WinStar TV and Video (Firm)
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Boulangère de Monceau (26 min.) "The narrator pursues one woman, then meets another whom he flirts with until he rediscovers the first"--Container.
La boulangère de Monceau is the story of a young man who becomes infatuated with a woman he sees on the street, but after several days without seeing her again sets his sights on a girl in the local bakery, eventually having to choose between them.
Carrière de Suzanne (52 min.) "The narrator, a timid...
Publisher
Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
2000, c1995
Physical Desc
1 DVD-vidéo (100 min) : son., n&b ; 12 cm.
Language
Portuguese
Description
"After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco, an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in suqalior, he accepts a 'delivery job' from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when the exchange goes bad, he finds himself on the run from an underworld thug and in the arms of Alex, a beautiful woman caught up in the Portuguese black market."
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Portuguese
Description
The posthumous story of Cape Verde's leading citizen, who leaves his fortune to the daughter no one knew he had. As part of her inheritance, Graca receives a set of audiocassettes containing her father's personal accounts of his wild, romantic and often dubious exploits.
Publisher
WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A candid and comprehensive biographical portrait of the novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, Norman Mailer. Compiled from over 20 hours of exclusive interviews with the writer, this profile includes rare archival footage, photographs and original manuscripts from the Mailer archives. Both fascinated by and at odds with his country, Norman Mailer personally explores the tensions that exist between reality and fiction in this unprecedented film....
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[200?], c1999
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (263 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From the origins of the 'scattering' of the Irish over the centuries, to the dreams of a mythical home nurtured by so many Irish migrants today, The Irish Empire is a lively exploration of the ups and downs of the Irish experience abroad -- as seen by themselves, and as they are perceived by others."--Container.
7) La notte
Publisher
Distributed by WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
An emotionally estranged couple faces heartache, desperation, and personal loss all in the course of one night.
Publisher
Fox Lorber CenterStage
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Fullscreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
American Masters takes an unprecedented look at the legendary composer with this film portrait. Includes interviews with Julie Andrews, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn and Celeste Holm as well as archival performances by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Diahann Carroll, Mary Martin, John Coltrane and Barbra Streisand.
Publisher
Fox Lorber CentreStage
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This definitive look at "The First Lady of Song" chronicles Ella's entire career, from her amateur night appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York to her unparalleled success on stage and screen. The film includes never-before-seen performance footage and interviews with many of the great musicians who worked with and admired this truly amazing performer"--Container.
Publisher
Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
[2001], c1999
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 173 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
This story follows the individual lives of the Jian family. Due to many circumstances, the entire family will have to re-evaluate who they are and what their lives have become.
11) Lola Montès
Publisher
Distributed by WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Letterbox presentation.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Depicts, through flashbacks, the life of a famous courtesan, recounted as part of a lavish circus act. The ringmaster introduces and displays Lola Montés who recalls her romances with Franz Liszt, a student, and Ludwig, King of Bavaria before she was reduced by scandal, poverty and ill fortune to her present life as a circus performer.
12) Vaudeville
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Before television, before radio, even before silent movies, the most dominant form of popular entertainment in America was vaudeville -- a traveling circuit of variety shows in which performers sang, danced, juggled, joked and did just about anything they could to amuse their audiences. American Masters pays tribute to this unique theatrical genre with the presentation of more than eighty original acts, including rare performances by George Burns...
Publisher
Fox Lorber CentreStage
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of painter/illustrator Norman Rockwell. Features interviews with historians, critics, family, friends, and admirers.
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c2001, c1999
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Romantic comedy which follows the life of Angèle, a forty-something woman who makes her living at a Parisian spa and whose life has been a series of hedonistic and reckless one-night stands.
Publisher
Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Suzanne Farrell discusses her career with the New York City Ballet and her relationship with mentor George Balanchine. Includes performance footage and interviews with colleagues.
Publisher
WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Clarissa Dalloway prepares for an elaborate party, she remembers another summer in the past, when she was a beautiful young woman. Her preparations are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a former suitor from that long-ago summer. As the day of the party unfolds, Mrs. Dalloway's life also becomes strangely intertwined with a young man she never meets, but whose tragic fate strikes a chord of truth, deep in her soul, that she cannot deny.
Publisher
Fox Lorber CentreStage
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life of Ramblin' Jack Elliott who traveled and sang with Woody Guthrie and became a mentor to Bob Dylan. Jack's daughter Aiyana had originally wanted to document the her father in action and bring his story to light. However, when she hit the road with him, the focus of the story turned from the roving cowboy's life on the road to the daughter's search for a dad who was rarely at home. This film, shot over a period of two years, contains...
