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101) Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland: This early 1915 silent version of the Lewis Carroll story is considered the first version near to the novel. Creatures are costumed actors and the absence of dialogue creates a surreal, dreamlike quality.
Alice's adventures in Cartoonland: Two shorts from an animated film series directed and produced by Walt Disney himself. Includes drawings some historians think may have influenced the evolution of Mickey and other iconic cartoon...
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"Two years have passed since Rosa began walking the path to knighthood. Her days are now a whirlwind of training and cultivation as a newly-minted squire. But big news of the Claustra siblings' futures breaches the castle walls: Lacerta's departure to different lands and Viola's impending marriage. Together, they have grown beside Rosa, sharing her aspirations as both a future Claustra knight and former Scalae noble. Parting is sweet sorrow...until...
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Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before.
106) Ni aquí ni allí
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Ni aquí ni allí es un relato intergeneracional con un ritmo implacable sobre la violencia y la superación, la memoria y la identidad, la belleza y la desperación incrustadas en la historia de una nación y su pueblo. Cuenta la historia de doce nativos americanos, cada uno con una razón personal para ir al gran powwow de Oakland, la gran celebración de pueblos indígenas. Jacquie Red Feather hace poco que ha dejado el alcohol y está intentando...
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Nights in Rodanthe: Adrienne Willis is a woman with her life in chaos. She retreats to the small coastal town in the Outer Banks where she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs. She has a wayward husband who has asked to come home and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Upon arrival, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. Paul is the only guest at the inn, and he is facing his own crisis...
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It's kind of a funny story: Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think ... that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it's a coming-of-age story that's kind of a funny story.
Trainspotting: A young heroin addict in Edinburgh...
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