France 3 cinéma (Firm)
1) The Queen
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The French editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, suffers a stroke that paralyzes his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently describes the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he only visits in his mind.
3) The Artist
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to the other, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
A shell-shocked Juliette is released from prison after serving 15 years for murdering her young son. As life has moved on, she must relearn certain basics. After being banished from her family, she is now reunited with her younger sister, Lea. Hopefully, Juliette will learn to forgive herself in the process.
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1)
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Amélie is a young woman who had a decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition, Amélie didn't attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where she developed a keen imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young woman who works in a cafe and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others around...
7) Séraphine
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The true story of Séraphine Louis, a simple, devout housekeeper who in 1905, at the age of 41, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. In 1912, a German art critic discovered her paintings while she was working as his maid. Tells the story of the relationship between the avant-garde dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman's spirit.
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
At the turn of the 19th century, a humble artisan and his wife have a daughter, Marie, who is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection to their daughter and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send fourteen-year-old Marie to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of Belleville (which has a sardonic version of the Statue of Liberty in its harbor), where she tracks him down with the help of a musical trio gone to seed, the Belleville Triplets.
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min. each side) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
This fantastically-twisted fairy tale is chock-full of curious characters and special effects. A sad and heartbroken madman, Krank, is aging prematurely because he can't dream. He kidnaps little children, hoping that eventually he will find a way to steal their sleeping thoughts. The story takes the form of a quest, as a sentimental harpooner-turned-fairground strongman, One, sets out to find his young brother on dilapidated oil rig. He soon falls...
11) Persepolis
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study....
12) Madame Bovary
Series
Publisher
MK2 Productions S.A
Pub. Date
c1991, 2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Emma Bovary is a woman possessed by a burning hunger for life and love--and a passion that can never be fulfilled. Feeling trapped in a loveless marriage, Emma indulges herself in a lifestyle of reckless overspending and a series of shocking affairs which threaten to destroy her and everyone around her.
Series
Criterion collection volume 513
Publisher
Criterion
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The divergent paths of three adult siblings collide when their mother, heiress to an exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly.
Publisher
Tartan Video USA
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Melanie is a young woman whose ambitions as a concert pianist were dashed as a child by the thoughtless behavior of the jury chairwoman, a famous pianist Madame Fouchecourt, during her exam. Ten years later Melanie sets up an elaborate plan for revenge and soon begins to ingratiate herself into the family. Unrecognized by Madame, Melanie becomes her trusted "page turner" as both women prepare for the performance of a lifetime.
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], c1998
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (1 folded sheet)
Language
Français
Description
Optimistic hobo Isa, with her life in her backpack, has a gritty existence on the road, going from one town to another through northern France, working factory jobs and selling cards. After she loses a garment-factory job, her coworker Marie lets Isa share space in her Lille living quarters, an apartment belonging to a hospitalized mother and daughter. Isa goes through two tempestous relationships, while becoming fascinated with the girl who lived...
16) The mustang
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roman is a man serving a prison sentence of 12 years for committing a violent crime. His rehabilitation options include working at a facility that breaks and trains wild mustang horses. Within a short time, Roman's work with the horses propels him into an introspective period. He learns about the true origins of his own anger when he befriends a particularly troubled mustang. As his relationship with the mustang grows, Roman begins to deeply consider...
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Irene is with her elderly paramour, on the Riviera, to celebrate her birthday. When he falls asleep on her, she decides to slip down to the hotel bar. There, she mistakes barman Jean for a wealthy guest. He encourages the deceit by taking her up to the Royal Suite for the night. The following year, the same thing happens. This time her lover finds out and disowns her. Knowing Jean is a barman of little means doesn't stop her from wanting to be with...
18) For a woman
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110, 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The unexpected arrival of a brother who supposedly perished during World War II upsets the lives of a Jewish tailor and his pretty bride.
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Based on a true story about revenge, fear and redemption. In 19th century St. Pierre, a convict sentenced to death strives to better himself in the eyes of the police chief's beautiful wife and that of the town that she has him working in. Since there is no guillotine or executioner, one of each has to be sent for from France.
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In this remake of Fingers, Tom, a ne'er-do-well, works with two scheming real estate men who have little or no morals. He decides to return to the piano, practicing Bachs' Toccata in E Minor for an important audition that could be a life-changing event.