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Friend = Rafiki [videorecording] / by Kahiu, Wanuri,screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)349461; Markovitz, Steven,producer.; Bass, Jenna,screenwriter.; Dedieu, Isabelle,editor of moving image work.; Wessels, Christopher,1976-director of photography.; Mugatsia, Samantha,actor.; Munyiva, Sheila,actor.; Amira, Patricia,actor.; Gathecha, Muthoni,actor.; Gathu, Jimmy,actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Arac de Nyeko, Monica.Jambula tree.; Big World Cinema (Firm),production company.; AfroBubbleGum (Firm),production company.; MPM Film (Firm),production company.; Schortcut Films,production company.; Ape & Bjørn (Firm),production company.; Rinkel Film,production company.; Razor Filmproduktion (Firm),production company.; Tango Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Film Movement (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)344832;
DVD, all regions, NTSC, wide screen (2.40:1); 5.1 surround/2.0 stereo.Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Neville Misati, Patricia Amira, Muthoni Gathecha, Jimmy Gathu.Editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; director of photography, Christopher Wessels.Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspired by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya.
Subjects: Foreign language films; Romance films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Teenage girls; Lesbians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The barbarian invasions [videorecording] = Les invasions barbares / by Robert, Denise.; Louis, Daniel,1953-; Arcand, Denys,1941-; Girard, Rémy.; Rousseau, Stéphane,1966-; Croze, Marie-Josée,1970-; Hands, Marina,1975-; Berryman, Dorothée.; Tremblay, Johanne-Marie.; Curzi, Pierre,1946-; Jacques, Yves,1956-; Portal, Louise,1950-; Michel, Dominique,1932-; Blais, Isabelle,1975-; Cecchinato, Toni.; Lorain, Sophie.; Dupuis, Roy,1963-; Dufaux, Guy,1943-; Dedieu, Isabelle.; Aviat, Pierre.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340297; Cinemaginaire (Firm); Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Pyramide Productions (Firm);
Cinematography, Guy Dufaux ; film editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; music, Pierre Aviat.Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands, Dorothée Berryman, Johanne Marie Tremblay, Pierre Curzi, Yves Jacques, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel, Isabelle Blais, Toni Cecchinato, Sophie Lorain, Roy Dupuis.A terminally ill middle-aged man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.MPAA rating: R.DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Terminally ill; Middle-aged men; Dysfunctional families; Conflict of generations;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The advocate [videorecording] by Annabi, Amina.; Firth, Colin,1960-(CARDINAL)433965; Holm, Ian,1932-; Megahey, Leslie.(CARDINAL)809032; Pleasence, Donald.; Williamson, Nicol.(CARDINAL)843042; BBC Films.(CARDINAL)342864; Buena Vista Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)436571; CIBY 2000 (Firm); Miramax Films.(CARDINAL)436238; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, John Hooper ; editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; music, Alexandre Desplat.Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi, Nicol Williamson.Set in the 15th century, this is the story of a young lawyer-advocate whose quest for the simple life leads him to a position in a small rural village. Instead of the peaceful life, however, he finds more depravity and intrigue than in the city.DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Jésus de Montréal [videorecording] Jesus of Montreal / by Arcand, Denys,1941-; Bluteau, Lothaire.; Dufaux, Guy,1943-; Girard, Rémy.; Laferrière, Yves.; Lepage, Robert.; Tremblay, Johanne Marie.; Wilkening, Catherine.; Koch Lorber Films.;
Director of photography, Guy Dufaux ; art director, François Séguin ; editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; music, Yves Laferrière ; costume designer, Louise Jobin.Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard, Robert Lepage, Gilles Pelletier, Yves Jacques.A Montreal shrine seeks to inspire its congregants by modernizing its staging of the Passion play. A promising cast of vibrant young actors are signed on - one fresh from perfume commercials, another from the pornographic film industry, and another who had an affair with the basilica's priest - quickly drive the production on to become a smash hit. But as the play enjoys the success, the actors become more and more challenged to seperate their real lives from their lives onstage.MPAA rating: R.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.Cannes Film Festival, 1989: Jury Prize (Denys Arcand); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Denys Arcand).
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign film.; Melodrama.; Actors and actresses; Passion-plays; Stage adaptations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wah-wah [videorecording] by Aïm, Pierre.; Abberley, Jeff.pro; Byrne, Gabriel,1950-act; Doyle, Patrick,1953-(CARDINAL)532106; Grant, Richard E.,1957-ausdrt(CARDINAL)340070; Hoult, Nicholas,1990-act; Kubel, Pierre.pro; Mention-Schaar, Marie-Castille.pro; Richardson, Miranda,actor.; Walters, Julie,1950-act; Watson, Emily,1967-act(CARDINAL)346910; Loma Nasha (Firm); Scion Films.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399; Wah Film Productions.;
Director of photography, Pierre Aïm ; editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; music, Patrick Doyle ; costume designer, Sheena Napier ; production designer, Gary Williamson.Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Nicholas Hoult, Miranda Richardson, Celia Imrie, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Wadham.Based on the experiences of actor/director Richard E. Grant during the late 1960s in the British colonial community in Swaziland as that country was becoming independent. Portrays a community occupied with booze and adultery in an attempt to stave off boredom. Follows the divorce of young Ralphie's parents and his adjustment when he returns from boarding school two years later to find that his alcoholic father has married an American stewardess. Shows how Ralph finds release in acting and with the love of a girl.MPAA rating: R; for some language and brief sexuality.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Coming-of-age films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; British;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The barbarian invasions / by Louis, Daniel,1953-producer.; Robert, Denise.; Arcand, Denys,1941 June 25-directorauthor.; Cinémaginaire (Firm); Miramax Films.; Pyramide Productions (Firm);
Director of photography, Guy Dufaux ; editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; original music, Pierre Aviat ; costume designer, Denis Sperdouklis ; production designer, François Séguin.Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands, Dorothée Berryman, Johanne Marie Tremblay, Pierre Curzi, Yves Jacques, Louise Portal.Examines the varying personal politics - economic and sexual - at play among an aging group of friends, lovers, and ex-spouses. Remy and Louise are divorced. Their son Sebastien lives in capitalist splendor in London. Their estranged daughter sails boats throughout the world. But the slightly estranged family is brought together by Remy's losing battle with terminal cancer, and the hedonistic, ex-radical father and straight-laced son have to overcome their differences.DVD format ; Dolby Digital Surround.Academy Award Winner, 2003, Best Foreign Language Film.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Québec (Province); Cancer; Fathers and sons; Dysfunctional families; DVD video.;
Home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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