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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Old Ebenezer Scrooge, the meanest miser in London, is visited one Christmas eve by three spirits who change his life forever. George C. Scott stars as Scrooge in this critically acclaimed version of Charles Dickens' holiday classic.
3) Emma
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town, In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along." --
Series
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A young society woman's love for a common journalist presents her with an impossible decision: leave him or marry and face a life of poverty. Events take an unexpected twist when she befriends a lonely young heiress whose own tragic secret offers an irresistible but dangerous solution.
5) Vanity fair
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Based on Thackeray's satire of the beautiful and clever but poor Becky Sharp, who is determined to earn her place in society.
Publisher
Shanachie Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Eleanor Bramwell is the public health heroine of 1890s London, and David Calder is her society doctor dad, Dr. Robert Bramwell. Feisty and unconventional, Eleanor's desire to take the medical profession out of the dark ages often draws her into conflict with the medical establishment, her colleagues and friends. In this season, Eleanor continues her volatile love affair with the charismatic Dr. Finn O'Neill, now a widely acclaimed figure in the...
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Hal was just a boy when his father was murdered by the ruthless Dan Bannerman. Now, with a family of his own, Hal discovers that the man his daughter hopes to marry is none other than Bannerman's grandson. Includes all six episodes of the miniseries.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 1851, London is in the throes of the industrial revolution. But among the dirty red bricks and smokestacks are four young, thrill-seeking artists: steadfast William Holman Hunt, naive John Millais, mischievous Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and budding journalist Fred Walters, otherwise known as the Brotherhood. Their quest for artistic immortality takes them into some of the lewdest, darkest, and funniest corners of the city.
9) Emily
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Emily Brontë as a young woman struggling within the confines of social expectations and yearning for creative and personal freedom.
10) Little women
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Set in New England during the Civil War, it chronicles the lives and loves of Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth, four sisters who must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small, after their father leaves for battle.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When the beautiful widow Helen Graham moves into the derelict Wildfell Hall with her son, she arouses great curiosity from the local villagers. Gilbert Markham is a handsome young farmer who finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Helen and encourages her to open up to him. But even the sympathetic Markham is unprepared for the secrets Helen will ultimately reveal, secrets which the repressed Victorian society would rather bury forever.
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A Christmas carol: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and future.
Christmas in Connecticut: A magazine columnist totally devoid of the homemaking skills espoused in her column needs get some fast, as her boss has invited himself and a recently returned war hero for her home for Christmas.
It happened on 5th Avenue: GI families hit by the post-World War II housing crunch take over an abandoned...
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful, breathtaking Irene Forsyte: Men adore her. Women envy her. Love defines her. Based on the first book of John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga, about a woman who cannot cut her free spirit to fit the cloth of Victorian society.
14) Little women
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An enchanting screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's original novel. As the Civil War rages on, the four sisters of the March family struggle to grow up without the guiding hand of their loving father." --
16) The fan
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A comedy about the manners and morals of London society in the 1890's.
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
In a remote English village, three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, live a simple life with their brother, Branwell, and their father, the pastor Patrick Bronte. Although compelled to take posts as governesses or private tutors, the four siblings nurture their artistic aspirations. Branwell's poems begin to interest other writers and each of the sisters publishes a successful novel. The family's good fortune, however, is short lived, and soon...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"An epic love story that spans childhood into adulthood, the film follows Heathcliff, an outsider taken in and given a home by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his rough-hewn son, Hindley. Years later, when Earnshaw dies, the young adults must finally confront the intense feelings and destructive rivalries that have...
20) Oliver Twist
Series
Criterion collection ; 32
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"After escaping from the dreary workhouse where he has spent his childhood, Oliver runs away to London, only to fall in with Artful Dodger, Fagin, and their gang of young thieves. It is only with the revelation of Oliver's true identity that his troubles finally end." --
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