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  1. Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy (2015)

    Director
    Roberto Rossellini (1906-177)
    Subject
    Film studies; Italian studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 337 mins), £49.99

    Limited edition Blu-Ray boxed set. Features ROME, OPEN CITY/PAISA/GERMANY YEAR ZERO. Special features: L’AMORE (1948, 80 mins), documentaries CHILDREN OF THE OPEN CITY (Muscardin, 2005) and INTO THE FUTURE...

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  2. Gomorrah (2009)

    Director
    Matteo Garrone
    Subject
    Italian studies; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 137 minutes), £14.99

    Based on the best selling book by Roberto Saviano Gomorrah is a story of power, money and blood. These are the "values" that the residents of the province of Naples and Caserta confront every day; they have...

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  3. Viva L’Italia (1961)

    aka: Garibaldi

    Director
    Roberto Rossellini (1906-177)
    Subject
    History; Italian studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 129 minutes), £15.00/£12.00

    To celebrate the centenary of the unification of Italy, the Italian government commissioned Rossellini to make a biopic of Giuseppe Garibaldi and his 1860 campaign to unify Italy. The result is visually...

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  4. Narrating Modernity: Writers of the Mid 20th Century (2008)

    Director
    Eliseo AÌ lavarez
    Subject
    Languages; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 50 minutes), £118.24

    The mid-20th century was an era of large-scale and often tragically violent political shifts which completely changed the face of Latin American life and art. As this programme demonstrates, the rise of...

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  5. Rossellini’s History Films - Renaissance and Enlightenment: Blaise Pascal, The Age of the Medici, Cartesius (2009)

    Director
    Roberto Rossellini (1906-177)
    Subject
    French studies; History; Italian studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 546 minutes), $59.95

    "In 1963, Rossellini announced that he had abandoned cinema and would start working in television. He directed nine telefilms on historical subjects and six short documentaries, claiming TV could be used as...

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  6. Thank God and the Revolution (1981 Film)

    aka: Gracias a Dios y a la Revolucion

    Director
    Roberto Borgus; Jackie Reiter; Wolf Tirado
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Focuses on the role of the church in the Nicaraguan revolution, and includes interviews with a nun, the Minister of Social Welfare, and veteran Sandinistas who defended their country against American...

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  7. Masters of Jewellery 2008 (2010)

    Subject
    Crafts; Design
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 220 minutes), £162.00

    A series of programmes about the jewellers behind the most exquisite, multi-million-dollar collections of flawless stones, meticulous cuts and virtuoso craft. Interviews with the world’s most famous and...

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  8. Dialogue, The: Learning from the Masters Series (2007)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes each), £13.95 each or £29.95 for compilations

    THE DIALOGUE is a series of in-depth interviews with some of today’s most successful Hollywood writers. Host Mike De Luca, president of production at New Line Cinema, gets writers to share their work...

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  9. Beauty Queens: Elizabeth Arden

    Subject
    Business studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 48 minutes), €15.98

    As a pioneer of the cosmetics industry, Elizabeth Arden built up a business worth billions. Her goal was to make decorative cosmetics- previously the preserve of actresses and ladies of ill repute-...

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  10. Beauty Queens: Estee Lauder

    Subject
    Business studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 48 minutes), €15.98

    "I never just believed in success - I worked for it." Faithful to this motto, Estée Lauder became one of the richest and most influential women in the world- a perfect embodiment of the American dream. She...

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