1907-1994
1) Aquinas
Author
Language
English
Description
"Aquinas (1224-74) lived at a time when the Christian West was opening up to a wealth of Greek and Islamic philosophical speculation. An embodiment of the thirteenth-century ideal of a unified interpretation of reality (in which philosophy and theology work together in harmony), Aquinas was remarkable for the way in which he used and developed this legacy of ancient thought - an achievement which led his contemporaries to regard him as an advanced...
3) Yojimbo
Series
Criterion collection volume 52
Language
English
Description
Two warring clans vying for power bid for the services of a wandering samurai-for-hire.
Language
English
Description
Hands across the table: When a struggling manicurist meets a charming playboy, they soon discover that neither of them have what the other really wants... money!
Love before breakfast: Despite the fact that she is engage to another man, Kay Colby is wooed by a successful businessman who will do anything for her love-- whether she likes it or not.
My man Godfrey: A ditzy socialite stumbles upon a 'forgotten man' at the city dump and offers him work...
5) Saboteur
Series
Language
English
Description
Wartime thriller about a Los Angles aircraft factory worker who witnesses his plant's firebombing by a Nazi agent, and is framed for that act himself.
Language
English
Description
Concerned that their children aren't growing up as "civilized" as they would in their native England, a couple decides to leave Jamaica and return home with their family. However, when they inadvertently find their way onto a pirate ship, the children befriend, outwit and even frighten their shipmates.