Kevin Loader
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
In 1941, on a remote Greek island, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
As Great Britain faces an imminent war with Germany, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, invited the King and Queen of England for a weekend at their home in upstate New York. But during the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America, international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR's domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal trip an unforgettable one.
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4) Le Week-End
Author
Language
English
Description
Nick and Meg, a long-married British couple revisiting Paris for the first time since their honeymoon attempt to rekindle their relationship.
5) Venus
Author
Language
English
Description
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes absolutely taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When he tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Author
Language
English
Description
A riveting drama of forbidden love, power and betrayal, inspired by the best-selling novel. When charming aristocrat Sebastian invites Charles Ryder to his family's estate, Charles becomes seduced by the family's opulent lifestyle, and by Sebastian's sister Julia. As their romance deepens, repercussions follow, and Charles discovers that at Brideshead, love, money and power come at a price.