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1) Junebug
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to woo an artist to her gallery, art dealer Madeline and her husband go to North Carolina. While she tries to seal the deal, her husband introduces her to his family. Madeline's presence reveals family tensions and resentment.
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Danish
Description
Jacob runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save an orphanage from closing, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen, a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture to attend a wedding sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change their lives.
Publisher
Magic & Lucky Jonz Productions
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The story of a family and town's effort to save a beloved and heroic dog named Semper Fi. Their lives tumble along, as most families do, until they must face the grave diagnosis of their golden retriever, Semper Fi. The family cannot afford the expensive surgery the dog needs. The children jump into action with a plan, spear headed by the fifteen-year-old daughter. They plan a community yard sale, donating all of their most-prized possessions. Before...
4) Oliver Twist
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
5) Quinceañera
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
Español
Description
On the evening before Magdalena's 15th birthday, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Forced to leave her house, she finds a new family with her uncle and gay cousin.
6) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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