Jane Austen's Society (2001)

The Case Of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1999)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White / Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Originally broadcast on French television, this biographical documentary about H.P Lovecraft reveals the life and career of the revered fantasy writer by imagining the world as seen from inside his own ... more

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Jean-Paul Sartre: A 20 Year Absence? (2000)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Shakespeare's "to be or not to be" query in "Hamlet" was perhaps the key concern guiding the philosophies of renowned existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre. This program reviews Sartre's riveting ideas and ... more

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Balzac (2000)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Plagued throughout his life by doomed romances, ill health and debt, 19th-century French writer Honore de Balzac broke new ground with his "suprarealistic" depictions of everyday life ... more

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Jane Austen's Life (2001)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Take a trip back in time to 1775 Steventon, where the famous author was born. Learn about her mysterious seaside admirer, explore the countryside of Austen's era, and visit the Jane Austen Museum in ... more

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Jane Austen's Works (2001)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Jane Austen's unique writing style and her ability to craft memorable characters and stories are studied in this program devoted to the author's novels. Visit places Austen wrote about and compare them ... more

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The Jane Austen Trilogy

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Three-disc set includes "Jane Austen's Life," "Jane Austen's Works" and "Jane Austen's Society."

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William Gibson: No Maps For These Territories (2001)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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William Gibson--visionary writer, author of "Neuromancer" and the creator of the term "cyberspace"--is the subject of an unusual documentary that follows him on a limousine ride across the United States. ... more

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Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into The Mind Of [p.] (2001)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

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Reclusive and mysterious, author Thomas Pynchon is the focus of this compelling biographical portrait. Along with a look at such acclaimed Pynchon works as "V" and "Gravity's Rainbow," the program looks ... more

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Derrida (2002)

Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Jacques Derrida

This fascinating documentary surveys the life of Jacques Derrida, the 20th-century French philosopher credited with creating the idea of "deconstruction"--the desire to challenge inherited or fixed assumptions. ... more

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