Merchant, VivienOverview
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works by
Vivien Merchant
Harold Pinter's The homecoming
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 524 libraries worldwide Deals with an all-bachelor family in North London disrupted by the return of the eldest son and his wife from America.
Jean Genet's The maids
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5 editions published between 1974 and 2004 in English and held by 522 libraries worldwide Two Parisian sisters, Solange and Claire, serve as maids to a cruel socialite, but whenever she leaves, the two act out a bizarre, complex role-playing psychodrama of domination and control that feeds their powerful lust for revenge upon the mistress they serve.
The homecoming
by Harold Pinter
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Recording
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6 editions published between 1973 and 2003 in English and held by 242 libraries worldwide The drama deals with the events which occur in the life of a bachelor Cockney family disrupted by the return of the eldest son and his wife from America.
Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide The Necktie Murderer has the London police on red alert and an innocent man is on a desperate quest to find the real sex criminal and clear his name. Alternating heart-pounding tension with distinctive Hitchcock humor, Frenzy marked the Master of Suspense's return to his native England after almost 20 years.
Alfie
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Visual
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7 editions published between 1965 and 2003 in English and Multiple languages and held by 148 libraries worldwide The story of a shallow womanizer who is trying to figure out his own life.
American film theatre. Collection 2
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide A collection of 5 film adaptations of 20th century plays produced by the American Film Theatre.
The homecoming
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Visual
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8 editions published between 1973 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 60 libraries worldwide Deals with an all-bachelor family in North London disrupted by the return of the eldest son and his wife from America.
The maids
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Visual
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6 editions published between 1974 and 2005 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide Two Parisian sisters, Solange and Claire, serve as maids to a cruel socialite, but whenever she leaves, the two act out a bizarre, complex role-playing psychodrama of domination and control that feeds their powerful lust for revenge upon the mistress they serve.
Alfie
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Visual
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide The story of a shallow womanizer who is trying to figure out his own life.
Accident
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Visual
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5 editions published between 1967 and 2006 in English and held by 31 libraries worldwide An Oxford graduate is killed in a car crash; his tutor looks back over the tangle of personal relationships that contributed to his death.
Frenzy
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Visual
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2 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide In their hunt for a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer, the London police suspect an innocent man, who eludes them and proves his innocence by finding the real murderer. Includes a theatrical trailer.
Mary Queen of Scots
by Antonia Fraser
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Recording
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2 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide
The offence
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Visual
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6 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in English and German and held by 16 libraries worldwide After 20 years on the police force, Detective Sergeant Johnson has seen too much. One day while interrogating a snide, sarcastic suspect in a child molestation case, all of his pent up anger and hatred surfaces and Johnson loses control, killing the man. What had started out as a routine investigation has turned into a case of police brutality, and Johnson must now attempt to reconcile his own violent behaviour.
A Tale of two cities
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Visual
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3 editions published between 1990 and 2007 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide This is a tale of turbulent times - the French Revolution, recreated in breathtaking scale and painstaking detail. And it is a timeless tale - the story of two men in love with the same woman.
The maids
by Jean Genet
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Visual
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3 editions published between 1974 and 2003 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Two Parisian sisters, Solange and Claire, serve as maids to a cruel socialite, but whenever she leaves, the two act out a bizarre, complex role-playing psychodrama of domination and control that feeds their powerful lust for revenge upon the mistress they serve.
A war of children
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Visual
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2 editions published between 1992 and 2000 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide The tragedy of the conflict in Northern Ireland is brought to life in the shattering experiences of one family in this powerful drama.
The offence
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Visual
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4 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 4 libraries worldwide After 20 years on the police force, Detective Sergeant Johnson has seen too much. One day while interrogating a snide, sarcastic suspect in a child molestation case, all of his pent up anger and hatred surfaces and Johnson loses control, killing the man. What had started out as a routine investigation has turned into a case of police brutality, and Johnson must now attempt to reconcile his own violent behaviour.
Barefoot in the park
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Visual
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in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide The story of a shallow womanizer who is trying to figure out his own life.
The American Film Theatre presents The homecoming, a film from the play by Harold Pinter
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Book
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1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
The maids Die Zofen
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Book
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2 editions published between 1974 and 1975 in English and held by 1 library worldwide more
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Abusive men Adultery Audiobooks Bachelors Biography Brothers Comedy films Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama Dysfunctional families England England--London England--Yorkshire Families Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film and video adaptations France--Paris Genet, Jean,--1910-1986 Great Britain History Israel La Bern, Arthur J Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Mary,--Queen of Scots,--1542-1587 Murder Naughton, Bill New England Police Police brutality Police misconduct Promiscuity Queens Russia Scotland Serial murders Sex crimes Single men--Sexual behavior Sisters United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War crime trials Women household employees Working class families
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English
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Spanish (4) German (3) Undetermined (3) Multiple languages (2) No Linguistic content (1) Covers
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