Henry James
341) The nightcomers
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Two Children, Two Adults, One Unspeakable Crime! Captivating and disturbing, this highly intense psychological drama with its haunting, twisted notion of sexuality puts a new spin on the characters from Henry James' celebrated ghost story, 'The Turn of the Screw.' Marlon Brando stars as Quint, a gardener who powerfully impacts the lives of young orphans Miles and Flora, who are left in the care of their governess (Stephanie Beacham), and housekeeper...
342) Wings of the Dove
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The highly acclaimed provocative tale of passion, temptation and greed. Kate is a beautiful young society woman whose desire for a common journalist presents her with an impossible decision: leave him, or marry - and face a life of poverty. Events take an
343) The lost moment
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An energetic American publisher is in search of the lost love letters of an early nineteenth century poet. Under a false name, Lewis rents a room in a mansion from Juliana Borderau, a former lover of the dead writer. Overseeing the eerie mansion is Juliana's near-psychotic niece, Tina, who mistrusts the publisher from the very onset. It soon becomes clear to Lewis that the mansion harbors horrible secrets, however, he intends to collect the lost letters...
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The collaborative efforts of twelve different authors writing a chapter each, The Whole Family is a 1908 novel conceived of by writer William Dean Howells and directed by Elizabeth Jordan, the editor Harper's Bazaar at the time. Howells' wished to explore how an entire family might both affect and be affected by a marriage. The narrative became somewhat of a mirror for the at-times contentious relationships between its various authors. The
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The American: American Christopher Newman is smart, educated and rich. He is a Civil War veteran and a self made tycoon who goes to Europe to see the 'treasures and entertain' himself. He meets Claire and after the fifth meeting he asks her to marry him.
The portrait of a lady: Isabel Archer is a beautiful, spirited American who is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett. It is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel is resolved to determine...
346) The innocents
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Criterion collection volume 727
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Deborah Kerr stars as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James's classic The Turn of the Screw, co-written by Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top).
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"The world's appearance would be shaken if we succeeded in perceiving the spaces in between things as 'things'." These words from the philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty apply to the core of Claude Monet's art in the years between 1880 and the beginning of the twentieth century. While interest usually lies only on the early and late work of this exceptional artist, the catalogue, containing more than fifty works of art, traces the development between...
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Moving to the countryside of 20th century Rio de Janeiro, prim and assuming Laura is unprepared for life on an isolated plantation. Hired as a nanny for two young orphans who live on their uncle's coffee farm, she soon notices that things are not all as they seem. Confronted with continual apparitions, and noting the children's increasingly ambiguous behavior, Laura becomes convinced in the presence of hostile spirits whom she believes are intent...
351) Affairs of the heart: Series one :classic tales of love and loss based on the fiction of Henry James
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Romantic tales from the late Victorian high society of love and loss. These unfold from the country houses of England to the drawing rooms of New York, from the palazzos of Venice to the art studios of London. Scoundrels and schemers collide with ingénues and admirers in the terribly intricate affairs of the heart.
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"Bob the farmer": Bob volunteers to look after the farm for Farmer Pickles. "Where's Muck": Muck can't wait to dig in to a muddy job helping Bob repair a riverbank! "Roley's important job": When Roley tags along on a job, he rolls away when he finds he's not needed. "Travis's busy day": Travis is eager to repair the barn after a storm, but Farmer Pickles asks Bob to help instead. "Lofty the artist": Lofty wants to be an artist and help redecorate,...
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A prequel to the series by the late R. D. Wingfield, published by special arrangement with his estate, finds the non-conformist detective searching for a 12-year-old girl who went missing from a department store changing room, a case that is complicated by the recent disappearance of his mentor.
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Duggee is blowing up balloons for Tino the artistic mouse's birthday. The squirrels are a little worried because Tino can be a bit grumpy! But Duggee persuades them all to go and see Tino and give him a bunch of balloons. But something unexpected happens. Tino starts to float up into the sky! He's having a rather good time until he gets stuck in a tree. It's time for the squirrels to come to his rescue.
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Classic haunted house ghost stories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis. This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that have enthralled, terrified and inspired readers decade after decade. Some are relatively well known; others are long-lost treasures, awaiting rediscovery. The selection includes tales of terror by Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, and Percival Landon; studies of...
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In 'Black Suffering', James Henry Harris explores the nexus of injustices, privations, and pains that contribute to the daily suffering seen and felt in the lives of Black folks. This suffering is so normalized in American life that it often goes unnoticed, unseen, and even - more often - purposely ignored. The reality of Black suffering is both omnipresent and complicated - both a reaction to and a result of the reality of white supremacy, its psychological...
360) Taggart: Set 3
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"This award-winning television drama follows four cops on the streets of the Britain's most menacing cities. Detective Burke, Ross, Reid, and Fraser make a formidable team against Glasgow's criminals, from drug dealers and blackmailers to gangsters and pimps. Armed with determination and intuition, they pursue justice in an often dark and dangerous world."--Container.