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Hassan and Morcos
PHL DVD0415

DVD/Widescreen/Color/112min


Water
PHL DVD0325

Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, the story begins as 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live out their lives in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a beautiful young widow, who falls in love with a Gandhiam idealist. 2 discs / widescreen / DVD / 115 min. / English


Ikiru: Movie of Century Reservation
PHL DVD0334

Watanabe Kanji (acted by Shimura), the chief of Civil Division of City Government, has been a model civil servant for 30 years. One day he was shocked by knowing that he has stomach cancer. He wanted to tell his beloved son but his son and daughter in law didn't pay too much attention to him. What they really want to do is to build their own house with Watanabe's pension. He tried to lead a loose life but he couldn't find happiness from it. At this time, he was inspired by a colleague of his division and decided to do something for the people. He found a long forgotten case and started to help. Finally with persistence he had turned a dirty ditch to a children play ground. He then died with satisfaction....


Danton
PHL DVD0387

Gerard Depardieu stars in this dramatic recounting of the power struggle between the leading figures of the French revolution, Danton and Robespierre. With the new republic in place Robespierre heads the "committee for Public Safety" and has befun his "Reighn of Terror", flushing out any dissenting voices and sending them to Guillotine. Danton returns to Paris after his self-imposed exile to call an end to the bloodshed, but in doing so makes a dangerous enemy of his former ally. DVD/PAL/Region Code 0/Length 130 minutes/Not suitable for person under age 12/Color


This Emotional Life
PHL DVD0463

How can we all live happier, more fulfilling lives? THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE explores way we can improve our social relationships, learn to cope with problems like depression and anxiety, and become more positive and resilient individuals. Host Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness, talks with experts about the latest scientific understanding of our emotions and how we can find support for the issues we all face. Each episode weaves together scientific perspectives with the compelling personal stories of ordinary people. DVD/Color/Each disc: 116 minutes, Approximately 6 hours total /Rated PG


Lawrence of Arabia
PHL DVD0219

The dramatic portrait of the framed British officer's journey to the Middle East, Lawrence of Arabiais one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved films of all time. Assigned to Arabia during WWI, Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab factions into a strong Gorilla front and leads them to brilliant victories in treacherous desert battlefields, where they defeat the ruling Turkish Empire.


The Chosen
PHL DVD0220

Based on Chaim Potok's best-selling novel, The Chosen follows the story of 2 teenage boys determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families. (Set in New York during the 1940's.)


Bombay
PHL DVD0231

A love story of a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl who get married after alot of quarrel, and settle down in Bombay. But, on December 6, 1992, they fall into disruption due to certain events. Finally, the citizens of Bombay stand up against the riots.


The Long Search: Protestant Spirit USA and Hinduism: 330 Million Gods
PHL DVD0234A

This series has served as the basis of successful religious philosophy courses around the world. This section includes: "Protestant Spirit USA" and "Hinduism: 330 Million Gods."


The Long Search: Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha-India and Catholicism: Rome
PHL DVD0235B

This series has served as the basis of successful religious philosophy courses around the world. This section includes: "Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha-India" and "Catholicism: Rome, Leeds, and the Desert."


The Long Search: Islam: There is no God but God
PHL DVD0236C

This series has served as the basis of successful religious philosophy courses around the world. This section includes: "Islam: There is no God but God," "Orthodox Christianity: The Rumanian Solution," and "Judaism: The Chosen People."


The Long Search: Religion in Indonesia
PHL DVD0237D

This series has served as the basis of successful religious philosophy courses around the world. This section includes: "Religion in Indonesia: The way of the Ancestors," "Buddhism: The Land of the Disappearing Buddha-Japan," and "African Religions: Zulu Zion."


The Long Search: Taoism: A Question of Balance-China
PHL DVD0238E

This series has served as the basis of successful religious philosophy courses around the world. This section includes: "Taoism: A Question of Balance-China," "Alternative Lifestyles in California: West Meets East," and "Reflections on the Long Search."


Bonhoeffer
PHL DVD0257

DVD color & b/w 90 min Why did the German Church emrace Hitler and the Nazi Party? And what was a good Germn, a deeply religious and pacifist man, to do about it? Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. Bonhoeffer openly challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need, and eventually joined a plot to kill Hitler. Extensive research in the U.S. and Europe brings to life this amazing story of moral courage. Extraordinary archival footage is interwoven with interviews with friends, family and students of Bonhoeffer, with historians and theologians, and with the words of Bonhoeffer himself, read by Klaus Maria Brandauer.


Jean-Paul Sartre: A Retrospective
PHL DVD0260

Produced 20 years after Sartre's death in 1980, this program assesses the philosophical legacy of one of France's most renowned intellectuals. The documentary features extensive film footage of Sartre conducting lectures, as well as several interviews. A host of friends, scholars, and philosophers, including Jean-Toussaint Desanti, J. B. Pontalis, Gerard Wormser, and Bernard-Henri Levy, discuss his works and his pivotal role in the Existentialist movement 55 mins / Color/ French with English subtitles


Radicals
PHL DVD0277

The year is 1525, Michael and Margaretha Sattler have fled their religious orders. Their quest: restore the church to the purity of its early days when communitites of believers practiced peace, compassion and sacrifical love. The Sattlers join a group called the Anabaptists and together challenge the 1000 year control of the Church by the State. They call for baptism to once again become, not a mark of citizenship, but an adult and voluntary diecision to follow Christ. As their movement grows, so does the determination of their enemies to stop them.......by any means necessary. In 1527, michael is burned at the stake and Margaretha drowned. But their movement survives and today is caried on by the Mennonites, Mennonite Brethren, Brethren in Christ, the Hutterites, and the Amish. 100 minutes/Color/English subtitles/DVD


Great Gathering
PHL DVD0288

This remarkable documentary provides a rare and fascinating study of the history, meaning, and diverse participants of the Maha Kumbha Mela, a spectacular Hindu sacred festival held every twelve years on the banks of the Ganges in India. The Kumbha Mela is the largest festive gathering of humanity on earth. It rotates between four different host cities. In 2001 it is estimated that 50 million people gathered for this unique event. By bathing in the Ganges during the Kumbha Mela it is believed that one will be absolved of all past-life Karma and freed from the vicious cycle of birth and death. The Kumbha Mela of 2001 was a very auspicious occasion and was held in Allahabad. Pilgrims came by plane, train, car, and foot from every corner of India as from around the world. Virtually every nationality and religion on earth was represented, and participants rightly felt that the spiritual energy of the world was focused on this momentous celebration. The film includes commentary by a diverse selection of participants and pilgrims, spectacular scenes of the bathing ceremonies, and many telling and intimate details of the spiritual activities that abounded. Among the highlights are scenes of the Naga Babas, a nakedly-clad sect of holy men, who left their caves in the Himalayas to bathe in the Ganges and perform their spiritual duties. "The Great Gathering" will stimulate thought and discussion in a wide range of courses in Asian and Indian studies, cultural anthropology, and comparative religion. It was produced by David Ehrlich and directed by Mary Sue Connolly for Black Witch Films. DVD/Color/52 minutes


Adrift on the Nile
PHL DVD0301

In Adrift on the Nile we meet a group of hedonistic middle-aged friends who gather each night on a luxurious houseboat for dancing, love-making and smoking hashish. When a young news reporter visits the houseboat to write a story on teh group, she is outraged to learn the tragic depths of their social alienation. Based on the novel by the Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahgouz, this 1971 production offers a revealing look at the Eguyptian elite on the eve of the 1967 War. By this time, Nasser has ushered in an age of enormous social change, leaving the sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie high and dry. DVD/ 1971/ Black and White/ 115 min.


Empires - Islam: Empire of Faith
PHL DVD0302

Between the fall of Rome and the European voyages of discovery, few events were more significant than the rise of Islam. Within a few centuries, the Islamic empires blossomed, projecting their power from Africa to the East Indies, and from Spain to India. Inspired by the words of the Prophet Muhammed, and led by caliphs and sultans, this political and religious expansion remains unequaled in speed, geographic size and endurance. DVD/2000/Color/ 160 min.


A Man In Our House
PHL DVD0303

Based on the famous novel by Ihsan Abdel Qoddous, this 1961 classic is set prior to the 1952 revolution and stars the legendary Omar Sharif in one of his most memorable roles. Sharif plays Ibrahim, a member of the underground resistance who seeks refuge from the so-called "political police" by taking shelter in the home of a civil servant and his family. DVD/ 1961/ Black and White/ 159 min.


Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
PHL DVD0304

Born a peasant at the turn of the last century, legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum earned a position of great wealth and influence. She was a powerful symbol, first of the aspirations of her country, and then of the entire Arab world. Four million people filled the streets of Cairo for her funeral in 1975, and to this day her songs outsell those of many contemporary Arab female vocalists. Narrated by Omar Sharif, Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt takes viewers into her home village and to the streets and cafes of Cairo where she lives and worked. Featuring concert footage, film clips and interviews with the famed singer's friends and colleagues, Goldman's documentary places the life and career of Umm Kulthum in the context of the epic story of 20th Century Egypt. DVD /1996/ Color/ 68 min.