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(0)Robert Stephens
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Description
This study explores Hemingway's newspaper and magazine journalism, his introductions and prefaces to books by others, his program notes on painting and sculpture exhibitions, and his statements in self-edited interviews. In doing so, it throws a new, oblique light on what has usually been regarded as his major work--his short stories and novels. Originally published in 1968.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest...
2) The asphyx
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Blending elements of Gothic horror with the more contemporary ingredients of steampunk, The asphyx has emerged from obscurity to become a cult favorite of the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Utilizing an experimental photographic device, a scientist (Robert Stephens) captures what appears to be the image of the Asphyx, the ancient Greek spirit of the dead. With the help of his adopted son (Robert Powell), he conducts further experiments and conceives of a way...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1966.
Language
English
Description
Morgan Delt (David Warner) is a loving man. He is an artist, fond of flowers, animals and children. But like his jungle hero, the male gorilla, he becomes formidable when in danger. As his wife Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave) decides to divorce him in order to marry a more sensible man, Morgan retaliates by acting out his wildest fantasies. Clad in a hired gorilla costume, he attempts to recapture the affections of his long-suffering wife. Nominated for...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel star in this dramatic film about two officers in Napoleon's army who violently confront each other in a series of duels. The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 30 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story, THE DUELLISTS explores the themes of obsession, honor and violence. This visually breathtaking film weaves a compelling...
5) Adam Bede
Publisher
2 entertain/BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Adam Bede, an honest, hard-working carpenter, has his heart set on marrying his sweetheart, pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. Hetty wants nothing to do with her boring life on the farm and she allows herself to be seduced by the heir to a local estate. She finds herself abandoned and pregnant from her ill-fated dalliance.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET, an iconic box-office record shattering adaptation, stars seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting as Romeo and fifteen-year-old Olivia Hussey as Juliet. The raw talent of these leads capture the youth and innocence of the legendary characters like never before in what has gone down in history as one of the most profitable film adaptations of Shakespeare ever produced. Winner of...
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 1
Language
English
Description
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleep village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins is faced with an immense...
10) The Two Towers
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The second instalment of Tolkien's epic tale, adapted from the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Having fled the Shire in their escape from Sauron's Dark Riders, Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring have journeyed to Rivendell and beyond. Their mission is to reach the Mountain of Fire in Mordor, where the Ruling Ring can be destroyed, but already their campaign is in jeopardy. Gandalf has fallen into an abyss, and Boromir has fatally
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