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Paris was a Woman (1995 Film)

Director

Greta Schiller

Producer

Frances Berrigan; Greta Schiller; Andrea Weiss

Subject

Art; History

Distribution

VHS

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Paris 1919 (2009)

Director

Paul Cowan

Producer

Gerry Flahive; Paul Sadoun

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 95 minutes), $89.95

Paul Cowan’s feature-length documentary combines archival footage and dramatic re-enactments to take viewers inside the peace talks that followed World War I. Inspired by Margaret MacMillan’s book Paris...

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Filthy Cities (2011)

Producer

Sam Starbuck

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

Presenter Dan Snow traces the evolution of three of the world’s major cities, from the perspective of their unhygienic pasts, looking at how Paris, London and New York have evolved into paradigms of the...

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Paris 1994 (1994 Multimedia)

Producer

Monica Pidgeon

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, 168 slides. col., 1994 sale: £180.00 (?)

A sampling of some of the most interesting architecture currently visible in Paris. Despite the economic recession, whole new areas have been carved out of or are under construction - areas such as ‘Les...

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Portraits by Ingres (1999 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £10.00 (inclusive)

Traces the life and work of Ingres, well-known for his allegorical, historical and religious compositions, his female nudes and his portraits. Follows his moves from his native Montauban in the south of...

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Trends in Modern Splinting Materials (1984 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 9 min.

Reviews a familiar splinting material, plaster of Paris, and then looks at the characteristics and benefits of modern synthetic casting materials. Demonstrates the application and removal of synthetic casts...

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Paris Expo, 1925: The International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, 48 slides. col., 1999 sale: £57.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Images selected from original sources of the architecture and exhibits that were featured in the Paris Expo of 1925, including the specially constructed pavilions, room settings and furniture, metalwork,...

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Danse, La - The Paris Opera Ballet (2010)

Director

Frederick Wiseman

Subject

Dance; Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 152 minutes), £19.99

One of America’s most respected documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman, presents a glimpse into the inner workings of the respected ballet company, The Paris Opera Ballet. Wiseman and his camera crew...

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Paris Opera Ballet, The: Seven Ballets (2008)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £17.99

A compilation of seven original dances set to music from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Grieg, choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and Marius Petipa and featuring the stars of The Paris Opera...

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Royal Palaces: Images of Power (1995 Video)

Producer

Robert Philip

Subject

Architecture; History

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Examines six royal palaces built in the 17th century, looking at the symbolic purposes for which they were constructed - as expressions of authority and power and to strengthen the realm. Shows the...

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