1935-2018
6) Oblomov
Language
Russian
Description
A moving adaptation of Ivan Goncharov's great 19th century tragi-comedy novel about a gentle aristocrat who would rather sleep than compete in a modern world of expanding industrialization. Winner of Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival.
9) Nashville
Series
Language
English
Description
Nashville interweaves the stories of 24 characters over 5 days during a political rally in the capital of country music.
11) Plaza suite
Language
English
Description
A confection of three witty comedic episodes starring one of America's finest comic actors, Walter Matthau. The scene is suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. In the first vignette, Matthau's wife discovers that he is fooling around with his secretary. In the next story, Matthau portrays a producer who calls an old flame for a rendezvous, but the lady has more on her mind than romance. In the final tale, Matthau and Lee Grant are frustrated parents...
12) Family plot
Series
Language
English
Description
A cabbie and a psychic work together to search for a missing hier. They become involved with a larcenous jewel merchant and his "Woman in Black" while discovering the family plot.
Language
Russian
Description
Napoleon's army advances through Europe, and the high society of St. Petersburg discusses philosophical matters: What sets history in motion? The ambition of an emperor, the hastiness of a tsar, or the talent of a military commander? The destiny of Russia is inseparable from that of Andrei Bolkonsky, Pierre Bezukhov, and Natasha Rostova.
16) The black hole
Language
English
Description
Explorer craft, U.S.S. Palomino encounters a black hole with a ghost ship, the U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near it. As the scientists take a closer look, their ship is damaged and they must land on the Cygnus for repairs. They encounter electronic robots and ultimately must pit themselves against these machines in order to escape.
17) Family plot
Series
Language
English
Description
"A phony psychic ... and con man ... are a conniving couple who plot to swindle an old lady out of her fortune by telling her they can find her long-lost nephew. In the process, their lives become intertwined with a larcenous jewel merchant ... and his beautiful girlfriend ... who have an affinity for kidnapping"--Container.
18) She
Series
Language
English
Description
While travelling in Palestine, a professor and his friends hear of a lost city in Africa, ruled by a beautiful woman. They set off across the desert in search of the city.
20) Forty guns
Series
Criterion collection volume 954
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hollywood legend Barbara Stanwyck saddled up with writer-director Samuel Fuller for the pulp maestro's most audacious western, a boldly feminist spin on the genre that pivots effortlessly between ribald humor, visceral action, and disarming tenderness. High-riding rancher Jessica Drummond (Stanwyck) commands a forty-strong posse of cowboys, ruling Cochise County, Arizona, without challenge. When U.S. Marshal Griff Bonell (Barry Sullivan) and his...