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Automobiles Drama Eccentrics and eccentricities Drama Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Drama Love Love Drama Man-woman relationships Drama Offenbach, Jacques 1819-1880 Film adaptations Operas Film adaptations PoetsSummary: Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts creates an extraordinary car called Chitty chitty bang bang. It not only drives--but also flies and floats--as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious into a magical world of pirates, castles and adventure. There, the group encounter a host of unforgettable characters, including Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria, his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 1998
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY CHISummary: Powell and Pressburger merge film with opera and dance to tell the tale of a poet who dreams of three women who all break his heart. He tells "the three tales of my folly of love"--In Paris, when he fancied himself in love with Olympia, who turned out to be a life-sized doll; in Venice, when bewitched by a beautiful courtesan; and on a Grecian isle, in love with daughter of a singer and conductor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Hoffmann is a lovelorn young man in Nuremberg who is watching his latest love, Stella, dance in the ballet. In the interval he goes to the tavern where he tells his friends the tales of the three major loves of his life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009