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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso.

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You Say You Want a Revolution

1932 : cicatriz de la memoria/ = Scars of memory (2002)

VHS
2002
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS F1487.5 .N56 2002
In 1932 the army and "citizen militias" in El Salvador brutally crushed an uprising of peasants in western El Salvador, killing 10,000 people. Survivors share their harrowing memories, many for the first time. The trauma resonated through six decades of military rule, until the 1992 peace accords ended a brutal, 12-year civil war. The film is based on 200 interviews with survivors and on archival research in El Salvador, Great Britain and the United States.
Amandla! : a revolution in four part harmony (2002)

DVD
2003
Available. Van Pelt Library Ormandy Music and Media Center.
Call No. Music DVD 131
Tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. Specifically considers the music that sustained and galvanized blacks for more than 40 years. Focuses on the struggle's spiritural dimension named for the Xhosa word for "power". An uplifting story of human courage, resolve and triumph.
The Artists' revolution : 10 days in Prague / = Ten days in Prague (1995)

VHS
1995
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS DB2228.7 .A78 1995
In November, 1989 a group of artists in Prague successfully spearheaded the overthrow of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in the nonviolent "velvet revolution" ... a revolution fought through images, words and spirit. This film is the inside story of that rebellion as told through interviews with the activists and citizens of Prague.
La Batalla de Chile : la lucha de un pueblo sin armas = Battle of Chile : the struggle of an unarmed people / = Battle of Chile (1973)

VHS
1993
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS F3100 .B383 1993 'pt.1-2'
Documentary on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September 1973. Shows the campaign strategies of the two groups fighting for control of Congress and reactions of voters before and after the election. Also shows effects on society after the election--strikes, riots, etc.
China : a century of revolution (1997)

DVD
2001
Checked Out. Due Nov 13, 2009. Van Pelt Video Collection. Click here to place on hold.
Call No. DVD DS706 .C475 2001 'disc 1-3'
An astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation. This powerful program takes a remarkable first-hand look at China's tumultuous history, examining its social, political and cultural upheaval through eyewitness accounts, rare archival film footage and insightful commentary.
Land and freedom : a story from the Spanish Revolution (1995)

VHS
1996
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS DP269 .L36 1996
Set during the period of the Spanish Civil War, this romantic epic focuses on David, a political activist who joins a group of international revolutionaries who oppose Franco's rise to power. David journeys to Spain where he meets Bianca, a fellow rebel whose bravery and spirit inspire his affection.
Lumumba (2000)

VHS
2001
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS DT658.2.L85 L848 2001
Dramatizes the life of Congolese revolutionary Patrice Lumumba who led his country to independence from Belgium in 1960. He served as the first elected prime minister, was ousted from office, and later assassinated.
Memorias de subdesarrollo : Memories of underdevelopment / = Inconsolable memories (1995)

VHS
1990
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS PQ7390.D47 M452 1990z
A bourgeois property owner decides to stay in Cuba after the revolution and must examine his life and values in a new social and political milieu.
Missing (1982)

VHS
1999
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS F3100 .H3872 1999
Based on an actual event, the story involves the search by his wife and father for a young American who has disappeared during a South American coup.
Moon over Parador (1988)

VHS
1989
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS PN1995.9.C55 M666 1991
A struggling New York actor is kidnapped and forced to impersonate the late dictator of Parador, a Caribbean nation. The actor gets better and better at the role, with the help of the dead leader's sultry mistress, until guerilla fighters strike, and he wonders if it might not be a good time to move to a new role!
Reds (1981)

VHS
1991
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS PS3535.E2786 Z844 1991 'cassette 1-2'
The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist and Louise Bryant, writer and feminist. Woven into the story are America's great playwright, Eugene O'Neill, anarchist and feminist, Emma Goldman, Bolshevik leader, Gregory Zinoviev and other notable figures whose lives were shaken by the Russian Revolution.
Los últimos zapatistas : héroes olvidados / = Forgotten heroes (2001)

VHS
2001
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. VHS F1234.Z37 U482 2001
Oral history of the Mexican Revolution and the supporters of Emiliano Zapata, as told by the elderly veterans of the Revolution, as well as their reflections on the failure of the Revolution and subsequesnt Mexican government to prevent the disaster facing the Mexican countryside today.
Z (1968)

DVD
2002
Checked Out. Due Nov 14, 2009. Van Pelt Video Collection. Click here to place on hold.
Call No. DVD PN1995.9.J6 Z22 2002
A Greek pacifist leader is murdered at a rally. Despite the official police report of accidental death, a journalist's persistant questioning leads to a full-scale investigation, revealing corruption in high places.

Selected Recent Acquisition:

Homicide, life on the street. The complete season 3 = Homicide, life on the street (2003)

DVD
2003

Available. Annenberg Library Reserve.
Call No. DVD PN1992.77 .H66 Season 3 2003 'disc 1-6'
Homicide: Life on the Street defied the conventions of television police shows with its emphasis on the day-to-day grind of solving cases, instead of sensationalized violence and overwrought melodrama. The television series follows the lives of Baltimore homicide dectectives as they struggle to solve cases and grapple with their own personal demons.
Added: 28-SEP-09

New skills for blind dogs (2004)

DVD
2004

Overdue. New Bolton Library.
Call No. DVD SF992.B56 N49 2004
A training film for owners of blind dogs presented by Caroline Levin, author of Living with blind dogs. Levin discusses training theory and equipment and demonstrates skills discussed in chapter 8 of her book: the "Wait," the "Go slowly," and the "Come" when called; teaching dogs directional cues and how to avoid obstacles on leash and manage steps and stairs. Includes footage from actual training sessions.
Added: 13-AUG-09

Hail the conquering hero (1943)

DVD
2006

Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. DVD PN1995.9.C55 H342 2006
"A quirky soldier (Eddie Bracken) gets an unexpected homecoming when a group of uproarious Marines decides to 'make' a hero out of the comic misfit"--Container.
Added: 21-AUG-09

Stand and deliver (1988)

DVD
2007

Available. Van Pelt Library Rosengarten Reserve Desk.
Call No. DVD PN1995.9.T4 S83 2007
Lean on me: A bat-and-bullhorn wielding principal in New Jersey turns a failing school around with his tough love methods.
Added: 01-SEP-09

Made over in America (2007)

DVD
2007

In Transit. Annenberg Library Reserve.
Call No. DVD P96.B642 U65 2007
"A thought-provoking picture of how the desire for a better self-image operates within consumer culture, and how this desire is fed by [the] media, the medical makeover industry and society at large"--Container.
Added: 02-SEP-09

The hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

DVD
2002

Hold Request. Van Pelt Video Collection.
Call No. DVD PQ2288 .A452 2002
Quasimodo ventures from his tower to the joyous festival of fools, but the crowd turns cruel and rejects him because of the way he looks. The gypsy Esmeralda rescues him and he finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves--while reminding us to see people as they are rather than how they appear.
Added: 09-SEP-09

Aladdin (1992)

DVD
2004

Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. DVD PN1995.9.F36 A434 2004 'disc 1-2 + guide'
In the heart of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey, Abu, battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine. Aladdin's life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie appears and grants him three wishes. Through his adventures, Aladdin proves that he is a prince where it truly matter most - on the inside.
Added: 09-SEP-09

The shock of the new. Vol. 6, the view from the edge = View from the edge (1980)

DVD
2001

Available. Annenberg Library Reserve.
Call No. DVD N6447 .H832 2001 disc 3
This provocative series on modern art picks up at the threshold of the 20th century. "The threshold of liberty: Surrealism was the last revolutionary art movement of the Twentieth Century, much like a religion. Dali, Mire, and Magritte were striving to liberate the unconscious mind through fantasy/reality. The view from the edge: Figurative Expressionism was ruined by the realities of the Nazi death camps whose horrors surpassed distortions of the human body an artist could imagine."--Container.
Added: 15-SEP-09

Keep the dance alive : Que la danse continue / = Que la danse continue (2007)

DVD
2007

Available. Van Pelt Library Ormandy Music and Media Center.
Call No. Music DVD 1266
"A unique voyage through the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola. Keep the Dance Alive features remarkable footage of how dance and spirit possession is integrated into everyday life from infancy to death"--Container.
Added: 23-OCT-09

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