New DVDs
The Ferguson Library has a growing collection of contemporary and vintage feature films, as well as many instructional, performance arts, and documentary films. Below is a selection of recently acquired DVDs recommended by our staff.
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Anna Karenina (2012) Starring Keira Knightly and Jude Law; Directed by Joe Wright. 130 min. At the twilight of the Russian empire, the beautiful wife of one of imperial Russia's most high ranking men is swept up in an affair with a dashing cavalry officer.
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Arbitrage (2012) Starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon; Directed by Nicholas Jarecki. 107 min. A New York hedge-fund magnate appears to have it all, but behind the gilded walls of his mansion, he waits in fear for his fradulent tactics to be revealed. |
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Flight (2012) Starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle; Directed by Robert Zemeckis. 138 min. An airline pilot miraculously lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, but even as he’s being hailed for his heroic efforts, questions arise as to who was really at fault.
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Single Ladies, Season 1 (2012) Starring Stacey Dash, LisaRaye, and Charity Shea; Directed by Tamra Davis. 3-disc set, 502 min. Three best friends living in Atlanta, Georgia have different philosophies on life, sex, and relationships. |
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Warriors of the Rainbow (2011) Starring Lin Ching-Tai and Umin Boya; Directed byTe-Sheng Wei. 185 min. In the mountains of Taiwan, aboriginal tribes rise up against their Japanese colonial masters.
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Pina (2011) Featuring Pina Bausch and Regina Advento; Directed by Wim Wenders. 2-disc-set,103 min. A documentary tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Starring Emma Watson and Logan Lerman; Directed by Stephen Chbosky. 103 min. A high school freshman, always watching from the sidelines, is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
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A Late Quartet (2012) Starring Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour Hoffman; Directed by Yaron Zilberman. 107 min. After 25 years together, the members of a world-renowned string quartet learn that their beloved cellist may soon be forced to retire.
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Free Men (2012) Starring Tahar Rahim and Michael Lonsdale; Directed by Ismael Ferroukhi. 99 min. In Paris during the second world war, a young unemployed Algerian earns his living as a black marketeer. |
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Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy (2009) Featuring John Turturro and Mimmo Cuticchio; Directed by Roman Paska. 76 min. Actor John Turturro explores the vanishing folk customs of Sicily, particularly the distinctive art of professional puppetry. |
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Keep the Lights On (2011) Starring Thure Lindhardt and Zachary Booth; Directed by Ira Sachs. 106 min. In New York City in 1997, a filmmaker and a closeted lawyer meet through a casual encounter but are soon embroiled in a deeper connection. |
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End of Watch (2012) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena; Directed by David Ayer. 110 min. Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious drug cartel. |
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Argo (2012) Starring Ben Affleck and Alan Arkin; Directed by Ben Affleck. 120 min. A life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans unfolds behind the scenes of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
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The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) Starring Melanie Laurent and Michel Blanc; Directed by Jennifer Devoldere. 98 min. A recently remarried older man struggles with family tensions between with his pregnant young wife and two grown daughters. |
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The Intouchables (2010) Starring Omar Sy and Francois Cluzet; Directed by Eric Toledano. 112 min. When an ex-con from the projects is hired to take care of an eccentric French aristocrat, his job quickly becomes an unpredictable adventure. |
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Life of Pi (2012) Starring Suraj Sharma and Irrfan Khan; Directed by Ang Lee. 123 min. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor a ferocious Bengal tiger. |
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