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Pub. Date
c2010
Description
A multi-sensory language immersion system that uses a story about Muzzy, an extraterrestrial being who pays a visit to the kingdom of Gondoland, to introduce German to learners at the beginning to early intermediate levels. Features words and phrases related to greetings, numbers, shapes, colors, clothing, people, house and home, school, transportation, parts of the body, days, months, seasons, and more.
Pub. Date
1997.
Description
In 1930s Italy a bumbling Jewish waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. But that life is threatened by World War II.
In 1939, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her away from the Fascist official she has been dating, and they get married. Their son Giosue grows up among growing...
Author
Series
Great courses. Literature and language. Language learning volume course 2858
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Learn to speak Italian and explore the passion and brilliance of Italian culture with a grand tour of the country's 20 regions.
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Cosmos spans its own galaxy of topics, each segment deepening our understanding of how we got from there (simple microbes in the primordial mud) to here (space-faring civilization in the 21st century). In his "ship of the imagination," Sagan guides us to the farthest reaches of space and takes us back into the history of scientific inquiry, from the ancient library of Alexandria to the NASA probes of our neighboring planets. Upon this vast canvas...
Series
Great courses. Literature and language. Language learning volume course 2858
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Learn to speak Italian and explore the passion and brilliance of Italian culture with a grand tour of the country's 20 regions.
8) Happy
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
"Happy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. Combining real life stories of people from around the world and ... interviews with the leading scientists in happiness research, Happy explores the secrets behind our most valued emotion"--Container.
Series
Description
A famous Italian filmmaker, haunted by the memories of his first love, returns to his hometown after an absence of 30 years. Upon his return, he reconnects with the community and remembers the highlights and tragedies that shaped his life and inspired him to follow his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Includes Theatrical and Director's Cut versions of the film.
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
When she suspects her husband of infidelity, a housewife unleashes an unconscious ripe with erotic fantasies. In this film, Fellini's first feature-length color film, his examination of the sexual psyche unfolds via the surrealistic use of abrupt cut-aways to illustrate the woman' sexual fantasies.
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
Soon after the start of hostilities in Iraq, Rome-based, love-struck poet and lecturer Attilio heads to Baghdad when he learns from his friend, an Iraqi poet, that the woman he loves has been critically injured in a bomb explosion. Attilio does everything in his power to save her, risking his own life amidst the chaos of war.
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains is a cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental. Adapting an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray, through observant detail and stunning landscape photography, the profound relationship between Pietro and Bruno, who first meet as children in an Alpine village. Years later, the estranged...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015].
Description
Discover a new language or build vocabulary in your child's native language. From the Main Menu, select Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, German, or English. All six languages on one DVD! Kids explore the outdoor world of playful activities and common animals. They learn the names of familiar foods during a fun picnic. Colorful animation, real images, and adorable characters create an engaging experience that's easy to follow.
15) Illegal
Series
Film Movement volume 9, film 1
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Tania is a former teacher from Russia, living illegally in Belgium with her 14-year-old son, Ivan. One day, they are stopped on the street for a routine check by the police; Tania is arrested and placed in an immigration detention center for women, while Ivan manages to escape. Threatened with imminent deportation and fearful for Ivan's fate, Tania embarks on a harrowing journey, determined to preserve her dignity and find her son. Short film : Rita....
Series
Criterion collection volume 374
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
In postwar, poverty-stricken Rome, a man, hoping to support his desperate family with a new job, loses his bicycle and main means of transportation to work. With his wide-eyed young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief.
Pub. Date
[1995]
Description
The life of the fisherman Mario changes dramatically when the famous Chilean writer Pablo Neruda settles on his little Italian island. Living in exile because of his political beliefs, Neruda needs a postman to deliver the huge quantities of mail sent to him by his admirers and Mario takes the job since he hates fishing anyway. The two become friends and Neruda helps the shy and clumsy Mario to win the heart of Beatrice, the beautiful waitress at...
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