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AGE OF CZESLAW MILOSZ (DVD-R), THE
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This handsome documentary commemorates the 100th birthday of Czeslaw Milosz, the Nobel Prize-winning poet of Polish-Lithuanian descent.
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AHMAD SHAMLOU MASTER POET LIBE
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Persian poet and writer Ahmad Shamlou (December 12, 1925 - July 24, 2000) is the focus of this hour-long program. Considered to be the founder of Persian blank poetry, Shamlou was nominated for the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature, and his words still hold sway today in a country that continues to grapple with human rights issues. USA, 1999, 62 mins.
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ALBERTO MORAVIA
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Italian writer Alberto Moravia (1907-1990) is the subject of this entry in a fascinating series of informative and entertaining programs about the lives and works of celebrated authors. This profile contains insightful commentary as well as rare interviews, documents and other historical materials pertaining to the man responsible for classics like The Indifferent Ones (1929) and Two Women (1957). 45 mins.
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ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN
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ANNA AKHMATOVA
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This program offers a variety of perspectives on the celebrated Russian poet. Irene Moore, a founder of the American Stanislavsky Theater, provides an overview of Akhmatova's life and career and recites her poetry in Russian. Also contributing are Brown University professor Samuel Driver and University of Connecticut professor Irene Kirk, one of the last westerners to see the poet alive. 1971, 28 mins.
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ANTHONY BURGESS
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ANTON CHEKHOV'S THE DUEL
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This English-language adaptation of Chekhov's novella is marked by pretty scenery, pretty people, and fiery performances. Andrew Scott plays Laevsky, who brings his mistress (Fiona Glascott) to the Black Sea for the summer. But he begins feeling stifled and, fearful of commitment, looks for a way out. A duel (with Tobias Menzies) stands in his way.
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ARBOR, THE
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In this innovative documentary about a true mother-daughter tragedy, the words of real people are read and mimed by actors filmed on location. Andrea Dunbar was a successful playwright who drew upon her disturbing past in a council slum in West Yorkshire to write unflinching plays. On her street “The Arbor,” she was introduced to too much drink and too many men. Though she became an unlikely literary star and had three daughters, Andrea died at the age of 29. In the aftermath, her oldest daughter, Lorraine, started heading down the very same path of self-destructive behavior. But Lorraine also began to channel her neglect into prose. This oddly fascinating film is based on their personal letters, interviews with family and friends, and a reading of Andrea’s most famous play, The Arbor.
Clio Barnard---Great Britain---2010---94 mins.
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ARTHUR C. CLARKE: MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
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Arthur C. Clarke has been hailed as "one of the true geniuses of our time." His novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, the backbone of Stanley Kubrick's epic film adaptation, is possibly the greatest space adventure ever written. In a rare interview, Clarke talks about his life, his upbringing, and his latest bestseller. 50 mins.
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AYN RAND: IN HER OWN WORDS
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Ayn Rand's influential writings and ideas have been appropriated and twisted by both the political left and right. This program uses clips and passages from Ayn Rand in an attempt to tell her fascinating story--a Russian emigre who would come to write The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged--from her perspective.
Robert Anderson---USA---2010---72 mins.
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BEATS: EXISTENTIAL COMEDY
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Focusing on the beat poetry scene of the late '50s, this video is not a conventional documentary, but a film poem which celebrates a colorful generation of American artists, including Stuart Perkoff, Aya, Jack Hirschman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg, who read their poems and discuss what it means to be a poet in America. Public performance rights included. Philomene Long---USA---1980---60 mins.
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BEYOND THE GOLDEN COMPASS
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From the producers of Howard Hughes: The Real Aviator and Terror on the Titanic comes this in-depth look at the hidden truths behind Philip Pullman's fantasy novel. Interviews with Pullman and experts in history and literature are joined by reenactments of elements from his story. 2007, 70
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BILLY COLLINS: ON THE ROAD WIT
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Popular and critical favorite Billy Collins goes on the road to share his poetry with students and fans of his work in this in-depth program about the ex-U.S. poet laureate and current New York State poet laureate. 59 mins.
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BIRD BY BIRD WITH ANNIE
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Freida Lee Mock directs this portrait of celebrated writer Annie Lamott (Bird by Bird). Her life story--one of addiction, redemption, and newfound faith--is presented alongside a year's worth of candid interviews with Lamott and footage of her public lectures, readings, and her writing Freida Lee Mock---USA---1999---54 mins.
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BRONTE SISTERS
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This concise biographical program uses expert commentary, archival documents, and illustrations to examine the lives of sisters Emily (Wuthering Heights) and Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre). 30 mins.
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BRONTE SISTERS, THE
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While none were prolific in their published writings, the combined works of Emily (Wuthering Heights), Charlotte (Jane Eyre) and Anne (Agnes Grey) Bronte have made the family name one of the most famous among readers around the world.
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BUKOWSKI AT BELLEVUE
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In the spring of 1970, Charles Bukowski, then little known, packed his overnight bag, locked the door of his tumbledown East Hollywood apartment behind him, and took his first plane ride to the state of Washington to read at Bellevue Community College. This pioneer reading, his fourth ever, was videotaped in black and white. While the technical aspects of the film are shaky, here is Bukowski at the beginning of a great career, reading powerfully and with grit and humor. 60 mins.
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CATCHING SALINGER
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This French television program, L'attrape-Salinger, presents the search for the reclusive writer J.D. Salinger, known for his 1951 book, Catcher in the Rye, and for his legendary disappearing act in the mid-sixties. Filmmaker Jean-Marie Perier follows French writer Frederic Beigbeder on trip to the U.S. in search of Salinger and, more importantly, the culture from which he withdrew. In English and French with English subtitles.
Jean-Marie Perier---France---2007---53 mins.
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CHARLES BUKOWSKI TAPES
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Directed by Barbet Schroeder, this four-hour video portrait offers an intimate view of the renegade poet of contemporary literature. The segments were predominantly shot during late-night drinking and bantering sessions during the production of Barfly. "It's a gem...an outrageously stimulating and unnerving all-night drinking session with a gutter eloquent barroom philosopher who has made his soul your own...One of the most intimate, revelatory and unsparing glimpses any film or video has ever given us of a writer's life and personality" (Michael Wilmington, The Los Angeles Barbet Schroeder---USA/France---1987---240 mins.
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CHARLES DICKENS
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This concise biographical program uses expert commentary, archival documents, and illustrations to examine the life of Victorian writer Charles Dickens, best known for colorful dramatic works that describe the hardship of Britain's poor. 30 mins.
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