The Jane Austen Trilogy

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

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

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

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

Jane Austen's Society (2001)

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

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The works of Jane Austen could not help but be influenced by the society in which she lived. This fascinating program explores Austen's world as only she could see it, through her personal correspondences, ... more

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

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

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

Irish Writers (2003)

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

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The Emerald Isle's rich literary heritage is explored in a fascinating documentary focusing on Ireland's greatest writers. Along with profiles of such legendary scribes as W.B. Yeats, George Bernard ... more