le mécanisme bien huilé de l'auto-satisfaction s'enraye et le protagoniste se découvre gouverné par une terrible volonté de puissance. Avec une implacable lucidité, l'auteur démonte les rouages de la manipulation verbale qui caractérise la société de notre temps. Anticipant les dérapages médiatiques les plus actuels, Camus nous invite à une descente dans les enfers de la parole car là se trouve bien le sens de la 'Chute' effectuée par l'homme moderne : Il est tombé dans le labyrinthe des mots, dans l'engrenage d'un discours qui se développe à l'infini sans toujours se soucier de la morale ou du sens de la vie.'" (from the video jacket)

Canada: True North - A Song for Quebec
1 VHS cassette (59 mins.): color. English, Documentary. Detroit, 1989.

Candide
Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 1 VHS cassette (135 mins.):color. French, dramatization, 1993.

"A wonderful introduction ionto the brilliant mind and sharp tongue of Voltaire, this program offers the principal adventures of the young man raised to believe that this is the best of all possible worlds." (from the video jacket)

**Candide
Dr. Les Essif. 1 VHS Color.French. USA.1996. University of Tenessee professor Dr. Les Essif's 1996 theatrical production.

Cantar de Mio Cid, El
Radiotelevision Espanol. 1 VHS cassette (60 mins.):color. Spanish, Dramatization, 1983.

"El Cid is unique among the world's great epics because it was composed so close to the actual historical events (a mere 40 years after the death of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, el Cid himself) that we can distinguish between man and legend. Meticulous attention to historical detail, spectacular cinematic production values, and the swashbuckling plot itself make this medieval epic superbly entertaining as well as educational." (from the video jacket)

Capitalismo selvagem (Savage Capitalism)
André Klotzel. 1 VHS cassette (86 mins.) : color. Portuguese with English subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1993. Actors: Fernando Torres, José Mayer, Marisa Orth, Marcelo Tass. ISBN#: 1-56580-035-4.

"This blockbuster Brazilian feature uses soap-opera melodrama to tell the story of a beautiful romance between a reporter and a mining company exectuvie. But the romance crumbles when the exectuvie's wife, long presumed dead, returns and drives the couple, the company, and the country to the brink of a national disaster." (from the video jacket)

Capoeira Bahia Video
Bira Almeida. 1 VHS cassette (40 mins.) : color/B&W. English.

"In this combination rock video, travelogue, narrative, and martial arts film, Bira Almeida takes the viewer to training sessions, shows, competitions, and, in rare black-and-white footage, back to the masters of the art in hidden Brazil. A stirring berimbau-highlighted soundtrack sychronyzes with the players' leaps and cartwheels." (from the video jacket)

Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil
Carla Camurati. 1 VHS cassette (100 mins.): color. Portuguese, English and Spanish with Portuguese subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1994. Actors: Marieta Severo, Marco Nanini.

"Espanha, 1785 - Carlota Joaquina (Marieta Severo) uma infanta que foi prometida para D. João VI, aos 10 anos de idade recebe o retrato de seu futuro esposo e é obrigada a partir para Portugal levando consigo, somente sua herança familiar. Chegando em seu novo país, Carlota sofre uma grande decepção ao encontrar seu 'prometido'. . . gerando muitas brigas, infidelidades e. . . muitos filhos. Com a morte de D. José, herdeiro do trono portugués e a declarada insanidade de Maria I, Carlota Joaquina e D. João VI herdam a coroa portuguesa. Porém, assustados com a revolução francesa e a aproximação do exército de Napoleão, resolvem fugir para sua colônia: o Brazil. Carlota Joquina é uma produção esmerada que retrata a história do Brasil com requintes de época, sob a direção de Carla Camurati, uma ótima revelação do cinema brasileiro." (from the video jacket)

Carmen, Roland Petit's Ballet of
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Zizi Jeanmaire. 1 VHS cassette (44 mins.): color. France, 1980.

"Ballet superstars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Zizi Jeanmaire sizzle in this erotically charged ballet set to the music and story of " Carmen". The program's highlight is a sexy duet between Baryshnikov and Jeanmaire, in which their characters express their fatal attraction to one another. Famed choreographer Roland Petit created this dance spectacular, set to Georges Bizet's classic music. This remarkable ballet provides mikhail Baryshnikov with one of his greatest roles, and proves yet again that he is one of the most charismatic and accomplished performers of our time!" (from the video jacket)

Caro diario (Dear Diary)
Nanni Moretti. 1 VHS cassette (100 mins.) : color. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy, 1994. Winner - Best Director Cannes Film Festival 1994. Actors: Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Antonio Neiwiller.

"Award-winning Italian director Nanni Moretti stars as himself in this whimsical comedy about a man who takes off on his motorcycle across Italy in search of the true meaning of life. Packed with fascinating scenery, an eclectic soundtrack and a special appearance by Jennifer Beals, the story reveals telling insights into the lives of everyday people. Along with his TV addicted friend, Moretti hops on a boat that takes them to the mystical, secluded islands of the blue Mediterranean. Querying everyone they meet, they soon discover that the journey of life itself is the answer...or is it the question...or is it both?" (from the video jacket)

Cortazar:Cartas de Mama (Letters from Mama)
Radio televisíon Española. 1 VHS cassette (60 mins.) : color. 1996, Spain. Feature Film, Spanish.

"An example of Cortazar's portrayals of guilt and passion, this story is set in Paris, where the Spanish protagonists live and are dominated by fears and doubts reawakened by letters from the hero's mother." (from the video jacket)

Cartas del parque (Letters from the Park)
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. 1 VHS cassette (85 mins.) : color. Spanish with English subtitles, Telefilm. Spain, 1988. Actors: Victor Laplace, Ivonne Lopez, Mighel Paneque.

"Echoing the tale of Cyrano De Bergerac, this film unfolds as two shy young lovers enlist the help fo the local poet to write passionate letters to each other. But soon the woman becomes the object of the poet's affection, and all are faced with a perplexing dilemma in this sweet and surprising romance. 'Letters from the park' vividly brings to the screen the popular story from García Márquez's best selling novel, 'Love in the time of cholera.'" (from the video jacket)

Caudillo:The History of the Spanish Civil War
Films for the Humanities. 1 VHS cassette (111 mins.) : BW. English, Documentary. USA, 1991.

"The Spanish Civil War was among the most exhaustively photographed modern bloodbaths, for both sides received not only military assistance, but superb documentary crews from outside. During the final years of the Franco regime, a Spanish filmmaker named Basilio Martín Patino set out to learn what really happened during the war, and why. Working underground and at great personal risk, Patino searched through the archives in Lisbon, Paris, London, Moscow, as well as in Spain; tracked down and interviewed combatants and survivors; and revisited the battlegrounds. There is no editorial commentary in this film, there is no need -- the footage speaks for itself. In the interest of clarity the Loyalist footage is tinted red and the Falangist footage is blue. Patino shows us both sides laughing and singing as they move to the front. The Falangists salute more smartly, but it is really only the tinting of the footage that enables the viewer to tell the combatants apart. After the battle, the footage is black and white as death erases the very distinction for which these Spaniards died." (from the video jacket)

Ceará
Governo do Estado Ceará. 1 VHS cassette (11 min.) : color. English, Documentary. Brazil.

Celine Dion: Unison
SMV Enterprises. 1 VHS cassette (45 mins.): color. English (some French lyrics), Documentary. Canada, 1991.

"The enchanting pop vocalist Celine Dion was a superstar in her native Quebec long before making her English-language debut with the best-selling Epic album, "Unison". Now Celine touches the heart and moves the spirit with her first home video collection Unison, featuring a previously unreleased version of her break-through hit "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" plus new exclusive interviews with Celine at her home. At 23, Celine Dion is already a veteran performer with four platinum French-language albums and two 1991 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). Now she is one of the most acclaimed new pop voices of the year in America with the success of 'Unison'." (from the video jacket)

Cents chefs-d'oeuvres du Louvre, Les
Roland Dubois (Grand Museum Series). 1 VHS cassette (105 mins.) : color. Documentary, English. 1983.

"The Louvre museum was founded and opened to the public in 1793. Masterpieces form the Palace of Versailles, collected over several centuries by the Kings of France form the core of the magnificent museum. Additional works were appropriated during the Revolution, and still others were commissioned by Napoleon. Over the years the French government acquired works by Uccello, Vermeer, VanderWeyden, Delacroix and Ingres. Donations of Chardin, Watteau, Fragonard abd Frans Hals make this one of the most varied, and therefore most universal, of the world's great art collections. This tour reviews more than 100 paintings from Enguerrand Quarton to Goya. A list of works and artists, in chronological order is enclosed." (from the video jacket)

Chambre verte, La (The Green Room)
François Truffaut. 1 VHS cassette (90 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1978. Actors: François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye.

"The First World War is over. All of Europe is a vast graveyard. Against this background of slaughter and destruction, one small personal tragedy would seem to fade to insignificance. But for a French journalist working quietly in a small town, the accidental death of his young bride shortly after their marriage becomes an obsession that rises to overwhelm him. François Truffaut's The Green Room is a somber, haunting parable of life and death -- and the barrier of memory that stands between." (from the video jacket)

Chapultapec. Films for the Humanities
1VHS cassette (53 mins.) : color, Documentary. English,USA 1993.

"This program tells the story of Chapultapec: from long before there was a castle, in the time of the Toltecs, to the arrival os the Aztecs; the building of Tenochtitlán; the siege by the Spanish and the destruction of the Aztec civilization. In 1785, the castle was built as a residence for the viceroy and served for many years as a military stronghold. It fell in 1847, during the Mexican-American War. It was host to Emperor Maximillian (and witnessed his execution) and Benito Juárez and was finally made into a museum."(from the video jacket)

Château de ma mère, Le (My Mother's Castle)
Yves Robert. 1 VHS cassette (98 mins.) : Color. English subtitles, feature film. France, 1991.

"Marcel Pagnol's charming story of his childhood delightfully continues in My Mother's Castle. Marcel (Julian Ciamaca) simply can't let go of the holiday he has just spent with his family in the country. To Marcel's delight, his parents surprise the family with a Christmas return to the beloved wild hills. It is during this holiday that Marcel's affection for the region matures. It's also now that he sees his mother (Nathalie Roussel) as the warm woman she really is, and learns to love and appreciate her true nature. That cherished understanding is something he carries into adulthood, when he finally visits his mother's 'castle'." (from the video jacket)

Chèvre, La (The Goat)
Francis Veber. 1 VHS cassette (91 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature Film. France, 1985. Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Pierre Richard.

"La Chèvre is set in motion when the dangerously clumsy daughter of a wealthy industrialist disappears from a Mexican resort. When the best efforts of a top private eye (gerard Depardieu) fails to turn up a trace of the girl, the prominent businessman takes the advice of an associate and hires an employee (Pierre Richard) to help in the investigation. Richard is the poster boy for disaster. The theory is whatever misfortunes befell the girl will afflict Richard as well and lead them to the object of their quest." (from the video jacket)

Chocolat
Claire Denis. 1 VHS cassette (105 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1988. Actors: Isaach de Bankole, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet.

"A number of colonial memoirs have appeared on both big and small screens in recent years, but Claire Denis'Chocolat stands in a class by itself. Based partly on Denis' childhood experiences in the French colonial African country of Camaroon, the story centers on a young French girl; her liberal-minded colonial official father; her beautiful restless mother; and their handsome house servant Protee. A grounded airplane brings a group of outsiders who upset the household's precarious equilibrium, leading to a disturbing conclusion all the more powerful for its complete avoidance of melodrama. An astonishingly complex and subtle first feature, Chocolat (the title punning on French slang for both "black" and "cheated") steers clear of both the syrupy nostalgia of Out of Africa and the spicy exoticism of White Mischief. Denis' first film does not pretend to get inside Africa nor does it romanticize the 'mystery' of the 'dark continent'. Instead it incisively probes the barriers between white and black, and Europe and Africa, defining an impenetrable gap expressed through unspoken tensions, unsettling glances, and unresolved vignettes. By rigorously avoiding the obvious, Denis has created one of the most profound and valid films ever made by a Westerner about the Third World." (African Cinema)

Christians, Jews, and Moslems in Medieval Spain
Films for the Humanities. 1 VHS cassette (52 mins.) : color. English, Documentary. 1989.

"Due partly to the weakness of its Visigothic rulers, partly to the proximity of Africa, the Iberian peninsula was conquered by Berbers and by Arabs belonging to the Ommeyad Dynasty of Damascus. This program describes the history of Spain from the time of the first landing, in 711, through the nearly 800-year-long war that ended in the expulsion of both Morrs and Jews in 1492; the development of a culture whose people spoke various Spanish dialects while the official language was Arabic; the role of the School of Toledo in preserving, translating, and making known the ancient Greek scientific texts as well as Arabic treatises on philosophy and science; the rabbinic center in Toledo; and the history of the Jews in Spain." (from the video jacket)

Chuvas de Verão
Carlos Diegues. 1 VHS cassette (93 mins.) : color. Portuguese no subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1978. Actors: Jofre Soares, Miriam Pires.

Ciao, Professore!
Lina Wertmuller. 1 VHS cassette (91 mins.) : color. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy, 1976.

"From Academy Award - nominated director Lina Wertmuller (Best Director - Seven Beauties; Swept Away) comes this spirited comedy, hailed by critics coast-to-coast for its vitality ad raunchy good humor. Ciao, Professore! is the story of an upper-class teacher from a conservative Northern Italy who, due to a computer error, finds himself teaching third grade truants at a ramshackle school to the south. Yet along the way, the earnest "professore" learns some valuable lessons, when he begins to see life through the fresh, vibrant eyes of his scrappy young students! Don't miss this rambunctious comedy - a film absolutely brimming with life!" (from the video jacket)

Cinco de Mayo
Library Video Company. I VHS cassette (30 mins.): color. English, Documentary. USA, 1994. Narrated by Michael Keck.

"This video investigates the holiday's history and observes preparations being made to make the occasion festive, highlighted by bthe spirited sounds of a traditional Mexican mariachi band." (from the video jacket)

Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore. 1 VHS cassette (121 mins.) : color. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy-France, 1989. Actors: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio.

Ciociara, La see Two Women.

Cittá della donne, La (The City of Women)
Federico Fellini. 1 VHS cassette (138 mins.):color. Italian with English subtitles. France-Italy, 1980. Feature Film. Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Ettore Manni, Anna Prucnal.

"In City of Women Fellini makes no secret of his obsession with women. Cast again as Fellini's favorite alter-ego, Marcello Mastroianni is brilliant as the Don Juan in a world of modern women. The film opens with a train entering a leaf-framed tunnel -- Fellini's first homage to the erotic metaphors of American movies that have become landmarks of our romantic fantasies. This is the first of many allusions, from Dante to Fred Astaire, which mark this as another great work from the master." (from the video jacket)

Ciudad y Los Perros, La (The City and the Dogs)
Francisco J. Lombardi. 1 VHS cassette (132 mins.) : color. Spanish w/ English subtitles, Feature film. Peru, 1985.

"First published in 1962, 'La Ciudad Y Los Perros' (The Time of The Hero) was written by the Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa, who has become a leading author of comtemporary Latinamerican literature. . . Four angry cadets, who have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with theft and leads to murder and suicide." (from the video jacket)

Closet, The see Placard, Le.

Colonel Chabert, Le
Yves Angelo. 1 VHS cassette (112 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1994. Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant.

"Each day the same man shows up at a lawyer's office dishevelled and odd looking, asserting that he is the famous war hero Colonel Chabert (Gérard Depardieu). Chabert was assumed dead ten years ago but this poor visitor insists he is him and he has survived behind enemy lines for those horrible years. After much insistence, the lawyer agrees to investigate his story. With sketchy evidence but visions of great wealth, the lawyer decides to take the case. The consequences forever alter the life of the lawyer, the man, and the wife of the supposedly dead Colonel." (from the video jacket)

Comedian Harmonists, Die: Sechs Lebensläufe
Eberhard Fechner. 2 PAL VHS cassettes (190 mins. -- approx. 95 mins. each part) : B&W. German, Documentary. West Germany, 1976.

"Ein Film von Eberhard Fechner, in dem Aufstieg and gewaltsames Ende der erfolgreichsten deutschen Musikgruppe der frühen dreißiger Jahre geschildert werden, Schicksale, die stellvertretend für viele Künstler jener Zeit waren. ngsensemble 'Comedian Harmonists' - bestehend aus dem Bassisten Robert Biberti, dem Bariton Roman Cycowski, dem 1. Tenor Asparuch Leschnikoff, dem 2. Tenor Eric Collin sowie dem Pianisten Erwin Bootz - wurde 1927 von Harry Frommermann-Frohman gegründet and errang bald Weltgeltung auf dem Gebiet der leichten Unterhaltung. Lieder wie 'Wochenend' und Sonnenschein...' und 'Veronika - der Lenz is da!' sowie viele andere sind auch heute noch oft zu hören. In seiner Glanzzeit trat das Quartett auch in viele Dokumente erhalten. 1935 wurde die Gesangsgruppe auf Anordnung Hitlers aufgelöst, da drei der Interpreten Juden waren. Sie konnten emigrieren. Ihr weiteres Schicksal und das der anderen drei, die in Deutschland blieben, kann stellvertretend für die Erlebnisse vieler Künstler in diesen Jahrzehnten stehen. Fechner läßt vier noch lebende Mitglieder der 'Comedian Harmonists' und Menschen, die der Gruppe nahestanden, wie die Witwe des Gründers, Ehefrauen und Schwestern erzählen." (from the video jacket)

Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate)
Alfonso Arau. 1 VHS cassette (105 mins.) : color. Spanish with no subtitles, Feature film. Mexico, 1994. Actors: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne.
Also: 1 DVD : color, widescreen 1.85:1. Spanish with English subtitles, English dubbed track. ISBN 0-7888-1682-9.

"... Tita y Pedro se aman apasionadamente. Pero su amor está prohibido por una antigua tradición de familia. Para estar cerca de Tita, Pedro se casa con la hermana de Tita. Y Tita, como la cocinera sa su pasión por Pedro preparando platillos deliciosos. Así, en la cocina de Tita, especias comunes se convierten en una receta para la pasión. Sus creaciones producen lágrimas de añoranza, deseo ardiente o dolor crónico -- / mientras Tita y Pedro esperan el momento para hacer realidad sus placeres más secretos!" (from the video jacket)

Condamné a mort s'est échappé, Un (A Man Escaped)
Robert Bresson. 1 VHS cassette (100 mins.): B&W. French with English subtitles, Feature Film. France 1956. Actors: François Leterrier, Chjarles LeClainche, Maurice Beerblock.

"Completely restores and newly subtitled, this compelling, thrilling tale of courage and faith recounts a Resistance fighter's daring escape from a Nazi prison, just hours before he was to be executed. Based on a true story. the film meticulously details Lieutenant Fontaine's preparations for escape. With stealth and precision, he puts into action a plan as suspenseful as anything out of HItchcock. At the height of his powers, using non-professional actors and a rigorously spare style, acclaimed director Robert Bresson (Pickpocket, Diary of a Country Priest ) created a radiantly intense classic that became an inspiration for the New Wave. (from the video jacket)

Congreso de los Diputados
VHS.20 mins. Color.Spanish with English subtitle.Spain. 1997.

Conquista, La
Video Knowledge Inc. 1 VHS cassette (55 mins.):color. Bilingual English/Spanish. Documentary.

"The importance and influence of Spain in the New World is presented with an emphasis on how the Conquistadors created a Hispanic Culture in the Western Hemisphere. Included is the Historical Background and the Conquest of Mexico" (from the video jacket)

Conversations with Latin American Writers
Films for the Humanities. 5 VHS cassettes. Spanish with no English subtitles.

• Fernando del Paso
  1 VHS cassette (43 mins.) : color, Spanish. "One of the great historical novels of the Latin American literary 'Boom,' Noticias del Imperio, was penned by the Mexican novelist Fernando del Paso, who also wrote Jose Trigo and Palinuro de México. But it is Noticias for which he is best known -- the story of the short-lived empire of the Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maximillian, placed on the Mexican throne by the French. In it, del Paso employs superb literary techniques to vividly re-create the historical period by interweaving various narrative types-- letters, straightforward historical narrative, parody, and personal reflection. In this interview, del Paso discusses his writing techniques and the literary influences that contributed to their formation." (from the video jacket)
  
  
• José Donoso
  1 VHS cassette (50 min.) : color, Spanish. "Jose Donoso, the Chilean writer, ranks high in the pantheon of great Spanish American novelists. Donoso is the author of Coronacion, Este Domingo, El Lugar sin Limites, and El Obsceno Pajaro de la Noche, his most famous work. Donoso is best known for his elaborate and less-than-complimentary descriptions of the fragile and decadent upper crust of Chilean society, threatened by an aspiring middle class and the anger and resentment of the workers and the poor. In this interview, Donoso, now in his seventies, speaks about his work and his literary technique." (the video jacket)
  
  
• Gabriel García Márquez
  1 VHS cassette (43 min.) : color, Spanish. "This program features a rare interview with the man some consider the finest Latin America writer of the 20th century--Colombia's Gabriel García Márquez. His works The Autumn of the Patriarch, Love in the Time of Cholera, and One Hundred Years of Solitude have drawn international praise for their highly symbolic and marvelously ethereal representations of Latin America's social, political, and cultural psyche. In this program, García Márquez, 'the master,' discusses his life and work from a highly personal plane." (from the video jacket)
  
  
• Roberto Fernandez Retamar
  1 VHS cassette (28 min.) : color, Spanish. "This program presents the distinguished and controversial Cuban poet, literary critic, and essayst whose work is closely connected with the Cuban revolution. Retamar's most famous essay, 'Caliban,' became a manifesto for Latin American writers. Caliban, that savage of Shakespeare's The Tempest, becomes in Retamar's hands a metaphor of the cultural situation of Latin Americans-- Caliban is oppressed and a potential revolutionarry. Here is Retamar, somewhat mellowed by age, talking about his work, the Cuban Revolution, and Latin American literature." (from the video jacket)
  
  
• August Roa Bastos
  1 VHS cassette (46 min.) : color, Spanish. "In this interview we meet the eminent Paraguayan writer, Augusto Roa Bastos, who, in his shor stories and two novels -- 'Hijo de Hombre' and 'Yo el Supremo' -- uses a rich, experimental language to create a vast, complex,and interrelated world. Roa Bastos explores a familiar theme of the Latin American writer: the violence, injustice, and repression of Spanish colonial society. The depth of his analysis and the strength of his talent rank him among the best narrators of the story of Spanish America" (from the video jacket)

Corazón Salvaje
Alberto Cortes. 2 VHS cassettes (280 mins.): color. Spanish, no subtitles, edited version for video distribution of Televisa telenovela. Mexico, 1994.

"Juan, hijo ilegitimo del aristócrata Francisco Alcazar y Valle, ha crecido como un salvaje. entre pescadores que lo han bautizado como "Juan del diablo, por su cáracter hosco y violento. Andres Alcazar y Valle, su medio hermano, es un niño mimado, criado con todos los lujos y educadi de acuerdo con su posición social. Sin saber que son hermanos, se conocen cuando Don Francisco Alcazar y Valle decide amparar a Juan, al enterarse que esté su hijo. Ayudado por su amigo Noel Mancera, lo lleva a vivir a su hacienda. Ahí, Juan y Andres establan una sincera amistad, la cual cobra fuerza cuando Don Francisco, poco antes de morir, hace jurar a su hijo que nunca desamparará a Juan. Pero Sofia, la madre de Andres, al saber el angaño de su marido, se encarga de separarlos. Quince años después, Juan y Andres vuelven a encontrarse; sin embargo, una mujer será la causa de que seproduzca en ellos un cambio radical." (from the video jacket)

Corbeau, Le (The Raven)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. 1 VHS cassette (92 mins.) : BW. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1943.

Corpo, O
José Antonio Garcia. 1 VHS cassette (80 mins.) : color. Portuguese, no subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1991. Actors: Marieta Severo, Antonio Fagundes, Claudia Jimenez.

"'Enquanto os outros fazem às escondidas, eu faço às claras.' Esta é a principal defesa do farmacêutico e machão Xavier. ele vive abertamente e em perfeita união com duas mulheres: Carmem e Beatriz. O clima é de total harmonia, apesar da bigamia ser reprovada pela sociedade. Até que um dia, elas descrobrem que o garanhão arrumou uma amante: a prostituta de cabaré Monique. Adaptação do conto homônimo de Clarice Lispector, O Corpo foi o grande vencedor dos festivais de Brasilia e de Cartagena, Colômbia." (from the video jacket)

Cortazar: Cartas de Mama
1 VHS cassette (60 mins.): color. Spanish.

"An example of Cortazar's portrayals of guilt and passion, this story is set in Paris, where the Spanish protagonists live and are dominated by fears and doubts reawakened by letters from the hero's mother."

Costa Rica: Land of Pure Life
Video Visits. 1 VHS cassette (56mins):color. English, Documentary.

"Discover dazzling Costa Rica, the jewel at the heart of Central America, where mist-shrouded peaks loom over fertile valleys, and lush tropical forests touch unspoiled seashores. Fall in love with Costa Rica's friendly ticos in the capital city's lively Mercado Central, view the Teatro Nacional-- a tribute to this country's love of the arts--and marvel at ancient artifacts in the subterranean Museum of Gold. Tiptoe around the lunar landscape of the volcano, Irazu, and visit the village of Sarchi where traditional wooden oxcarts become colorful works of art. Breathe in the fragrant scent of orchids at exotic Lankestar Gardens and join in the struggle this pacifist nation faces in preserving its fragile natural wonders."

Couloirs du temps, Les: Les visiteurs II
Jean-Marie Poiré. 1 VHS cassette (118 mins.) : color. French, no subtitles, Feature film, France, 1997. Actors: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin, Marie-Anne chazel, Christian Bujeau, Claire Nadeau.

"Godefroy le Hardi et Jacquouille la Fripouille sont de retour pour une nouvelle aventure abracadabrante dans 'Les Couloirs du temps'. Godefroy s'apprête à épouser Frénégonde, sa dulcinée, lorsque le Duc, son père annonce qu'on lui a dérobé ses bijoux et, comble di malheur, la dentelette de Sainte-Rolande, relique sacrée assurant la fécondité aux femmes de Pouille. Calamitas! Jacquouille et Ginette ont les effets en leur posession, dans le présent, ce qui indique que les Couloirs du temps snt toujours ouverts et risquent de provoquer les pires catastrophes. Accompagné de Jacquart, le descendant de Jacquouille, Godefroy entrprendra un deuxième périple vers le présent, histoire d'assurer son avenir!" (from the video jacket)

Cranes are flying, The
Mikhail Kalatozov. 1 VHS (94 mins.): B&W. Russian with English subtitle.1957.Tatiana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov.

"Set during World War II, THE CRANES ARE FLYING is the tragic story of youthful love shattered by war. Two young lovers, Boris and Veronica, are certain they will marry and live happily ever after. But Boris volunteers for the army. During the grim days that follow, Veronica's parents are killed in an air raid, she moves in with Boris' family, and is seduced by Boris' cowardly cousin. Boris and Veronica, irrevocably seperated, try to maintain the dream that someday they will be reunited. Kalatozov (TRUE FRIENDS, THE LETTER THAT WAS NEVER SENT) directs in a visually extravagant style. The film is also distinguished by extraordinary performances, especially that of Tatiana Samoilova, who succeeds in constantly engaging our sympathy." (from the video jacket)

Course in Rhumba see Curso de Rumba.

Cronos
Guillermo del Toro. 1 VHS cassette (92 mins.): color. Spanish w/ English subtitles. Mexico, 1994.

"Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention which would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antique dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and become obsessed with its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes, but the gift of youth is expensive and when a ruthless millionaire comes looking for this mythical prize there's hell to pay. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody." (from the video jacket).

Cross my heart see Fracture du myocarde, La.

Curso de Rumba (Course in Rumba)
Pilar Perez de Guzman. 1 VHS cassette (45 mins.):color. Spanish, no subtitles. Instructional dance course. Spain, 1989.

Cyrano de Bergerac
Jean-Paul Rappeneau. 1 VHS cassette, (138 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1990. Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Roland Bertin.

"One of the most famous romances of all time comes to brilliant life in this dazzling new film based on the world famous play. Gèrard Depardieu, France's most celebrated actor, gives the performance of his life as Cyrano De Bergerac, the 17th Century soldier-adventurer who is secretly in love with the beautiful young Roxane (Anne Brochet). Believing he is too ugly because of his grotesque nose to ever win Roxane, the eloquent Cyrano helps Christian, a tongue-tied soldier to woo her with love letters. After many years Cyrano starts to tell Roxane the truth. But Christian is killed in battle and Cyrano feels compelled to keep his secret. Years later, Roxane living in a convent, still faithful to her husband Christian, is visited by her mortally wounded friend Cyrano. It is then that Roxane realizes that it was Cyrano that she had loved all the time. His secret revealed, Cyrano dies as he had lived, heroically and fearlessly."

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Danzón
Maria Novaro. 1 VHS cassette (103 mins.): color. Spanish with English subtitles. Mexico, 1991. Actors: Maria Rojo, Blanca Guerra, Tito Vasconcelos, Carmen Salinas.

"Maria Rojo, in an award-winning performance, stars as Julia, a Mexico City telephone operator whose tame, predictable life is enlivened only by the ballroom dancing she enjoys each week. When her dance partner, Carmelo, suddenly disappears, Julia stuns her friends by impulsively following his trail to Veracruz. Carmelo, about whom she knows little, comes to symbolize all that is missing in Julia's life: passion, romance, mystery. And her search for him holds all that and more, as this enchanting journey shakes Julia's ideas about life and offers a new definition of love." (from the video jacket)

Das Boot
Wolfgang Petersen. 1VHS. 209mins. Color. German with English subtitle. Germany 1997.

"This is director Wolfgang Petersen's ultimate version of one og the most critically-acclaimed war movies of all time. Fully restored and remastered. . . 60 minutes of new footage. . . Autumn, 1941:43 young German sailors aboard U-96 enter the war against Britain. They seek adventure, respect , and heroism. For them, this voyage is for glory. For their captain, a seasoned wat veteran at the young age of 30, it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship and its crew without leaving a trace... Das Boot earned six Academy Award nominations for artistic and technical excellence and is one of the most revered anti-war films in Hollyood history."

Day of the Dead
1 VHS cassette (30 mins.): color, English and Spanish versions.

Death of a Bureaucrat (Muerte de un Burocrata, La)
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. 1 VHS casstette (87 mins.): color. Spanish w/ English subtitles. Cuba, 1966.

"The story of a young man's attempt to fight the system is an entertaining, hilarious account of galloping bureacracy and the tyranny of red tape. An adventurous mix of slapstick farce and paranoid nightmare make this comedy a rich and enjoyable frenzy of laughter." (from the video jacket)

Derecho de asilo, ElDerecho de asilo, El
Radio television Española. 1 VHS cassette: color. Feature Film, Spanish.

"This humorous and provocative story -- an inventice satire on imaginary (though realistic enough) Caribbean politics -- is both atypical and characteristic of the surreal world of Alejo Carpentier. The protagonist is the Secretary to the President of a small Latin-American country. Our hero arrives at work one morning to find that his government has been replaced by a coup. He manages to escape and seeks asylum at the embassy of another Latin-American country, where his only recourse is to remain for two years until he can become a citizen. He relieves the tedium of his life by becoming a respected advisor to he dim-witted Ambassador of his new country while engaging in an affair with the man's wife. This fascinating and engaging production is an excellent introduction to the absurd and absurdist landscape of Alejo Carpentier." (from the video jacket)

Dernier combat, Le (The Final Combat)
Luc Besson. 1 VHS cassette (93 mins.): BW. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1983. Actors: Pierre Jolivet, Fritz Wepper, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno.

"The Final Combat is a unique science fiction fantasy-adventure that's a bold departure from the norm. The film is a stark vision of a post-holocaust world in which water and women represent status and power, and the few nameless survivors have lost the ability to speak. The main character is simply 'The Man', alone ffigure determined to build an airplane from spare parts. When he succeeds, he finds his way to what remains of his world. Amidst the rubble, he becomes caught up in a raging battle between a savage 'Brute' and a 'Doctor' in the fortified, well-stocked clinic he is steadfasly defending to preserve both his life and his 'secret treasure'. Here is an engrossing study of a man hurled back to his primitive beginnings by his own hand. It is a compelling picture of moment-to-moment survival, marked by off-beat humor, ironic moments and spirited imagination." (from the video jacket)

Deserto rosso, Il (The Red Desert)
Michelangelo Antonioni. 1 VHS cassette (120 mins.): color. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy, 1964. Actors: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris.

"Guiliana has become neutotically sensitive to her environment since a nervous breakdown culminating in a near-fatal auto accident. Alienated from modern existence, she seeks some emotional basis for hope: in family, in group sex, and in a vulnerable affair with her husband's colleague." (from the video jacket)

Deutschland Im Herbst (Germany in Autumn)
Alf Brustellin.1VHS.126 mins.Color and BW. German with English subtitles. Germany,1977. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Volker Schlöndorff, Heinrich Böll, Edgar Reitz, Alexander Kluge.

"One of the landmark works of the New German Cinema, Germany in Autumn was an unprecedented collective response by Germany's leading directors and writers to the climate of political terrorism in their country in the late 1970's. Throughout the decade, the Red Army Faction (RAF) - an outgrowth of the notorious Badder-Meinhoff Group - had waged a campaign of terror agaunst those in power, and the government's escalating efforts to root out the terrorists had resulted in a virtual state of seige by the Autumn of 1977. Here is an immediate, impassioned response to the events of that Autumn: the RAF kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hans-Martin Schleyer, and the subsequent highly suspicious deaths of three imprisoned Badder-Meinhoff terrorists. The film opens with footage of the Schleyer funeral and closes with the terrorists' funeral." (from the video jacket)

Deutschtunde: Teil 1 Peter Beauvais 1 VHS. 32mins. Color. German. Germany. Part 1 only.

Developing visions teleconference: "See a changing Africa through African eyes."
Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications. 1 VHS cassette (90 mins.): color. English, Teleconference. U.S.A., 1993. Teleconference with David Achkar (Guinea) director of Allah Tantou and Jean- Marie Teno (Cameroon) director of Afrique,' Je te plumerai' moderated by Cornelius Moore, director of the Library of African Cinema.

Día que me quieras, El
John Reinhardt. 1 VHS cassette (95 mins.) : BW. Spanish (no subtitles): Feature film. Argentina, 1935. Actors: Carlos Gardel, Rosita Moreno, Tito Lusiardo, Manuel Pelufo, Jose Luis Tortosa, Fernando Adelantado, Susanne Ducier, Celia Villa.

"The now legendary Carlos Gardel is Julio Arguelles, a man who relinquishes his family fortune to live in poverty with the woman he loves. Many years later, now a famous singer, his daughter's boyfriend is reliving his plight. But he is determined to do all he can to prevent the groom's father from interfering with the lovers' destiny." (from the video jacket)

Diary of a country priest see Journal d'un curé de campagne, Le.

Diary of a seducer see Journal du s?ducteur, Le.

Diaboliques, Les (Diabolique: The Fiends)
Henri- Georges Cluzot. 1VHS. (116mins.): BW. French with English subtitle. France, 1955. Simone Signoret & Vera Clouzot.

"A sadistic headmaster drives his wife and mistress to conspire against him. The latter comes up with a devilish scheme, and together they murder the headmaster and dump his body in the school's swimming pool. But when the pool is drained and no body is found, what seemed like the perfect crime becomes an intolerable nightmare. As both women anxiously try to locate the missing body and discover the person or persons who can expose their crime, several strange events suggest the possibility of a supernatural force at work. Has the headmaster come back from the dead to seek his revenge?" (from www.foreignfilms.com)

Diego Rivera / Murales del Palacio Nacional
Babbitt Instructional Resources. 1 VHS cassette (45 mins.) : color. Spanish (no subtitles), Documentary. USA, 1995. Accompanying print guides for students ("Student guidebook") and teachers (Teacher guidebook).

Dimanche à la campagne, Un
Bertrand Tavernier. 1 DVD (94 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1984. Actors: Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azema. "Based on the novel, 'Monsieur Ladmiral va bientot mourir' by Pierre Bost.

"Alive with the subtle brush strokes of an artist at the top of his form, Bertrand Tavernier's acclaimed A Sunday in the Country is a lovingly photographed and exquisitely acted portrait of French family life on the brink of World War I.

Monsieur Ladmiral (Louis Ducreux) an Impressionist painter by trade, awakens happily one Sunday to meet his son's family for their weekly visit to his Parisian countryside home. Before long, however, a sense of sadness and regret infect the day. Ladmiral is a widower in his twilight years, and the push of time is beginning to strain family relations. Though son Gonzague (Michel Aumont) provides stability and grandchildren, it is daughter Irene who inspires the old man in his meditations about life. Unexpectedly, Irene (Sabine Azema) arrives at the gathering in her fast new car. By the time the afternoon is over, her vibrant spirit shakes the family to its core... and Ladmiral discovers a side of himself he never knew.

Based on the novel by Pierre Bost, A Sunday in the Country becomes an Impressionist painting in itself, a moving picture of the hopes, disappointments, and small joys of family as a father's life reaches its autumn season." (from the DVD jacket)

Dîner de cons, Le
Francis Veber. 1 VHS cassette (81 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1998. Actors: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prevost, Alexandra Vandernoot and Catherine Frot.

Laughter is on the menu when the creator of " La cage aux folles" serves up a tasty comic feast with this hilarious farce. Pierre and his snobbish friends have a standing date for dinner. Every week, they compete to see who can bring the biggest "idiot" to the party. Pierre is sure he's found a winner in the unsuspecting François, a ministry accountant whose hobby is making matchstick models of famous monuments. But when circumstances trap Pierre in his apartment with François, the tables are turned and everyone gets their just desserts.

Dinner game, The see Dîner de cons, Le.

Discovering Germany
Video Visits. 1 VHS cassette (90 mins.): color. English,Documentary. USA, 1996.

"Journey to the United Federal Republic of Germany, a land of soaring cathedrals, alpine peaks, and fairy tale forests. Sail along the Rhine and Elbe rivers and then join the boisterous celebration of Munich's Oktoberfest. Be dazzled by the splendid castle of mad King Ludwig II at Neuschwanstein, and the palatial retreat of Sanssouci Castle. Relish the music and culture of Bach's Leipzig, the literary shrine of Goethe's Weimar, and the porcelain treasures of Meissen. Relive the historic events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and explore the study in contrasts that characterizes a new Berlin." (from the video jacket)

Discovering Russia
International Video Network. 1 VHS cassette (60 mins.): color. English, Documentary.

"After countless rulers, revolutions, and seven tumultuous decades of Communist domination, Russia remains a land of ancient tradition and rapid change. Witness sights that have captivated travellers for centuries -- from bejeweled icons, golden churches and towering kremlins to the rugged Ural mountains and the vastness of Siberia. Explore the European city of St. Petersburg -- home to the bubbling fountains, the 1,000-room Winter Palace, and the seemingly endless white nights of summer. Visit Red Square and Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow. See the changes that free enterprise is bringing, such as freedom in the arts and a boom in restaurants. Lose your heart to Russia with its turbulent history and remarkable endurance of the human spirit." (from the video jacket)

Diva
Jean-Jacques Beineix. 1 VHS cassette (123 mins.) : color. French with English subtitles, Feature film. France, 1981. Actors: Wilhelmena Wiggins Fernandez, Frederic Andrei, Richard Bohringer, Thuy An Luu.

"A seductive fast-paced romantic thriller, Diva mixes music, comedy, love and murder as only a French film can. Shot on location in Paris, the city's new high tech, pop art and disco flavors are blended beautifully with its timeless monuments, and the effect is heightened by a haunting, sensuous score." (from the video jacket)

Divorce Italian Style
Pietro Germi. 1 VHS cassette (104 mins.): B&W. Italian with English subtitles, Feature film. Italy, 1962.

"From director Pietro Germi comes the adult comedy sensation that started it all. Often imitated but never equaled for laughs, this academy award winner takes a hilarious look at love, sex and marriage. Marcello Mastroianni stars as Baron Pepe Cefalu, a man approaching middle age who is tired of his fatuous and fawning wife and begins directing his amorous attentions toward his teenage cousin. In Italy a divorce is out of the question, so his figures his only way out is murder. By law, Pepe can kill her with impunity if he can catch her cheating with her lover...but first he must find her one!" (from the video jacket)

**Doing Business in Latin America
Big World Inc. 4 Video Series.

• Video 1: Mexico (33 min.)
  Contents: Mexico and its Past; Mexico Today; Time and Patience; Making Contacts; Etiquette; Business Relationships; Communicating; Negotiating. Instuctor's Guide included.
  
  
• Video 2: Brazil (38 min.)
  Contents: Overview; History; Economy; Etiquette; Business Relationships;Communicating; Negotiating; Management. Accompanying Instructor's Guide included.
  
  
• Video 3: Argentina (43 min.)
  Contents: Overview; History; Economy; Etiquette; Business Relationships; Communicating; Negotiating; Management. Accompanying Instructor's Guide included.
  
  
• Video 4: Chile (38 min.)
  Contents:Overview; History; Economy; Etiquette; Business Relationships; Communicating; Negotiating; Management. Accompanying Instructor's Guide included.

Don Juan
José Luis Garcia Berlanga. 2 VHS cassettes (81 mins./84 mins.): color. Spanish with English subtitles, Telefilm. Spain. Actors: Jose Coronado.

"The swashbuckling, romantic character of Don Juan is explored in this RTVE dramatization for the classic tale, shot on location at some of Spain's most glorious homes and castles. José Luis Garcia Berlanga, one of Spain's foremost filmmakers, directed the program which features an all-star Spanish cast headed by José Coronado as Don Juan." (from the video jacket)

Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (Don Juan, My Love)
Antonio Mercero. 1 VHS cassette (96 mins.): color. Spanish w/ English subtitles, Feature film. Spain, 1991.

"The world's most famous lover seduces his way into the hearts and bedrooms of some happily surprised women in a most hilarious and sexy adventure. For 450 years, Don Juan has been lying in purgatory trying to repent for his sins. Now he's been given one more chance to perform a good deed to free himself from a phantom existence. 'Don Juan My Love' is a fast paced and luscious comedy where an arrogant cad and an utterly passionate romantic face off to the death." (from the video jacket)

Don Quixote: Legacy of a classic
BBC. 1 VHS cassette (58 mins.): color. English, Documentary. Gt. Brit.

"This program weaves art, music, and literature with Western culture to explore the enormous impact of Cervantes' classic on our world today. Artists, critics, and others, from novelist Carlos Fuentes to General Norman schwarzkopf, reveal how the work -- the most translated in history -- has affected their lives. Mixing discussions of the text with music, poems, other writings influenced by 'Don Quixote', and clips from the many film versions of the work, the program explores the conflict between imagination and reality, masculine and feminine attitudes toward love, and other themes. Thisis a rich resource for the study of 'Don Quixote' and of the influence of art on life. 'A BBC Production.' Original BBC broadcast title: 'The Further Adventures of Don Quixote.'" (from the video jacket)

Don Segundo Sombra
Manuel Antin. 1 VHS cassette (110 mins.): color. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature Film. Argentina, 1969. Actors: Juan Carballido, Juan Carlos Gené, Soledad Silveyra, Alejandro Boero.

"Based on the novel of the same name, Don Segundo Sombra narrates the story of Fanio Caceres as he grows into adulthood. Don Segundo Sombra, an old "gaucho" is his mentor and model:es him moral and human values through his behavior, his stories, and his example." (from the video jacket)

Dona Flor e seus dois maridos (Doña Flora & her Two Husbands)
Bruno Barreto. 1 VHS cassette (106 mins.) : color. Portuguese with English subtitles, Feature film. Brazil, 1978. Actors: Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça. ISBN#: 1-879482-11-8.

"Sensual and beautiful Dona Flor (Sonia Braga of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman') is selflessly devoted to her drunk, unfaithful husband, Vadinho. He spends every night in the local casino gambling her life savings and returning to her drunk the next morning. Something deep inside Dona Flor keeps her from leaving Vadinho; a burning lust only he can satisfy. Suddenly, Vadinho is dead, and Dona Flor's life collapses. She spends one year in mourning and realizes that she needs a man in her life. The local pharmacist proposes, and they marry, sharing a stable calm existence. But Dona needs more. Vadinho responds to Dona Flor's prayers by returning to her as a ghost. She finds herself immersed in a love triangle with two men, each one able to satisfy different needs and both of equal importance. Some would say it's a perfect arrangement..." (from the video jacket)

Doña Barbara
Fernando de Fuentes. 1 VHS cassette (138 mins.): color. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature Film. Mexico, 1943. Actors: Maria Felix, Julian Soler, Matia Elena Marques, Andres Soler, Charles Rooner.

"In order to take charge of his property in Altamira, Santos Luzardo, a lawyer, arrives in Caracas, in the solitary lands dominated by the feared Doña Barbara, noted for her witchcraft. Doña Barbara disputes with Santos over a piece of land yet both she, and without her knowing, her daughter, Marisela, fall in love with the lawyer. Based on the novel y Romulo Gallegos (1929)." (from the video jacket)

Doña Herlinda y su hijo (Doña Herlinda & her Son)
1 VHS cassette (90 mins.): color. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature film. Mexico, 1985. Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. Starring Guadalupe del Torro, Marco Antonio Trevino, and Arturo Meza.

Double life of Veronique,The (Double Vie de Véronique,Le)
Krzystof Kieslowski.1VHS.96 mins.Color.French with English subtitle.France1991.Actors:Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas, Aleksader Bardini, Louis Ducreux, Claude Duneton, Halina Gryglaszwska, Kalina Jedrusk. ISBN# 0-7921-2427-8.

"'I have a strange feeling...I'm not alone in the world,' muses Weronika, a young Polish singer gifted with an extroidinarily beautiful voice. In France a music teacher and aspiring singer named Vernique is similarly moved, sensing that somewhere there exists another person with which her life is intertwined. Born on the same day, both women are identical in age and appearance, sharing the same talents and delicate health. One day, looking through some photos taken during her school trip to Cracow, Veronique finds a picture of a sad, lone figure in a city street. It is Weronika, her life double." (from the video jacket)

Drachenfutter (Dragon Chow)
Jan Schütte. 1 VHS. 75 mins. BW. German with English subtitle. Germany 1987. Actors:Bhasker, Ric Young, Buddy Uzzaman.

"Dragon Chow is the beautiful and moving story of ASian political refugees living on the edge of deportation in the land of economic miracles, West Germany. The film's hero, Shezad, arrives in Hamburg and finds himself in an Unpromised Land of welfare hotels and con men. Shezad manages to land a job in a second-rate Chinese restaurant where he befriends a waiter named Xiao, played by Ric Young (The Last Emperor). In this story, which resembles MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE, the two join forces in an attempt to storm the citadel of WEstern capitalism by opening a restaurant of their own." (from the video jacket)

Dracula: The special spanish version
George Milford. 1 VHS cassette (93 mins.): BW. Spanish with English subtitles, Feature film. Mexico, 1936. Actors: Carlos Villar, Lupita Tovar.

"Filmed simultaneously with the English language version starring Bela Lugosi, the Spanish version of Dracula utilizes the same sets and the identical script. But the similarities end there. This Dracula is a completely different version of the horror classic. Cinematographer George Robinson's fluid camera work and complex depth of focus create a menacing atmosphere. In addition, the sensuality of the vampire maidens adds an unexpected raciness to this timeless tale. The Spanish version features a vibrant cast including Carlos Villarias as the infamous count and the lovely Lupita Tovar as Eva. Here at last is "the other" Dracula, one that many feel is more chilling and evocative than its English language counterpart." (from the video jacket)

Dreigroschenoper, Die (Three Penny Opera, The)
G.W. Pabst. 1 VHS cassette (112 mins.): B&W. German with English subtitles. Germany, 1931. Actors: Lotte Lenya.

NOTE: ** indicates does not circulate.