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Video Collection at the John D. Vairo Library

Literature

The following titles are available at Vairo Library. Film descriptions are from the LIAS CAT entries, most of which are copied or derived from the film containers. For more information on any of the titles, search the LIAS CAT by title, and limit the material type to Video Material.

The American Short Story Collection 1974-[1989].
Videocassettes (972 Min.). Sd., Col.
Contents: [V. 1]. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg -- [V.2]. Bernice Bobs Her Hair -- [V. 3]. Pigeon Feathers -- [V. 4]. The Revolt Of Mother -- [V.5]. The Music School -- Parker Adderson, Philosopher -- [V. 6]. Rappaccini's Daughter -- [V. 7]. Barn Burning -- [V. 8]. Almos' A Man -- [V. 9]. Paul's Case -- [V. 10]. Love And Other Sorrows -- [V. 11]. The Sky Is Gray -- [V.12]. The Blue Hotel -- [V. 13]. I'm A Fool -- [V. 14]. The Jolly Corner --[V. 15]. The Greatest Man In The World -- [V. 16]. Soldier's Home -- [V.17]. The Displaced Person -- [V. 18]. The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall --[V. 19]. The Hollow Boy -- [V. 20]. The Golden Honeymoon.
Summary: Dramatizations Of Short Stories Written By Some Of America's
Greatest Writers.

A Doll's House.c2000.
1 videocassette (95 min.)
Videocassette release of the 1973 motion picture
Cast: Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliot, Ann Massey and Dame Edith Evans.
Summary: Nora, the "model wife," commits forgery and risks destruction in order to save her husband. But after he rejects her, she leaves her husband and children to begin a new life.

Gothic.c1991.
1 videocassette (ca. 87 min.)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr, Timothy Spall.
Summary: In 1816, a sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of horror and madness. Lord Byron and Percy Shelly, Shelley's fiancee Mary Godwin, her stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears and share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night.

Great Expectations. c1946.  
                                                      1 videocassette (118 min.)
Cast: Stars John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Finlay Currie, Sir Alec Guinness, and Martita Hunt.
Subject: Charles Dickens' story of Philip Pirrip, a young orphan whose path crosses that of an escaped convict who aids him in his adventures in 19th-century London. In the end, Pip establishes a stable identity and discovers values to live by.  

Hamlet. Workshop 1. 1996, c1984.
1 videocassette (25 min)
Series Title: Shakespeare workshops
Summary: "...The program investigates the question of Hamlet's character as director John Russell-Brown takes actor David Yelland through various interpretations of the role, working on some of Hamlet's key speeches and interactions with other characters and trying out various ways of presenting this complex character." --

Hamlet. Workshop 2. 1996, c1984.
a production for the Open University-BBC TV.
1 videocassette (25 min)
Series Title: Shakespeare workshops
Summary: "This program expands on the idea of Hamlet's character to bring the prince into dramatic relationship with other characters. The program looks at how far such interactions modify or support issues of character resolved in the first workshop, and how the actor playing this complex role relates the meaning of the famous soliloquies to the dynamic, political moments of the play."

Haunted Summer.1989
1 videocassette (approx. 106 min.)    
Based on the novel by Anne Edwards.      
Cast: Philip Antglim, Laura Dern, Alice Krige, Eric Stoltz, Alex Winter. 
Summary: This film portrays the true story of the meeting of Percy Shelley
and Lord Byron. Together with their lovers, they spent the summer of 1816 in a magnificent Swiss villa experimenting with free love and drugs.  

Jorge Luis Borges: Borges and I. (1983)
This presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with a rare interview of the author at his home. This program relates Borges' profoundly original stories to his personal experience, and attempts to reconcile the public and private images of this major 20th century writer

La Boheme. 1982.
1 Videocassette (141 Min.). Sd., Col
Film Of A Performance Of Puccini's Opera.
Taped Performance Of January 16, 1982 Metropolitan Opera.
Subject: The Story Of Poor Artists In Paris. Rodolfo Falls In Love With Mimi Who Is Ill And Dies. Giacomo Puccini's Fourth And Best Loved Opera.

The Short Story Collection II 1971-[1991].
Videocassettes (646 Min.). Sd., Col. 1/2 In.
"Gift Of Love Inspired By O. Henry's Gift Of The Magi"--Container.
Contents: [V. 1]. The Man And The Snake -- The Return -- [V.2]. The Open Window -- Child's Play -- [V. 3]. The Horse Dealer's Daughter -- [V. 4]. Thetell-Tale Heart -- [V. 5]. Two Soldiers -- [V. 6]. Norman And The Killer --[V. 7]. The Gift Of Love -- [V. 8]. D.P. -- [V. 9]. Noon Wine -- [V. 10]. An Outpost Of Progress -- [V. 11]. Who Am I This Time? -- [V. 12]. Any Friend Of Nicholas Nickleby Is A Friend Of Mine -- [V. 13]. The Hitch-Hikers -- [V.14]. The Blue Men.
Summary: Dramatizations Of Short Stories Written By Some Of America's Finest Writers.

I, Claudius . / A BBC Television Production In Association With London Films. 1991.
7 Videocassettes (780 Min.). Sd., Col.
Based On The Novels By Robert Graves.
Contents: A Touch Of Murder ; Family Affairs -- Waiting In The Wings ; What Shall We Do About Claudius? -- Poison Is Queen ; Some Justice -- Queen Of Heaven ; Reign Of Terror -- Zeus, By Jove! ;Hail Who? -- Fool's Luck ; A God In Colchester -- Old King Log.
Originally Broadcast On PBS, Masterpiece Theatre, c1976.

The Magic Flute. Die Zauberflote = Trollflogten,.1986.
1 Videocassette (VHS) (134 Mn.). Sd., Col.
Opera ; Performed In Swedish With English Subtitles.
Cast: Ulrik Cold, Josef Khostlinger, Eric Saeden, Birgit Nordin, Irma Urrila ; Swedish State Broadcasting Network Symphony ; Eric Ericson,Conductor.
Subject: A Handsome Young Man Is Enlisted To Rescue The Queen Of The Night's Daughter From An Evil Sorcerer.

Nabokov on Kafka: understanding the Metamorphosis. (1991)
"Plummer as witty Nabokov, providing an entertaining insight into The Matamorphosis, Kafka's perplexing story of a man who woke up one morning to discover he had turned into a beetle."

Otello, From The Royal Opera House. / By Giuseppe Verdi ;Libretto, Arrigo Boito (After The Play By William Shakespeare) ; Covent Garden Pioneer In Association With BBCTV. c1992.
1 Videocassette (146 Min.). Sd., Col.
Placido Domingo (Otello) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Iago) ; With Supporting Singers ; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House ;Royal Opera Chorus ;
Sir Georg Solti, Conductor.
Sung In Italian With English Subtitles.

The Power Of The Word / With Bill Moyers. 1989.
6 Videocassettes (348 Min.). Sd., Col. + 1 Guide
Resource Materials Include Instructor's Guide, Bibliography, Biographies Of Poets, And Reproducible Student Cards With Text Of Poems And Photos Of Poets.
Contents: Pt. 1 The Simple Acts Of Life -- Pt. 2. The Living Language --Pt. 3. Ancestral Voices -- Pt. 4. Voices Of Memory -- Pt. 5. Dancing On The Edge Of The Road --
Pt. 6. Where The Soul Lives.
Summary: A Six-Part Television Series Celebrating Contemporary Poets And Their Poetry. Poets Include : Sharon Olds, William Strafford, Octavio Paz, Galway Kinnell, James Autry, Quincey Troupe, Garrett Kaoru Hongo, Mary Tallmountain, Joy Harjo, Li-Young Lee, Gerald Stern, Stanley Kunitz, W. S. Merwin, Robert Bly And Lucille Clifton.

The Seagull / by Anton Chekhov ; translated and adapted by Stark Young [1999?]
1 videocassette (117 min.)
Videocassette release of the production of Thirteen/WNET for Theater in America on PBS, originally broadcast 1/29/75
Cast: Frank Langella, Blythe Danner, Olympia Dukakis, Lee Grant.
Summary: A production by the Williamstown Theatre Festival of Anton Chekhov's classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions.

Shakespeare's Globe. (2005)
This film explores a day in the life of this theatre: behind-the-scenes preparations, rehearsals, backstage drama and performance extracts from a production of Romeo and Juliet, together with glimpses into Globe Education workshops and activities, the exhibition and tours.

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. 1992.
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Series: Imagen viva de Mexico
Summary: Recounts the life and times of Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz, a 17th century nun, scholar, and an outstanding lyric poet of Mexico's colonial period.

Star Trek (Television Program)
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
1 Videocassette (51 Min.). Sd., Col.
Summary: The Enterprise Becomes The Battleground For Two Aliens Who Have Pursued Each Other Through Space For Thousands Of Years In An Episode Dealing With The Idea That Racial Inequality Will Still Be A Problem In The Future.

Star Trek, Episode 45, A Private Little War. 1986.
1 Videocassette (51 Min.). Sd., Col.
Summary: Kirk And Company Beam Down To A Primitive Planet Visited By Kirk Thirteen Years Ago. But Some Of The Once Peaceful Natives, Now Have Sophisticated Weapons, Courtesy Of The Klingons.

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. 1984.
1 Videocassette (139 Min.). Sd., Col., Stereo.
Based On The Play By Christopher Bond.
Subject: Sweeny Todd Shaves Gentlemen In His Fleet Street Shop, And The Gentlemen Are Never Seen Again.

La Traviata. 1991.
1 Videocassette (105 Min.). Sd., Col.
In Italian With English Subtitles.
Cast: Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Cornell Macneil, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus, James Levine, Conductor.
Summary: The Story Of A Beautiful Courtesan Dying Of Consumption And Her Love For A Poor Nobleman. Based On Giuseppe Verdis Opera.

Last Updated May 31, 2006

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