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-- Vita e bellac2000., Adult, Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD FIC LIF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Miramax collector's seriesSummary Note: "In this extraordinary tale, Guido (Benigni) - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War II... and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate!"--Container.
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-- William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice.[2005], Adult, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of his trading vessels and his increasing isolation from his best friend Bassanio. The younger man has fallen in love with the beautiful Portia, and seeks to go abroad to win her hand. When Antonio takes a loan from Shylock, a bond is sealed, the risk of which is one pound of Antonio's flesh. So when Antonio goes into debt to Shylock, the angst-ridden moneylender demands a pound of his flesh.
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-- Romeo & JulietBy Zeffirelli, Franco Brabourne, John Havelock-Allan, Anthony Brusati, Franco, 1922-1993 D'Amico, Masolino Hussey, Olivia Whiting, Leonard O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013 McEnery, John, 1945- York, Michael, 1942- Heywood, Pat, 1927- Parry, Natasha Stephens, Robert, 1931-1995 Rota, Nino, 1911-1979 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet Paramount Pictures Corporation2000., Paramount Pictures Call No: Shakespeare Edition: Widescreen version. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Widescreen DVD collection.Summary Note: Presents the Franco Zeffirelli production of Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families, and take their lives.
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-- Taming of the shrewBy Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932- York, Michael, 1942- Zeffirelli, Franco Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976 Cecchi d'Amico, Suso Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 Hordern, Michael, Sir Lynch, Alfred, 1933- Webb, Alan, 1906-1982 Morris, Oswald, 1915- Taylor, Peter Rota, Nino, 1911-1979 Donati, Danilo Sharaff, Irene Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew C[1999], c1967., General, Columbia TriStar Home Video Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen version Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Columbia classics.Summary Note: Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.