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2421) Persuasión
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James Malory sets sail for America to honor a promise he made to his in-laws: His and Georgina's daughter, Jacqueline, will have her come-out in America. Judith and Jacqueline Malory are not simply cousins; they are inseparable best friends. Refusing to miss Jacqueline's come-out in Connecticut, Judith convinces her parents to let her delay her London debut by a few weeks so she can accompany her cousin. Neither girl intends to fall in love during...
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"As early as 1441, and well before other European countries encountered Africa, small Portuguese and Spanish trading vessels were plying the coast of West Africa, where they conducted business with African kingdoms that possessed significant territory and power. In the process, Iberians developed an understanding of Africa's political landscape in which they recognized specific sovereigns, plotted the extent and nature of their polities, and grouped...
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Hotel Transylvania. The Hotel Transylvania, run by Dracula, is a unique, high-end resort catering only to the finest monsters and their families. Dracula is preparing for an extra special weekend - his daughter Mavis's 118th birthday - when trouble arises: a human has stumbled upon the resort for the first time ever! Even worse: the human has taken a liking to Mavis!
Hotel Transylvania 2. Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania....
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Lorsque l'opportunité de naviguer à bord d'un immense bateau se présente à Marco le renard, il la saisit sans hésiter, espérant ainsi trouver réponse aux multiples questions qui l'habitent. Pourquoi les arbres ne parlent-ils pas? Pourquoi l'eau est-elle tellement mouillée? Jusqu'où le soleil s'enfonce-t-il lorsqu'il plonge dans la mer? Il s'embarque dans un voyage où il fera l'apprentissage de quelque chose de beaucoup plus important : l'amitié....
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"Starting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States in mid-December 1941 and lasting until the war with Germany was all but over, seventy-three German U-boats attacked New England waters, from Montauk, New York, to the tip of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable. Around 15 percent of these boats were sunk by Allied counterattacks. Also, five surrendered in the region, and three were sunk off New England--near Block Island, Massachusetts, Bay and off...
2429) Anthropocene
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"A Working Group of international scientists is deciding whether to declare a new geological epoch -- the Anthropocene -- with the Earth shaped more by mankind than nature. Its members tell the story of the Anthropocene and argue whether it's a tragedy, a comedy, or something more surreal. With archival footage, award-winning stills and interviews, [the film] proposes a common secular narrative for mankind but leaves viewers to decide how we should...
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"Después de compartir toda una vida, el esposo de Bárbara muere. Ella, devastada por la situación, pierde el rumbo. A bordo de un crucero, decide abandonarlo todo, incluso a sí misma. Se despide de su familia, de su casa y de los recuerdos que alguna vez la hicieron feliz. ¿Cómo recuperar las ganas de vivir? Bárbara pasa las tardes llorando sobre cubierta acompañada de una libreta roja, en la que escribe sus memorias. De pronto, una misteriosa...
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During WWII the submarine USS Pampanito earned six battle stars, sank six Japanese ships, damaged four others, and rescued seventy-three British and Australian POWs from the South China Sea. The chain of events that led to this rescue is truly remarkable. Captured in 1942, forced to spend fifteen months constructing the Burma-Thai Railroad, and then loaded onto floating concentration camps - hellships, as they were called - the prisoners were in the...
2433) Una mamá para Owen
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When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young African hippopotamus from his mother, he finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story.
2434) The mutiny on the Bounty
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An account of the tragic voyage of the British ship to the island of Tahiti.
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"In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson escaped from his numerous troubles - poor health, tormented love, inadequate funds - by embarking on a journey through the Cevennes in France, accompanied by Modestine, a rather single-minded donkey. The notebook Stevenson kept during this time became Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, a highly entertaining account of the French people and their country. The Amateur Emigrant is a journal of his travels to and in...
2436) El mar que más quiero
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Cuando Biel se submerged en el mar, descubre que algo no va bien: el agua está muy sucia y llena de plásticos y residuos... No puede ser: tiene que salvar el mar cueste lo que cueste. Cuidar el planeta es importante.
When Biel is submerged in the sea, he discovers that something is wrong: the water is very dirty and full of plastics and waste... It cannot be: he has to save the sea at all costs. Caring for the planet is important.
2438) Dogfight over Tokyo
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"From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the last fight of the war during the first hour of peace. When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the final air mission of World War II. Two hours later, Yorktown received word from...