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Colette

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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was a renowned French author in the early 1900s. Kiera Knightley stars as Colette, a woman who was a pioneer despite the constr...Show more Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was a renowned French author in the early 1900s. Kiera Knightley stars as Colette, a woman who was a pioneer despite the constraints on women during this time in history. Colette was intentionally controversial and inquisitive. She wrote as a journalist and a novelist. She wrote about a wide variety of topics: domestic violence, the first world war, anorexia, literature, fashion and cooking. Colette married three times. She had relationships with women and with her second husband’s 16-year-old son. Colette was also a successful mime and dancer. She opened a chain of beauty salons (demonstrating makeovers on her daughter). She became the first woman President of a prestigious Paris literary society. Show less

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Vita & Virginia

DVD - 2020

A movie about the affair between writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. A movie about the affair between writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. Show less

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The Hours

DVD - 2002

This movie portrays three generations of women affected by the classic novel Mrs. Dalloway, including, the author of Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf. This movie portrays three generations of women affected by the classic novel Mrs. Dalloway, including, the author of Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf. Show less

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Mary Shelley

DVD - 2018

Mary Shelley was the author of Frnakenstein. Mary Shelley was the author of Frnakenstein. Show less

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An Angel at My Table

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Janet Frame was an acclaimed New Zealand author. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography. Frame's books were based...Show more Janet Frame was an acclaimed New Zealand author. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography. Frame's books were based on her dramatic personal history. She discussed alienation and isolation. This movie is based on her autobiography. Show less

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A Quiet Passion

DVD - 2017

Emily Dickinson loved nature and respected science. She was well educated and from a wealthy family. However, she felt the constraints of 19th-century w...Show more Emily Dickinson loved nature and respected science. She was well educated and from a wealthy family. However, she felt the constraints of 19th-century women with quiet anger and strong mind. Dickinson’s work sometimes echoes hymns and the word of God with reverence and mockery equally. She is also well known for her considerations of life, pain and death and many poems were only a few lines of six to eight syllables and three to four beats per line. Show less

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Saving Mr. Banks

DVD - 2014

This is a movie about a movie! The author of Mary Poppins, P L Travers, had many meetings with Walt Disney regarding the process of making her book into a film. Charming and interesting behind the scenes look at two icons. This is a movie about a movie! The author of Mary Poppins, P L Travers, had many meetings with Walt Disney regarding the process of making her book into a film. Charming and interesting behind the scenes look at two icons. Show less

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

DVD - 2019

Loved this depiction of the true story of author, Lee Israel. She came late to a life of literary forgery and detailed them in her 2008 memoir which this ...Show more Loved this depiction of the true story of author, Lee Israel. She came late to a life of literary forgery and detailed them in her 2008 memoir which this film is based on. The film stars Melissa McCarthy as Israel and Richard Grant as her long-suffering drinking buddy. Show less

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