Barr, Jean-Marc 1960-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Jean-Marc Barr
Dancer in the dark
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13 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,018 libraries worldwide Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The Sound of Music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur.
Dogville
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20 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 964 libraries worldwide Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville, on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret and its a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth.
Breaking the waves
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19 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 765 libraries worldwide Bess, a pious, young Scottish woman, prays to God to send her husband, Jan, home from his job on an offshore oil rig. When an accident sends him home paralyzed, she's filled with guilt and submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.
Le divorce
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11 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 753 libraries worldwide Isabel Walker travels to Paris to visit her pregnant stepsister Roxy, by chance arriving on the same day that Roxy's husband Charles-Henri leaves the marriage, apparently for another woman. As Isabel stays to offer help and support, the two young women start living it up with the locals and American expatriates, and Isabel finds herself being wooed by an older French man- who happens to be related to Roxy's ex-husband.
Europa
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22 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 407 libraries worldwide Leo Kessler, an American of German descent, visits Germany in 1945. He works as a night conductor on the Zentropa Railway Line, owned by a Nazi sympathizer. Leo attempts to remain neutral to the ongoing purguing of loyalists by the Allied forces, but he falls in love with the railway magnate's daughter.
Searching for Debra Winger
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3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 346 libraries worldwide This documentary is not only about film star Debra Winger, but also about the trials and tribulations of actresses in Hollywood who have reached "that certain age". Arquette interviews several of her colleagues, all of whom have their own personal horror stories about insensitive producers and casting directors who tend to think of over-40 actresses as being suitable only for mother, "other woman", and "hero's girlfriend" roles, if they bother to cast these roles at all. The women also discuss the difficulties in balancing a successful career and a private life.
Manderlay
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in German and English and held by 316 libraries worldwide "While traveling across [Alabama in the 1930s], Grace discovers the isolated plantation of Manderlay, a place where no one knows that slavery has been long abolished. With a good heart and pure intentions, Grace tries to emancipate the slaves and open the residents' eyes to the truth, with shocking results" -- Container.
Direktøren for det hele The boss of it all
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1 edition published in 2007 in Danish and held by 267 libraries worldwide When decisions needed to be made at the office, the owner invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind. Now, forced to bring the "Boss" face-to-face with potential purchasers and employees, he hires a failed actor to play the part. Much to everyone's surprise, the unmasked boss plays the ultimate part by becoming a hero.
Tara Road
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 261 libraries worldwide Marilyn Vine's idyllic life in Connecticut is devastated by the tragic death of her only son, Dale, during his 15th birthday party. 3,000 miles away, Ria Lynch's marriage comes to a stunningly abrupt end in Dublin, Ireland, when husband Danny reveals that he is leaving her for his pregnant mistress, Bernadette. An accidental phone call brings these two otherwise unrelated women together and, in their mutual need for space and time alone, they agree to a two-month house exchange. In swapping homes, both women slowly find healing and strength through new surroundings and the kindness of others and gradually learn to accept the reality of their changed lives.
The Big blue
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1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 218 libraries worldwide Jacques and his friendly rival Enzo are considered masters of free-diving and have made a career out of this one-of-a-kind competition. Jacques' life-long obsession with diving comes from his unusual bond with the sea, while Enzo thrives on the challenges of its inherent dangers.
Zentropa
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3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide In this Hitchcock-like thriller, Leo Kessler, an American visiting devastated postwar Germany, is seduced by a beautiful woman and suddenly finds himself caught in a never-ending web of mystery and intrigue.
The big blue
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18 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 165 libraries worldwide Jacques and his friendly rival Enzo are considered masters of free-diving and have made a career out of this one-of-a-kind competition. Jacques' life-long obsession with diving comes from his unusual bond with the sea, while Enzo thrives on the challenges of its inherent dangers.
Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 135 libraries worldwide During the Napoleonic wars in France, the Count of St. Ives, a French nobleman, is taken prisoner by the British and taken to a prison in Scotland. Thinking that his entire family was murdered during the uprising, St. Ives finds that his brother and grandfather are still alive. His grandfather finds out St. Ives is alive. St. Ives escapes from prison and his grandfather proclaims his entire estate and fortune to St. Ives. But St. Ives's brother has other ideas. In the meantime St. Ives falls in love.
Saint Ives
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 98 libraries worldwide Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives Is a witty, romantic comedy that takes place during the Napoleonic Wars.
Crustaces et coquillages Cote d'Azur
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2 editions published in 2005 in French and held by 87 libraries worldwide For summer vacation, Marc (Melki) and Beatrix (Tedeschi) take their two kids to the seaside house of Marc's youth, where their daughter takes up with a biker and their son roams the beach with his best friend, who is in love with him. Things get steamier when Beatrix's lover Mathieu shows up, and Marc's old flame appears.
The plague
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide In a city quarantined due to a highly contagious disease that is killing more people every day, three men face the greatest test of their lives, and each responds in a different way to the challenge.
The plague
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4 editions published between 1992 and 1994 in English and held by 74 libraries worldwide In a city quarantined due to a highly contagious disease that is killing more people every day, three men face the greatest test of their lives, and each responds in a different way to the challenge.
The scarlet tunic
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 71 libraries worldwide Set against the spectacular scenery of the lush English countryside, this romance tells the story of the doomed love between a young woman and a young soldier.
Le grand bleu
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19 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 23 libraries worldwide Seit ihrer Kindheit verbindet den schweigsamen Jacques und den extrovertierten Enzo die Liebe zum Meer. Zwanzig Jahre später fordert Enzo seinen Freund vor der Küste Siziliens zum Tauch-Wettstreit heraus. Die beiden Freunde können sich der Faszination der Tiefe nicht entziehen. (Quelle: Umschlagtext).
Breaking the waves
by Lars von Trier
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in French and English and held by 19 libraries worldwide Believing that her prayers to God to bring her husband home from his job on an offshore oil rig caused an accident that left him paralyzed, a pious, young Scottish woman, tragically, submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery. more
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