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Luther Library foreign Language videos 2009-10
AMORES PERROS – A car accident serves as the bouncing-off point for three separate stories. Features both subtitled and dubbed versions of the film, audio commentary, deleted scenes, trailers and more. Copyright 2001 153 min. Entertainment DVD 50
ASFALTO - Spanish thriller about three young criminals on the streets of Madrid. 2001 92 Min. DVD 67
BABEL - A wealthy American is touring Morocco with his wife. The two become the focus of an international incident also involving a poor Moroccan farmer who is struggling to keep his two young sons in line and his family together. A San Diego nanny, with her employers absent, makes the disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding in Mexico. A deaf-mute Japanese teen tries to deal with a relationship with her father and the world in general that has been upended by the death of her mother. It's about a gun. It's about communication - or the lack of it - both intercultural and intracultural. Raises issues like terrorism and immigration, and is as basic as husbands talking to their wives and parents understanding their children. 2006 143 min. DVD 103
CITY OF M (CIUDAD DE M) SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - The story of M, a young Peruvian living in Lima, who, after a job search that goes nowhere, faces the decision of whether or not to go into the drug smuggling business with some of his friends. Purchased 2006 Entertainment DVD 42
COMMON GROUND – Spanish with English subtitles - Fernando, a respected university professor, and Lili, his devoted wife, have lived happily together in Buenos Aires for many years. Without warning, they find their comfortable life threatened when Fernando is forced into early retirement as a result of Argentina's economic crisis. Facing an uncertain future, the couple relocates to the countryside where they bravely set out on a new chapter of their lives. Copyright 2002 113 min. Entertainment DVD 43
DE NADIE (BORDER CROSSING)- Follow one man as he leaves behind everything in Central America. With little sense of direction and only his family's memories as company, he faces the dangers in Mexico and tries to cross into freedom and the United States. 80 min. 2007 DVD 143
THE GALINDEZ FILE - A young American woman, Muriel Colber, arrives in Spain in the late 1980s to work on her doctoral dissertation about Jesús Galíndez. She begins investigating the mystery of the 1956 disappearance of Galíndez, a Basque living in exile in the United States in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, and her discoveries in Santo Domingo and New York soon put her life in danger from those responsible for his death. 2003 124 min. DVD 115
LOS FANTASMAS DE GOYA – GOYA’S GHOSTS - The painter Goya is involved with the Spanish Inquisition. His muse Inés is arrested for heresy. Lorenzo, the monk, is being painted by Goya and so Inés' father asks him for help to secure his daughter's freedom. 2006 109 min. DVD 133
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – In German with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany #162; #172; #162;s population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer #162; #172; #162;s apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives -- as well as his -- in this seductive political thriller. 2007 137 min. DVD 113
LOS ANOS BARBAROS (UN VIAJE A LA LIBERTAD) - Two handsome young Spanish men escape the law by posing as tour guides for two American girls on a trip through Spain's countryside. Dos jóvenes son sentenciados a prisión, luego de pintar un graffiti de contenido político. Ellos deciden escapar y viajan a través de España, haciéndose pasar por guías turísticos de dos chicas americanas. 2006 120 min. DVD 66
LOS FANTASMAS DE GOYA – GOYA’S GHOSTS - The painter Goya is involved with the Spanish Inquisition. His muse Inés is arrested for heresy. Lorenzo, the monk, is being painted by Goya and so Inés' father asks him for help to secure his daughter's freedom. 2006 109 min. DVD 133
MOJADOS – THROUGH THE NIGHT- Filmed over the course of ten days, this follows four men into the world of illegal border-crossing from Mexico to the United States. Guapo, Oso, Tigre, Viejo take the 120 mile cross-desert journey that has been traveled innumerable times by nameless immigrants who - like these four from Michoacan, Mexico - all had a simple dream for a better life. Fighting dehydration and exhaustion while evading the U.S. Border Patrol through sub-zero temperature darkness of night, filled with barbed wire, brutal storms and the ever-present confrontation with death, they endure unimaginable hardship that is the reality for tens of thousands of illegals who have made this similar journey. 2005 70 min. DVD 142
A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN – English with Spanish subtitles - California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 million is their Hispanic heritage. 2004 95 min. Entertainment DVD 45
OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS – Spanish with English subtitles - An older writer, Fernando, returns to his hometown, Medellin, Colombia. There he falls in love with 16-year-old assassin, Alexis. After Alexis is killed, Fernando hunts for his killer in the Medellin slums and falls in love with Wilmar, a boy who resembles Alexis. Produced 2000 101 min. Entertainment DVD 44
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES - An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado, whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery. French or Spanish subtitles. 2005 127 min. DVD 104
THE POSTMAN – IL POSTINO - The postman, Mario, enlists the aid of the poet Pablo Neruda to conquer the heart of the beautiful Beatrice. 1995 108 min. DVD 102
THE SEA INSIDE - Spanish with English or Spanish subtitles - "[Biography of] Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life"--Container. Produced in 2005 125 min. Entertainment DVD 41
SPAIN - In this video you will journey to the intoxicating land of conquistadors and matadors and Picasso. 60 min. Educational Sp15b
SPAIN: THE MORRISH INFLUENCE - This program encompasses Spain’s epic story of conquest and reconquest at the crossroads of two worlds. 28 min. Educational Sp15
HISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE - Overview of Spanish literature including the cultural and political influences that led to the creation of some of Spain's literary masterpieces, and the development of the Castilian dialect. 1995 28 min. Educational video Sp151t
INTRODUCING SPAIN - Presents a geographical and cultural description of Spain, and includes a brief history. 1992 22 min. Educational video Sp15si
SPANISH THE BASICS – The Standard Deviants approach to teaching is anything but standard. By simplifying complex subjects and presenting the material with humorous skits, computer graphics and a fun, approachable format, the Standard Deviants make even the most difficult subjects enjoyable. 2002 96 min. Educational video Sp24b pt. 1
SPANISH BEYOND THE BASICS – Part two of the Standard Deviants series. 2002 96 min. Educational video Sp24b pt. 2
SPANISH COURSEBOOK - Learn to speak Spanish quickly and easily with Living Language. Complete Spanish: The Basics teaches conversational Spanish using a simple and effective method, and it includes everything you need to know to start speaking right away. This course has explanations in plain English with plenty of examples and exercises, and you don't need any background in Spanish to use it. 2005 Kit 96
ADVANCED SPANISH BUILDING ON THE BASICS – Part three of the Standard Deviants series. 2002 90 min. Educational video Sp24b pt. 3
SPANISH EMPIRE IN THE NEW WORLD - Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the New World and the enormous impact it had on the development of North, South and Central America. 1994 22 min. Educational video Sp24e
EASTER IN SPAIN - Depicts the pageantry of Holy Week and Easter religious customs in Spain. 1992 22 min. Educational video Sp24ea
SPAIN: EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN - Shows sites of interest in Madrid, Ávila, Segovia, Toledo, Barcelona and other cities in Spain. 1991 50 min. Educational video Sp24ev
TALK TO HER – ENGLISH SUBTITLES - This story is about the life of two tragic women and the men who love them. Copyright 2003 109 min. Entertainment DVD 49
TODO SOBRE MI MADRE - ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER - Manuela is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she's built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son. But when tragedy strikes and her son is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. 2007 101 min. DVD 132
VOLVER – In Spanish with English subtitles. Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sister’s birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns (volver). 2007 121 min. DVD 116
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