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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Kate Darling's enigmatic mother-- a once famous ballerina-- has passed away, leaving Kate bereft. When her grandmother falls ill and bequeaths to Kate a small portrait of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Kate's mother, Kate uncovers a mystery that may upend everything she thought she knew"--Publisher description.
24) The Paris hours
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"One day in the City of Lights. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city's most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they've lost. Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer's notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she...
25) Sandcastles
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Eleven years ago, Honor thought she had the perfect home, the perfect love, the perfect life. Then her husband, John, broke her heart--and tore their little family apart. Now, John has returned to the family. What he finds is one daughter still hurting over his abandonment, another who barely remembers him, and a third who may be in more trouble than anyone knows. And then there is Honor herself--and a passion that may have been interrupted but that...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When Colleen, an artist, is convinced that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she decides to put a stop to it. The gun she threatens him with accidentally goes off, and now with her boyfriend dead and in her basement, she hooks up with Daniel. Daniel is a singer and an assassin, who just can't seem to bring himself to actually kill anyone. When Colleen learns that Daniel was to kill her boyfriend, and Daniel discovers the boyfriend is dead already,...
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Nederlands
Description
Watch a southern love story of a tattoo artist who falls in love at first sight, with a banjo player. But when an unexpected tragedy hits their new family, everything they know and love is tested. An intensely moving portrait of a relationship from beginning to end, propelled by a soundtrack of foot-stomping bluegrass.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Richard Brettell, Professor of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, introduces the style, subject, and function of Impressionist painting by artists including Monet, Renoir, Cassatt, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh. Explains how Impressionism changed the way that people see the world and examines how these artists documented life in the latter half of the 19th century and provided models of behavior, decorum, and urban...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
It's a Christmas affair to remember as a Hollywood mogul discovers his inner cowboy -- and the woman of his dreams -- amid the rugged beauty of Wyoming. Raine McCall would take snow-covered mountains over a star-studded premiere any day. But when hotshot movie executive Mick Branson arranges dinner on Christmas Eve to discuss a work opportunity, she's intrigued -- by the offer and the man. She's a no-makeup, no-frills single mom, who's happy with...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"New York Times bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay's Flowers of Darkness explores how artificial intelligence tampers with love, sex, and the basis of artistic creation in a new future Paris. CASA is a brand new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris. A dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But is this residency a dream or a nightmare? Since moving in, Clarissa Katsef has had ominous discomfort, the...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
He was a brazen prodigy determined to make his mark in the world. He became the most revolutionary and influential artist since the Renaissance. His was a life of contradiction, where the creation of beauty was balanced by personal failings that exacted a high price on all those who loved him. Pablo Picasso spent his life destroying convention. He left a legacy that places him securely among the most important artists of all time. Follows Picasso...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec vow to discover the truth behind the untimely death of their friend Vincent van Gogh, which leads them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late-nineteenth-century Paris.
37) House of D
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
By working through challenges stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is and returns to his home to reconcile with his family and friends.
38) Goya
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Español
Description
In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800's, Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. Goya reflects on his tumultuous career: a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba and the evil crusade of Napoleon's French army.
39) Houdini
Publisher
Lions Gate Television Inc. ; A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken. CHICAGO, SOMETIME-- Two people meet in the armory of the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts...