| V-3900 |
SAARABA |
A young Senegalese who returns to his country after
19 years of exile in France. He had hoped to find his roots, but instead
is disillusioned by government corruption, alienation among young city
dwellers, and apathetic family and friends. In Wolof and French with
English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| F-401 |
SABOTAGE |
Describes the bravery of the members of the Danish
underground resistence movement who worked to sabotage the Nazis during
the German occupation from 1940 to 1945. Highlights the experiences of the
group leader, Christian Kisling. microscopic views of the embryo.
|
|
FILM |
| D-186 |
SABOTAGE |
Saboteur finds his world closing in on him when a
bomb he made kills his young brother-in-law and his wife seeks secret
revenge. A lethal pursuit of $200,000 in confederate money forms the core
of this suspenseful bullet-ridden tale of an unholy trio. Cast also
includes: Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef. Italian "Spaghetti" western at
its best. |
|
VideoDisc |
| DVD-85 |
SABOTAGE | THE LODGER |
SABOTAGE (B&W, 1936): As German saboteurs
infiltrate England with plans to blow up key industrial and civilian
installations, the British spare no effort to trap the Nazis before they
can complete their mission. Based on the novel by Joseph Conrad. THE
LODGER (B&W./SILENT, 1927): Lodger Novello is accused by jealous d
etective Kenn of being a killer. Based on the novel by Marie Belloc. Menu
languages: English/Spanish/Chinese/Japanese. Subtitles:
Spanish/Chinese/Japanese. Introduction by Tony Curtis and a bonus clip of
the original theatrical trailer from Hitchcock's film, FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENT. |
|
DVD |
| F-900 |
SABOTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA |
Examines South Africa's policy of enforced
segregation of non-whites. Presents the views of both apartheid supporters
who argue that South Africa is Africa's most progressive state as a result
of this policy and the opponents who see their nation on a collision with
violence and totalitarianism if apartheid is pursued. Includes interviews
with liberal editor Patrick Duncan, Nobel prize winner, Chief Albert
Luthuli, and minister of justice Balthazar Vorster. |
|
FILM |
| DVD-1353 |
SABOTEUR |
Robert Cummings stars as a Los Angeles aircraft
factory worker who witnesses his pllant's firebombing by a Nazi agent.
During the deadly explosion, Cumming's best friend is killed and he,
himself, is wrongly accused of sabotage. To clear his name, Cummings
begins a relentless cross-country chase that takes him from Boulder Dam to
New York's Radio City Music Hall, and finally, to a harrowing
confrontation atop the Statue of Liberty. |
|
DVD |
| D-175 |
SABOTEUR |
A man wrongly accused of sabotaging an American
munitions plant during World War II sets out to find the traitor who
framed him. Granger, John Dall, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier
and Joan Chandler. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
(Closed-Captioned) |
|
VideoDisc |
| V-5156 |
SABRINA |
Bogie and Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers
of Long Island. Bogie's all work, Holden's all playboy. But when Sabrina,
daughter of the familys chauffeur, returns from Paris all grown up and
glamorous, the stage is set for some family fireworks as the brothers fall
under the spell of Hepburn's delightful charms. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-297 |
SABRINA |
Comedy in which the daughter of the chauffeur for an
immensely wealthy family returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two
sons. {B&W}. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-996 |
SACCO & VANZETTI |
Drama about the 1921 Massachusetts trial and
execution of two Italian-American immigrant anarchists for murder. B&W
sequences. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-1726 |
SACCO & VANZETTI |
Drama about the 1921 Massachusetts trial and
execution of two Italian-American immigrant anarchists for murder.
ENGLISH/Italian sections/with English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-5018 |
SACCO AND VANZETTI |
Re-examines the 1921 case of Sacco and Vanzetti, the
anarchists who were tried for murder and executed in Massachusetts.
Discusses whether they were the victims of prejudice and a corrupt
judicial system. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1696 |
SACRED SILENCE PIANESE NUNZIO 14 ANNI A
MAGGIO |
Father Borelli, an outspoken parish priest in
Naples, battles against local Mafia violence and corruption. His heroic,
high-profile stance against the Mob becomes compromised, however, by his
relationship with 13-year-old Nunzio, an altar boy and talented singer the
priest rescued from the streets. ITALIAN/English
subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-5213 |
SACRED WATERS OF LOURDES, THE |
Ancient Mysteries with Leonard Nimoy travels the
world to explore the hidden secrets of our ancient past. THE ANCIENT
WATERS OF LOURDES: Gives the history of Lourdes, including its discovery
by Bernadette Soubitous. Discusses whether or not Lourdes genuinely
possesses healing powers. SERIES: Ancient Mysteries. |
|
VHS |
| V-6824 |
SACRIFICE, THE THE SACROFOCE |
A dark and complex drama about redemption and the
nuclear holocaust. When a middle aged intellectual in retirement on an
island in the Baltic Sea witnesses signs of what he believes to be a
nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for
the salvation of mankind. Swedish/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-624 |
SACRIFICE, THE [THE SACROFOCE] [145Min]
DIRECTED BY ANDREI TARKOVSKY[101Min] |
THE SACRIFICE, 1986, Color, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky-
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch,
Alexander[Erland Josephson], their mood of celebration turns horrific when
new sof the outbreak of World War III reachers their remote Baltic island.
Witnessing sings of what he believes to be a nuclear holocaust, he offers
to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for the salvation of mankind.
Swedish/English subtitles. DIRECTED BY ANDREI TARKOVSKY, 1988, Color,
101Min.- is an homage, a fluid and captivating documentary that presents
the brooding as well as the more playful side of a genius. Russian and
Swedish dialogue/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-1429 |
SACRIFICE, THE [THE SACROFOCE] |
A dark and complex drama about redemption and the
nuclear holocaust. When a middle aged intellectual in retirement on an
island in the Baltic Seas witnesses signs of what he believes to be a
nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for
the salvation of mankind. Swedish/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-1895 |
SACRIFICED YOUTH |
The film, based on a novel entitled "Such a
Beautiful Place" by Zhang Manling relates a girl's experience among the
Dai Minority people in vivid detail. Heroine Lin Chun leaves her mother to
work in a Minority nationality region during the ten chaotic years of the
"cultural revolution". She subsequently falls in love with Ren Jia, but
circumstances are such that she has to leave to work as a teacher in
another region. With the passage of time, many things have changed. Li
returns to the city and goes to college. But she is saddened to learn that
Ren Kia has died in a mud torrent. Though her lover is gone, she often
remembers him and the green bamboo towers and the kindness of the Dai
people. |
|
VHS |
| V-2980 |
SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 1) THE
ROLLING SAINT |
The first of a three part mini-series which explores
the selfless live sof the most controversial sadhus of Hindu India. This
segment follows Lotan Baba's 2,500 mile "rolling" pilgrimage across India
to do penance. Narrator: Art Malik. |
|
VHS |
| V-2981 |
SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 2) THE
LIVING GOD |
Documentary on Jayendra Saraswati, possibly the most
influential man in India. Part two of a mini-series on three of the most
controversial sadhus, or holy men, of Hindu India. Narrator: Art
Malik. |
|
VHS |
| V-2982 |
SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 3) LIVING
WITH THE DEAD |
The three part mini-series which explores the
selfless lives of the most controversial sadhus of Hindu India. This
segment concentrate son Ram Nath, a member of the rare and extreme
"aghori" sadhu sect, who ritually pollutes himself in order to worship.
Narrator: Art Malik. |
|
VHS |
| V-4755 |
SADKO |
A filmic fairy-tale based on Onezhskii folk legends.
A merchant from Novogorod has a series of adventures in the underwater
kingdom of Sadko before returning home. Russian dialogue/No English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-2575 |
SADKO |
A Russian folk epic opera filmed in the 1980s at the
Bolshoi Theater. Russian Dialog. Music, N. Rimsky-Korsakov. V. Atlantov,
T. Milashkina, I. Arkhipova, N. Grigoriev, A. Ognivtsev. Donated by: Prof.
Padunov, Slavic Dept., University of Pittsburgh. |
|
VHS |
| D-451 |
SAFE |
A suburban homemaker's affluent environment suddenly
turns against her as she develops an environmental illness which
transforms her modern surroundings into a poisonous
nightmare. |
|
VideoDisc |
| DVD-853 |
SAFE |
A suburban homemaker's affluent enviroment suddenly
turns against her as she develops an environmental illness which
transforms her modern surroundings into a poisonous
nightmare. |
|
DVD |
| V-2443 |
SAFETY LAST |
In Harold Lloyd's most famous film and the most
popular of his "thrill" pictures, he plays a young man who travels to the
big city in search of success. Boasting of his achievements, he resorts to
desperate deeds when his fiancee decides to visit him. Watch out for some
breath- taking stunts-including the scaling of a department store wall.
Silent with musical score. and clips of personal family history. Donated
by: Robert De Keyser, Linquistic dept. University of Pittsburgh. complete
a portrait of Belgium that was stated in other Espace franco- phone
programs. Donated by: Robert De Keyser, Linquistics dept. University of
Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. |
|
VHS |
| V-7852 |
SAFETY VALVE |
The film is a screen adaptation of a short novel of
the same title by Vladimir Makanin, about a father of two sons who finds
comfort in the house of a woman poet who lives in the country together
with her friend. RUSSIAN DIALOGUE. |
|
VHS |
| V-364 |
SAGA OF THE VAGABONDS SENGOKU
GUNTODEN |
This story takes place during the age of civil wars
in Japan when war lords reignd over their provinces while the peasants
suffered. Toshiro Mifune stars as a bandit leader who leads his men
dressed in red armour, distributing their loot to those in need. Japanese
dialog with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-578 |
SAGA OF THE VAGABONDS, THE [DO NOT BOOK.
MISSING] SENGOKU GUNTODEN |
Story takes place during the age of civil wars in
Japan when war lords reigned over their provinces while the peasants
suffered. Toshiro Mifune stars as a bandit leader who leads his men
dressed in red armour, distributing their loot to those in need. Japanese
with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-7461 |
SAILOR FROM THE COMET |
Sergei Chaikin, a sailor in a small port city, is
everybody's favorite becaise of his happy and soulful songs. He is in love
with Lena, a sportwoman. But she is also being courted by the Director of
the House of Sailors. RUSSIAN DIALOGUE. |
|
VHS |
| V-4671 |
SAINT JURGEN'S DAY |
An anti-religious comedy. A famous thief escapes
from prison and hides in a cathedral, where he discovers the wealth of the
church. He fakes a religious miracle in order to make part of the wealth
his own. [B&W]. RUSSIAN DIALOGUE. Sound added in 1935. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1265 |
SAINT JURGEN'S DAY |
An anti-religious comedy. A famous thief escapes
from prison and hides in a cathedral, where he discovers the wealth of the
church. He fakes a religious miracle in order to make part of the wealth
his own. [B&W]. RUSSIAN DIALOGUE. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-1159 |
SALAAM BOMBAY! |
Krisha, a ten year old boy, has been abandoned in
Bombay by his mother. He tries to earn money to go home while he lives in
the streets. HINDU/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-8472 |
SALAAM SHALOM: THE JEWS OF
INDIA |
Documentary about Jews in India. The filmakers
travels to the cities of the fascinating subcontinent of India where the
Jews have made their homes. |
|
VHS |
| V-2540 |
SALAMANDERS |
For more than 20 years, fraternity members and their
female guests at a major state university have celebrated the end of the
school year by capturing and eating live salamanders. Is this
salamander-eating con- test a fad or a tradition? A rite of passage for
college men and women or an inhumane and senseless act? |
A NIGHT AT THE PHI DELT HOUSE |
VHS |
| V-947 |
SALAMMBO |
An early silent epic in the grand Italian tradition.
Loosely based on Flaubert's novel about ancient Carthage. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1629 |
SALESMAN |
A landmark documentary... Captures in vivid detail
the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a
gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues
target the beleaguered masses, then face the demands of quotas and the
frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds,
the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype
to despair. |
|
DVD |
| V-4014 |
SALLY AND JENNY |
No Description Available |
|
VHS |
| DVD-205 |
SALLY OF THE SAWDUST |
Fields plays the role of Eustace McGargle, a
carnival barker who has adopted young Sally, an orphaned waif. Juggling
and conning lead to a climax complete with an automobile
race-to-the-rescue chase scene. {B&W & Tinted} |
|
DVD |
| D-464 |
SALO |
Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film loosely adapts the
Marquis de Sade's "The 120 Days of Sodom". Set in WWII Italy, "Salo" tells
the story of four Fascists who kidnap a group of young men and women. At
the hands of their depraved tormentors, the victims move through three
increasingly violent and perverse phases, culminating in ritualistic
death. True to Pasolini's desire to make an "indigestible" film, "Salo" is
perhaps the most disturbing and disgusting film ever made. Yet, it is also
one of the most important, offering a blistering critique of fascism and
idealism, and suggesting that moral redemption itself may be nothing but a
myth. Italian dialogue with English subtitles. |
|
VideoDisc |
| V-3588 |
SALOME |
Rita Hayworth and Charles Laughton star in this
compelling tale of the perilous and decadent days of early Rome. SALOME
was the first Biblical epic to use the actual Holy Land exterioer
locations. |
|
VHS |
| V-2903 |
SALOME (1923) 39MINUTES QUEEN
ELIZABETH[1912] [51Minutes] |
score. |
|
VHS |
| V-8160 |
SALON MEXICO |
The glamour and romance of a popular 1930's dance
hall are replaced by violence and mystery when Maria and her lover Paco
kill each other in a terrible fight. Inspector Castellon is called in to
investigate the deaths, tracing the couple's stormy and passionate past as
he interviews those who knew them. SPANISH/English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-3202 |
SALT OF THE EARTH |
A group of mine-workers strike against the company.
Set against a background of sexism and racism. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-867 |
SALT OF THE EARTH |
A social drama which depicts the attempt of a New
Mexican mining company to break a union strike of underprivileged. Mexican
and American workers, who endeavor to prevent their wives from
participating on an equal basis in the strike. Included is a short film
caled "The Hollywood Ten" [about blacklisted writers and directors who
defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947 and were
imprisoned for contempt of Congress]. |
|
DVD |
| V-6159 |
SALUT COUSIN HEY COUSIN |
In the poor tenements of Paris, a young Algerian
hooks up with his cousin Mok, a would-be rap star, pathological liar and
an irrepressible guide to the Paris underground scene. French/English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-8469 |
SALUTARI DIN BUCURESTI GRETINGS FROM
BUCHAREST |
|
|
VHS |
| V-8424 |
SALVADOR ELIZONDO IDA Y VUELTA |
Documentary in which Mexican author Salvador
Elizondo discusses his writing, and also shares his diaries and
painting. |
|
VHS |
| D-93 |
SAMMY AND ROSIE GET LAID |
Rafi Rahman returns to London (where he lived in his
youth) only to find the streets on fire with race riots. Once a
revolutionary leader who led his country out of colonialism, Rafi has
become a tyrannic violator of human rights..he's an old charmer and a very
dangerous man. Rafi visits his son Sammy, who is partners in an open
marriage with Rosie, the rebellious daughter of an upper middle class
British family. Rosie and her friends are highly critical of Rafi's brutal
activities as a political leader. When Rafi makes an attempt to reunite
with Alice, the white married woman he had been in love with as a youth,
he comes smack up against the consequences of a liftetime of tyranny and
repression. |
|
VideoDisc |
| V-5819 |
SAMPO |
The film is a screen adaptation of Finland's
national epic poem, the Kalevala. Russian/No English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-2244 |
SAMSARA |
Based on a story by Wang Shuo, the film about the
plight of urban youth in contemporary China. Chinese dialogue with English
subtitles. time upheaval of Heaven and Earth. Cast include: Joan Chen
& Hiep Thi Le. (Closed Captioned) the condition that the Israeli
military governor and his staff be |
LUNHUI |
VHS |
| V-6656 |
SAMSON |
The film begins with an accidental incident: Jakub
Gold kills a schoolmate in a brawl, and is imprisoned. When World War II
breaks out, he is released, but is confined to a new prison; the Warsaw
ghetto. When God finally escapes, he finds himself again imprisoned in the
ostracizing world of non-Jews, haunted by the fear of being captured, his
life made purposeless. POLISH DIALOGUE. |
|
VHS |
| V-7777 |
SAMSON AND DELILAH, TAPE
1&2 |
No Description Available |
|
VHS |
| V-4640 |
SAMURAI BANNERS FURIN KAZAN |
Mifune Toshiro stars in this epic adventure story,
based on a best selling historical novel, Yamamoto Kansuke (Mifune) is a
fearsome warrior who risen to the position of Clan Chamberlain through
trickery and deceit, but he learns the meaning of honor when he and his
Lord, Takeda, fall in love with the same woman. Japanese dialogue/English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1634 |
SAMURAI FICTION [2 DISC. SET] |
Feudal lord Kanzen Inukai receives a precious sword
from the Shogun only to have it stolen by the samurai Kazamatsuri.
Kanzen's young son, Heishiro, insists on retrieving the sword himself to
protect the family from the shame of losing such a precious gift.
JAPANESE/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-1534 |
SAMURAI I MUSASHI MIYAMOTO |
Musashi is a brash and ;ambitious peasant who
desires frame and power as a swordsman. His dreams of glory in war sour
when his army is routed and he becomes hunted by the authorities. With the
help of a severe ;monk, he develops from a hot-tempered into a thoughtful
swordsman. JAPANESE/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-5796 |
SAMURAI I MUSASHI MIYAMOTO |
The great Toshiro Mifune portrays Musashi Miyamoto,
the most famed of all Japan's swordsmen, whose life begins as a farmer in
a 17th century village. During a civil war, he goes off in search of
glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side. He returns as an outlaw,
half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a
village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest who tries to heal him.
Japanese/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-563 |
SAMURAI I [MRC VIEWING ONLY] MUSASHI
MIYAMOTO |
The great Toshiro Mifune portrays Musashi Miyamoto,
the most famed of all Japan's swordsmen, whose life begins as a farmer in
a 17th century village. During a civil war, he goes off in search of
glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side. He returns as an outlaw,
half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a
village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest who tries to heal him.
Japanese dialog with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-5797 |
SAMURAI II DUEL AT ICHIJOJI
TEMPLE |
Second part of Inagaki's trilogy. The legendary
Musashi Miyamoto, wandering through the turmoil of 17th century Japan in
search of the skill and temperament worthy of a great warrior. He faces
treacherous tests of strength and enemies eager to test his reputation.
Along the way, he pays a price for his success with the abandonment of the
woman he loves and the arrival of a life-long enemy in the guise of a
rival samurai. Japanese/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1535 |
SAMURAI II DUEL AT ICHIJOJI
TEMPLE |
Second part of the life of Musashi Miyamoto, the
17th century warrior, who wandered the disheveled landscape of feudal
Japan looking for glory and love. JAPANESE DIALOGUE. |
|
DVD |
| V-564 |
SAMURAI II [MRC VIEWING ONLY] DUEL AT
ICHIJOJI TEMPLE |
Second part of Inagaki's trilogy. The legendary
Musashi Miyamoto, wandering through the turmoil of 17th Century Japan in
search of the skill and temperament worthy of a great warrior. He faces
treacherous tests of strength and enemies eager to test his reputation.
Along the way, he pays a price for his success with the abandonment of the
woman he loves and the arrival of a life-long enemy in the guise of a
rival samurai. Japanese dialog with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-5798 |
SAMURAI III DUEL AT GANRYU
ISLAND |
The final film of Ingaki's trilogy about the 17th
Century master swordsman Musashi Miyamoto who must face his lifelong enemy
Kojiro Saski. Japanese/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1536 |
SAMURAI III DUEL AT GANRYU
ISLAND |
Final showdown for Musashi Miyamoto and his
archrival Kojiro Sasaki. Samurai III brings this epic to a close with its
famous sunset scene. JAPANESE/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-565 |
SAMURAI III [MRC VIEWING ONLY] DUEL AT
GANRYU ISLAND |
The final film of Ingaki's trilogy about the 17th
Century master swords- man Musashi Miyamoto who must face his lifelong
enemy Kojiro Saski. Japanese dialogue with English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-4648 |
SAMURAI REBELLION [LETTER-BOXED]
REBELLION OR JOI-UCHI |
A renowned swordsman who is the essence of samurai
loyalty until his overlord demands the return of a former mistress,
Isaburo's beloved daughter-in-law. The injustice to his family forces
Isaburo to take a heroic stand for individual freedom and moves him toward
a revolt he can never win. Japanese/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-7120 |
SAND DUNE, THE |
A well-to-do couple takes a drive in their newly
acquired car but run into a truck with two escaped convicts. Their fragile
world begins to come apart when the younger one guards the husband, while
the other convict takes the woman behind a sand dune. RUSSIAN
DIALOGUE. |
|
VHS |
| V-580 |
SANDAKEN NO. 8 |
Story of a woman journalist who befriends an old
woman who had been sold into prostitution and sent to Borneo in the early
1900's. Japanese with English subtitles. Acts I & II. subtitles.
|
|
VHS |
| V-3267 |
SANDERS OF THE RIVER |
A British officer (Leslie Banks), in colonial Africa
must work with the local chief (Paul Robeson), to quell a rebellion in a
West Africa river district. Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace, SANDERS
OF THE RIVER paints a picture of life under colonial rule, giving viewers
a glimpse into British Imperialism of 1930's Africa. With documentary
style location footage, this intriguing film is an action adventure for
all ages. |
|
VHS |
| F-59 |
SANDERS OF THE RIVER |
An African adventure story of two strong men,
Sanders, the British district commissioner, and Bosambo, a native chief,
who bring peace to the tribes along the river. Kafka's Metamorphosis as
well as from The Incredible Shrinking Man, this film develops its own
peculiar logic, while playing with the |
|
FILM |
| V-2418 |
SANDPIPER, THE |
A free-spirited artist, unmarried and raising her
son alone, Laura Reynolds (Taylor) lives by her own rules. In contrast,
Dr. Edward Hewitt (Burton) is a minister, headmaster of a private school
and a man of traditional values. They are opposites irresistibly
attracted, an attraction that could cost Hewitt his career and his loyal
wife (Eva Maria Saint). |
|
VHS |
| V-3553 |
SANDRA (SANDRA OF A THOUSAND
DELIGHTS) |
A woman journeys back to her native town, ostensibly
to attend a ceremony dedicated to her Jewish father who died in a
concentration camp. In actuality she's seeking answers and is attempting
to confront both old and new ghosts, both real and imagined. Italian
dialog with English subtitles. 33Min., Another Man, 1988, color, Testing
The Limits: NYC(Pt. 1), 1987, color. LOSS. A Plague Has Swept My City,
|
VAGHE STELLE DELL'ORSA |
VHS |
| V-6786 |
SANDRA CISNEROS |
|
|
VHS |
| V-6541 |
SANDRA OF A THOUSAND DELIGHTS VAGHE
STELLE DELL'ORSA |
A woman journeys back to her native town to attend a
ceremony ddicated to her Jewish father who died in a concentration camp.
During this journey she confronts old and new ghosts within her family and
herself. Italian/English subtitles. B&W. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-808 |
SANDS OF IWO JIMA |
Stryker [Wayne], a hard-nose Marine sergeant
prepares a company of reruits for combat in World War II's Pacific
Theater. The new unit's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale
battle against the Japanese on Iwo Jima. The famous flag-raising on Mt.
Suribachi is depicted near the film's conclusion. B&W. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-804 |
SANFORD AND SON [2 DISC. SET] FIRST
SEASON |
Episodes 1-14 from season one of the Sanford and son
television comedy series. Disc. 1: Crossed swords; Happy birthday, Pop;
Here comes the bride, there goes the bride; The copper caper; A matter of
life and breath; We were robbed; A pad for Lamont -- Disc 2: The great
Sanford siege; Coffins for sale; The barracuda; TV or not TV; The suitcase
case; Return of the barracuda; The piano movers. |
|
DVD |
| V-5966 |
SANIT ZON |
The film is a long anecdote about the arrival of an
unexpected eleventh loaf of bread at a celebration of peace. The local
militia captain is convinced that a bomb is concealed in the extra loaf.
Russian/No English subtitles. |
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VHS |
| FL1311 |
SANJO-KOREAN IMPROVISATIONAL
MUSIC |
Several performers demonstrate different musical
improvisations on traditional Korean instruments. highly specialized
cameras, imaging devices, and electron microscopes. gangsters. In French
with English subtitles. alone through the country. Five years laters, he
returns to his son. |
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FILM |
| V-720 |
SANJURO |
A Samurai, Sanjuro turns up in a town where nine
young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of
the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses.
Japanese dialog with English subtitles. |
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VHS |
| FL1325 |
SANJURO |
A samurai, Sanjuro, turns up in a town where nine
young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of
the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses.
Japanese dialog with English subtitles. English subtitles.
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TSUBAKI SANJURO |
FILM |
| V-2878 |
SANKOFA |
'Sankofa, an Akan word meaning, "one must return to
the past in order to move forward," is the story about the transformation
of a self-possessed African-American woman sent on a spiritual journey in
time to experience the pain of slavery and the discovery of her African
identity. |
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VHS |
| V-3449 |
SANNIKOV'S LAND |
Adaptation of a science-fiction novel. The film
mixes political issues with an adventure plot. Several travelers search
for a mysterious, lost land in the Arctic. Some expect to find gold,
others find answers to questions of human existence. Russian dialogue. No
English subtitles. her most memorable movies. |
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VHS |
| V-5264 |
SANS SOLEIL |
Distinctions between fiction and non-fiction film
dissolve in this personal journey through the fabric of Tokyo life, and
other points around the world. English dialogue. |
|
VHS |
| V-2983 |
SANS SOLEIL [PROBLEM WITH LAST FIVE
MINUTES] |
Distinctions between fiction and non-fiction film
dissolve in this personal journey through the fabric of Tokyo life, and
other points around the world. English dialogue. |
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VHS |
| V-921 |
SANSHIRO SUGATA AKA THE JUDO
SAGA |
Kurosawa's first film. A young man learns discipline
in martial arts from a patient master. Japanese dialogue with English
subtitles. |
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VHS |
| V-702 |
SANSHO THE BAILIFF |
A provincial governor is exiled, his wife forced
into prostitution, and his children sent to a slave labor camp run by
Sansho. In Japanese with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-575 |
SANSHO THE BAILIFF |
In 11th century Japan, two noble children are sold
into slavery to the tyrannical bailiff Sansho. Zushio grows up to accept
the brutality of society, but his sister Anju adheres to humane
principles, sacrificing herself so he can escape and find their mother,
who had been sold into prostitution. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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VHS |
| V-85 |
SANTA SANGRE |
A sadistic circus master who brutally disfigures his
wife after she catche shim with another woman. Witness to the horror is
their young son, Fenix. Traumatized, he is committed to an asylum. Freed
by his armless mother twelve years later, they forge an unholy alliance.
He "gives" her his arms, she takes control of his mind. Together they feed
a mounting obsession of desire and revenge. English language.
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VHS |
| V-8507 |
SANTITOS [PAL] |
After the widowed Esperanza loses her daughter to a
rare virus, she searches her faith for an explanation. When St. Jude
appears to her and tells her that her daughter is still alive, Esperanza
becomes convinced her daughter was kidnapped and sold as a sex slave.
Becoming a prostitute, she sets out to find her daughter in Tijuana. She
eventually finds her way to Los Angeles where she unexpectedly finds true
love. |
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VHS |
| V-8437 |
SANXIA SONG, VOL. 1 |
One of the series of Scenery of China. This series
contains scenic views and beauty of three gorges on the Yangtze River.
Tape 1 of 2. |
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VHS |
| V-88438 |
SANXIA SONG, VOL. 2 |
One of the series of Scenery of China. This series
contains scenic views and beauty of three gorges on the Yangtze River.
Tape 2 of 2. |
|
VHS |
| V-7801 |
SAOIRSE? [PAL] |
Depicts the Irish struggle for independence,
1919-1922, as recorded by the newsfilm cameras and newspapers of the time.
Contains stills and newsreel footage of the major political figures of the
day, including Eamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, Cathal
Brugha, Richard Mulcahy, Tomas MacCurtain, Terence McSwiney, Sir James
Craig, King George V, David Lloyd George, Lord Birkenhead, Winston
Churchill. IRISH LANGUAGE; Narration and credits in Irish; includes stills
of English language newspapers of the day. |
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VHS |
| DVD-1627 |
SARA |
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|
DVD |
| V-3649 |
SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT, THE |
This extremely witty story pictures the most
fantastic, fascinating and amusing adventures of a young captain of the
Wallon guards, under the King of Spain, during his travels through Spain.
This 19th century Don Jaun must pass numerous tests to prove his courage,
honesty and honor in order to become a descendent of the powerful
Mauretanian family. Polish dialogue with English subtitles.
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REKOPIS ZNALEZIONY W SARAGOSSIE |
VHS |
| V-2803 |
SARTRE BY HIMSELF (PART 1) SATRE PAR LUI
MEME |
intellectual ferment of post-war Paris or the
vibrant personalities of Sartre and his long-time companion Simone de
Beauvoir. French with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-2804 |
SARTRE BY HIMSELF (PART 2) |
intellectual ferment of post-war Paris or the
vibrant personalities of Sartre and his long-time companion Simone de
Beauvoir. French with English subtitles. |
SARTRE PAR LUI MEME |
VHS |
| V-5312 |
SATAN |
A psychological thriller about a man who kidnaps the
daughter of a woman who is a member of the mafia. The woman is also in
love with the kidnapper. Russian/English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1132 |
SATAN WAS A LADY |
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|
DVD |
| V-2479 |
SATAN'S BREW |
This very black comedy is about a would-be poet who
imagines himself the reincarnation of Stefan George, the 19th century
homosexual German romantic poet, is a biting indictment of the politics of
fascism and the cult of the individual. The film is also a satire of
Fassbinder himself, as portrayed by the main character, Walter Kranz.
German dialogue with yellow English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| VL-189 |
SATELLITES AND BITS AND BYTES |
Discusses the effect that new information technology
has already had on society, and how, with planning, computers, and
telephones may have many more applications in the future. the community
resources available to individuals for support and help. growing old.
Includes suggestions by social service authorities on |
|
U-Matic |
| V-925 |
SATORI |
society. |
|
VHS |
| D-514 |
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING |
|
DIGITAL SOUND |
VideoDisc |
| D-452 |
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER |
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a
Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his
perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more
sophisticated life style. |
|
VideoDisc |
| DVD-862 |
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER |
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a
Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his
perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more
sophisticated life style. |
|
DVD |
| V-2863 |
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (SLP) |
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|
VHS |
| V-1733 |
SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING |
This film documents, through interviews and early
photographs, the life of Arnold Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore, a prominent
blues singer who left the stage at the height of his career to preach and
sing gospel music. Among those interviewed are Moore, Rufus Thomas, Andrew
Chaplin, Jr., B.B. King, Rev. Al Green and Memphis minister and NAACP
leader Dr. Benjamin Hooks sums up this heartwarming celebration of African
American music. forms deepened as the Japanese learned colonialism as
well, spreading their influence and their sovereignty in Formosa and
Korea. A produc- tion of the Initial Groupe. Japan. A production of the
Initial Groupe. man and nature, space, time, and reality. Production of
Initial Groupe. |
TRAVELS OF GATEMOUTH MOORE |
VHS |
| DVD-1485 |
SATYA THE OTHER SIDE OF TRUTH |
Satya is the story of truth as it is perceived by
different eyes, where only shadow lines demarcate the good actions from
the bad an donly the happiness and pain that follow are a reality.
HINDI/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| S-21 |
SAUDI ARABIA TODAY (PARTS 1 &
2) |
Presents information on modern Saudi Arabia--its
culture, geography, leaders, etc. effects of prison life. lacemaking.
their own community serives. Age level: College, Professional
|
|
Slide Set |
| V-243 |
SAUDI ARABIA-OIL, MONEY,
POLITICS |
Discusses Saudi Arabia's wealth from oil, its
political situation, and its relationship with other countries. British
Film Institute, this film tells the highly charged homoerotic story of a
beautiful young man who, though demoted, humiliated and tortured, never
loses his appeal. In Latin with English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-241 |
SAUDI ARABIA-THE KINGDOM |
An overview of the history of Saudi Arabia with
emphasis on the twentie- th century. spelling, a very important aspect of
American Sign Language. In the lessons on this tape, you have a chance to
practice reading and pro- ducing fingerspelled words, beginning with short
words and building up |
|
VHS |
| V-242 |
SAUDI ARABIA-THE RACE WITH TIME |
Interviews with several Saudi citizens on changes
that have taken place in their society. landmark TV film "The Naked Civil
Servant", Sting (whose song "An Englishman in New York" was inspired by
Crisp) and members of the New York "scene" including Fran Lebowitz, Warhol
superstar Holly Woodlawn, |
|
VHS |
| V-3918 |
SAUGUS IRON WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION |
No Description Available |
|
VHS |
| V-2778 |
SAVAGE EYE, THE |
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|
VHS |
| DVD-562 |
SAVAGE EYE, THE [67Min] INTERVIEWS WITH
MY LAI VETERANS [22Min] |
A totally unique and ground breaking avant-garde
docudrama which follows Judith-- a newly divorced woman as she explores
the seamy side of life in Los Angeles. Also includes interviews with My
Lai veterans [22min], a documentary that makes an unflinching exploration
of the 1968 massacre of the vietnamese village of My Lai by U.S. armed
forces. [B&W]. |
|
DVD |
| V-2534 |
SAVAGE NIGHTS LES NUITS FAURES |
Collard plays Jean, a hedonist who lives like he
drives: fast and out of control. Although Jean is HIV-positive, he refuses
to slow down and let the virus dictate his lifestyle. His self-centered
stance is a double- edged sword for two people. Samy, a handsome young
hooligan whose relationship with Jean shatters all taboos. The other is
18-year old Laura (Romane Bohringer), unrequited love for Jean drives her
to near self-destruction and him to reexamine his life. French dialog with
Yellow English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-3733 |
SAVE AND PROTECT |
The film is loosely based on Flaubert's Madame
Bovary. A philosophical tragedy, in which the drama of love is a
manifestation of the tragic fate of people. Color. Russian dialogue. No
English subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1432 |
SAVE THE LAST DANCE |
When her mother suddenly dies, Sara must abandon her
plans to become a ballerina and join her estranged father on Chicago's
gritty South side. She feels out of place until she is befriended by a
black classmate and her handsome brother, Derek. Sara and Derek's shared
love for dance leads to romance and opposition from their families and
friends. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-423 |
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN |
Captain John Millr (Tom Hanks) must take his men
behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been
killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their
orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded
by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and
the strength of triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and
courage. |
|
DVD |
| V-5286 |
SAY A WORD FOR POOR CAVALRYMEN |
A musical comedy about a hussar unit that is
stationed in a small provincial town. The film traces all of the passions
and intrigues caused by the arrival of the hussars. This is an uncut
director's version of the film. Russian/No English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| V-4001 |
SAY ANYTHING |
A young man, recently graduated from high school,
wants only one thing: a date with a fellow graduate The catch is she's
beautiful, brilliant and headed to England to study, and all his friends
and her father tell him she's way out of his league. When they fall in
love anyway, the result is a funny, poignant and joyous celebration of
first love. |
|
VHS |
| V-1846 |
SCANDAL |
A government minister and a Russian spy with one
thing in common: They both shared the bed of an 18-year-old girl-Christine
Keeler. Christine was a struggling dancer who hit the jackpot when she met
influential society doctor Stephen War. He introduced her to world of
power and decadence, at parties which defined the 'Swinging' 60's, where
every sexual fantasy became a tantalizing sexual reality. But Champagne
bubbles burst when Christine's life became front-page news, and high-
ranking officials' private sex lives became a public scandal. Government
shame soon turned to anger- they needed a scapegoat. They found it- in
Stephen Ward. (Closed Captioned) |
|
VHS |
| DVD-731 |
SCANNERS |
A thriller about several "scanners" who use their
supernatural ability to destroy people by merely twitching their
brains. |
|
DVD |
| V-467 |
SCANNERS |
A thriller about several "scanners" who use their
supernatural ability to destroy people by merely twitching their
brains. |
|
VHS |
| V-2179 |
SCAR OF SHAME, THE (1926) EARLY SOUND
SHORT SISSLE & BLAKE (1923) |
A rare surviving silent example of what the film
industry once labeled "race movies": films with African American casts
intended for African American audiences. An inspiring middle-class black
composer marries a woman to rescue her from ghetto crime and harassment
but soon comes to shun her lower-class status. Silent film with New Piano
Scores. The African American Cinema II (The Library of Congress Video
Collection Volume 5. For Film Notes: ask @ The Media Resource
Ctr. |
|
VHS |
| X-2179 |
SCAR OF SHAME, THE (1926) |
A rare surviving silent example of what the film
industry once labeled "race movies": films with African American casts
intended for African American audiences. An inspiring middle-class
composer marries a woman to rescue her from ghetto crime and harassment
but soon comes to shun her lower-class status. Silent film with New Piano
Scores. From the African American Cinema II series. |
EARLY SOUND SHORT SISSLE & BLAKE
(1923) |
VHS |
| V-1081 |
SCARECROW |
An inspired look at life through the eyes of young
teens. This glimpse of Russian youth is hard-edged, exposing the
incredible cruelty that children can inflict on one another. Russian
dialogue with English subtitles. of the field, new directions in research,
theory, and application. |
|
VHS |
| D-586 |
SCARFACE |
Scarface follows the violent career of a smalltime
Cuban refugee hoodlum (Paul Muni) plays Tony Carmonte, who guns his way to
the top of Miami's cocaine empire. |
|
VideoDisc |
| D-80 |
SCARFACE (1932) |
Drama of the life and death of a Chicago gangster of
the 1930s. shine ensue, including some notably brutality toward Baby
LeRoy. man, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). And if that weren't enough
Stewart and rugged rancher Wayne share the same love interest (Vera
Miles). One gets the gunman but the other gets the gal... and the glory.
|
|
VideoDisc |
| V-449 |
SCARFACE (1932) |
Drama of the life and death of a Chicago gangster of
the 1920s. he attempts to win the approval of a gang of high school
hoodlums. blindness. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-1727 |
SCARLET DIVA |
A semi-autobiographical, darkly dramatic and surreal
descent into the world of rising actress Anna Battista. Her journey
plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry where she experiences
despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her
innocence and purity. ITALIAN/English subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| DVD-966 |
SCARLET DIVA |
A semi-autobiographical, darkly dramatic and surreal
descent into the world of rising actress Anna Battista. Her journey
plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry where she experiences
despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her
innocence and purity. Special features include director's commentary and
interview with Asia Argento. English/Italian with English
subtitles. |
|
DVD |
| V-2183 |
SCARLET EMPRESS |
Young Princess Catherine's dreams are shattered when
she's forced into an arranged marriage with Peter, the homely and idiotic
Grand Duke of Russia. Though there is pressure to bear a male heir to the
throne, Peter prefers the company of his mistress. Imprisoned in loveless
wedlock his young bride seeks solace in the arms of other men, including a
young officer of the guard. Months later, when a son is born, Russia
rejoices, while Peter conspires to murder his adulterous wife. Cast
include: John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, and Louise Dresser. (Closed Captioned)
|
|
VHS |
| V-1525 |
SCARLET LETTER, THE |
Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic story of
secret sin, THE SCARLET LETTER is about the social sanctions imposed on a
woman suspected of adultery in 17th Century Salem, Massachusetts, an early
Puritan settlement. Hester Prynne is condemned to wear the embroidered
scarlet letter "A" on her breast as a punishment for her adultery. When
her husband, an old physician who had remained in Europe, arrives in
America, he assumes a disguise and seeks to solve the mystery surrounding
Hester's illegitimate child, Pearl. In German with English
subtitles. |
|
VHS |
| DVD-649 |
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