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One of William Shakespeare's most farcical comedies, "The Comedy of Errors" is notable for its use of mistaken identity to achieve a slapstick comedic effect. Ripe with the bard's characteristic word play, the comedy concerns the lives of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated shortly after their birth. The play begins by the elderly Syracusian trader Egeon relating the back-story of his family. When Egeon was young, he married...
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"This edition of Twelfth Night provides: a clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards of scholarship; detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text; a full, illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural and performance contexts; an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play; a full index to the introduction and notes; and a select bibliography of references and further reading."--Jacket.
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Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a timeless comedic masterpiece that combines witty satire, social commentary, and farcical humor in a delightful theatrical concoction.
Set in the elegant drawing rooms of Victorian-era London, the play revolves around the hilarious deceptions of its characters, particularly Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing. These dashing young men each maintain a fictitious persona-Algernon has invented a friend...
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English
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The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the English language. This exclusive collection of the Bard's best works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Every book is well illustrated, and starts with a commentary and character summary. Scene synopses and character...
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Sony Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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A case of mistaken identity arises after a screw-up sales consultant and the world's deadliest assassin--known only as The Man from Toronto--run into each other at a holiday rental.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for another Lebowski who is rich and owes some thugs a lot of money. After Dude comes home one day to find that the thugs have broken in and ruined his favorite carpet, he vows to get even.
8) Top hat
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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Standard.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Rogers and Astaire are caught up in a mistaken identity plot, in which Rogers assumes that Astaire is already married, and is alternatively charmed and repelled by his advances.
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Series
Pub. Date
p2003
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2 sound discs (131 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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One of William Shakespeare's most popular and brilliant comedies, "Twelfth Night" features a gender-bending/mistaken identity/double-marriage-at-the-end plot that has enshrined this play as a favorite among audiences and critics alike.
A terrible shipwreck occurs off the coast of the kingdom of Illyria and a young girl - Viola - is plucked from the ocean by a group of sailors and set on shore alone, believing her twin brother Sebastian to have...
12) Lost highway
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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
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Widescreen.
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1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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A successful jazz musician whose marriage is on the rocks, a man in black who threatens to expose him, a young mechanic with links to a mobster, and the mobster's moll are the riders on the lost highway, trapped in their worlds of desire, destiny and unknown destination.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
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1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Jon Arbuckle travels to the London and decides to bring his cat, Garfield, along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle after swapping places with an aristocratic kitty who has inherited a fabulous castle. Garfield's reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
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DistriMax
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Three men share nothing but the same name: Angel Flores Fuentes. When a woman in search for her lost true love opens the telephone book, she has no option but to send a desperate love message to the three, hoping to obtain a response from the "real one".
15) Love me tonight
Publisher
Kino
Pub. Date
2003
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A tailor is mistaken for royalty when he attempts to collect a past due bill from an aristocratic client.
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Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
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Widescreen.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Danish
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After Jonas unintentionally causes a car accident that leaves Julia crippled with amnesia, he's compelled to visit her in the hospital. But when Julia's family mistakes him for her old boyfriend Sebastian, Jonas readily steps into the role. Jonas immediately falls for Julia and becomes enlivened by his new identity. Until the day her memories return.
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Series
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p2003
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2 sound discs (88 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Young Antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, separated from him at birth. With him is his servant Dromio, who lost his twin brother at the same time. The pair arrive in Ephesus where, unkeknownst to them, their twins are living.
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