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English
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A comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. The play consists of multiple subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot revolves around a conflict between four Athenian lovers, one about a group of six amateur actors who have to act out their interpretation of the play 'Pyramus and Thisbe' at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. These subplots take place in a forest, inhabited by fairies who control the characters...
Publisher
Pure Flix
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America."--
4) High society
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
In this sophisticated musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and a has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandel sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances.
6) On the town
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Three sailors have a 24-hour shore leave to enjoy New York. They are especially concerned with the female inhabitants of the city, and each finds his own to cuddle up with. Chip tries but can't resist the advances of a cab driver, Ozzie gladly fills the role of a lovely anthropologist's "prehistoric man," and Gabey finds the model who poses for the Miss Turnstiles advertisements, who isn't quite the glamorous celebrity he envisioned.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
"Talley's Folly" shows one evening in the courtship of two unlikely lovers, Sally Talley and Matt Friedman. Sally is from a conservative, small-town, wealthy family of bigoted Protestants, and Matt is a Jewish accountant twelve years older than Sally.
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
The author's most successful comedy, he deals with love and honour in 18th-century Prussia. The play shows the protagonists' emancipation from the Prussian code of honour and from societal conventions of marriage.
Author
Publisher
S. French
Pub. Date
1929.
Language
English
Description
The story opens with Julia Seton about to introduce her family to her fiancé, up-and-coming businessman Johnny Case. Johnny, upon arriving at her family's palatial home, discovers the average girl he met on vacation is actually the eldest daughter of one of New York's most prominent families.
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