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1) The castle
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
Deutsch
Description
Michael Haneke's adaptation of Franz Kafka's The castle is an ingenious, faithful interpretation evoking Kafka's vision of a dystopian society hobbled by paperwork and bled dry by conformism and convolution.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. So began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia"--Container....
3) The giver
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
4) The giver
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
5) Rhinoceros
Series
Publisher
Kino on Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In a satire on conformity, protagonist Stanley, clinging to his individuality with the help of alcohol, watches as everyone around him metamorphises into a rhinoceros.
Publisher
Binge Box
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
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Description
A collection of essential 1990s movies in one convenient box for binge watching. Titles included: Apollo 13 (Rated PG), Braveheart (Rated R), Clueless (Rated PG-13), Dazed and Confused (Rated R), Edward Scissorhands (Rated PG-13), Jurassic Park (Rated PG-13), Fight Club (Rated R), Forrest Gump (Rated PG-13), Pulp Fiction (Rated R), The Shawshank Redmption (Rated R), The Matrix (Rated R), The Mask (PG-13), Titanic (Rated PG-13), The Sixth Sense (Rated...
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