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  The Day of the Jackal es una película británico-francesa de 1973 dirigida por Fred Zinnemann, y protagonizada por Edward Fox en el papel principal. La trama desarrolla el plan del asesino a sueldo conocido como el «Chacal», que intenta asesinar al presidente de Francia Charles de Gaulle por encargo de la organización clandestina OAS. La película está basada en la novela del mismo nombre de Frederick Forsyth. Tiene un remake, The Jackal (1997).       Clasificación [ CM DVD 00677] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

Turkish Delight (Dutch: Turks fruit) is a 1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and filmed by Jan de Bont. The film is a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. The story is based on the novel Turks fruit by Jan Wolkers. Turkish Delight is the most successful film of Dutch cinema. The film was a massive success at the Dutch box office: according to Alle Record, 3,338,000 people saw the film,[1] while the Netherlands Film Festival puts it at 3,5 million,[2] corresponding to about 26% of the population of the Netherlands at the time.[3][4] In 1973 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[5] and in 1999 it received a special Golden Calf Award for Best Dutch Film of the Century. It was entered into the Canon of Dutch Cinema in 2007.[2] In 2005 a musical version of Turks fruit was made starring Antonie Kamerling and Jelka van Houten. Eric, a sculptor, wakes up recalling a disturbing dream followed by frantically picking up random women from the streets and taking them back to his studio for sex. However, he is clearly distressed about something, and it turns out that this is the aftermath of his breakup with Olga. The movie recounts his relationship with Olga. Olga picks up Eric when he is hitchhiking, and immediately they hit it off together, both sexually and spiritually. They live together and marry. However, their relationship is strongly resisted by Olga's mother. She does not approve of this Bohemian sculptor, who lives poorly off his occasional commissions, as a suitable match for Olga. Nevertheless, Eric and Olga get married, and Olga's family accepts him. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00744] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

Vittorio is looking for a woman who matches his ideal. Through a classified ad he meets Sonia, a sweet, pleasant, intelligent girl. However, she weighs 125 pounds — which according to … See full summary » Director: Matteo Garrone Writers: Marco Mariolini (book), Matteo Garrone (story and screenplay) | 2 more credits » Stars: Michela Cescon, Vitaliano Trevisan, Roberto Comacchio | See full cast & crew » Vittorio is looking for a woman who matches his ideal. Through a classified ad he meets Sonia, a sweet, pleasant, intelligent girl. However, she weighs 125 pounds — which according to Vittorio is way too much. A goldsmith by trade, Vittorio is obsessed with the desire to shape Sonia's body and mind as does a fire with gold. Almost imperceptibly Sonia becomes a passive participant and the relationship grows into a reciprocal masochistic game. When the two lovers isolate themselves in a country house in the Veneto hills, they dangerously lose touch with reality and the rest of the world. Written by Sujit R. Varma Clasificación [ CM DVD 00739] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

Tabú (título original: Tabu: A Story of the South Seas) es una película dirigida por el director alemán F.W. Murnau en 1931, durante su etapa estadounidense, y rodada en Tahití. Fue la última película dirigida por Murnau, que moriría una semana antes de su estreno. En 1994, la película fue considerada «cultural, histórica y estéticamente significativa» por la Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos y seleccionada para su preservación en el National Film Registry. La película comenzó siendo un proyecto codirigido por Murnau y el documentalista Robert Flaherty, que ya había rodado dos películas anteriores ambientadas en los Mares del Sur: Moana (1926), rodada en Samoa, y Sombras blancas de los Mares del Sur, en Tahití. Flaherty, sin embargo, se retiró de la producción por no estar de acuerdo con las exigencias de la productora, la Paramount, que pretendía que la película fuese protagonizada por estrellas de Hollywood. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00727] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. Director: John Ford Writers: Philip Dunne (screen play), Richard Llewellyn (based on the novel by) Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee | See full cast & crew  Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest, Huw, we learn of the family's trials and tribulations. Family patriarch Gwilym and his older sons work in the mines, dangerous and unhealthy as it is. Gwilym has greater hopes for his youngest son, but Huw has his own ideas on how to honor his father. Daughter Angharad is the most beautiful girl in the valley and is very much in love with Mr. Gruffydd, who isn't sure he can provide her the life she deserves. Times are hard and good men find themselves out of work and exploited by unseen mine owners. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00682] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

The Snake Pit is a 1948 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick.[4][5] Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there. Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) is an apparently schizophrenic inmate at a mental institution called the Juniper Hill State Hospital (which treats only female patients). She hears voices and seems so out of touch with reality that she doesn’t recognize her husband Robert (Mark Stevens). Dr. Kik (Leo Genn; as Mark Van Kensdelaerik, MD/"Dr. Kik") works with her, and flashbacks show how Virginia and Robert met a few years earlier in Chicago. He worked for a publisher who rejected her writing, and they bumped into each other again in the cafeteria. Occasionally she continued to drop by the cafeteria so they get to know each other. Despite their blossoming romance, Virginia abruptly leaves town without explanation. Robert moves to New York and bumps into her again at the Philharmonic. After she provides a loose excuse for her absence and departure, they pick up where they left off, though she remains evasive and avoids his desire for marriage. Eventually, Virginia brings up the possibility of marriage. They marry on May 7, but Virginia acts erratically again. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00681] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. Director: Kevin Reynolds Writers: Peter Rader, David Twohy Stars: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper. The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the      evil forces of the Deacon.   Clasificación [ CM DVD 00106 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation. Director: Andrei Tarkovsky (as Andrey Tarkovskiy) Writers: Aleksandr Misharin (as A. Misharin), Andrei Tarkovsky (as Andrey Tarkovskiy) Stars: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev | See full cast & crew » Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00730] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence. Director: Ingmar Bergman Writer: Ingmar Bergman Stars: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin Argumento Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "The wild strawberry patch" but idiomatically signifies an underrated gem of a place, often with personal or sentimental value. The cast includes Victor Sjöström in his final screen performance as an old man recalling his past, as well as Bergman regulars Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Gunnar Björnstrand. Max von Sydow also appears in a small role. Bergman wrote the screenplay while hospitalized.[1] Exploring philosophical themes such as introspection and human existence, Wild Strawberries is often considered to be one of Bergman's greatest and most moving films.   Clasificación [ CM DVD 00107 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. Director: Terry George. Writers: Keir Pearson, Terry George. Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix. Argumento 1994. In Rwanda, the classification of the native population into Hutus and Tutsis, arbitrarily done by the colonial Belgians, is now ingrained within Rwandan mentality despite the Rwandan independence. Despite the Belgians having placed the Tutsis in a higher position during the Belgian rule, they have placed the majority Hutus in power after independence. Paul Rusesabagina, a Hutu married to a Tutsi, Tatiana Rusesabagina, is the House Manager of the Hotel Des Milles Collines in Kigali. The Milles Collines, owned by Sabena (the national airline of Belgium), is a four-star hotel catering primarily to wealthy white westerners. Paul, who knows how to work the system to run the hotel effectively for its guests and for Sabena, is proud that most of the Caucasians who he meets in this professional capacity treat him with respect. After a specific incident, the relative calm between the Tutsi guerrillas and government-backed Hutu militia takes a turn.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00108 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)