Summary: In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2013
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY MUSICALS MISSummary: The story of Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 1998
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MISSummary: The house of mirth: The glittering yet treacherous world of New York High Society comes to life in the heartbreaking story of Lily Bart, a renowned beauty of exquisite charm who seeks a wealthy husband but winds up disgraced and discarded.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HOUSummary: A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment/Warner Home Video 2000
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD Classic GigiCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS GIGSummary: Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MISCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MISCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS MISCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LesSummary: In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005