Hawke, Ethan 1970-

Fast food nation by Richard Linklater( visu )
20 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,512 libraries worldwide
An ensemble drama examining the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food

Hamlet by William Shakespeare( visu )
51 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,500 libraries worldwide
A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's epic story of passion, betrayal and revenge. The president of the Denmark Corporation is dead, and already his wife is remarried to the man suspected of his murder. No one is more troubled by this than her son, Hamlet. Now, after this hostile takeover, trust is impossible, passion is on the rise and vengeance is in the air

Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut( Sound Recording )
35 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and held by 1,380 libraries worldwide
When an American is captured by German soldiers during World War II, he becomes unstuck in time and jumps into different parts of his life, including when he was captured by aliens and put in their zoo, his marriage, and even his own death

Before the devil knows you're dead by Sidney Lumet( visu )
39 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,333 libraries worldwide
A stock broker, who is having financial troubles and in need of extra cash, and his younger brother conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. The only problem is that the owners of the jewelry store are their own parents. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed

The Purge by Ethan Hawke( visu )
29 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,307 libraries worldwide
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets by Dane DeHaan( visu )
9 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 1,291 libraries worldwide
"An expansive, expensive adventure whose creativity outweights its more uneven elements."--Variety

Daybreakers by Michael Spierig( visu )
34 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,256 libraries worldwide
In the year 2019, an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, so does the blood supply. Now the vampires must find a blood substitute before time runs out. Researcher Edward Dalton and a clandestine group of vampires have made a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race

Sinister by Ethan Hawke( visu )
37 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,199 libraries worldwide
Ten years ago, true crime writer Ellison Oswald made his reputation with a best-selling account of a notorious murder. Now, desperate to replicate the success of his first book, he moves his family into a home where the previous occupants were brutally executed and a child disappeared, hoping to find inspiration in the crime scene. In the home, Ellison discovers a cache of terrifying home movies, unwittingly opening the door into a nightmarish mystery

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens( visu )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
This program covers the following topics: the birth of the intellectual; Zola and Proust; the Great War; pacifism and surrealism; the Bolshevik Revolution; the new religion of communism; André Malraux; and the growing signals of terror from Moscow, which go unheeded

Inside the Actors Studio ( visu )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor, writer and film director Ethan Hawke. Hawke discusses his upbringing as the son of young, student parents who separated when Hawke was three; his famly's frequent relocations; his mother Leslie and his stepfather Patrick Powers; doing his first play at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey; his first motion picture role, at age13, in Explorers (1985), and his feelings of jealousy and competiveness with his co-star River Phoenix; his education, and his decision to pursue his career as an actor. Hawke examines his roles in the motion pictures Dead poets society (1989), Dad (1989), A midnight clear (1992), Reality bites (1994), Gattaca (1997), on which he worked with Uma Thurman, who later became his wife; Great expectations (1998), Hamlet (2000), and Training day (2001), on which he worked with Denzel Washington. Hawke also speaks about his founding in 1991 of a Theater company called Malaparte; his writing of novels; his fatherhood; his approach to film acting; and his foray into direction with his 2001 film Chelsea walls. A brief question and answer session with Hawke and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program