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1) Modigliani
Publisher
Distributed by Visual Entertainment
Pub. Date
�2004
Language
English
Description
Set in Paris in 1919, this fictional drama portrays Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his relationship with women and his friendships in his last years of life, as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, was in love with Jeanne, a Catholic girl. The couple's illegitimate child is sent by Jeanne's father to a convent to be raised. Modigliani's self-destructive lifestyle and lingering painful memories from childhood threaten...
Series
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Prelude to War: began as a training video for U.S. Troops compares the "free" world to the "slave" world--the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Used widely as a propaganda piece, the film endures as a study of how governments survive to justify wars to those who fight them.
The Nazi strike: Capra's documentary depicts Germany's diplomatic and military betrayals leading up to the 1939 invasion of Poland and the events that finally led France...