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Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court.
2) The duke
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Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full...
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Dorian Gray is an innocent young man who has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after he falls under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian soon jilts his fiancee, which leads to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery. Dorian realizes that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold. But Dorian...
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This is the unusual story of a beautiful elegant woman Maria Altmann, and her incredible courage and tenacity to reclaim 5 Klimt paintings from the Austrian government, which were stolen by the Nazis from her family. A David and Goliath tale that takes her from the glittering world of fin-de-siecle Vienna through Nazi terror in Europe to the United States Supreme Court. And after 60 years of state deception she won! Austria finally returned the paintings...
5) Faces places
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Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
6) Dorian Gray
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"Young Dorian Gray arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, dev[i]lish Lord Henry Wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. Desperate to protect the youth and beauty captured in his portrait, Dorian swears he would give anything to stay as he is ... even his soul. Slipping deeper and deeper into a world of sin, sex and celebrity, his deeds grow ever more evil in an attempt to hide his...
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A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Late one night, Isaac is summoned by a wealthy family to take the last photograph of a young bride, Angelica, who mysteriously passed away. Arriving at their estate, Isaac is struck by Angelica's beauty. But when he looks through his lens, the young woman appears to come to life. From that moment, Isaac will be haunted by Angelica...
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From its beginning as a small settlement for pioneer families, Glendale Heights has flourished into a bustling town. This DVD chronicles the history of Glendale Heights starting way back in the late 1800's to its official creation in 1959 and its many changes and improvements it made to become the great village it is today!
10) Khartoum
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"In 1883, British Prime Minister Gladstone dispatches General Charles Gordon to Khartoum, Sudan, where thousands of civilians are threatened by a Muslim fanatic, the Mahdi, and his army of followers. Gordon gains the Mahdi's respect but can't prevent the Mahdi's men from laying siege to the city. Now, as history hangs in the balance, Gordon faces the fight of his life defending the ancient city of Khartoum"--Container.
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Four U.S. Presidents who shaped our nation, stand high above the Black Hills of South Dakota representing the ideals and inspiration they brought to the United State of America. Symbolizing the founding, growth, development and preservation of the country, Mount Rushmore is one of the most significant National Monuments. Chip into the history of the men whose faces are sculpted and the men who sculpted them in this 7-part series featuring detailed...
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Drawn from thousands of hours of audiotape and tens of thousands of photographs created by photojournalist W. Eugene Smith from 1957 to 1965, this film tells the story of the Manhattan loft building that Smith turned into a gathering spot for jazz musicians and jam sessions. Smith's sounds and images are interspersed with present-day interviews with musicians and other visitors who spent time in the jazz loft during those years.
15) The last resort
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Before the arrival of Miami Vice and MTV Spring Break, South Beach was home to the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country. Drawn by the apartments, low cost of living, sunny weather, and thriving cultural life, they came by the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast. By the 1970s, these former New Yorkers had turned from seasonal visitors to year-round residents. The film takes viewers on a journey to the iconic Miami Beach of that...
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These portraits provide the substance of this illuminating film, which casts entirely new light on Cezanne's life and work. Through Cezanne's correspondence the film provides a rare understanding of the significance of his genius, and a key to a true appreciation of twentieth century art.
18) A thousand words
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"Judy Huff's 1991 iconic image of a lone figure sitting in a cemetery is considered one of the best examples of spirit photography ever captured..." "A 25th anniversay investigation of Bachelors Grove Cemetery"
20) Men at lunch
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In New York City, 1932, a photograph, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper, " is taken during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. In it, eleven workmen are taking their lunch break while casually perched along a steel girder. For 80 years, the identity of the eleven men and the photographer that immortalized them remained a mystery: their stories, lost in time, subsumed by the fame of the image itself. Then, at the start of the 21st century, the photograph...