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Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
עברית
Description
The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ultimately consumed by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student. As the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the boy's gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
3) Fair Haven
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a long stay in anti-gay conversion therapy, James, a young piano prodigy, returns home to his family farm and his emotionally distant father, Richard. After Richard pressures James to give up his music career and take over the farm, James agrees as a way to make up for his past. Soon, however, James finds himself face-to-face with a former lover, Charlie, who wants to help him turn away from his new beliefs and family expectations, and follow...
4) Gifted
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.
5) Matilda
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full Screen. Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A little girl with a special talent challenges the cruel headmistress of a gloomy grade school. This is an all-new special edition DVD filled with bonus materials for families to enjoy. Featurettes include: Matilda's Movie Magic - Interactive, Matilda's Guide to Good Manners, Escape to the Library, Fun Set-Top Games, and Read Along with Matilda - Read-Along Feature.
6) Indigo
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The inspirational story of a lonely old man and his granddaughter, an 'Indigo' child. The term refers to a child blessed with the ability to foresee events, see things that are not evident to others, and heal with a special power not possessed by adults.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This heart-warming film is based on the true story of a young boy who is a chess prodigy and his father, who attempts to walk the fine line between encouraging his son's talent and preserving the love they have for each other.
8) Mighty oak
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Manager Gina Jackson's life is given a new purpose when she meets a young guitar prodigy. Convinced the boy is the reincarnation of her brother, lead singer of Army of Love, who died ten years ago, she embarks on a mission to get the band back together.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (434 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science is not always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (434 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the new semester, Sheldon attends his first comic con and gets a group of nerdy friends while Missy begins questioning everything -- including religion and sex -- while Georgie takes a job at Meemaw's new laundromat-slash-gambling-den and the parents struggle at work and home.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A ten-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 569 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The emotional story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
14) Ender's game
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (411 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
16) Ender's game
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
17) Vitus
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
At six, Vitus is both incredibly talented and wonderfully precocious. When it becomes evident that he has an exceptionally high IQ and can play piano like a young Mozart, expectations run high. His parents love him, his grandfather understands him, but no one knows the truth - that his real genius is in his heart.
18) Midnight special
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed filmmaker Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time in this science-fiction thriller that reunites him with his Oscar®-nominated Take Shelter collaborator/star Michael Shannon. Shannon stars as a father who goes on the run to protect his young son (Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy's special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (433 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Being a child prodigy in East Texas can be challenging, but it can also make you the most popular student on your college campus. When thirteen-year-old undergrad Sheldon Cooper creates a database, his professors clamor for a partnership, but this puts him at odds with the university. Meanwhile, the relationship between his parents, George Sr. and Mary, hits a rough patch, causing his twin sister, Missy, to take off in their dad₂s truck. Big brother...
20) Popular theory
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Erwin is a genius, far smarter than any of her high school classmates. But Erwin's genius has come at a price, isolation. She doesn't have any friends and even her sister thinks she's a social leper. Determined to win the State Science Fair, she teams up with classmate Winston, a fellow outcast and chemistry guru, to create a popularity chemical which they add into sticks of chewing gum.
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