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English
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After returning from World War II, a young G.I. finds he has little in common with the wife he left behind. Disillusioned, he heads north to work as a travelling salesman where he meets the daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner. On her way home, she is terrified of what her father will do when he learns she is unmarried and pregnant. The young man gallantly offers to help by posing as her husband for one night, unaware that doing so will change both...
3) The Lady Eve
Series
Criterion collection ; 103
Language
English
Description
"Barbara Stanwyck sizzles, Henry Fonda bumbles, and Preston Sturges runs riot in one of the all-time great screwballs, a pitch-perfect blend of comic zing and swoon worthy romance that Sturges wrote, directed, and produced." --
4) The guest
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
6) Leap!
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"David is a pot dealer in need of a fake family to use as a cover story in order to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the U.S. He is in major debt with his supplier and is desperate for the money to pay him back. He hires a stripper to be his fake wife, a runaway as his pretend daughter, and a goofy counterfeit son. Antics and madcap adventure ensue as this faux-family attempts to cross the border with the loot." --
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Finley Tremaine, a small town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and captures the attention of handsome lead actor Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy 'Huck,' Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone,...
9) Mumford
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford comes to the idyllic town of the same name, and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch.
11) My man Godfrey
Series
Criterion collection ; 114
Language
English
Description
"A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler ... but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye." --
"Irene, an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a "forgotten man"-- an apparent down-and-out drifter-- at a dump. She gives him work as the family butler and soon falls head over heels for him. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the household's dysfunction make for...
12) A case of you
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young writer Sam has a crush on Birdie, the cute and quirky barista at his local coffee shop. When his conventional attempts to woo her crash and burn, he takes his efforts online, creating an Internet profile embellished with all of the details that would make him Birdie's dream guy. When the harebrained scheme is a surprise success and Birdie falls for his exaggerated alter ego, Sam must keep up the act or lose his dream girl forever.
13) The imposter
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Europe. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. Is the boy really who he claims to be, or is he an imposter giving the family false hope for their child's return?
14) Zelig
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This spoof of documentary films stars Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, the famous "Chameleon Man" of the 1920's, whose personality was so vague he would assume the characteristics of whomever he came into contact with. Filmed in black-and-white, the movie simulates the look of a newsreel, complete with stentorian narration.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Jarod is a Pretender, a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will. He was taken from his parents at an early age and brought up in a think tank, where he believed his mind was being used to benefit mankind. When he learned that the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest bidder, he escaped. Now on the run, he searches for his true identity and tries to balance any wrong his simulations have...
16) Meet John Doe
Language
English
Description
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best." -- Container.
Publisher
Two Roads Picture Co
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Sam, a brilliant computer hacker seeking a better life, always seems to make the wrong choices, even under the watchful eye of his probation officer, Harry. Now, barred from using the Internet and stuck working fast food with his best friend and fellow hacker, Stanley, Sam poses as a Postal Worker, stealing people's mail to make ends meet. Until one letter changes everything." --
19) Leap!
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Jarod is a Pretender, a genius whose exceptionally high IQ allows him to master virtually any profession. Still on the run from his ex-captors, Jarod continues to help innocent victims even as he digs deeper into his own background and the secret inner workings of the Centre. At the same time, he also uncovers disturbing facts about Miss Parker's family, which cause her to question her own life's work. But, in the end, it is Jarod's long-lost father...
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