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An epic television mini-series, this 1969 BBC production was followed by audiences for one half of a television season of American public television series and essentially saved the fledgling Public Broadcasting System. The literary adaptation follows the Victorian pride of the Forsyte family through the scandals and mistakes of the patriarch, Soames (Eric Porter). His ways change when he has a child who grows up to be a captivating young woman (Susan Hampshire) who carries on the family tradition. Based on James Galworthy's Nobel Prize winner.DVD Features:Region 12-Disc SetDigi-PakFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Featurettes - 1. Behind-the-ScenesText/Galleries: Biographies
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Director Joseph Brooks (THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH) also wrote and produced this story of a young woman's determination to follow her showbiz dreams. Laurie Robinson (Didi Conn, GREASE) doesn't want to follow in her famous comedian father's footsteps. Desiring her own career as an actress and singer, she breaks off an engagement with her hometown sweetheart and hits the road. After auditioning for a film role, she quickly finds herself in an ill-fated relationship with the director. The memorable title song was a million-selling hit for Debby Boone and went on to win an Academy Award for Best Song.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenFull ScreenAudio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Dolby Digital Mono - FrenchInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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In COTTON MARY, director Ismail Merchant explores the dynamics of being Anglo-Indian in post-colonial India. In 1954 British rule has officially ended in India but class-consciousness is still very much alive in the Macintosh household. After Lily Macintosh (Greta Scacchi) endures a painful pregnancy and delivery she becomes unable to breast-feed her baby daughter. Hospital nurse Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey) comes to the rescue, secretly bringing the baby to her sister, a wet nurse, and uses the opportunity to become indispensably helpful and fulfill her ambitious desire to work in an English home. As an Anglo-Indian--she insists her father was a member of the British military--Cotton Mary ingratiates herself to Lily, considering herself more British than Indian. John Macintosh (James Wilby) is an absentee husband and father whose neglectful ways are fueled by the appearance of Mary's seductive niece, Rosie (Sakina Jaffrey, who is Madhur Jaffrey's real life daughter). Cotton Mary, whose nickname comes from her insistence upon wearing only British cotton, longs for acceptance by the white upper class members she serves while denouncing her Indian roots. Madhur Jaffrey, a long-time collaborator on Merchant Ivory productions, served as co-director of the film.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Single LayerAudio: Dolby Surround - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Trailers Parental Control
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With Catherine Deneuve and William Hurt in staring roles, this tale of two former lovers reuniting in New York City is a perfectly charming romantic drama. Deneuve plays Fanette, a French writer who heads to the Big Apple for a romantic rendevous. Or at least, those are her intentions. A chance meeting with photographer Matt (Hurt) puts paid to the original ambitions of Fanette's trip, and she becomes thoroughly seduced by his charms. As the coupling embark on a passionate affair, NEAREST TO HEAVEN borrows liberally from the old Cary Grant flick, AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, as the story unfolds.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.66Audio: 5.1 Sound
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An escaped convict forges his way into the ranks of Mob chieftains, killing anyone who gets in his way. The great actor James Cagney (Top of the world, Ma!) stars in the lead role.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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