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Chicago
by John Kander
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41 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 4,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In this musical, a nightclub star and a spot-light seeking young woman find themselves on Murderess Row in jeopardy of hanging. They compete for the spotlight with notorious criminal defence lawyer Billy Flynn
Shakespeare in love
by John Madden
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27 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in English and French and held by 3,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A comedy about the greatest love story almost never told. When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before. There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else, she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production
Pulp fiction
by Quentin Tarantino
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52 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 3,508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption
Master and commander the far side of the world
by Patrick O'Brian
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23 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 3,499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together
La vita è bella Life is beautiful
by Roberto Benigni
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38 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,252 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This film transports you to a world that even in its darkest moments, shines a light of hope and joy. A magical tale, it tells the captivating story of one man's love for his family and his ability to use the power of imagination to save them. A deeply moving, intensely funny and unforgettable masterpiece that will stay with you always. DVD
Kill Bill
by Quentin Tarantino
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26 editions published between 2004 and 2012 in English and held by 3,226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Bride continues on her deadly pursuit of her former partners in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who, in a furious assault, attempted to murder her and her unborn child on her wedding day. As the Bride faces off against allies-turned-nemeses Budd and Elle, she flashes back to the day of her deadly wedding. We learn how she was recruited and trained and about her relationship with Squad leader Bill
Good Will Hunting
by Gus Van Sant
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43 editions published between 1996 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 3,040 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor
The aviator
by Martin Scorsese
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12 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 2,928 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he never left, the victim of compulsions that drove him to greatness, while containing the seeds of his undoing
No country for old men
by Joel Coen
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27 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Llewelyn Moss stumbles onto a drug deal gone monumentally wrong while hunting in the parched Texas scrubland near the Mexico border. A satchel filled with $2 million seems to be a ship finally arrived, and he dreams of moving his wife Carla Jean out of the trailer park and into the good life. It isn't long before he's being tracked by Anton Chigurh, a psychopathic "debt collector." Sheriff Bell sets out to find Llewelyn, not so much for the propriety of recovering the money but to protect one of his citizens from Chigurh, an evil like nothing Bell has ever seen. The border is a hard land, yet Bell finds that the reflexive murders Chigurh inflicts upon others transforms the lonely vistas, somber deserts, and austere mountains into something horrendous--into no country for old men--or for young ones
The hours
by Stephen Daldry
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15 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 2,834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Home use only
Chocolat
by Lasse Hallström
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31 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité - Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget, someone would help remind you. In this village, if you saw something you weren't supposed to see, you learned to look the other way. If perchance your hopes had been disappointed, you learned never to ask for more. So through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the North
There will be blood
by Paul Thomas Anderson
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17 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 2,638 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, Daniel Plainview's voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Getting the oil from the ground is an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, and the ongoing involvement of Plainview's poker-faced adoptive son
Gangs of New York
by Martin Scorsese
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31 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured in to the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits" organized by Priest Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead, and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father
Cold Mountain
by Anthony Minghella
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21 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and held by 2,590 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Inman, a young Confederate soldier, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters
The English patient
by Anthony Minghella
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48 editions published between 1996 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light
Bridget Jones's diary
by Helen Fielding
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25 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and French and held by 2,564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This is the chronicle of the misadventures of a London single woman in her early 30s--a goodhearted, overweight, insecure, bumbling, and desperate-to-be-attached Everywoman Bridget Jones--a woman who loves men and loves sex. A true believer in the possibility of romantic fulfillment, on New Year's Day Bridget resolves to lose 20 pounds, cut down on alcohol, cigarettes, and sweets, and find the right man, or indeed, any man. Bridget charts her own progress in her diary, from "tragic spinster" to "wanton sex goddess," with an intrepid spirit, and a delightfully rueful sense of humor
The Queen
by Stephen Frears
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12 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 2,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"--Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways the monarch and Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to the resulting torrent of national grief
Cinderella Man
by Russell Crowe
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12 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Turkish and held by 2,543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The extraordinary true story of a destitute prizefighter, Jim Braddock, who gets another chance at the world heavyweight title
Frida
by Julie Taymor
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22 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of the painter Frida Kahlo, including her relationship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera
Smoke signals
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14 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 2,452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Story of the journey of two Coeur d'Alene Indian boys from Idaho to Arizona. Victor is the stoic, handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. Thomas is a gregarious, goofy young man orphaned as an infant by a fire which Victor's father accidentally started while drunk. Thomas is a storyteller who makes every effort to connect with the people around him; Victor, in contrast, uses his quiet demeanor to gain strength and confidence. When Victor's estranged father dies in Arizona the two young men embark on a journey to recover his ashes. Along the way the two learn a number of life lessons from each other and those around them more
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Air pilots Assassins Blair, Tony, Boxers (Sports) Braddock, James J.--(James Joseph), Brothers California California--Los Angeles Chocolate Cities and towns Criminal behavior Criminals Diana,--Princess of Wales, Elizabeth--II,--Queen of Great Britain, England Fathers and sons Female offenders France Gangs Gangsters Genius Genius and mental illness Great Britain Hughes, Howard, Illinois--Chicago Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Italy Kahlo, Frida Lent Love Man-woman relationships Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Navies--Officers New York (State)--New York Oil industry workers Oil well drilling rigs Public relations and politics Receiving stolen goods Revenge Shakespeare, William, Sheriffs Test pilots Texas Thieves United States Veterans Watkins, Maurine Women Woolf, Virginia, World War (1939-1945)
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