Ardant, FannyOverview
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Fanny Ardant
Ridicule
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31 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 854 libraries worldwide Fish-out-of-water drama has a minor country aristocrat enter the depraved world of the 18th century court at Versailles.
Paris, je t'aime Paris, I love you
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 832 libraries worldwide The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories.
Elizabeth
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6 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 713 libraries worldwide England, 1554. Henry VIII is dead. The country is divided, Catholic against Protestant. Henry's eldest daughter Mary, a fervent Catholic, is Queen. She is childless. The Catholics' greatest fear is the succession of Mary's Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth. After Mary's death, Elizabeth ascends to the throne, thrust into an edgy world of political and religious flux she struggles to protect her power, life, and independence as the court boils with intrigue and conspiracy. Elizabeth begins her reign in a land divided by bloody turmoil, and becomes a cunning strategist, weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
8 femmes 8 women
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11 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in French and English and held by 693 libraries worldwide A wealthy industrialist is found murdered in his home while his family gathers for the holiday season. The house is isolated and the phone lines have been found to be cut. Eight women are his potential murderers. Each is a suspect and each has a motive. Only one is guilty.
Le colonel Chabert
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24 editions published between 1994 and 2006 in French and German and held by 413 libraries worldwide Story of a French army officer who, after being taken for dead, finds it impossible to reclaim his identity.
Paris, je t'aime
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5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in French and held by 358 libraries worldwide The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories.
Callas forever
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17 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 320 libraries worldwide Beautifully recreates the magic, passion and artistry of the opera diva Maria Callas, known as "the voice of the century". Gives a loving tribute to what could have possibly happened at the end of Callas's life, whose death came at the age of 53. Callas was a temperamental diva. She captured all the fiery intensity of legend on and off the stage. Her tempestuous relationship with her former manager is what finally persuades her to re-launch her career, despite her fading powers.
Balzac a life of passion
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in French and English and held by 271 libraries worldwide A bio-pic about the passionate life of the great French novelist, Honore de Balzac, who was ignored by critics and harassed by debt-collectors and sustained by the Russian countess whom he loved his entire life.
The secrets
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4 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in Hebrew and held by 264 libraries worldwide While studying at a women's religious seminary in Safed, Naomi and her new friend explore the complexities of a religious lifestyle in a vibrant environment of youth, rebellion, and desire as they befriend a beautiful, mysterious older woman.
Vivement dimanche Confidentially yours
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10 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in French and held by 250 libraries worldwide When businessman Julien Vercel is accused of murdering his wife and her lover, he hides in his office to avoid capture. It is up to his secretary Barbara, who is secretly in love with him, to prove his innocence.
La femme d'à côté The woman next door
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13 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in French and held by 229 libraries worldwide A man's marriage is endangered when a woman with whom he had a passionate and painful affair several years ago moves in next door.
Un amour de Swann Swann in love
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1 edition published in 2004 in French and held by 176 libraries worldwide Set in Paris in the 1890s, Swann falls in love with a young courtesan, and soon finds himself tormented by his unrelenting sexual desire.
La Femme d'a côte The Woman next door
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3 editions published between 1981 and 1992 in French and held by 157 libraries worldwide A young engineer's new neighbors are surprisingly his old lover and her husband. Though both are happily married, they can't stay away from each other, and an obsession drives them both mad.
Nathalie
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1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 143 libraries worldwide Upon discovering that her husband is cheating on her, Catherine hires a prostitute to seduce him and report back. A strange relationship develops between the two women and soon Catherine enters a world that changes her forever.
Hello goodbye
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2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in French and held by 137 libraries worldwide Alain is a successful doctor in his mid-fifties who has been married to Gisele most of his adult life. Looking for a change and eager to embrace their Jewish heritage, they decide to pull up stakes and move from Paris to Tel Aviv.
Par-dela les nuages
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10 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 131 libraries worldwide Four stories of love and illusion are told from the perspective of a wandering film director. First two beautiful young lovers are unable to consummate their passion because the young man prefers impossible perfection. In the second story a women tells her stalker that she murdered her father. In the third story an effort is made to appease a wife and a mistress. The last story tells of a young man infatuated with a woman who is soon to enter a convent.
Confidentially yours (Vivement dimanche)
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17 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in French and German and held by 103 libraries worldwide Truffaut expertly combines clever humor, tender romance, and heart-stopping suspense for this thriller in the tradition of the Hollywood detective genre.
La vie est un roman
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in French and held by 101 libraries worldwide Divided into three narratives. First section is set around the first decade of the twentieth century in the Ardennes, where Count Forbeck unveils his architect's design for a utopian city. In a modern day mirroring of the first story, a group of professors now inhabiting Forbeck's castle seek a new form of education through the use of the imagination, under the guidance of a guru named Guarini. The last segment depicts a Wagnerian fantasy landscape of kings and dragons, which arises from the imagination of the children of some of the professors at the school.
L'amour à mort
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in French and held by 95 libraries worldwide "Elisabeth and Simon have been together as a couple for only a few months when Simon dies. To everyone's surprise he revives after a few minutes and appears to be quite healthy again. The couple's relationship appears to become more intense, but Simon is unable to come to terms with his near-death experience, feeling an irresistible desire to withdraw from life. Their friends Judith and Jérôme, a married couple of Protestant pastors, try to rationalise how Simon and Elisabeth must feel, offering guidance and consolation through theological and philosophical discussions, but the couple are beyond the reach of human understanding or explanation, and the pervasive and persuasive music of 'the other,' of a love beyond death, exerts an irresistible attraction."--www.dvdtimes.co.uk.
La famiglia
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16 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 93 libraries worldwide On his 80th birthday, an old Italian man reflects upon his past, reliving personal triumphs, family comedies, volatile politics, a war-torn world, and most importantly, the people and the passions that have changed his life. more
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Adultery Aristocracy (Social class) Attempted assassination Balzac, Honoré de,--1799-1850 Biographical films Callas, Maria,--1923-1977 Comedy films Courts and courtiers Drama Elizabeth--I,--Queen of England,--1533-1603 England Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Foreign films France France--Paris France--Versailles Great Britain Historical films Historical films History Jewish women Justice, Administration of--Political aspects Kings and rulers Kings and rulers--Succession Man-woman relationships Married people Mary--I,--Queen of England,--1516-1558 Mistaken identity Motion pictures Motion pictures, French Murder Musical films Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Opera Political science Queens Racism Scotland Terminally ill Tourists Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Ultra-Orthodox Jews Veterans Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Walsingham, Francis,--Sir,--1530?-1590 Women--Conduct of life
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French
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German (63) English (52) Italian (43) Undetermined (35) Spanish (17) Multiple languages (15) Hebrew (11) No Linguistic content (6) Russian (3) Covers
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