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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.
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