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1) Hamlet
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English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Español
Description
Con su hijo enfermo y nadie quien mantenga la familia, Sara no sabe a quién pedir ayuda. En el momento de mayor debilidad, aparece una amiga quien le introduce en la profesión más antigue, la prostitución.
With a sick child and nobody to support her family, Sara finds herself desperate for work. She turns to her 'friend' who introduces her to prostitution.
7) Junebug
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When George introduces his savvy art dealer wife to his middle-class family in North Carolina, family dynamics are exposed and anxieties begin to surface.
9) The witch
Language
English
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A family in 1630s New England faces destruction by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. When one of their five children goes missing and their life-sustaining crops fail, they fall victim to paranoia and fear as they begin to turn on one another.
10) Strange world
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Strange World" introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.
11) Blackbird
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their country house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her life on her terms after a long battle with ALS. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily's daughters Jennifer and Anna. Joining the collective farewell is Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner, and grandson.
12) 1985
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown for the holidays during the first wave of the AIDS crisis. Burdened with an unspeakable tragedy in New York City. Adrian looks to reconnect with his preteen brother Andrew while navigating his relationship with religious parents Eileen and Dale. When he reaches out to his estranged childhood friend, their unresolved issues force Adrian to confront an uncertain future that will significantly...
13) Knives out
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English
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Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
14) The family Stone
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Everett Stone brings his girlfriend home during Christmas to meet his family, who are less than welcoming to her.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
World War Two has been declared and the Chivers children are sent to the safety of the countryside. They are delighted to be brought back home when it looks like the Germans aren't going to invade after all. But the air-raid siren goes off and this time it's frighteningly real.
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When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
On the tenth anniversary of his father's mysterious death, Gio brings a birthday cake prepared by his mother to a memorial celebration hosted by his uncle Angelo, a Brooklyn mafia boss. Gio's life begins to change as he pieces together what happened to his father all those years ago, coming face to face with a kind of violence he has been trying to avoid his whole life.
20) Jack and Jill
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
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