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Don Quichotte
FLD DVD0068

Ballet in one prologue and three acts based upon a few episodes of Miguel Cervantes' novel. DVD\\color\\122min


Return of Martin Guerre
FLD DVD0098

It tells the suspenseful true story of a 16th centruy peasant who disappears shortly after his marriage. When he returns from the war nine years later a much changed man, his identity is questioned by everyone - including his own wife. It is only at the end of an intense trial that the truth becomes established. Color/DVD/123 minutes/not rated/language in French with English subtitles


Lost in La Mancha
FLD DVD0133

A tantalizing documentary as hilarious as it is tragic, tracks maverick filmmaker Terry Gilliam's madcap mission to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote". As he struggles to complete his masterpiece, he and his cast and crew are beset by obstaclesmore catastrophic than anything Hollywood could have imagined. And yet, Gilliam's fanciful dream turns into a filmmaker's nightmare as a limited budget, the deafening roar of F-16s flying overhead,and a hailstorm straight from the Bible all conspire to halt the film's production. Capturing this mayhem on camera, the filmmakers were granted unlimited, behind-the-scenes access to Gilliam's frantic but inspired creation. With Jeff Bridges as narrator, they include surviving footage from the film and intimate interviews with an infectiously energetic Gilliam, his cast, and his crew to reveal what must be the only 'unmaking of' in the history of cinema. R/color/93 min


Man of la Mancha
FLD DVD0134

Jailed during the Spanish Inquisition for offending the church, author Miguel de Cervantes is forced to act out one of his manuscripts for the entertainment of fellow inmates. Cervantes delivers a rapturous performance as the legendary Don Quixote, the chivalrous knight whose choice to see life as it shoud be, not as it is, takes him into battles with an imaginary foe and into romance with the beautiful Dulcinea. 129min/PG/color


Paris Through The Ages
FLD DVD0154

From the beginnings as a small fishing village inhabited by the Parisii during the third century B.C. through Caesar's conquest of Gaul and its acquisition of the name Lutetia, from its consecration as the capital of Capetain France in the 10th century through Villon to the student rebellion of 1968, Paris has been synonymous with France as no other national captial is. This program tells the sotry of Paris and its people: kings and councilors, poets and painters, architects and gardeners...rich and poor, aristocrats of ancient lineage and new immigrants, people of exquisite and those of execrable taste - Parisians all. In French. French / 58 minutes / color


Don Juan Tenorio
FLD DVD0163

The first appearance of the Don Juan legend in literary form was in Tirso's El Burlador de Seville. Moliere's Dom Juan, da Ponte's libretto for Mozart's Don Giovanni, and the "Don Juan in Hell" scene in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman are the otehr most famous versions, with the notable addition of Zorrilla's play. It was the most successful play of the nineteenth century in Spain. The reason is made obvious by the stylish, lavish, and captivating production. Spanish/137min/color


Entre Naranjos
FLD DVD0164

3 part production of the classic 1900 Blasco Ibanez novel. Rafael Brull, a young man dominated by the environment of a small town in Levant, dreams of escaping the provincial life. When he meets Leonora, a famous opera singer, he tries to win her love, but gains only her friendship and the beauty of her voice. Shocked by her son's visits to Leonora's house, Rafael's mother arranges his marriage to the daughter of a wealthy local orange exporter. With Leonora, Rafael flees the impending marriage and travels the world, only to return to Levant and his provincial roots. color/ 270min/Spanish


Fresa and Chocolate
FLD DVD0436

Robert Redford presenta "fresa y Chocolate", la irresistible comedia que ha sido aclamada por la critica. David es un nino de colegio ingenu, un joven que necesita ayuda, para la primera vez, de su extraordinario amigo. David pronto aprende todo lo que debe saber y que le han ensenado en la escuela. Diego es el escritor que le ensena sobre la pasion de amor. Nominada para los premios de la academia en 1994, "Fresa y Chocolate" es una deliciosa celebracion a la vida y un brillante entretenimiento. Color/espanol y subtitulos en ingles/PG-13/104 minutes