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| E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial DVD VHS |
Director: Steven Spielberg A group of aliens visit earth and one of them is lost and left behind stranded on this planet. The alien is found by a 10 year old boy, Elliot. Soon the two begin to communicate, and start a different kind of friendship in which E.T learns about life on earth and Elliot learns about some new values for the true meaning of friendship. E.T. wants to go home, but if Elliot helps him, he'll lose a friend. |
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| Earth VHS |
Director: Deepa Mehta When the film opens the British are finally preparing to quit their empire in India and the searing process of splitting British India into Independent India and Pakistan is about to begin. The story of Earth is told through the eyes of Lenny, an eight-year-old Parsee girl growing up in Lahore in a wealthy, loving family. 
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| East is
East DVD VHS |
Director: Damien O'Donnell A bittersweet film based in 70s Salford depicts the lives for seven children caught between cultures - their father is from Pakistan and their mother from England and both want the best for their children.
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| Elizabeth DVD VHS |
Director: Shekhar Kapur When catholic Queen Mary dies the succession goes to Elizabeth, the protestant half-sister Mary was not prepared to execute. The new queen finds herself surrounded by advisors, some supportive but some plotting to restore the catholic line by almost any means. She is also under pressure to marry and produce an heir, but her lover Lord Robert Dudley is not considered suitable. Elizabeth realises she has some decisions to make, the most important being who rules England.
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Ella Enchanted |
Director: Tommy O'Haver It all begins when Ella of Frell is given a fairy's "gift" at birth - the gift of perfect obedience. Forced to do anything she is commanded - no matter how silly or dangerous - Ella's life hardly seems to be in her own control. Things only get worse when Ella's father remarries, bringing into her life a stepmother, the dastardly Dame Olga , and two sinister stepsisters, Hattie and Olive, who get a kick out of watching Ella obey their every request at the "Frell Galleria." Now, Ella is newly determined to gain her independence and break free of the spell that binds her once and for all. She sets off on a quest of discovery where she finds a fellow traveller in a go-getting Elf - to the King's spectacular castle. Along the way she crosses paths with the idolized Prince Char only to turn the tables on fairy tale history and rescue him with true love. But most of all, Ella will discover her own power to fight for what's in her hear.
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| Empire
of the Sun DVD VHS |
Director: Steven Spielberg James Graham, a privileged young boy, has his life upturned when the Japanese invade Shanghai on December the 8th, 1941. He becomes separated from his parents and is eventually captured and taken to a confinement camp.
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| Eragon DVD |
Director: Stefen Fangmeier When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands....
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Eternal Sunshine
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Director: Michel Gondry The story is told in a circular fashion, with a fractured narrative. The plot though is essentially this: Joel discovers that the tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend, Clementine has been entirely wiped from her memory. She has no idea who he is and their mutual friends have been asked not to discuss Joel, or even bring up his name. Joel discovers that she was able to do this by going to the Lacuna Corporation. So he decides to erase his memory too, but discovers, as his memories of Clementine are being singled out for erasure, that he doesn’t want to forget her.
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DOCUMENTARY |
Director: Nicolas Philibert Inspired by the French phenomenon of 'single-class' schools ETRE ET AVOIR charts the life of a small one-class village school over the course of one academic year, and takes a warm and serene look at primary education in the French heartlands. A dozen youngsters, aged 4-10, are brought together in one classroom and taught every subject by one single teacher of extraordinary dedication. A master in quiet authority, schoolteacher Georges Lopez patiently navigates the children towards adolescence, cooling down their arguments and listening to their problems.
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