| Legal Action: He Said, She Said |
Many of the 20,000 cases handled
each year by San Francisco’s Hall of Justice involve victims of rape or
domestic disputes who know their attacker, be it a spouse or a mere
acquaintance. This provocative program vividly illustrates a criminal
justice system overcrowded with prosecutors and defense attorneys trying
to sort out these dysfunctional and aggressive criminal accusations in
human relationships. Contains explicit language. A Discovery Channel
Production. (51 minutes, color) (C)2001 |
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| Pride & Predjudice |
Originally called First
Impressions, Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s earliest
work, yet in some senses it is also one of her most mature. Set within the
context of Austen’s life and times, this program draws on the commentary
of writer/director Nora Ephron, authors Helen Fielding and Fay Weldon,
Wheelock College’s Marcia Folsom, Austen interpreter Judith French, and
others to provide insights into the novel’s numerous themes: pride and
prejudice, of course, and gender injustice, social stratification, the
concept of virtue, and the institution of marriage as well. Dramatizations
and numerous film clips are included. A Discovery University Production.
(52 minutes, color) (C)1999 |
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| Reinventing the Taliban |
When Sharmeen Obaid returned to
Karachi after attending college in the U.S., she was alarmed by what she
saw: a fundamentalist political party on the rise and strictly interpreted
Islamic laws that were gradually eliminating freedom of expression. This
program follows Ms. Obaid in her travels throughout Pakistan as she
exposes inequity and injustice, particularly in regard to women, while
seeking to understand why and how the Taliban’s ideology is being given
new life in her home country. A diverse sampling of pro- and anti-Taliban
voices is heard, and footage of rallies and protests is included. A
Discovery Channel Production. (46 minutes, color) (C)2003 |
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| The Scarlet Letter: A Romance |
A masterpiece of American literature and a classic
moral study, The Scarlet Letter is a work whose intensity remains
undiminished by time or changing values. In this timeless program, Nina
Baym, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Buell,
of Harvard University; Carol Karlsen, of the University of Michigan; and
Charles Hambrick-Stowe, of the Lancaster Theological Seminary, explore
the secret places of the heart in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale of
private truths and public appearances. Background on Hawthorne and
colonial New England is also included, as are dramatizations of pivotal
scenes from the story. A Discovery University Production. (48 minutes,
color)
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| Wuthering
Heights |
Heathcliff’s passion for the
woman he could not have made him one of the most compelling characters in
English literature. This program looks at how Wuthering Heights
emerged from the burdens of domestic responsibility and near-madness in
its author, Emily Brontë. Dramatic reenactments of scenes from the book
are combined with those of life in the unusual Brontë household. Brontë
biographers Juliet Barker and Edward Chitham provide additional insights
into the novel. A Discovery University Production. (51 minutes, color)
(C)2001 |
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