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Brubaker es una película de 1980 dirigida por Stuart Rosenberg, que tiene a Robert Redford como protagonista principal. Es una película basada en el libro del mismo título de Joe Hyams y Thomas O. Murton y está basada en hechos reales sobre la historia real de Tom Murton, quien a finales de los 60 reformó y denunció el salvaje y corrupto sistema penintenciaro de Arkansas. Brubaker, el nuevo alcaide de una prisión en el sur de los Estados Unidos, se viste como un preso para conocer de cerca las condiciones en las que estos viven. Observa la corrupción, el mal estado del lugar y la violencia existente por parte de los guardias y funcionarios. También observa los negocios que ellos hacen a costa de los presos sometiéndolos a trabajos de esclavo en beneficio de las empresas del lugar. Cuando se da a conocer y comienza a tomar medidas para frenar la corrupción y la violencia y mejorar la situación allí, se encuentra con la resistencia de todo el cuerpo de guardias de la cárcel. El asunto trasciende incluso a la administración de prisiones del estado, cuyos responsables tampoco están dispuestos a tolerar las actuaciones de Brubaker, ya que también están corrompidos y se han aprovechado también de los presos. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00673] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

The Blue Kite (simplified Chinese: 蓝风筝; traditional Chinese: 藍風箏; pinyin: Lán fēngzheng) is a 1993 drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Though banned by the Chinese government upon its completion (along with a ten-year ban on filmmaking imposed on Tian),[1] the film soon found a receptive international audience. Along with Zhang Yimou's To Live and Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine, The Blue Kite serves as one of the quintessential examples of China's Fifth Generation filmmaking, and in particular reveals the impact the various political movements, including Anti-Rightist Movement and Cultural Revolution, had upon directors who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. The film won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Best Film at the Hawaii International Film Festival, both in 1993. The story is told from the perspective of a young boy (铁头, Tietou, literally meaning 'iron head') growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in Beijing. Three episodes – Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution – show the family members evolving, e.g. from the real father, the "loving patriarch," to the protective but unemotional stepfather. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00672] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Ju Dou (Chinese: 菊豆; pinyin: Jú Dòu) is a 1990 film directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang (though it is almost universally considered to be a product of Zhang's vision as director)[citation needed] and starring Gong Li as the title character. It is notable for being printed in vivid Technicolor long after the process had been abandoned in the United States.[4][5] It was also the first Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1990. Ju Dou takes place in the early 20th century in rural China. The story begins as Yang Tianqing (the regular Zhang collaborator Li Baotian) is returning from a trek to sell silk for his adoptive uncle, Yang Jinshan (Li Wei). Jinshan, whose trade is dyeing fabrics, is known for his cruelty. Tianqing learns that Jinshan has just recently purchased a new wife, having beaten two previous wives to death after they failed to produce a son, the cruel irony being that Jinshan is in fact impotent. Upon meeting the wife, Ju Dou (Gong Li), Tianqing is immediately enamored with her. At night, Jinshan tortures Ju Dou. Eventually, Tianqing discovers Ju Dou's bathing area and spies on her. He does not know that Ju Dou knows he is there. Although Tianqing watches luridly, by exposing her bruises to him and sobbing, Ju Dou transforms the meaning of his gaze, forcing him to see her not only as a sexual object, but also as a human being. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00671] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Independence Day (conocida como Día de la independencia en Hispanoamérica e Independence Day en España) es una película de ciencia ficción y acción de 1996 sobre una invasión alienígena al planeta Tierra el día 2 de julio, y la victoria de la Humanidad el 4 de julio, día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Fue dirigida por el alemán Roland Emmerich quien coescribió el guion con el productor Dean Devlin. Es una de las películas más taquilleras de la historia, fue la más taquillera durante su estreno en 1996; ganó un premio Óscar en la categoría de mejores efectos visuales así como un Saturn a la mejor película de ciencia ficción de 1996. En la Central de Investigaciones Espaciales de Nuevo México (SETI) se recibe una extraña señal de radio que proviene desde la Luna, informando al Pentágono del descubrimiento. Investigaciones posteriores descubren que se trata de alienígenas y que una gigantesca nave alienígena se dirige a la Tierra. Luego esta nave se divide en otras más pequeñas, que se posicionan en las mayores ciudades del mundo. El presidente de los Estados Unidos Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman) despierta y recibe una llamada de su esposa, la primera dama, Marilyn Whitmore (Mary McDonnell) que se encuentra fuera de la capital, quien llama para saludar a su pequeña hija. Poco después el presidente recibe una llamada del mando aeroespacial del Pentágono para informarle que una nave alienígena se dirige hacia Washington D.C. y Nueva York. El presidente ordena evacuar la Casa Blanca para proteger al gobierno, pero decide quedarse para no provocar la histeria colectiva; ya que en Rusia estaba habiendo graves disturbios por la llegada de las naves. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00669] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Part I begins with Ivan's coronation as Tsar of all the Russias, amid grumbling from the boyars. Ivan makes a speech proclaiming his intent to unite and protect Russia against the foreign armies outside her borders and the enemies within – a reference to the boyars, who are already seen as discontented with his coronation. Shortly after, Ivan marries Anastasia Romanovna and there is a wedding celebration. This causes him to lose the friendship of his two best friends, Prince Andrei Kurbsky and Fyodor Kolychev. The latter receives Ivan's permission to retire to a monastery, while Kurbsky attempts to resume his romance with the Tsarina, who repels his advances. The marriage feast is interrupted by news of the burning of several boyar palaces, carried into the Tsar's palace by a mob of the common people who also complain that the Tsar is being led astray by the Tsarina's family (the Romanovs), the Glinskys and the Zakharins. Ivan calms the crowd, but is interrupted by envoys from the khanate of Kazan, who send him a ceremonial knife with the suggestion that he do himself a favor by using it to commit suicide. Ivan immediately proclaims that his kingdom is at war with Kazan. The next scene shows the siege of Kazan, in which Ivan's army digs saps underneath the city and fills them with gunpowder. Kurbsky, nominally in command, is reprimanded by Ivan for senseless brutality (he ties Tartar prisoners to palisades within earshot of the walls of Kazan and tells them to shout to the city to surrender; the defending archers immediately shoot the prisoners). The city of Kazan falls to the Russian army. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00668] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Las primeras cinco películas producidas desde el año 1968 al 1973, fueron producidas por Arthur P. Jacobs, basadas en la novela de Boulle y distribuidas por 20th Century Fox. Estas cuentan la caída de la raza humana y la ascensión de una raza de simios inteligentes a través de los puntos de vista de los astronautas George Taylor (Charlton Heston) y John Brent (James Franciscus), la simio Zira (Kim Hunter) y el simio Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) y su sobrino César (también interpretado por McDowall). El primer film fue escrito en conjunto con Rod Serling, creador de Dimensión desconocida y Night Gallery. Esta fue seguida por dos series de televisión en la década de 1970. La serie de televisión en imagen real titulada El planeta de los simios tiene lugar aproximadamente 900 años antes que la película original y muestra una civilización en la que los simios son la especie dominante. La segunda serie fue una serie animada de 1975: Regreso al planeta de los simios. Dirigida por Doug Wildey, esta serie animada es independiente del marco histórico de las películas. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00667] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Kippur (כיפור) is a 2000 Israeli drama war film directed by Amos Gitai. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Gitai and Marie-Jose Sanselme; based on Gitai's own experiences as a member of a helicopter rescue crew during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The film stars actors Liron Levo, Tomer Russo and Uri Klauzner in principal roles. It is October 6, 1973, and Egypt along with Syria have continued their undeclared war on Israel by launching attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights. Weinraub (Liron Levo) and his friend Ruso (Tomer Ruso) are Israeli citizens who are called up through a military draft to fight in the surprise conflict. The two make their way to the Golan Heights to locate their reserve unit which they served under during their military training. However, during the chaotic circumstances, they never find it, and end up sleeping by the side of the road. The next morning, they are awakened by Dr. Klauzner (Uri Klauzner), who asks for a ride to Ramat David where he serves on an Air Force base. After transporting Dr. Klauzner to the base, Weinraub and Ruso agree to volunteer with a first-aid rescue team. Their ongoing mission involves evacuating dead and wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Later on October 10, their helicopter crew is deployed to Syria for a covert operation. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00666] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Nights of Cabiria (Italian: Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, François Périer, and Amedeo Nazzari. Based on a story by Fellini, the film is about a prostitute in Rome who searches for true love in vain. Nights of Cabiria won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This was the second straight year Italy and Fellini won this Academy Award, having won for 1956's La Strada, which also starred Giulietta Masina. A happy, laughing Cabiria (Giulietta Masina) is standing on a river bank with her current boyfriend and live-in lover, Giorgio (Franco Fabrizi). Suddenly he pushes her into the river and steals her purse which is full of money. She cannot swim and nearly drowns, but is rescued by a group of young boys and revived at the last possible moment by helpful ordinary people who live a little further down the river. In spite of just saving her life, she treats them with disdain and starts looking for Giorgio. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00665] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Frankenstein is a 2004 U.S. television miniseries based on the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It follows the original book more closely than other adaptations.[1] The mini-series was nominated for ASC award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot (Basic or Pay).[2] It was also nominated for an Artios award for Best Mini Series Casting.[3] It won the 2005 Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic).   The miniseries was edited into a film. Its UK DVD is 170 minutes long, the Spanish Blu-ray is 180 minutes long, while the American DVD is 204 minutes long. Captain Robert Walton is a failed writer who sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame. During the voyage the crew spots a dog sled mastered by a gigantic figure. A few hours later, the crew rescues a nearly frozen and emaciated man named Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein starts to recover from his exertion; he sees in Walton the same over-ambitiousness and recounts a story of his life's miseries to Walton as a warning. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00670] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

La Captive (The Captive) is a 2000 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and featuring Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud, and Stanislas Merhar. Simon (Stanislas Merhar) lives in an apartment with his grandmother and his girlfriend Ariane (Sylvie Testud). He follows Ariane on a daily basis testing her to see where she is going, what she is doing and whether she is lying to him about what she does. Ariane submits to his controlling ways including letting him have sex with her while she is feigning sleep, the only way he seems capable of having intercourse. However Simon begins to grow jealous of Ariane's friends and suspects that she is having an affair with another woman. Unable to let go of his jealousy he asks her to move out of his apartment. Ariane agrees to leave Simon and he drives her to her aunt's house where she plans to move. During the drive they discuss what they consider love to be. Simon confesses that he doesn't believe love is possible without knowing everything about the other person while Ariane disagrees and admits she likes having thoughts and feelings that Simon is unable to access. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00703] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)