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21) La vie en rose
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Français
Appears on list
Description
A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.
22) Stowaway
Series
Shirley Temple volume 16
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
After befriending American Tommy Randall in Shanghai, tiny Chinese orphan Ching-Ching falls asleep in Tommy's car, which soon becomes cargo on a ship bound for San Francisco. Along the way, Ching-Ching plays matchmaker to Tommy and Susan Parker, who eventually marry and adopt her. But when the couple's clashing personalities lead them to divorce court, the one-time orphan must again work her magic to try to keep her new family together.
23) Drumline
Publisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A talented street drummer wins the coveted top spot in his university's marching band. He quickly learns that he is going to need more than talent to succeed.
24) A star is born
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rock star John Norman Howard has noticed that his career has begun to decline. Too many years of concerts, bad managers and life on the road have made him cynical. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. John shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
25) Grease
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
It's love when a greaser falls for a good girl in this classic musical depicting young life in the fifties.
26) Cadillac Records
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artists part of his family and takes...
28) Summer magic
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When a close-knit Boston family loses their fortune, they find a wealth of family secrets, young love and charming summer nights in Beulah, Maine.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
This musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters. Yet, times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. In the background of these events, Russia is on the...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
s2007.
Language
English
Description
Appliance salesman Guy Patterson fills in for an injured drummer when the band The Wonders competes in a talent show. After Guy injects a Merseybeat rhythm into lead singer Jimmy's ballad, the song's undeniable pop power flings the group into a brief whirlwind of success.
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