Sarah Polley
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
“A visceral and incisive collection of six propulsive personal essays.” – Vanity Fair
*A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice*Named a Most-Anticipated Book of 2022 by Entertainment Weekly, Lit Hub, and AV Club*New York Times Paperback Row*
From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Women Talking and the acclaimed director and actor Sarah Polley, Run Towards...
*A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice*Named a Most-Anticipated Book of 2022 by Entertainment Weekly, Lit Hub, and AV Club*New York Times Paperback Row*
From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Women Talking and the acclaimed director and actor Sarah Polley, Run Towards...
4) Alias Grace
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (272 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Grace Marks is a young, poor Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, finds herself accused and convicted of the infamous 1843 murders of her employer, wealthy farmer Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this inspired, genre-twisting film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets behind a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions.
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's 'forgetfulness' actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since this is the nursing home 'no-vistors,' first 30 days policy of a patient's...
7) Mr. Nobody
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 155 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The life story of Nemo Nobody, a 118 year-old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality. On his deathbed, Nemo shares his life story with a reporter and reviews the choices he made along the way. Yet even with his last breath, a pivotal decision awaits to conclude his destiny.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
The women of an insular, ultraconservative religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together in the aftermath of pervasive sexual assault to figure out how they might move forward to build a better world...
9) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 501 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
10) Road to Avonlea: The complete first seasonLes contes d'Avonlea.L'intégrale de la première saison
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sara Stanley is forced to move in with her deceased mother's relatives in the charming town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 590 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Sara Stanley as she journeys to Avonlea to unite her extended family, the Kings. Set at the turn of the 20th century, Tales From Avonlea tells the classic story of adventure, love, and lifelong lessons.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Sara Stanley who is forced to live with her deceased mother's relatives in the town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. Sara's antics and misadventures lead her through tales of romance and fancy, and tragedy and comedy.
15) Road to Avonlea: The complete fifth seasonLes contes d'Avonlea.L'intégrale de al cinquième saison
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sara has blossomed into an independent and self-assured young lady, but one that still has a penchant for trouble. Now a fully-integrated member of Avonlea society, she begins to think about the day she must leave the security of her new home. Once again, the stories in this volume range from uproariously funny to poignantly emotional.
16) Splice
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two young scientists become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures. Ignoring legal and ethical boundaries, the scientists, who are romantically involved, introduce human DNA into their experiment and risk the dawn of a terrifying new era.
18) Road to Avonlea: The complete second seasonLes contes d'Avonlea.L'intégrale de la deuxième saison
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sarah and her cousins continue to wreak havoc and land in trouble, much to the adults' dismay.
19) Road to Avonlea: The complete third seasonLes contes d'Avonlea.L'intégrale de la troisième saison
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this season, Avonlea gets an effervescent new schoolteacher and endures a villain plucked from a mystery novel, while Olivia's wedding plans get wildly out of hand and Sara trades places with a street-smart waif who passes as her double. It ends with the death of Marilla Cuthbert, filling in the story between Anne of Green Gables: the sequel and Anne of Green Gables: the continuing story.
