The First emperor of China [videorecording] / Project Emperor-1 ; project director, Ching-chih Chen ; producer, Ching-chih Chen. Published: Santa Monica, CA : Voyager Company, c1991. Publisher Number: Project Emperor-1. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. Full feature format (CAV) Summary: Offers close-up views of the magnificent burial complex of Qin Shi Huang Di, the third century BC ruler who unified China and built the Great Wall. An aerial flyby tour of the wall, original footage of the excavation's first days, a museum tour, and other 2,000 still-frame images of the 7,000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses that stand guard over the tomb are only a few of the features of this disc. Subject (LCSH): Ch`in Shihhuang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. Art, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. Archaeology--China. China--Antiquities China--Kings and rulers--Biography. Other Name: Chen, Ching-chih, 1937- Voyager Company. Notes: Digital tracks - English; Analog track 1 - English, Analog track 2, Chinese. Voyager videodisc version of the original set of 2 videodiscs produced in 1985. Title also in Chinese. ISBN: 1559402199 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 931.04 C42f dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available The immortal emperor [videorecording] / a BBC production. Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor] ; BBC Worldwide [production company], c1998. Publisher Number: FFH 7693 Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: It's 221 B.C., and the veil of history is lifted to reveal life in the Qin Dynasty, under China's first emperor, Shihuangdi. Noted historians, archaeologists, and other experts extrapolate from discoveries made in the ruler's tomb, as they examine the political, intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and religious structure of Chinese society of the first dynasty. Subject (LCSH): Ch`in Shih-huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.--Tomb. Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Ch`in-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. Sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--China. Tombs--China. China--Antiquities. Shaanxi Sheng (China)-Antiquities. China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. China--Kings and rulers. Other Name: Mann, Christopher. Spawforth, Tony. Films for the Humanities (Firm). BBC Worldwide (Firm). Performer: Presenter, Dr. Tony Spawforth. Production Credits: Producer and director, Christopher Mann. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 931.04 Im6f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Yosot kae ui sison [videorecording] = If you were me / chejakcha, Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u. Published: [Soul] : Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u, 2004. Physical Description: 1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Dolby digital surround 5.1; NTSC region 3. Contents: Kunyo ui muge = The 'weight' of her / kamdok: Im Sul-lye ; ch`uryon: Yi Sol-hui (20 min.) -- Ku namja ui sajong = The man with an affair / kamdok: Chong Chae-un ; ch`uryon: Paek Chong-hak, Pyon Chong-su, Chon Ha-un (18 min.) -- Taeryuk hoengdan = Crossing / kamdok: Yo Kyun-dong ; ch`uryon: Kim Munju (14 min.) -- Sinbihan Yongo nara = Tongue tie / kamdok: Pak Chin-p`yo ; ch`uryon: Kim Sedong, Tong Hyo-hui, Kim Su-min (12 min.) -- Olgul kap = Face value / kamdok: Pak Kwang-su ; ch`uryon Chi Chin-hui, Chong Ae-on (12 min.) -- Mitkona malgona, ch`andura ui kyongu = Never ending peace and love / kamdok: Pak Ch`an-uk ; ch`uryon Ch`andura, Kkumari, Kurung. Target Audience: For age 12 and older. Genre/Form: Feature films--Korea (South) Other Name: Im, Sullye. Chong, Chae-un. Yo, Kyun-dong. Pak, Chin-p`yo. Pak, Kwang-su. Pak, Ch`an-uk. Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u. Language: In Korean with optional subtitles in English and Korean. Notes: Originally produced as a motiona picture in 2003. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 If1a dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Ijen chugodo choa [videorecording] = Too young to die / kamdok, Kim Chin-p`yo ; p`urodyuso, Kim Hong-baek, Im Chong-hyang ; kakpon, Yi Su-mi. Edition: Widescreen Published: [Soul] : Yongumsa : p`anmae Taegyong DVD, 2003. Publisher Number: ND-0041 Taegyong DVD Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; DTS, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. Summary: A story of a couple in their 70s who find love, and rediscover the joys of passion, based on a true story (and played by the actual couple themselves). Target Audience: Adults (age 18 and older) Subject (LCSH): Aged--Sexual behavior--Drama. Love in old age-Drama. Feature films--Korea (South) Other Name: Kim, Chin-p`yo. Kim, Hong-baek. Im, Chonghyang. Pak, Ch`i-gyu. Yi, Sun-ye. Yi, Su-mi. Yongumsa. Taegyong DVD. Language: In Korean with subtitles in English and Chinese. Performer: Pak Ch`i-gyu, Yi Sun-ye. Production Credits: Kihoek, Pak Chae-hyon, Kim Min-gi, Pak Chin-p`yo ; p`yonjip, Mun In-dae ; umak, Pak Ki-hon. Notes: Aspect ratio 16:9. Special features include interview with director and casts, music video and trailer, etc. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 T617c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available How to get rich by fung shui / produced by Simple Job Limited. Published: South San Francisco, Calif. : Tai Seng Entertainment, 1997. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD ; NTSC all zones. Summary: "This eye-opening documentary on the ancient art of 'Wind Water' geomancy, hosted by renowned Fung Shui expert James Lee, explores the various facets of this metaphysical and often spiritual ideology. Ranging from the shallow to the profound, each of the film's 14 parts is like a handbook to understanding the mechanism and the different perspectives behind this unique Chinese practice of reformation for wealth and happiness."-Video case jacket. Contents: Bonus material, previews: Operation billionaires -- Tricky king -Haunted mansion -- Your place or mine. Target Audience: Not suitable for children. Subject (LCSH): Feng shui. Other Name: Wong, Philip. Yeung, Loui Yu. Chin, Man Kei. Lee, James. Simple Job Limited. Restrictions: Exhibition rights only "for in-class presentations and education events for which no money is charged" ; letter from Tai Seng Entertainment, 5 Dec 2003. Language: In Cantonese and Mandarin; subtitles in Traditional Chinese, English, and Simplified Chinese. Performer: Hosted by Loui Yu Yeung and James Lee. Production Credits: Producer, Philip Wong ; Executive Producer, Ng Chi Hung ; Director of Photography, Choisoi Fai ; Editor, Marco Mak ; Music, EMP ; Director, Chin Man Kei, Kant Leung. Notes: Dolby digital. Letterbox. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 133.3337 L51h dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Dharmaga Tongjoguro Kan Kkadalgun [videorecording] = Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East? Published: [Korea] : Bae yong-Kyun Productions ; Milestone Film & Video ; Image Entertainment [distributor], [1999] Publisher Number: ID5937MLSDVD Image Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD format. Summary: In a remote monastery an old master and his two disciples study Buddhist teachings. As the master faces death, he must lead his disciples away from their past ties to the outside world and toward enlightenment. Subject (LCSH): Zen Buddhism--Drama. Other Name: Bae, Yong-kyun. Language: In Korean with subtitles in English. Performer: Yi Pan-yong, Sin Won-sop, Huang Hae-jin, Ko-Sumyong, Kim Hae-yong. Production Credits: Director, producer, editor, writer, cinematographer, Bae Yong-kyun ; music, Chin Kyo-young. Notes: Features include scene selection. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B14w dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Yin shi nan n [videorecording] = Eat drink man woman / the Samuel Goldwyn Company presents a Central Motion Pictures Corporation production in association with Ang Lee Productions and Good Machine ; screenplay by Hui-Ling Wang & Ang Lee and James Schamus ; produced by LiKong Hsu ; directed by Ang Lee. Series: World films World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.) Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2002. Publisher Number: 1002584 MGM Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD format, Dolby Digital, stereo surround, 16:9 widescreen 1.85:1 theatrical release format, enhanced for widescreen TVs. Summary: A retired master chef and widower is worried about the future of his three unmarried daughters who are skeptical about marriage. Yet he himself surprises them with his secret love affair with a young woman many years his junior. Target Audience: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Sex in motion pictures. Man-woman relationships--Drama. Conflict of generations--Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Taiwan--Drama. Other Name: Lee, Ang, 1954- Wang, Huiling, 1964- Schamus, James. Lung, Sihung. Yang, Guimei. Wu, Qianlian. Wang, Yuwen. Chao, Winston. Lin, Jong. Mader (Composer) Samuel Goldwyn Co. Zhong yang dian ying shi ye gu fen you xian gong si. Ang Lee Productions. Good Machine (Firm) MGM Home Entertainment Inc. Language: In Chinese with English, French & Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned. Performer: Sihung Lung, Kuei-mei Yang, Chien-lien Wu, Yu-wen Wang, Winston Chao, Lester Chen, Chao-jung Chen, Chin-Cheng Lu, Ah-leh Gua, Sylvia Chang. Production Credits: Composer, Mader ; editor, Tim Squyres ; director of photography, Jong Lin ; associate producers, Ted Hope, James Schamus. Notes: Originally produced as motion picture in 1994. ISBN: 0792852028 Other Identifying Number: 027616867858 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 L51e dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Frederick Douglass [videorecording] : when the lion wrote history / a co-production of ROJA Productions and WETA-TV ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; narration written by Steve Fayer. Published: [S.l.] : PBS Home Video ; Atlanta, GA : Turner Home Entertainment, c1994. Publisher Number: B3209 PBS Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Based upon his writings and speeches, this is the story of Frederick Douglass, an elegant orator and provocative abolitionist. Subject (LCSH): Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895. African Americans--Biography. Abolitionists--United States-Biography. African American abolitionists--United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Bagwell, Orlando. Woodard, Alfre, 1953- Dutton, Charles S. Jones, Lisa A. Robinson, Tamara E. Christie, Sandra Marie. ROJA Productions. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) PBS Video. Turner Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: Closed-captioned. Performer: Narrator, Alfre Woodard. Production Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chin ; co-producer, Lisa A. Jones ; executive producer, Tamara E. Robinson ; editor, Sandra Marie Christie ; voice of Frederick Douglass, Charles S. Dutton ; music, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Camara Kambon. Notes: Based on the writings of Frederick Douglass. ISBN: 0780606140 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 326 D74w video Copy: 1 Status: Available Roots of resistance [videorecording] : a story of the underground railroad / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; writer, Theodore Thomas ; a Roja Productions film for the American experience ; presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles. Series: American experience American experience (Television program) Published: Alexandria, Virigina : PBS Video, 1990. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure. Subject (LCSH): Somerset Place (N.C.)--History. Underground railroad Documentary films. Antislavery movements--United States Other Name: Dee, Ruby. Bellows, Susan. Thomas, Theodore, 1951- Bagwell, Orlando McCullough, David G. PBS Video. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Roja Productions. KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Other Story of the underground railroad. Additional Availability: AMEX 216 PBS Video Performer: David McCullough, introduction. Production Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Gail Yasunaga ; narrator, Ruby Dee. Notes: Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Presented as part of the PBS series The American experience. Other Identifying Number: AMEX 216 PBS Video ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 973.7115 R67b video Copy: 1 Status: Available Como agua para chocolate [videorecording] = Like water for chocolate / producción y dirección, Alfonso Arau ; guión cinematográfico, Laura Esquisel. Published: [S.l.] : Touchstone Home Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, 1993. Publisher Number: 2111 Touchstone Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. VHS (NTSC standard), hi-fi stereo, Dolby surround, digitally mastered. Summary: Tita and Pedro are passionately in love. But their love is forbidden by an ancient family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister. And Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion for Pedro through preparing delectable dishes. Target Audience: MPAA rating: R. Subject (LCSH): Cookery. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Arau, Alfonso. Esquivel, Laura, 1950- Como agua para chocolate. Carrasco, Ada. Martinez, Mario Ivan. Maille, Claudette. Miramax Films. Arau Films International. Touchstone Home Video (Firm) Language: In Spanish with English subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Ada Carrasco, Mano Ivan Martinez, Claudette Maille, Yareli Arizmendi. Production Credits: Cinematography, Emmanue Kubezki, Steve Bernstein ; music, Leo Brower ; editor, Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chin. Notes: "Miramax Films." Presented by Arau Films International. Based on Como agua para chocolate / Laura Esquivel. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. ISBN: 1558902074 Other Identifying Number: 765362111039 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430946 C73a video Copy: 1 Status: Available Chicago [videorecording] : city of the century / a co-production of WGBH Boston and WTTW Chicago in association with the Chicago Historical Society for American Experience ; produced, written and directed by Austin Hoyt. Published: [United States] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Window to the World Communications, Inc. ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2003. Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 345 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby surround stereo Summary: "City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world". -- Container. Chicago by 'L" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train. Contents: Disc 1. Mudhole to metropolis / (edited by Bill Lattanzi) -- Disc 2. The revolution has begun / (edited by Bill Lattanzi, Jon Neuburger) -- Disc 3. Battle for Chicago / (edited by Jon Neuburger). -- Disc 4. Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods / (produced by Kelly Luchtman ; written by Geoffrey Baer) and additional interviews. Subject (LCSH): Chicago Transit Authority. Railroads, Elevated--Illinois--Chicago--History. Urban transportation--Illinois--Chicago--History. Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--Tours. Chicago (Ill.)-History. Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Tours. Other Name: Hoyt, Austin. Miller, Donald L., 1944- City of the century. Stiers, David Ogden. Garcia Rios, Patricia. Luchtman, Kelly. Baer, Geoffrey. WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Home Video. WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) Window to the World Communications, Inc. Chicago Historical Society. Other American experience (Television program) Chicago by 'L'. Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impared. Performer: David Ogden Stiers, narrator. Notes: "PBS DVD Gold." Based on the book City of the Century by Donald L. Miller. Co-produced and co-directed by Patricia Garcia Rios ; music, Michael Bacon ; camera, Michael Chin, Terry Hopkins ; creative consultant, Donald L. Miller ; executive producer, Margaret Drain ; senior producer, Mark Samels. Special features: Bonus video: Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods ; Behind the scenes interviews with producers Austin Hoyt, Patricia Garcia Rios and historian Donald Miller ; Triva questions: Do you know Chicago? ISBN: 0780641418 Other Identifying Number: 794054881424 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 977.331 C43p dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These citations have been sent to you from CardinalCat, the catalog of Oesterle Library, North Central College. Please do not reply to this message. If you have questions, please ask a librarian for assistance. Contact the Oesterle Library Reference Desk at 630-637-5709. A list of I-Share libraries is available at http://office.ilcso.illinois.edu/About/ilcsolibs_map.html Cambodia's killing fields [videorecording] / produced by Electric Pictures and Wildfilm Australia with the assistance of Oregon Public Broadcasting ; written & directed by Peter Du Cane and Mathew Kelley ; producers, Andrew Ogilvie, Peter Du Cane. Series: Playing the game Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2003] Publisher Number: FFH 30751 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: This program scrutinizes U.S. violence against technically neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War, attacks carried out in an effort to deny a haven for communist forces. The decade of upheaval that followed what has been called the low point in American diplomacy is also addressed, as an allegedly U.S.-backed coup drove Norodom Sihanouk into the arms of China and opened the door to the ruthless Khmer Rouge. Commentary by Emory "Coby" Swank and Noel Deschamps, former U.S. and Australian ambassadors to Cambodia; David Whipple, CIA station head in Cambodia; Lao Mong Hay, of the Khmer Institute of Democracy; and historian Stephen Heder is featured. Subject (LCSH): Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Cambodia. Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict, 1977-1991. Cambodia-History--Civil War, 1970-1975. Cambodia--History--1979- United States--Foreign relations-Cambodia. Cambodia--Foreign relations--United States. Other Name: Du Cane, Peter. Kelley, Mathew. Ogilvie, Andrew. Herlinger, Paul. Electric Pictures (Firm) Wildfilm Australia (Firm) Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Language: English; interviews in Khmer and French with English subtitles. Performer: Narrator, Paul Herlinger. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 327.730596 C14e dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Chiang Kai-shek [videorecording] : the battle for China / written and produced by Gary Tarpinian ; produced by Actuality Productions, Inc. ; a presentation of Hearst Entertainment. Series: Biography Published: New York : A & E Home Video, c1997. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Subject (LCSH): Chiang, Kaishek, 1887-1975. Presidents--China--Biography. Other Name: Tarpinian, Gary. A & E Home video. Actuality Productions. Hearst Entertainment (Firm) Other Biography (Television program) Additional Availability: AAE-14288 A & E Home Video Performer: Host: Peter Graves. ISBN: 0767007778 : Other Identifying Number: AAE-14288 A & E Home Video ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.04 C43t video Copy: 1 Status: Available Chicago [videorecording] : city of the century / a co-production of WGBH Boston and WTTW Chicago in association with the Chicago Historical Society for American Experience ; produced, written and directed by Austin Hoyt. Published: [United States] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Window to the World Communications, Inc. ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2003. Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 345 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby surround stereo Summary: "City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world". -- Container. Chicago by 'L" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train. Contents: Disc 1. Mudhole to metropolis / (edited by Bill Lattanzi) -- Disc 2. The revolution has begun / (edited by Bill Lattanzi, Jon Neuburger) -- Disc 3. Battle for Chicago / (edited by Jon Neuburger). -- Disc 4. Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods / (produced by Kelly Luchtman ; written by Geoffrey Baer) and additional interviews. Subject (LCSH): Chicago Transit Authority. Railroads, Elevated--Illinois--Chicago--History. Urban transportation--Illinois--Chicago--History. Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--Tours. Chicago (Ill.)-History. Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Tours. Other Name: Hoyt, Austin. Miller, Donald L., 1944- City of the century. Stiers, David Ogden. Garcia Rios, Patricia. Luchtman, Kelly. Baer, Geoffrey. WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Home Video. WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) Window to the World Communications, Inc. Chicago Historical Society. Other American experience (Television program) Chicago by 'L'. Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impared. Performer: David Ogden Stiers, narrator. Notes: "PBS DVD Gold." Based on the book City of the Century by Donald L. Miller. Co-produced and co-directed by Patricia Garcia Rios ; music, Michael Bacon ; camera, Michael Chin, Terry Hopkins ; creative consultant, Donald L. Miller ; executive producer, Margaret Drain ; senior producer, Mark Samels. Special features: Bonus video: Chicago by 'L': touring the neighborhoods ; Behind the scenes interviews with producers Austin Hoyt, Patricia Garcia Rios and historian Donald Miller ; Triva questions: Do you know Chicago? ISBN: 0780641418 Other Identifying Number: 794054881424 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 977.331 C43p dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available China 21 [videorecording] / produced by K. Bik Films ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; in association with the National Asian American Telecommunications Association ; directed and edited by Ruby Yang ; producer, Lambert Yam ; executive producer, William Smock. Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Distributed by NAATA Distribution, c2001. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Interviews with four Chinese families on how they experience the 21st century in China. Subject (LCSH): Young adults--China--Shanghai--Attitudes. Young adults--China-Shanghai--Interviews. Shanghai (China)--Social conditions--20th century. Shanghai (China)-Social conditions--21st century. Other Name: Yang, Ruby. Yam, Lambert. K. Bik Films. Independent Television Service. National Asian American Telecommunications Association. Language: In English and Chinese (with English subtitles). Performer: Vivian Chen, Terry Han, Li Zhongqiu, Tang Enliang, Zhang Yu. Production Credits: Principal photography, Lambert Yam, Ruby Yang ; music, Jon Herbst ; written and subtitled by Ruby Yang, Joanne Shen, William Smock. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.132 C44b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available China rising [videorecording] / Granite Productions for Yorkshire Television ; produced and directed by Gwyneth Hughes. Published: New York : A&E Television Distributed by New Video Group, 1996. Publisher Number: AAE-40062 History Channel AAE-44063 History Channel AAE40061 History Channel Physical Description: 3 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: A series that chronicles the history of China with archival footage and interviews. Part 1 traces the history from the 1920s onwards. Part 2 looks at the conflict between the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, and the founding of the People's Republic of China. Part 3 describes the Cultural Revolution and modern China under the opendoor policy. Contents: ep. 1. Paradise of adventurers -- ep. 2. Change in heaven -- ep. 3. Roads to freedom. Subject (LCSH): Documentary films. China--History--20th century China--Politics and government--20th century Other Name: Yorkshire Television. A & E Home Video (Firm) Granite Productions. History Channel (Firm) New Video Group. Other Paradise of Adventurers. Change in Heaven. Roads to Freedom. Performer: Eileen Atkins. Production Credits: Music, Barrington Pheloung. Notes: Not rated. ISBN: 1565019067 (vol.1) 1565019059 : 1565019075 (vol.2) 1565019083 (vol.3) ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951 C44g video Copy: 1 Status: Available China [videorecording] : a century of revolution / WGBH ; a film by Ambrica Productions ; written and directed by Sue Williams ; produced by Sue Williams, Kathryn Dietz. Published: [S.l.] : WinStar Home Entertainment, c1997. Publisher Number: WHE72009 WinStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 3 videocassettes (360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Tells the story of the eight decades of upheaval in China which followed the fall of its last emperor in 1911. Interviews with people who participated in the events described. Contains: China in revolution. Mao years. Born under the red flag. Contents: pt. 1 China in revolution : 1911-1949. -- pt. 2 The Mao years : 1949-1976. -- pt. 3 Born under the red flag : 1976-1997. Subject (LCSH): Documentary television programs. China--History-Republic, 1912-1949. China--History--1949-1976. China--History--1976- China--Politics and government--1912-1949. China--Politics and government--1949-1976. China--Politics and government--1976- Other Name: Williams, Sue. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Ambrica Productions. WinStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: In Chinese and English. Production Credits: Camera, Richard Gordgon ; editor, Howard Sharp ; narrator, Will Lyman ; music, Tan Dun. Notes: Title from container. Originally broadcast on PBS. ISBN: 1572521910 (set) : 1572521880 (v. 1) 1572521899 (v. 2) 1572521902 (v. 3) ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.05 C44w video Copy: 1 Status: v.1 c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!--ILCSO005--> China [videorecording] : change & challenge : from poverty to prosperity. Series: Three dynamic economies Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: This program examines the changes and challenges for China as it transforms itself from a centralized command economy to a market-based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial giant. Subject (LCSH): China--Economic conditions--20th century. Other Name: Films for the Humanities (Firm) Other Subtitle on videocassette label: From poverty to prosperity ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 330.951 C44f dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available China [videorecording] : heritage of the wild dragon / co-produced by NHK, NHK Enterprises 21, Inc. ; director, Katsuhiro Inoue. Series: Messages from the past Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004] Publisher Number: FFH 11656 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: The fine loess soil of the Yellow River basin quickly established that region as the home of China's earliest recorded dynasty. This program focuses primarily on Bronze Age China and the contributions of the Yin (or Shang) dynasty, with a tangential emphasis on the reign of the Qins. Subject (LCSH): Documentary films. China--Antiquities. China--Civilization--To 221 B.C. Yellow River Valley (China)--Antiquities. Yellow River Valley (China)--Civilization. China--History--Shang dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C. China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. Other Name: Inoue, Katsuhiro. Tsuruma, Kazuyuki, 1950- Nihon Hoso Kyokai. NHK Entapuraizu. Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Language: Portions in Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Narrator, Donna Burke. Production Credits: Music, Kitaro ; camera, Yoshinori Nishiwaki ; editor, Kazuya Suzuki. Notes: Originally produced in 2000? "NHK documentary." ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951 C44n dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available China [videorecording] / Wall Street Journal Video, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; with funding from IBM Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Series: Emerging powers ; Published: [New York]: New Video Group, c1996. Publisher Number: NVG9411 New Video Group Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: China's transformation from communism to capitalism, including interviews with a former state worker who has created a multimillion- dollar textile empire, the leader of Beijing's Commodities Exchange, and Shanghai's most successful Avon cosmetics saleswoman. Subject (LCSH): Documentary television programs China--Economic conditions--1976-2000. China--Economic policy--1976-2000. Other Name: Bisson, Francois. Witty, Ken. Gross, Charles, 1934- Wang, Deborah. Mack, Consuelo. Rotondi, Mary Ann. Wall Street Journal Video (Firm) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. International Business Machines Corporation. Ford Fund. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. New Video Group. Other Emerging powers China. Performer: Host, Consuelo Mack ; correspondent, Deborah Wang. Production Credits: Writer/producer, Mary Ann Rotondi ; camera, Francois Bisson ; executive producer, Ken Witty ; music, Charles Gross. Notes: NVG-9411. "An insider's guide"--Container. ISBN: 1565017048 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 330.951 C44w video Copy: 1 Status: Available China's Boxer Rebellion [videorecording] / produced by FilmRoos, Inc. for the History Channel ; A & E Home Video ; producer, Bud Wiser. Series: In search of history Published: [New York, N.Y.] : A & E Television Networks : New Video Group [distributor], c1997. Publisher Number: AAE40215 A & E Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Examines the background, events, and aftermath of an uprising, which saw Chinese peasants take up arms in an attempt to drive foreigners out of the country in defense of their cultural and religious traditions. Subject (LCSH): Documentary films. China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. Other Name: Ackroyd, David. Roos, Bram. Filmroos Inc. History Channel (Television network) History Channel Video (Firm) Arts and Entertainment Network. A & E Home Video (Firm) New Video Group. Other In search of history (Television program) Performer: Narrator David Ackroyd. Production Credits: Executive producer Bram Roos ; music by Vaughn Johnson. Notes: Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series, In search of history. ISBN: 0767006496 : ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.035 C44f video Copy: 1 Status: Available China's cosmopolitan age [videorecording] : the Tang, 618 -907. Series: Annenberg/CPB collection Published: Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: Presents an overview of China's T`ang dynasty, its history, civilization, arts, and culture, A.D. 618-907. Subject (LCSH): Art, Chinese--Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960. China--Civilization--221 B.C.-960 A.D. Sian (China) China--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907. Other Name: Anderson, Stanley Feng, Theo-dric Shih, Chung-wen, 1922- Performer: Narrators, Stanley Anderson, Theo-Dric Feng. Production Credits: Producer/director, Chung-wen Shih. ISBN: 155946805X ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.017 C44a video Copy: 1 Status: Available Uniform Chinatown (Motion picture) Chinatown [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski. Series: Widescreen collection Published: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999. Publisher Number: 15516 Paramount Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1. Summary: Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown. Target Audience: Rated R. Subject (LCSH): Film noir. Water rights--California--Los Angles--Drama. Murder--Drama. Incest--Drama. Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama. Genre/Form: Features. Mysteries. Detective films and programs. Videodiscs. Other Name: Towne, Robert. Polanski, Roman. Evans, Robert, 1930- Nicholson, Jack. Dunaway, Faye. Ladd, Diane. Huston, John, 1906- Paramount Pictures Corporation. Paramount Home Video (Firm) Language: In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French. Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. Performer: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. Production Credits: Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.) ISBN: 0792156447 0792159578 Other Identifying Number: 97361551678 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C441p dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Chinatown [videorecording] : strangers in a strange land / produced by Perpetual Motion Films for the History Channel ; produced & directed by Monte Markham & Willard Schlueter ; producers, Lee Fulkerson, Klaire Markham ; written by Lee Fulkerson. Published: New York, N.Y. : A & E Television Networks : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2000. Publisher Number: AAE-42913 A & E Television Networks Physical Description: 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Tells the story of the Chinese-American experience by venturing back 150 years to the beginning of the Chinese diaspora to the Americas, and into the tight-knit communities that exist in nearly every North American city. Describes the prejudice and hatred Chinese-Americans have encountered, the contrast between their secretive ways and the openness of American society, and their steadfast adherence to ancient traditions and customs even while embracing and exploiting opportunities for self-advancement in their new land. Subject (LCSH): Chinese Americans--History. Other Name: Markham, Monte. Schlueter, William. Fulkerson, Lee. Markham, Klaire. Mudd, Roger, 1928- Perpetual Motion Films. History Channel (Television network) Arts and Entertainment Network. Other Time machine (Television program) Performer: Narrated by Monte Markham. Production Credits: Associate producer, Ann Putney ; story material, Robert J. Litz ; directors of photography, William Schlueter, Chen Hao ; editor, William Schlueter ; music, James Morgan. Notes: Originally broadcast as part of the television series, Time machine, hosted by Roger Mudd on the History Channel. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 973.0495 C44p video Copy: 1 Status: Available Chinese brush painting [videorecording] : an introduction / by Jane Evans. Published: W. Long Branch, NJ : White Star, c1989. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Explores the exciting possibilities of Chinese brush painting by observing the artist painting flowers, animals, and landscapes. Subject (LCSH): Painting, Chinese-Technique Ink painting, Chinese--Technique. Brush drawing--Technique. Other Name: Evans, Jane White Star (Firm) John Henson Associates. Performer: Jane Evans. Production Credits: Produced by John Henson Associates. ISBN: 1561277088 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 759.951 Ev1i Copy: 1 Status: Available Chinese capitalism [videorecording] : moving the mountain / written & presented by Michael Robinson ; series producer, David Harrison. Series: The giant awakes ; [1] Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998. Publisher Number: FFH 7439 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Examines the potentials of China's newly emerged economic power and looks at the problems associated with China's economic reform. Subject (LCSH): China--Economic conditions--1976-2000. China--Social conditions--1976- China--Foreign economic relations. Other Name: Robinson, Michael. Harrison, David. BBC News And Current Affairs. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Portion of Chinese capitalism, moving the mountain Notes: "A Money Programme Special." Produced by BBC News and Current Affairs in 1994. Distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas. ______________________________ Call 20th century with Mike Wallace [videorecording] : China after Mao / produced by CBS News Productions in association with the History Channel. Published: New York : A & E Home Video : History Channel : Distributed by New Video Group, 1996. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Chronicles the events in China after the death of Mao in 1977. Subject (LCSH): China--History--1976- Other Name: Wallace, Mike, 1918- Terrill, Ross. Nathan, Andrew J. (Andrew James) History Channel (Television network) A & E Home Video (Firm) Arts and Entertainment Network. New Video Group. CBS News. Other 20th century (Television program : 1994- ) Performer: Mike Wallace, narrator. Notes: Title from cassette label. ISBN: 0767017528 : ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.05 C44c video Copy: 1 Status: Available 20th century with Mike Wallace [videorecording] : Democracy crushed : Tiananmen Square / produced by CBS News Productions in association with the History Channel. Published: New York : A&E Home Video : History Channel : Distributed by New Video Group, 1996. Publisher Number: AAE-50044 New Video Group Physical Description: 1 videocassette (approx. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Related URL: http://www.historychannel.com http://www.historychannel.com http://www.historychannel.com Summary: Chronicles the events that led up to the showdown on June 3rd and 4th, 1989, between Chinese students and China's old-guard leadership. With experts like author Ross Terrill and Columbia University professor, this program analyzes the most important event in recent Chinese history. Subject (LCSH): Documentary television programs. China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989. Other Name: Wallace, Mike, 1918- Terrill, Ross. Nathan, Andrew J. (Andrew James). History Channel (Television network) A & E Home Video (Firm) Arts and Entertainment Network. New Video Group. CBS News. Other 20th century (Television program : 1994-) Performer: Mike Wallace. Production Credits: Senior producer, Gary Paul Gates ; producer, Christopher Michon. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.058 T43c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Ancient China [videorecording] / written & produced by Lara Lowe ; music, Paul Farrer ; executive producers, Bob Carruthers, Gary Russell, Geoff Kempin ; [a production of] Cromwell Productions, Ltd [and] Eagle Rock Entertainment. Series: Ancient civilizations Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999. Publisher Number: FFH 8695 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: From the creation legend of Panku to the demise of the Han Dynasty, this program traces Chinese history and explores the roots of Chinese culture today. Subject (LCSH): China--Antiquities. China--History. Other Name: Lowe, Lara. Farrer, Paul. Carruthers, Bob. Russell, Gary. Kempin, Geoff. Hobson, Derek. Cromwell Productions. Eagle Rock Entertainment. Films for the Humanities (Firm) Performer: Narrator, Derek Hobson. Notes: Videocassette release of the 1997 program. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 931 An2f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Art in the cultural revolution [videorecording] : establishment of a new age / Production of REC Foundation. Published: New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, 1997. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (33 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Examines the Communist Party's rigorously enforced art policies during China's Cultural Revolution from 1966-1976, when pictorial artists were given strict aesthetic guidelines for the production of works designed to promote the ideology and imagery of Mao Tse-tung's illusory new society. Through a detailed study of paintings, posters and operas- from their color scheme and their treatment of light and shadow, to the bodily poses and facial expressions ... - the video reveals how artists were politically mobilized under the guidance of Mao's wife, Jian Qing, to promote an ideology of revolutionary purity. Subject (LCSH): Socialist realism in art--China. Music--China--20th century. Music and state--China. Art, Chinese--20th century. China--Social life and customs--1976- Other Name: Leung, Kubert. Zhang, Ping-Jie. Cinema Guild. Production Credits: Director, Kubert Leung ; producers, Ping-Jie Zhang and Kubert Leung ; researcher and author, Ping-Jie Zhang. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 709.51 Z6a video Copy: 1 Status: Available Asian values devalued [videorecording] / an ABC Australia/Journeyman Pictures Production ; Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003. Publisher Number: FFH 8529 Films for the Humanities Physical Description: 1 videodisc (39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Subject (LCSH): Indonesia--Economic conditions. Hong Kong (China)--Economic conditions. Malaysia--Economic conditions. Other Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Journeyman Pictures (Firm) Films for the Humanities (Firm) Notes: As the tiger economics of East Asia turned from boom to bust in the 1990s, the general public was amazed, yet many economists nodded their heads knowingly. This program focuses on the plights of Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, where nepotism, cronyism, corruption, suppression, and the exploitation of cheap foreign labor brought about a financial crisis of enormous proportions. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 337.5 As4a dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Assignment. Cambodia/Vietnam [videorecording] / production team, Ed Fitzgerald ... [et al.]. Published: [Boston, MA] : The Christian Science Monitor Video, c1993. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (approx. 60 min.) (VHS) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + Includes: 1 leader's guide. Summary: Profiles the countries of Cambodia and Vietnam through an examination of such topics as industry and private business, family farming, disabled Cambodians, Cambodian monks, and Vietnamese trade with China. Contents: Privatization -- Mong Cai -Pineapples -- Haiphong -- Schools -- Cambodian farm -- Amputees -- Monks. Interest Age Level: Ages 12 and up. Subject (LCSH): Cambodia Vietnam Other Name: Fitzgerald, Ed. Bradley, Barbara. Other Cambodia/Vietnam. Vietnam. Assignment, Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia. Performer: Barbara Bradley. Notes: In English with Vietnamese and Cambodian with English subtitles. G84149. Title on cassette label and container: Assignment, Southeast Asia. ISBN: 0875102476 : ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 959 As7c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Assignment. China [videorecording] / production team, Karen Coker ... [et al.]. Published: [Boston, MA] : The Christian Science Monitor Video, c1993. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (approx. 60 min.) (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + Includes: 1 leader's guide. Summary: Profiles the country of China through an exploration of such topics as its economic reforms, family planning policy, religious freedom policy, and neighborhood committees. Contents: Neighborhood comm[ittees] -- Family planning -- China Christians -- Guangdong economy -- Rice farmers -Rural industries -- Stone computer --English schools -- Sports school. Interest Age Level: Ages 12 and up. Subject (LCSH): Freedom of religion--China. Family policy--China. China--Economic policy--1976-2000. China--Politics and government--1976- Other Name: Coker, Karen. Oka, Takashi. Other China. Assignment, China. Performer: Takashi Oka. Notes: In English and Chinese with English subtitles. G83992. ISBN: 0875102441 : ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951 As7c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Bawang bie ji [videorecording] = Farewell my concubine / Miramax Films in association with Maverick Picture Company and Tomson (HK) Films Co., Ltd. ; screenplay by Lilian Lee & Lu Wei ; producer, Hsu Feng ; directed by Chen Kaige. Published: Burbank, Ca. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Miramax Home Entertainment, [1999?] Publisher Number: 17368 Miramax Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD video ; stereo, Dolby digital. Summary: Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them. Also an absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution. Subject (LCSH): Beijing Jing ju tuan--Drama. Friendship--Drama. Man-woman relationships--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Li, Bihua. Wei, Lu. Feng, Hsu. Kaige, Chen. Cheung, Leslie, 1956- Fengyi, Zhang. Gong, Li, 1965Ghangwei, Gu. Xiaonan, Pei. Jiping, Zhao. Miramax Films. Maverick Picture Company. Tomson (HK) Films Co., Ltd. Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://midwesttapes.com Language: In Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li. Production Credits: Director of cinematography, Gu Ghangwei ; editor, Pei Xiaonan ; music by Zhao Jiping. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Based on the novel by Lilian Lee. Rated R. Special features include: director's cut, 2.0 Dolby surround, widescreen (1.85:1). ISBN: 0788816101 Other Identifying Number: Midwest Tapes http://midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 F16m dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Beijing ren [videorecording] = Beijing man / Beijing dian ying zhi pian chang, she zhi ; jian zhi, Liu Mingxing, Wang Fuqiang, Zhao Zhao ; bian ju, Qin Zhiyu, Lin Hongtong ; dao yan, Qin Zhiyu. Published: Guangzhou : Guangzhou yin xiang chu ban she : Guangzhou qiao jia ren wen hua chuan bo you xian gong si zhi zuo zong jing xiao, 2002. Publisher Number: GSG-697 Qiao jia ren GZL 1624 Guangzhou yin xiang chu ban she Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. VCD. Summary: Drama about a Beijing family in the 1930s. Patriarch Zeng Hao spends his days recalling past years of luxury; his eldest son is a good-for-nothing who lives off on his father; his son-in-law is a playboy who engages himself only in empty talk; and his daughter-in-law is a relentless woman who manages the whole household. Su Fang, Zeng's niece, is the only one that holds some promise. She finally leaves the suffocating family for freedom and a new life. Subject (LCSH): Cao, Yu, 1910-1996 --Film and video adaptations. Family--China-Beijing--Drama. China--Social life and customs--1912-1949--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Feature films--China. Foreign language films--Chinese--Mandarin. Other Name: Cao, Yu, 19101996. Beijing ren. Liu, Mingxing. Wang, Fuqiang. Zhao, Zhao. Qin, Zhiyu. Lin, Hongtong. Cheng, Qian. Lü Liping. Li, Jing. Beijing dian ying zhi pian chang. Guangzhou yin xiang chu ban she. Guangzhou qiao jia ren wen hua chuan bo you xian gong si. Other Also known as: Peking man Language: In Mandarin. Performer: Cheng Qian, Lü Liping, Li Jing. Production Credits: She ying, Hai Shuiren ; zuo qu, Wang Xilin ; jian ji, Yao Wenru. Notes: Based on the play by Cao Yu. ISBN: 788495530X Other Identifying Number: CNF280200100 V.J9 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430951 B39b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Beijing yue yu lu [videorecording] = Beijing rocks / Chu pin, Huan ya dian ying fa xing you xian gong si ; jian zhi, Zhuang Cheng, Su Zhihong ; chu pin ren, Chen Ziqiang, Zhuang Cheng ; jian zhi yu, bian ju, Luo Qirui ; dao yan, Zhang Wanting. Published: Xianggang : Huan ya dian ying fa xing you xian gong si. c2001. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby digital surround, widescreen. Summary: Story of Yang Yin, a starry-eyed dance girl, Ping Lu, a rock singer and Michael, a Hong Kong-born composer, set in the Chinese rock & roll scene in Beijing. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Zhang, Wanting. Luo, Qirui. Wu, Yanzu. Shu, Qi. Geng, Le. Huan ya dian ying fa xing you xian gong si. Media Asia Distribution Ltd. Language: In Mandarin with traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Wu Yanzu, Shu Qi, Geng Le. Production Credits: Director of photography, Bao Dexi ; production design, Zhuang Zhiliang ; editor, Peng Fa ; music, Li Yunwen. Notes: Bonus materials include: music video, making-of featurette, trailers, and alternative ending. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B39m dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Bian lian [videorecording] = The King of Masks / Samuel Goldwyn Films ; presented by Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. ; produced & directed by Wu Tian Ming. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000. Publisher Number: 04741 Columbia TriStar Home Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Desperate for his art to survive, the King of Masks finds an apprentice in a destitute child purchased on the black market. When the child reveals an unexpected secret, their relationship is suddenly tested by both the old man's stubborn sense of tradition and the established customs of China. Target Audience: Not rated by MPAA. Subject (LCSH): Chen, Wenkui--Film and video adaptations. Mask makers--China--Drama. Folk artists--China--Drama. Apprentices--China--Drama. Poor children-China--Drama. Sex discrimination--China--Drama. Feature films--China. Motion pictures--China. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. China--Social life and customs--1912-1949--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films--China. Foreign films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Wu, Tianming. Wei, Minglun. Zhu, Xu. Zhou, Renying. Zhang, Zhigang. Chen, Wenkui. Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm) Shaw Brothers Ltd. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) Language: In Mandarin Chinese with English, French and Spanish subtitles ; closedcaptioned in English for the hearing impaired. Performer: Chu Yuk [Chu Hs], Chao Yim Yin [Chou Jen-ying], Zhigang Zhang. Production Credits: Written by Wei Minglun. Notes: Based on the story by Chen Wen-kuei. Formatted to fit TV screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Special features include: Digitally mastered audio & video ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; interactive menus ; scene selections. ISBN: 0767847377 Other Identifying Number: 043396047419 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 K58s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Bichunmoo [videorecording] / Cinema Servic Co., Ltd. presents a Taewon Entertainment production in assocation with China Film Co. Production Corp. & Shanghai Film Studio ; directed by Kim Young-jun ; producer, Jung Tae-won. Published: Hong Kong : Distributed by Deltamac, [2000] Publisher Number: DVD88020 Deltamac Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Martial arts love story about a martial arts warrior who defies everything to be with the one he loves. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Feature films--Korea. Other Name: Kim, Young-jun. Shin, Hyun-jun. Kim, Hee-sun. Deltamac Limited. Language: Language tracks: Korean, Cantonese or Mandarin; subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, or Simplified Chinese. Performer: Shin Hyun-jun, Kim Hee-sun, Jang Dong-jik. Production Credits: Director of photography, Byeon Hee-seong ; editor, Lee Hyum-mi ; music, Kim, Jun-seon. Notes: Title from container. Originally released as motion picture in 1999. "DVD88020"--Container. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B471c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Big Shot's funeral [videorecording] / [presented by] China Film Group, Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment Corporation, Columbia Film Production Asia Limited in association with China Film Co-Production Company ; produced by Yang Buting, Wang Zhongjun ; screenplay, Li Xiaoming, Shi Kang, Feng Xiaogang ; directed by Feng Xiaogang. Published: [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003] Publisher Number: 08491 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby surround, widescreen version. Summary: When world famous film director Don Tyler is tossed off the picture by his studio boss, his depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck cameraman, YoYo. Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a "comedy funeral" for him, where people leave feeling happy, as they do at Chinese funerals of the elderly. When Tyler eventually falls into a coma, YoYo begins the task of granting Tyler's last wish. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG, for thematic elements, language and brief partial nudity. Subject (LCSH): Motion picture producers and directors--China--Drama. Americans--China-Drama. Funeral rites and ceremonies--China--Drama. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Yang, Buting. Wang, Zhongjun. Li, Xiaoming. Shi, Kang. Feng, Xiaogang. Ge, You, 1957- Kwan, Rosamund. Sutherland, Donald, 1935- Ying, Da. Mazursky, Paul. Zhang, Li. Zhou, Ying. San, Bao. Liu, Xingang. China Film Group. Huayi Brothers. Taihe Film Investment Corporation. Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Firm) China Film Co-Production Corp. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Other Da wan Additional Availability: Midwest Tape (http://www.midwesttapes.com) Language: Mandarin and English, or French soundtrack; English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Performer: Ge You, Rosamund Kwan, Donald Sutherland, Ying Da, Paul Mazursky. Production Credits: Director of photography, Zhang Li. ; editor, Zhou Ying ; music, San Bao ; production designer, Liu Xingang. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: Theatrical trailers. ISBN: 0767888553 Other Identifying Number: 043396084919 Midwest Tape (http://www.midwesttapes.com) ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B48c dvd Copy: 1 Status: c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!--ILCSO005--> Blending with nature [videorecording] : classical Chinese gardens in the Suzhou style / written, produced, and directed by Raymond W. Olson. Published: [Vancouver, WA : distributed by Sacred Mountain Productions,] c2003. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: An introduction to classical Chinese scholar gardens in the Suzhou style. Walk through elven gardens - eight of Suzhou's finest and three classical Chinese gardens in North America - with experts including Chinese scholars and American art historians. Subject (LCSH): Gardens, Chinese--China--Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) Gardens, Chinese--North America. Other Name: Olson, Raymond W. Scales, Keith. Becker, Rebecca. Bothe, Mark. Liu, Weishan, 1947- Performer: Narrator, Keith Scales ; poetry narrator, Rebecca Becker. Production Credits: Editor and sound, Mark Bothe ; camera, Mark Bothe and Raymond W. Olson ; music, Weishan Liu. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 712.0951 Ol8b video Copy: 1 Status: Available The blue kite [videorecording] / a Kino International release ; a Longwick Production Ltd. presentation ; Chuo Eyetos & Co., Ltd. Edition: Widescreen ed. Published: New York : Kino On Video ; Chatsworth, CA. : Distributed by Image Entertainment, 1995. Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. Laser optical ; CLV extended play ; CX ; chapter search. Summary: Banned in China, this film is the most acclaimed and controversial to come out of the new Chinese cinema. Told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, it traces the fate of a Beijing family and their neighbors through the political and social upheavals in 1950's and 60's China. Subject (LCSH): Motion pictures, Chinese. Foreign films. Feature films. China--History-1949-1976--Drama. China--Social conditions--1949-1976--Drama. China--Politics and government--1949-1976--Drama. Other Name: Tian, Zhuangzhuang. Kino International Corporation. Longwick Production Ltd. Chuo Eyetos & Co., Ltd. City of lost souls [videorecording] / Chimera Entertainment ... [et al.] ; Daiei Co., Ltd. ; a Daiei ... [et al.] production ; producers, Kazunari Hashiguchi, Toshiki Kimura ; written by Ichiro Ryu ; [directed by Takashi Miike]. Published: [Maywood, Ill.] : Chimera Entertainment ; [Thousand Oaks, Calif.] : Ventura Distribution, c2002. Publisher Number: 1316-7 Ventura Distribution Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Anamorphic widescreen transfer, 5.1 Dolby surround. Summary: Mario and his girlfriend, Kei, are trying to leave Japan but a Chinese mob boss who doesn't want her to go tries to stop them. About to leave Tokyo together, Mario must return to rescue the foster daughter of his former girlfriend who is held by another mafia member. Target Audience: MPAA rating: R Subject (LCSH): Hase, Seish̄u, 1965- -Film and video adaptations. Gangsters--Japan--Drama. Brazilians--Japan--Drama. Yakuza--Drama. Kidnapping--Drama. Man-woman relationships--Drama. Motion pictures--China--Hong Kong. Genre/Form: Feature films. Gangster films. Adventure films. Other Name: Miike, Takashi, 1960Hashiguchi, Kazunari. Kimura, Toshiki. Ryu, Ichiro. Teah. Reis, Michele, 1970- Oikawa, Mitsuhiro, 1969- Kikkawa, Koji, 1965- Yin, Terence, 1975- Hase, Seish̄u, 1965- Chimera Entertainment (Firm) Ventura Distribution, Inc. Daīe, Kabushiki Kaisha. Language: In Japanese with optional English subtitles. Performer: Teah, Michele Reis, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Koji Kikkawa, Terence Yin. Production Credits: Director of photography, Naosuke Imaizumi ; editing, Yasushi Shimamura ; music, Koji Endo. Notes: "Based on the novel by Seishu Hase." Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Making of the "City of lost souls" -- Escape from Tokyo game -Theatrical trailers -- Liner notes by Chris D. Other Identifying Number: 634991131629 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430952 H99c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Como agua para chocolate [videorecording] = Like water for chocolate / producción y dirección, Alfonso Arau ; guión cinematográfico, Laura Esquisel. Published: [S.l.] : Touchstone Home Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, 1993. Publisher Number: 2111 Touchstone Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. VHS (NTSC standard), hi-fi stereo, Dolby surround, digitally mastered. Summary: Tita and Pedro are passionately in love. But their love is forbidden by an ancient family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister. And Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion for Pedro through preparing delectable dishes. Target Audience: MPAA rating: R. Subject (LCSH): Cookery. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Arau, Alfonso. Esquivel, Laura, 1950- Como agua para chocolate. Carrasco, Ada. Martinez, Mario Ivan. Maille, Claudette. Miramax Films. Arau Films International. Touchstone Home Video (Firm) Language: In Spanish with English subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Ada Carrasco, Mano Ivan Martinez, Claudette Maille, Yareli Arizmendi. Production Credits: Cinematography, Emmanue Kubezki, Steve Bernstein ; music, Leo Brower ; editor, Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chin. Notes: "Miramax Films." Presented by Arau Films International. Based on Como agua para chocolate / Laura Esquivel. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. ISBN: 1558902074 Other Identifying Number: 765362111039 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430946 C73a video Copy: 1 Status: Available Confucianism & Taoism [videorecording] / a Greenstar Television Production ; Liberty International Entertainment Inc. Series: Religions of the world Religions of the world (Schlessinger Media) Published: Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c1998. Publisher Number: D6873 Schlessinger Media Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + VHS. Includes: 1 teacher's guide. Summary: Discusses the two Chinese spiritual movements of Confucianism and Taoism, which focus inward on human behavior and thought. Traces the lives of Confucius and Lao-Tzu. Target Audience: Grades 9 & up. Subject (LCSH): Confucianism-History. Taoism--History. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Kopels, Stephen. Tapia, Luis Florencio. Kingsley, Ben. Liberty International Entertainment Inc. Greenstar Television. Schlessinger Media. Language: Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Narrated by Ben Kingsley. Production Credits: Executive producer, Luis Florencio Tapia ; produced & directed by Stephen Kopels. Notes: Date on container: c1999. "Teacher's guides included and available online at: libraryvideo.com" ISBN: 1572252030 : Other Identifying Number: 753201024633 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 181.112 Sch3c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Crouching tiger, hidden dragon [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics and Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia present in association with Good Machine International, an Edko Films, Zoom Hunt production in collaboration with China Film Co-Production Corp. and Asian Union Film & Entertainment Ltd. ; produced by Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong, Ang Lee ; screenplay by Wan Hui Ling, James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung ; directed by Ang Lee. Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001, c2000. Publisher Number: 05990 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Wang, Dulu--Film and video adaptations. Women martial artists--China--Drama. Martial arts films. Feature films. Adventure films. Fantasy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Lee, Ang, 1954Kong, Bill. Xu, Ligong. Wang, Huiling, 1964- Schamus, James. Cai, Guorong. Chow, Yun-fat. Yeoh, Michelle, 1963- Zhang, Ziyi. Lung, Sihung. Wang, Dulu. Wo hu cang long. Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Firm) Good Machine (Firm) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: In Mandarin with optional soundtracks in English or French and optional subtitles in English or French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. Award: Winner of 4 academy awards: Best foreign language film, Best cinematogaphy, Best art direction and Best original score. 10 Academy award nominations. Performer: Chow Yunfat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhan Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung, Cheng Pei Pei. Production Credits: Photography, Peter Pau ; action choreography, Yuen Wo Ping ; editor, Tim Squyres ; production/costume design, Tim Yip ; music, Tan Dun ; cello, Yo-Yo Ma. Notes: Widescreen format (16x9) A videodisc release of a 2000 motion picture. Based on Wo hu zang long / Wang Dulu. Special features: Ang Lee and James Schamus commentary ; BRAVO making-of special : Unleashing the Dragon ; conversation with Michelle Yeoh featurette ; photo montage ; filmographies ; animated menus ; production notes ; scene selections ; DVD-ROM features. ISBN: 0767861442 Other Identifying Number: 043396059900 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 L51c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Da hong deng long gao gao gua [videorecording] = Raise the red lantern = Da hong deng long gao gao gua / ERA International (Hong Kong) Ltd. ; China Film Co-Production Corp ; directed by Chang Yi -mou ; produced by Qiu Fusheng ; screenplay by Ni Chên. Published: New York, N.Y. : Orion Home Video, c1991. Publisher Number: 5068 Orion Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Set in 1920's China, 19-yearold Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen. Yet she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian discovers that the other wives cheat to win the red lantern, she decides to join the fight for Chen's attention. Target Audience: Rated PG. Subject (LCSH): China--Social life and customs--Fiction. Feature films. Other Name: Zhang, Yimou. Qiu, Fusheng. Gong, Li, 1965- Ma, Jingwu. Su, Tong. Wives and concubines. ERA International Ltd. (Hong Kong) China Film Co-Production Corp. Orion Home Video (Firm) Language: Mandarin with English subtitles. Performer: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Saifei, Zao Zuifeng, Jin Shuyuan, Gong Lin. Production Credits: Cinematography, Zhao Fei & Yang Lun ; music, Zhao Jiping ; art direction, Cao Jiuping, Dong Huamiao ; edited by Du Yuan ; production manager, Feng Yiting. Notes: Based on the novel: Wives and concubines by Su T'ung. ISBN: 1562551108 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430951 R13z video Copy: 1 Status: Available The Dalai Lama and the rituals of reincarnation [videorecording] / produced by Kutu Chatterji ; written and directed by Binky Mendez ; a Klass production. Series: Birth of a god : the Dalai Lama ; [pt. 2] Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2000. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col., ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: An investigation of "the intricate procedure of identifying a reincarnated Dalai Lama against the backdrop of Tibetan power politics and Chinese expansion, carrying the history of the Dala Lama forward from the birth of Sonam Gyatso's successor to the life in exile of Tibet's 14th spiritual leader."--Container. Subject (LCSH): Buddhism--China--Tibet. Dalai lamas. Other Name: Mendez, Binky. Simons, Diet. Films for the Humanities (Firm) Notes: "FFH 10333" ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 294.34237 M52d video Copy: 1 Status: Available Dalai Lama [videorecording] : the soul of Tibet / produced by CBS News Productions for A&E Network. Published: New York : A&E Home Video : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, c1998. Publisher Number: AAE-14287 A&E Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: He is the fourteenth man recognized by his people as Buddha's reincarnation and honored with the title he is known by worldwide--the Dalai Lama. Interviews with Chinese scholars and Tibetan activists, including the Dalai Lama himself detail the long struggle to free Tibet. Subject (LCSH): Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Documentary films. Tibet (China)--Politics and government--1951- Other Name: Arts and Entertainment Network. A & E Home Video (Firm) Other Biography (Television program) Notes: Title from container. ISBN: 0767007697 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 294.3923 D15 video Copy: 1 Status: Available Dao ma zei [videorecording] = Horse thief / X'ian Film Studio ; director, Tien Zhuangzhuang ; screenplay, Zhang Rui. Published: New York : Kino International, 1999. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Religious piety will not save a Tibetan whose theft of horses leads to his family's expulsion from their clan and ultimately results in his death. Subject (LCSH): Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Feature films. Other Name: Tseshang, Rinzin. Dan, Jiji. Tian, Zhuangzhuang. Xi`an Film Studio. Kino International Corporation. Language: In Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles. Performer: Tseshang Rigzin, Dan Jiji. Production Credits: Cinematography, Hou Yong and Zhao Fei ; camera, Hou Yung ; editor, Li K`o-chih ; music, Qu Ziaosong. Notes: Originally issued as a motion picture in 1987. A foreign film (China) ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 H78z video Copy: 1 Status: Available A Day on the Grand Canal with the emperor of China [videorecording] : or, Surface is illusion but so is depth / a film by David Hockney and Philip Haas. Published: New York : Milestone, 1991, c1988. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: Discusses the Kangxi emperor's southern inspection tour, a 72-foot-long scroll by Wang Hui, and compares it with a later scroll by Xu Yang and a painting by Canaletto. Subject (LCSH): Wang, Hui, 16321717. Imperial inspection tour of the South. Painting, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912. Scrolls, Chinese. Other Name: Hockney, David. Haas, Philip. Performer: David Hockney. Production Credits: Editor, Curtiss Clayton ; consultant, Maxwell K. Hearn. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 759.951 D33h video Copy: 1 Status: Available Dharmaga Tongjoguro Kan Kkadalgun [videorecording] = Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East? Published: [Korea] : Bae yong-Kyun Productions ; Milestone Film & Video ; Image Entertainment [distributor], [1999] Publisher Number: ID5937MLSDVD Image Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD format. Summary: In a remote monastery an old master and his two disciples study Buddhist teachings. As the master faces death, he must lead his disciples away from their past ties to the outside world and toward enlightenment. Subject (LCSH): Zen Buddhism--Drama. Other Name: Bae, Yong-kyun. Language: In Korean with subtitles in English. Performer: Yi Pan-yong, Sin Won-sop, Huang Hae-jin, Ko-Sumyong, Kim Hae-yong. Production Credits: Director, producer, editor, writer, cinematographer, Bae Yong-kyun ; music, Chin Kyo-young. Notes: Features include scene selection. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B14w dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Double happiness [videorecording] / Fine Line Features ; First Generation Films and New Views ; produced by Stephen Hegyes, Rose Lam Waddell ; written and directed by Mina Shum. Published: [Los Angeles, CA] : New Line Home Video ; [Atlanta, GA] : Sold exclusively by Turner Home Entertainment, c1995. Publisher Number: N4374 New Line Home Video/Turner Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS; hi-fi Dolby stereo. Summary: East clashes with West and generations collide in this comedy about a young Chinese woman struggling to appease her old-fashioned father and at the same time pursue her modern dreams. Target Audience: PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Chinese Canadian women--British Columbia--Vancouver--Drama. Love--British Columbia--Vancouver--Drama. Parent and adult child--British Columbia--Vancouver--Drama. Chinese Canadians--British Columbia-Vancouver--Drama. Foreign films. Comedy films. Motion pictures, Canadian. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Shum, Mina. Hegyes, Stephen. Waddell, Rose Lam. Oh, Sandra. Chang, Stephen M. D. Ong, Alannah. Fong, Donald. You, Frances. Fine Line Features. First Generation Films. New Views (Firm) Telefilm Canada. National Film Board of Canada. British Columbia Film. New Line Home Video (Firm) Turner Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: In English and Cantonese (Chinese) with English subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Sandra Oh, Stephen M.D. Chang, Alannah Ong, Donald Fong, Frances You. Production Credits: Director of photography, Peter Wunstorf; editor, Alison Grace; music, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet. Notes: "New Views, a joint program of Telefilm Canada, National Film Board of Canada, British Columbia Film"--Container. Originally released in 1995 as motion picture. Formatted to fit TV. ISBN: 0780612086 0780600000 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430951 D74f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Eat a bowl of tea [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures. Edition: Widescreen ed. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, c2003. Publisher Number: 01017 Columbia Pictures Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: In New York's Chinatown of the late 1940's, young Ben Loy, fresh out of the service, has his whole life spread out before him - including a job, an apartment and a marriage arranged by his father. Target Audience: Rated PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Chinese--New York (State)--New York--Drama. Comedy films. Feature films. Other Name: Sternberg, Tom. Wang, Wayne, 1949- Miao, Cora. Wong, Russell, 1963- Rascoe, Judith. Chu, Louis, 1915- Eat a bowl of tea. Columbia Pictures. Other Subtitle on container: Taste of life in America Language: Closed captioned. English with subtitles in English, French. Performer: Cora Miao, Russell Wong. Production Credits: Produced by Tom Sternberg ; directed by Wayne Wang ; music, Mark Adler ; editor, Richard Candib ; production design, Bob Ziembicki ; director of photography Amir Mokri ; executive producers, Lindsay Law and John K. Chan ; screenplay, Judith Rascoe. Notes: Based on the novel by Louis Chu. Videodisc release of the 1989 motion picture. ISBN: 1404932313 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 Ea8c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Eating the uneatable [videorecording]. Published: So. San Francisco, CA : Tai Seng Entertainment, c2002. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Reviews unusual eating pratices of various tribes in China. Subject (LCSH): Edible insects. Documentary films. China--Social life and customs. Other Name: Tai Seng Entertainment. Notes: Title from disc label. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 641.5951 Ea8t dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Feng huang qin [videorecording] = Country teachers / a Tianjin Film Studio/Xiaoxiang Film Studio production ; screenplay writers, Ju Sheng, Liu Xinglong, Pu Yangui ; director, He Qun. Series: Celebration of Chinese cinema Published: New York : China Century Entertainment, 2003. Publisher Number: DV80199 China Century Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: In this riveting film, against all odds a devoted young woman struggles for the future of her students. She learns of the power of love, of the kindness of country folk, and the power of education. Target Audience: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Teachers--China-Drama. Country life--China--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Foreign films. Other Name: Sheng, Ju. Xinglong, Liu. Yangui, Pu. Qun, He. Li, Baotian. Ju, Xue. Xiu, Zongdi. Wang, Xueqi. He, Qun. Tianjin Film Studio. Xiaoxiang Film Studio. China Century Entertainment (Firm) Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com Language: In Chinese with English subtitles. Award: Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Actor, 14th Golden Rooster Awards, 1994. Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Script, Best Actor, Chinese Film Bureau, 1994. Award for Best Feature Film, 4th Pyongyang International Film Festival, 1994. Award for Best Director and Special Prize in Acting, 9th Damascus International Film Festival, 1993. Performer: Li Baotian, Ju Xue, Xiu Zongdi, Wang Xueqi. Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993. ISBN: 1565803825 Other Identifying Number: 676829111526 Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C83t dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Feng shui [videorecording] : the traditional way to happiness / a film by Martin Uhrmeister. Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002. Publisher Number: FFH 29976 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 vidoecassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: "This program focuses on the Land Formations and Flying Stars Schools of classical feng shui, demonstrating the ancient Chinese geomanitc practice of living harmoniously with the environment as it is applied in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Worldrenowned teacher Grandmaster Yap Cheng Hai and several feng shui consultants provide a detailed overview of Taoism, chi, yin and yang, the five symbolic elements and animals, the bagua and its eight trigrams, and the lo pan compass."--Container. Subject (LCSH): Feng-shui. Other Name: Uhrmeister, Martin. Harris, Paul. Films for the Humanities (Firm) Parallel Classical feng shui, harnessing nature's subtle forces Performer: Narrator, Paul Harris. Notes: Title on container: Classical feng shui : harnessing nature's subtle forces. Frederick Douglass [videorecording] : when the lion wrote history / a co-production of ROJA Productions and WETA-TV ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; narration written by Steve Fayer. Published: [S.l.] : PBS Home Video ; Atlanta, GA : Turner Home Entertainment, c1994. Publisher Number: B3209 PBS Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Based upon his writings and speeches, this is the story of Frederick Douglass, an elegant orator and provocative abolitionist. Subject (LCSH): Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895. African Americans--Biography. Abolitionists--United States-Biography. African American abolitionists--United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Bagwell, Orlando. Woodard, Alfre, 1953- Dutton, Charles S. Jones, Lisa A. Robinson, Tamara E. Christie, Sandra Marie. ROJA Productions. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) PBS Video. Turner Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: Closed-captioned. Performer: Narrator, Alfre Woodard. Production Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chin ; co-producer, Lisa A. Jones ; executive producer, Tamara E. Robinson ; editor, Sandra Marie Christie ; voice of Frederick Douglass, Charles S. Dutton ; music, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Camara Kambon. Notes: Based on the writings of Frederick Douglass. ISBN: 0780606140 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 326 D74w video Copy: 1 Status: Available From Confucius to Mao [videorecording] / Southern Star Entertainment Pty. Limited and China Television Program Agency ; producers, Yuan Zhengming ... [et al.] ; directors, Liu Chun, Xue Song, Qi Kejun. Series: The great step forward : China women in the 20th century ; part 1 Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: After illustrating how a combination of laws, customs, and Confucian philosophy had reduced Chinese women to chattels, this program examines in detail the turning points from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries that paved the way for a complete reversal in Chinese women's status. Remarkable vintage film and fascinating interviews with women whose lives have spanned the 20th century provide evidence of and insights into the harmful practices of foot-binding, arranged marriages, and polygamy; the postiive impact of the Dowager Empress, Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, and China's first feminist, Qiu Jin; and the salutary effects of female education and Ibesn's A doll's house. Subject (LCSH): Women--China--History. Women--China--Social conditions. Sex discrimination against women--China. Other Name: Yuan, Zhengming. Liu, Chun. Xue, Song. Qi, Kejun. George, Peter. McCullough, Christopher. Smith, Paul Anthony. Southern Star Entertainment (Firm) Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China) Films for the Humanities (Firm) Language: In English and Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Peter George, Diana McLean, narrators. Production Credits: Writers, Peter George, Christopher McCullough ; music, Paul Anthony Smith. Notes: "30327." ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 305.420951 G79s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available From Mao towards full equality [videorecording] / Southern Star Entertainment Pty. Limited and China Television Program Agency ; producers, Yuan Zhengming ... [et al.] ; directors, Liu Chun, Xue Song, Qi Kejun. Series: The great step forward : China women in the 20th century ; part 2 Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. DVD. Summary: This program offers an in-depth appraisal of how China's women's movement slowly gathered momentum under Mao Zedong's and Deng Xiao Ping's rule during the latter half of the 20th century. Outstanding footage from propaganda and documentary sources and compelling interviews with women who participated in the events of those decades reveal the hard-won gains through Communist legal and social reforms, the efforts of Madame Song Qing Ling and leading feminist He Xiang-ning, and women's rights conventions. The mixed results of the Liberation and Independence campaign, the Heroes of the Nation initiative, and the Cultural Revolution are also critically examined. Subject (LCSH): Women--China--History. Women--China--Social conditions. Sex discrimination against women--China. Feminism--China--History. Other Name: Yuan, Zhengming. Liu, Chun. Xue, Song. Qi, Kejun. George, Peter. McCullough, Christopher. Smith, Paul Anthony. Southern Star Entertainment (Firm) Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China) Films for the Humanities (Firm) Language: In English and Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Peter George, Diana McLean, narrators. Production Credits: Writers, Peter George, Christopher McCullough ; music, Paul Anthony Smith ; camera, Qi Kejung, Wu Qi, Ma Donnge. Notes: "30328." ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 305.420951 G79so dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Frozen [videorecording] / producers, Shu Kei's Creative Workshop, Xu Wei, Another Film Company ; [director], Wu Ming ; written by Pang Ming, Wu Ming. Published: [New York?] : Fox Lorber Films : distributed by WinStar TV & Video, c1999. Publisher Number: FLV 5200 Fox Lorber Films Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: An illegal, independently produced film from China that provides a rare look at the avant-garde art world of Beijing. A young performance artist decides to make his own suicide his ast work of art. On the longest day of the year, he plans to melt a huge block of ice with his own body heat and die of hypothermia. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Foreign films. Other Name: Ming, Wu. Wei, Xu. Xin, Liu. Ming, Pang. Hongshen, Jia. Xiaoqing, Ma. Dol, Roeland. Another Film Company. Shu Kei's Creative Workshop. Hubert Bals Foundation. Fox Lorber Films. Language: Mandarin with English subtitles. Performer: Jia Hongshen, Ma Xiaoqing. Production Credits: Director of photography, Yang Shu ; editor, Qingqing ; original music, Roeland Dol. Notes: Videodisc release of the 1996 motion picture. ISBN: 1572527854 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 F93s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Furong zhen [videorecording] = Hibiscus town / Shanghai dian ying zhi pian chang ; screenplay, Ah Cheng, Xie Jin ; director, Xie Jin. Series: China film Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : China Film & Export ; Palo Alto : Nanhai, c[1989?]. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Story of a couple who sells rice beancurd for a living. During the "four clean-ups" movement of 1964, they are classified as new rich peasants: their house is confiscated and the husband is driven to suicide. After the Cultural Revolution, the wife falls in love with a rightist and almost dies when having a difficult delivery of their baby. Target Audience: General. Subject (LCSH): Foreign films, Chinese. Feature films. Other Name: Gu, Hua. Furong zhen. Xie, Jin. Acheng. Shanghai dian ying zhi bian zhang. Other Hibiscus town Language: Chinese dialog, with English subtitles. Performer: Liu Xiaoqing, Hiang Wen, Zheng Zaishi, Xu Songzi, Qin Shutian, Zu Shibin. Notes: Based on a story by Ku Hua. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 H52c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Green dragon [videorecording] / Franchise Classics presents a Spirit Dance Entertainment production in association with Rickshaw Filmworks, a Timothy Linh Bui film ; producers, Tony Bui, Tajamika Paxton, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens ; story, Timothy Linh Bui, Tony Bui ; written & directed by Timothy Linh Bui. Edition: Widescreen version. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2002. Publisher Number: 09419 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby surround, Dolby digital stereo. Summary: In 1975, refugee camps were set up across the deserts of the United States to house an exodus of over 100,000 Vietnamese immigrants before and immediately after the fall of Saigon. When Tai arrives at Camp Pendleton, he is confronted by a camp filled with despair. A Marine is in charge of housing the refugees until sponsors can be found to help them assimilate into American life. Tai, who speaks English becomes a translator for the Marine. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Refugees--Vietnam--Drama. Refugee camps--United States--Drama. Vietnamese--Cultural assimilation--Drama. Feature films. Video recordings. Genre/Form: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Bui, Tony, 1973- Paxton, Tajamika. Samaha, Elie, 1955- Stevens, Andrew, 1955- Bui, Timothy Linh, 1969- Swayze, Patrick. Whitaker, Forest. Duong, Don, 1957- Le, Hiep Thi. Luong, Kathleen. Tran, Billinjer. Nguyen, Trung, 1992- Chinh, Kieu, 1939- Morgenthau, Kramer. Trombetta, Leo. Danna, Jeff. Danna, Mychael. Fam, Ghia. Fleming, Jerry, 1962Franchise Classics (Firm) Spirit Dance Entertainment (Firm) Rickshaw Filmworks (Firm) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: English and Vietnamese dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. Performer: Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Don Duong, Hiep Thi Le, Kathleen Luong, Billinjer Tran, Trung Nguyen, Kieu Chinh. Production Credits: Director of photography, Kramer Morgenthau ; editor, Leo Trombetta ; music, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Ghia Fam ; production designer, Jerry Fleming. Notes: Special features: director/cinematographer audio commentary; cast and crew filmographies; theatrical trailer; bonus trailers; production notes; behind-the-scenes documentary; photo gallery. Also issued on VHS. ISBN: 0767898699 Other Identifying Number: 043396094192 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 G82f dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available He shang = River elegy [videorecording] / China Central Television. Published: Millbrae, CA : Nan Hai Co., Inc. ; [199-?] Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (ca. 294 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: A cultural/historical review centered on the Yellow River. Subject (LCSH): Documentary television programs--China. Politics and culture--China. China--Social life and customs--1976- China--Civilization. China--Description and travel. China-History. Other Name: Xia, Jun. Zhang, Jiasheng. Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China) Nan Hai Co. (U.S.) Other He shang (Television program) Performer: Narrator, Zhang Jiasheng. Production Credits: Director, Xia Jun ; producers, Wang Song, Guo Baoxing ; writers, Su Xiaokang, Wang Luxiang. Notes: In Mandarin Chinese. English title from publisher's data. Originally produced in China in 1988 as a six part television documentary. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951 R52c video Copy: 1 Status: Available The health culture [videorecording] : traditional Chinese medicine in the 21st century / written & directed by Alistair Michie. Series: China : the dragon's ascent Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004. Publisher Number: ffh 32963 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: "Describes the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, and qigong to restore bodily balance as well as remarkable successes in battling cancer with a combination of Chinese and Western medical techniques"--Container. Subject (LCSH): Medicine, Chinese. China-Civilization. China--History. Other Name: Michie, Alistair. Shrapnel, John. Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Performer: Narrator, John Shrapnel. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 610.951 H34m dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Hong he gu [videorecording] = Red river valley / Beijing Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio. Series: Celebration of Chinese cinema Published: [New York, NY : China Century Entertainment [distributor], 2003] Physical Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Shows the human side of victims and participants of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904. A young Chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice and is taken in by an old Tibetan woman and her herdsman son. They rescue two British men from the aftermath of an avalanche and take them to the region's ruler and his proud daughter to determine the foreigners' fate. One Brit remains in the valley to recover and is pleasantly overwhelmed by the Tibetans' kindness and innocence. After leaving the valley, he returns with an imperialistic commander and countrymen to invade and massacre the innocent. Subject (LCSH): Great Britain. Army--Officers--Drama. War victims--China--Tibet--Drama. Tibet (China)--History--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films--China. Foreign films. Other Name: Jing, Ning. Bing, Shao. Duobuji. Zhen, Ying. Neuman, Paul H. Love, Nicholas. Buckley, David. Feng, Xiaoning. Zhu, Yongde. Ziyi, Gao. Guoqing, Zhang. Fuzai, Jin. Fleming, Peter, 1907-1971. Bayonets to Lhasa. Beijing dian ying zhi pian chang. Shanghai dian ying zhi pian chang. China Century Entertainment (Firm) Language: In Mandarin and some English with English subtitles. Performer: Ning Jing, Shao Bing, Duobuji, Ying Zhen, Paul H. Neuman, Nicholas Love. DVD introduced by David Buckley of China Century Entertainment. Production Credits: Screenplay/director, Feng Xiaoning ; producer, Zhu Yongde ; cinematographer, Gao Ziyi, Zhang Guoqing, Feng Xiaoning ; music, Jin Fuzai. Notes: Originally released in 1999 as a motion picture. Shot on location in Tibet and contains some incredibly beautiful scenes of the Himalayas. Based on a book Bayonets to Lhasa by Peter Fleming. ISBN: 1565803817 Other Identifying Number: 676829091521 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 R24b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Hong Kong five years later [videorecording] : reversal of fortune / a SystemTV production with Centre National de la Cinématographie ; directed by Peter Hercombe, Daniel Renouf. Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003. Publisher Number: 31490 Films for the Humanities Physical Description: 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: On July 1, 1997, as China's flag was raised over Hong Kong, the world wondered: would the former British crown colony be swallowed up by Beijing, or would it be business as usual in Asia's financial crown jewel? This program, filmed five years after the handover, takes a close look at Hong Kong's declining fortunes, due in part to sociopolitical changes and to the bursting of the Asian economic bubble. Issues deeply impacting immigration, human rights, employment, health and welfare, and freedom of the press are addressed through the opinions of influential figures and the stories of ordinary people struggling to cope with life in Chinese Hong Kong. Subject (LCSH): Hong Kong (China)--History--Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997. Hong Kong (China)--Economic conditions. Other Name: Hercombe, Peter. Renouf, Daniel. Centre national de la cinématographie (France) Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Notes: Program content c2002. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.25 H75s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Hopi, songs of the fourth world [videorecording] / Ferrero Films ; producer, director, Pat Ferrero ; writer, Mollie Gregory. Published: San Francisco, CA : Ferrero Films, 1983. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. Summary: An in-depth look at the meaning of the Hopi way, a philosophy of living in balance with nature. Describes the Hopi philosophy of life, death, and renewal as revealed in the interweaving life cycle of humans and corn plants. Subject (LCSH): Hopi Indians--Philosophy. Indians of North America--Arizona--Philosophy. Indians of North America--Arizona--Religion. Hopi Indians--Religion and mythology Other Name: Ferrero Films. Production Credits: Editor, Jennifer Chinlund. Notes: With accompanying handbook. Issued also as motion picture. Issued as U-matic 3/4 in. or Beta 1/2 in. or VHS 1/2 in. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 979.1004 H77 video Copy: 1 Status: Available House of Flying Daggers [videorecording] / Elite Group (2003) Enterprises, Inc. presents an Ekdo Films, Zhang Yimou Studio production in collaboration with Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd. ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; story, Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin ; directed by Zhang Yimou. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005] Publisher Number: 09178 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Summary: During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. Leo is a police officer who sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers" organization. Leo ends up arresting Mei, only to have Jin break her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality. Subject (LCSH): Secret societies-China--Drama. Police--China--Drama. Man-woman relationships--China--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Romance--Feature. Adventure--Feature. Videos (DVD) Other Name: Zhang, Yimou. Kaneshiro, Takeshi. Liu, Dehua. Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- Song, Dandan. Xiaoding, Zhao. Umebayashi, Shigeru, 1951- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com Language: Mandarin, dubbed English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles. Award: Golden Satellite Awards, 2005, Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao). Performer: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan. Production Credits: Director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding ; editor, Cheng Long ; original music score, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designer, Huo Tingxiao ; visual effects, Animal Logic Film ; action director, Tony Ching Siu-Tung. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Commentary with actor Ziyi Zhang and director Zhang Yimou; creating the visual effects featurette; making-of 'House of Flying Daggers' featurette; theme song 'Lovers' music video; behind the scenes photo gallery; costumes gallery; storyboard comparisions; previews. ISBN: 140497010X Other Identifying Number: 043396091788 Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430951 H81e dvd Copy: 1 Status: c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!--ILCSO005--> How to get rich by fung shui / produced by Simple Job Limited. Published: South San Francisco, Calif. : Tai Seng Entertainment, 1997. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD ; NTSC all zones. Summary: "This eye-opening documentary on the ancient art of 'Wind Water' geomancy, hosted by renowned Fung Shui expert James Lee, explores the various facets of this metaphysical and often spiritual ideology. Ranging from the shallow to the profound, each of the film's 14 parts is like a handbook to understanding the mechanism and the different perspectives behind this unique Chinese practice of reformation for wealth and happiness."-Video case jacket. Contents: Bonus material, previews: Operation billionaires -- Tricky king -Haunted mansion -- Your place or mine. Target Audience: Not suitable for children. Subject (LCSH): Feng shui. Other Name: Wong, Philip. Yeung, Loui Yu. Chin, Man Kei. Lee, James. Simple Job Limited. Restrictions: Exhibition rights only "for in-class presentations and education events for which no money is charged" ; letter from Tai Seng Entertainment, 5 Dec 2003. Language: In Cantonese and Mandarin; subtitles in Traditional Chinese, English, and Simplified Chinese. Performer: Hosted by Loui Yu Yeung and James Lee. Production Credits: Producer, Philip Wong ; Executive Producer, Ng Chi Hung ; Director of Photography, Choisoi Fai ; Editor, Marco Mak ; Music, EMP ; Direct Inedible delicacies [videorecording]. Published: So. San Francisco, CA : Tai Seng Entertainment, c2002. Publisher Number: 27114 Tai Seng Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Reviews unusual eating pratices of various tribes in China. Subject (LCSH): Edible insects. Documentary films. China--Social life and customs. Other Name: Tai Seng Entertainment. Notes: Title from disc label. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 641.5951 In3t dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Is Wal-Mart good for America? [videorecording] / senior producer, Hedrick Smith ; written by Hedrick Smith & Rick Young ; produced and directed by Rick Young ; WGBH. Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, 2004. Publisher Number: FRL72304 PBS Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. Summary: Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S. Subject (LCSH): Wal-Mart (Firm) Discount houses (Retail trade)--United States. Discount houses (Retail trade)--Social aspects--United States. Genre/Form: Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Smith, Hedrick. Young, Rick. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) PBS Video. Other Frontline (Television program) Language: Closed-captioned. Performer: Correspondent: Hedrick Smith. Production Credits: Editor, Carol Slatkin; camera, David Smith, Mitchell Farkas; music, Eric Kaye. Notes: Originally broadcast on Nov. 16, 2004 as a segment of: Frontline. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 381.149 Is1p dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available The Japanese tea ceremony [videorecording] Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: The tea ceremony originated in China but was transformed in Japan into an art of infinite resonance with precise rules and formulations. This program is devoted to the Omote Sen-ke school. Subject (LCSH): Japanese tea ceremony--Omote Senke school. Other Name: Films for the Humanities (Firm) Notes: "FFH 2091" ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 394.12 J27f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Jin yu man tang [videorecording] = The Chinese feast / Mandarin Films Ltd. Published: [China] : Tung Ah, 1995. Publisher Number: TD406 Tung Ah Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: "Kit is a gangster looking to start a new life as a chef in Canada, so he can be closer to his girlfriend. But in his struggle to learn the fine art of cuisine, he runs across a red-headed beauty who will change his plans, and soon finds himself off in search of the retired master who can teach him how to win in the ultimate cooking challenge"--Internet Movie Database. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Tsui, Hark, 1951- Zhong, Zhentao. Cheung, Leslie, 1956- Yuan, Yongyi. Mandarin Films. Tung Ah. Language: In Cantonese with English subtitles. Performer: Kenny Bee, Leslie Cheung, Man Cheuk Chiu, Ka-Kui Ho, Shun Lau, Kar-Ying Law, Suk Kwan Ni, Peter Pau, Xin Xin Xiong, Anita Yuen. Production Credits: Director, Tsui Hark. Notes: Chinese title and cast from Internet Movie Database; English title from container. Letterbox. Videodisc release of the 1995 motion picture. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 M31c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Jing Ke ci Qin Wang [videorecording] = The emperor and the assassin / a Sony Pictures Classics release Shin Corporation and Le Studio Canal+ present a New Wave Co. and Beijing Film Studio production in association with NDF ; a Chen Kaige film. Series: Sony Pictures classics Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2000. Publisher Number: 05045 Columbia TriStar Home Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 161 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; 2Channel Dolby surround sound; presented in a widescreen version and preserves the original theatrical aspect ration, approximately 1.85:1. Summary: Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Target Audience: Rated R. Subject (LCSH): Qin Shihuang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. --Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Feature films. China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.--Drama. Other Name: Chèn, Kài-Ko, 1952- Gong, Li, 1965- Zhang, Fengyi. Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Peiching tien ying chih ṕien ch́ang. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) Studio Canal+. Language: In Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; English, French and Spanish subtitles Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Sun Zhou, Lu Xiaohe, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kaige, Gu Yongfei, Zhao Benshan, Ding Haifeng. Production Credits: Directed by Chen Kaige ; produced by Chen Kaige, Shirley Kao, Satoru Iseki ; screenplay by Wang Peigong, Chen Kaige ; director of photography, Zhao Fei ; production design, Tu Juhua ; costume designer, Mo Xiaomin ; music, Zhao Jiping ; editor, Zhao Xinxia ; sound, Tao Jing. Notes: DVD release of a 1999 motion picture. ISBN: 0767851021 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 Em7s dvd Copy: 1 Status: c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!--ILCSO005--> Ju dou [videorecording] = Ju Dou / China Film Co-production Corporation, China Film Export and Import Corp., Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokuma Communications Co., Ltd., Xi An Film Studio ; Miramax Films ; producers, Zhang Wenze, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Hu Jian ; directors, Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang ; story, Liu Heng. Published: [Van Nuys, CA] : Live Home Video, [1991], c1990. Publisher Number: 68983 Live Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS hi-fi; Dolby stereo. Summary: The abused wife of a sadistic Chinese mill owner and his overworked nephew fall in love. Only murder could free the lovers from the mill owner's tyranny- or could it? Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Love in motion pictures. Motion pictures, Chinese. Feature films. China--In motion pictures. Other Name: Zhang, Yimou. Yang, Fengliang. Liu, Heng Chang, Wenze. Tokuma, Yasuyoshi. Hu, Jian. Gong, Li, 1965- Li, Pao-tian. Li, Wei. China Film Co-Production Corp. China Film Export-Import Corporation. Tokuma Shoten. Miramax Films. Live Home Video. Other Ju Dou Judou Additional Availability: 68983 Live Home Video Language: In Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Wei. Production Credits: Camera, Gu Changwei, Yang Lun ; editor, Du Yuan ; music, Zhao Jipin. Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. "68983." ISBN: 1556586469 Other Identifying Number: 68983 Live Home Video ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C44j video Copy: 1 Status: Available The JVC video anthology of world music and dance [videorecording] / a production of JVC, Victor Co. of Japan, Ltd. Published: Tokyo : JVC, Victor Co. of Japan, Ltd. ; [Montpelier, VT] : Distributed by Multicultural Media, [2005] Physical Description: 30 videodiscs (ca. 50 min. each) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + DVD; stereo, mono. Includes: 9 books (19 cm.) Contents: East Asia -Southeast Asia -- South Asia -- Middle East & Africa -- Europe -- Soviet Union -- Americas -Oceania. v. 1-2. Korea -- v. 3-4. China -- v. 5. China/Mongolia -- v. 6. Vietnam/Cambodia -- v. 7. Thailand/Burma -- v. 8. Malaysia/Philippines -- v. 9-10. Indonesia -- v. 11-13. India -- v. 14. Pakistan/Bangladesh -- v. 15. Sri Lanka/Nepal/Bhutan -- v. 16. Turkey/Iran/Iraq/Lebanon/Qatar - v. 17. Egypt/Tunisia/Morocco/Mali/Cameroon/Zaire/Tanzania -- v. 18. Chad/Cameroon -- v. 19. Ivory Coast/Botswana/Republic of South Africa -- v. 20. Ireland/England/France/Switzerland/West Germany/Spain/Italy/Greece -- v. 21. Poland/Czechoslovakia/Hungary -- v. 22. Romania/Yugoslavia/Bulgaria/Albania -- v. 23. Russia -v. 24. Latvia/Estonia/Lithuania/Belorussia/Ukraine/Moldavia -- v. 25. Azerbaijan/Armenia/Georgia/Dagestan -- v. 26. Kazakh/Uzbek/Turkmen/Tajik/Kirgiz/Kalmyk/Mari/Bashkir/Si beria -- v. 27. North American Indians -- v. 28. Mexico/Cuba/Bolivia/Argentina -- v. 29. Micronesia/Melanesia/Australia -- v. 30. Polynesia/New Zealand. Subject (LCSH): Folk music. Folk dancing. Folk dance music. World music. Other Name: Ichikawa, Katsumori. Nakagawa, Kunihiko. Ichihashi, Yuji. Fujii, Tomoaki, 1932Nihon Bikut̄a Kabushiki Kaisha. Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan. Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings. Multicultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.) Production Credits: Producer, Ichikawa Katsumori ; director, Nakagawa Kunihiko ; editor, Fujii Tomoaki ; in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka) and Smithsonian/Folkways Records ; English language version director; Ichihashi Yuji. Notes: "VTMV-31-VTMV-60"--on containers; "JVCVOL01JVCVOL30"--on discs. Program notes and indexes in English language version translation by Mantle Hood [et. al.] (9 v.) bound separately. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 781.62 An8j dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Kundun [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents a Cappa/De Fina production ; written by Melissa Mathison ; produced by Barbara De Fina ; directed by Martin Scorsese. Published: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998]. Publisher Number: 13566 Touchstone Home Video Physical Description: 1 videocassette (135 min.) : sd., col ; 1/2 in. VHS; hi-fi stereo, Dolby surround. Summary: In a remote area of Tibet a two-year-old child is identified as the Dalai Lama. The story follows him into adulthood where he tries to rule his nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. Target Audience: Rated PG-13. Subject (LCSH): Bstan-Rdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Feature films. Dalai lamas--Drama. Videocassettes. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Tibet (China)--Drama. Other Name: Scorsese, Martin. Glass, Philip. Touchstone Pictures. Touchstone Home Video (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Production Credits: Director of photography, Roger Deakins; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker; music, Philip Glass. Notes: Formatted to fit TV. ISBN: 0788812092 : ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 K962s video Copy: 1 Status: Available The Last Chinese revolution [videorecording] / written and photographed by Ed Dubrowsky. Series: China, a global study ;2 Published: [S.l.] : Video Knowledge Inc., 1999. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS[NTSC]. Summary: The Tiananmen Square Massacre, the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999 and the revelations regarding Chinese espionage in America have all placed China's role in the world in a new perspective for Americans. This program examines Chinese history since 1945 and where China is headed as a world power in the 21st century. Subject (LCSH): Espionage, Chinese-United States. Documentary films. China--Politics and government--20th century. China--History-20th century. China--Forecasting. United States--Relations--China. China--Relations--United States. China--Foreign public opinion, American. China--Foreign relations--1976- China--History-Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989. Other Name: Dubrowsky, Edward. Video Knowledge, Inc. Performer: Narrator, Jack Sims. Production Credits: Editor, Lori Appice. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 327.51 L33v video Copy: 1 Status: Available The last emperor [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures, Inc. ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Edition: Widescreen [version]. Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Entertainment, [1998] Publisher Number: 60496 Artison Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (218 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; 2.0 Dolby surround. Summary: The true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3, toddled to the Imperial Dragon Throne to become "Lord of 10,000 Years," China's last emperor. Subject (LCSH): Puyi, 1906-1967 --Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Drama. Other Name: Bertolucci, Bernardo. Lone, John, 1952- Chen, Joan, 1961- O'Toole, Peter, 1932- Ying, Ruocheng. Columbia Pictures. Artisan Entertainment (Firm) Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Award: Academy Awards: Art direction-set decoration; Cinematography; Costume design; Director; Film editing; Music, original score; Picture; Sound; Writing, screenplay based on material from another medium. Performer: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng. Production Credits: Photography, Vittorio Storaro; editor, Gabriella Christiana; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su. Notes: Originally released as motion picture in 1987. "Original director's cut ... contains an additional hour of never-before-seen footage"--Container. Special features: theatrical trailer, production notes, cast & crew information. ISBN: 0784012172 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 L33c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available LEVI STRAUSS & CO. AND CHINA [videorecording] Physical Description: VHS Production Credits: COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN ECONOMICS Notes: North Central College Acquisitions. ______________________________ Gifts Acquisitions (See Reference Staff) Copy: 1 Order Information: 1 Copy Ordered as of 06-06-04<!--ILCSO005--> Uniform Amant (Motion picture) The Lover [videorecording] / Renn Productions-Burrill Productions-Films AZ ; screenplay, Gérard Brach ; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 2001. Publisher Number: 1002733 MGM Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Hi-fi stereo. Summary: A poor French teenager embarks on a love affair with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French colonial Vietnam, defying the boundaries of age, race and class. Target Audience: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Teenage girls--Indochina--Drama. Man-woman relationships--Indochina--Drama. Indochina--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Brach, Gérard. Annaud, Jean-Jacques. March, Jane, 1973- Liang, Jiahui. Meininger, Frédérique. Giovaninetti, Arnaud. Poupaud, Melvil. Yared, Gabriel. Duras, Marguerite. Amant. English. Penn Productions. Burrill Production Films. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com Language: Closed-captioned. Performer: Jane March, Tony Leung, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud. Production Credits: Music, Gabriel Yared. Notes: Originally released as motion picture in 1992. From the novel by Marguerite Duras. ISBN: 0792851579 Other Identifying Number: 027616869319 Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 L94r dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Lucky way [videorecording] Published: Hong Kong : Sam Po Film Co. ; San Francisco : Tai Seng Video Marketing [distributor], c1992. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (89 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Subject (LCSH): Feng shui. Language: In Chinese, with Chinese and English subtitles. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 133.3337 L96s video Copy: 1 Status: Available Management in Chinese cultures [videorecording] / producer, Roger Penfound ; BBC [for] the Open University. Published: [Princeton, NJ] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: In Chinese culture, western stresses on individualism, delegation and empowerment are replaced by an emphasis on community and the family, a lean hands-on management style and a Confucian deference to authority. Through interviews with innovators, entrepreneurs and managers in both China and Hong Kong, this programme asks a number of questions about the effects these cultural differences have on the way business is done in this region. Subject (LCSH): Management--China. Management--China--Hong Kong. Corporate culture--China. Corporate culture--China--Hong Kong. Organizational behavior--China. Organizational behavior--China-Hong Kong. Genre/Form: Educational television programs. Other Name: Penfound, Roger. Henry, Jane. British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. Open University. Films for the Humanities (Firm) Other Creativity, innovation and change (Television program) Language: Chiefly in English with Chinese subtitles; some Chinese (Cantonese) with English voice-overs. Production Credits: Academic consultant/presenter, Jane Henry ; camera, Hamdani Milas ; editor, Clive Wilkinson. Notes: Videocassette release of an episode of the 1998 telecourse. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 658.00951 M31b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Mandala [videorecording] : the sacred circle of Vajrabhairava / a South Mountain production ; produced by Dan Cozort, Lonna Malmsheimer ; written by Daniel Cozort . Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, c1997. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (38 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: A look at the creation and inner meaning of the Buddhist mandala. Filmed during the construction of the colored sand mandala of the Buddhist Vajrabhairava (the Diamond Terrifier) by Tibetan monks of Namgyal Monastery, the Dalai Lama's personal monastery. It explains the meaning of the mandala and the techniques of tantra, while revealing the artistry of the Namgyal monks. Interwoven within this presentation are excerpts from the computergenerated three-dimensional mandala by the late Ven. Pema Losang Ch_gyen, to whom the project is dedicated. Subject (LCSH): Sandpaintings Art, Tibetan Buddhist art and symbolism-China--Tibet. Mandala (Buddhism)--China--Tibet. Art, Tantric Buddhist--China--Tibet. Other Name: Cozort, Daniel, 1953- Ch_gyen, Pema Losang. Malmsheimer, Lonna. Rnam-rgyal Grwatshan. Snow Lion Publications South Mountain Productions. Performer: Narrator, Daniel Cozort. Production Credits: Edited by Dan Cozort, Lonna Malmsheimer ; music, Nawang Kechog. Notes: Videocassette release of a documentary film by South Mountain productions. ISBN: 1559390867 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 294.3437 C83m video Copy: 1 Status: Available Mao Tse-tung [videorecording] : China's peasant emperor / produced by ITN Factual for A & E Network. Series: Biography Biography (A & E Home Video (Firm)) Published: [New York] : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, c2002. Publisher Number: AAE-70700 A & E Home Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Follows the life of Mao from his birth and beginning career to his death, describing in detail his role in the rise of communism in China. Subject (LCSH): Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976. Communism--China. Biographical films. Documentary television programs. China--History--20th century. China--History--Republic, 1912-1976--Biography. China--History--1949-1976--Biography. Other Name: Perkins, Jack, 1933- Marinker, Peter. Davidson, Nick. Arts and Entertainment Network. A & E Home Video (Firm) ITN Factual (Firm) New Video Group. Performer: Host, Jack Perkins ; narrator, Peter Marinker. Production Credits: Produced, directed and written by Nick Davidson ; editor, Andrew Mason ; camera, Jefferson Miller ; original music, Dave Hewson ; A & E executive producer, Michael Cascio. Notes: Videodisc release of an episode of the 1998 A & E television program Biography. ISBN: 0767052323 Other Identifying Number: 733961707007 ______________________________ Instructional M Mysterious city of ancient alleyways [videorecording] : Beijing, China / NHK Documentary ; international co-producers, Bayerischers Rundefunk/Telepool, Tele Images International ; director, Hanako Yasuho. Series: Capitals of tradition, cities of change Edition: [English language version]. Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. Publisher Number: FFH 32971 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: "As Beijing prepares for the 2008 Olympics, most of the hutong-- the city's small traditional dwellings and the network of lanes and alleys formed by them-- are being demolished to make room for skyscrapers. This program explores social and cultural changes in historical Beijing, as seen in the life of a few ordinary citizens who still live in the hutong. The program includes computer models of the designing of ancient Beijing City"-Container. Subject (LCSH): Streets--China--Beijing. Alleys--China--Beijing. Beijing (China)-Buildings, structures, etc. Genre/Form: Documentary television programs. Other Name: Hanako, Yasuho. Nihon H̄os̄o Kȳokai. Bayerischer Rundfunk. Telepool GmbH. Tele Images International (Firm) Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Other Episode title on label: Hutong : alleyways of change in contemporary Beijing Mysterious cities of Asia (Television program) Language: English and some Chinese with English narration, voice-overs and/or subtitles. Production Credits: Camera, Shuichi Hashimoto ; music, Isao Tomita ; editors, Hidehiro Suzuki, Masami Maesho, Eri Funaki ; narrators, Angus Waycott, Elizabeth Handover. Notes: Title from screen; distributor added title and series from container. DVD release of a 2001 television program. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.51156 H97n dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available N jen ti ku shih [videorecording] = A women's story / Shanghai Film Studio. Published: New York, NY : International Film Circuit, [1989?] Publisher Number: Facets VHS S26493 Physical Description: 1 videocassette (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Longing for a change in their lives, three country women leave home and go to the big city. They experience failure and success, finally starting new lives. When they eventually return to their village they find while life there has not changed, they have. Subject (LCSH): Women in motion pictures. Feature films. Other Name: P`eng, Hsiao-lien. Hsiao, Mao. He, I-chieh. Chang, Wen-jong. Chang, Min. Sung, Ju-hui. Peng, Xiaolian Shang-hui tien ying chih p`ien ch`ang. International Film Circuit (Firm) Performer: Zhang Wenrong, Zhang Min, Song Ruhui. Production Credits: Director, Peng Xiaolian; screenplay, Xiao Mao; producer, He Yijie. Notes: Title and opening credits in Chinese characters; dialogue in Mandarin, with English subtitles. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. ISBN: 1891782487 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 X4w video Copy: 1 Status: Available Nang Nak = Ghost wife [videorecording] / Tai Entertainment and GoldenScene films. Edition: Widescreen ed. Published: [S.l.] : Ocean Shores Video, 1999, [2001] Publisher Number: DV-193 Ocean Shores Physical Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Set in Thailand in the 1860's, this film is based on the legendary true story of Nak, a very devoted wife. It is believed that her loyalty could not be stopped by her death. Her spirit was drifting and waiting for her husband to be with her. Subject (LCSH): Marriage--Drama. Feature films. Genre/Form: Horror films. Love stories. Other Name: Jaroenpura, Indhira. Kraibutr, Winai. Nimibutr, Nonzee. Poolvralaks, Visute. GoldenScene Films. Thai `̄Ent̄oeth̄enm̄en (Firm) Language: In Thai with Mandarin Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Indhira Jaroenpura, Winai Kraibutr. Production Credits: Nonzee Nimibutr, producer and director ; Visute Poolvralaks, executive producer. Notes: Originally released as motion picture in 1999. Dolby digital surround. "Not suitable for young persons and for children."--Title screen. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 G34t dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Nijushi no hitomi [videorecording] / Shochiku Eiga ; gensaku Tsuboi Sakae ; kantoku Kinoshita Keisuke. Series: Nihon eiga hyakunenshi ; 23 Published: [Hong Kong] : Panorama Entertainment : Distributed by Panorama Distributions Co. Ltd., c2003. Publisher Number: PCLDVD210435 Panorama Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. DVD (code 3) Dolby digital, stereo NTSC Summary: Detailed summary in vernacular field only. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Japanese Other Name: Tsuboi, Sakae, 1900-1967 Kinoshita, Keisuke, 1912- Takamine, Hidekoi, 1924- Amamoto, Eisei, 1926- Tamura, Takahiro Ryu, Chishu, 1904- Sh̄ochiku Kabushiki Kaisha. Panorama Entertainment Panorama Distributions Co. Ltd. Other Chinese title on disc label: Er shi si zhi yan jing English title on disc label: Twenty-four eyes Language: In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Takamine Hideko, Amamoto Eisei, Tamura Takahiro, Ryu Chishu. Production Credits: Satsuei, Kusuda Hiroyuki ; bijutsu, Nakamura Kunihiko ; ongaku, Kinoshita Tadashi. Notes: Letterbox format Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. ______________________________ Acquisitions (See Reference Staff) Copy: 1 No rest for the weary [videorecording] : cultural revolution and its origins / written by Winfried Scharlau, Ming Shi ; directed by Ralph Quinke ; a production by ChristianBerg TV & Media GmbH with the support of Nordmedia Fonds GmbH for NDR. Series: Mao's last battle, the cultural revolution Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004. Publisher Number: FFH 33086 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: From World War II until Mao's death in 1976, the Chinese faced recurring hardships, the Cultural Revolution perhaps the most damaging to their traditional society. This program carefully traces the origins and implementation of Mao's agenda of social upheaval, bringing together documentary footage and firsthand accounts from those who experienced it. Among those interviewed is Song Yongyi, a history professor at Dickinson College who left China in order to write an account of the movement. Subject (LCSH): Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976. China--Politics and government--History-1949-1976. China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. Other Name: Quinke, Ralph. ChristianBerg TV (Firm) Media GmbH. Nordmedia Fonds GmbH. Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Language: Parts in Chinese, German and Russian with English voiceovers. Production Credits: Camera, Frank Bergfeld, Lutz Reitemeier ; edited by Stephan Haase. Notes: Title from disc label. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.056 C89s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Once upon a time in China 3 [videorecording] / A Tsui Hark film ; producers, Tsui Hark, Ng SeeYuen ; writers, Tsui Hark, Cheung Tan, Chan Tin-Suen ; director, Tsui Hark. Edition: Widescreen version. Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001], c1993. Publisher Number: 05674 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby digital. Summary: The Empress has announced a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Wong Fei-Hung and his sidekick Chung arrive just in time. Along with his secret fiancee, Wong has to deal with a Russian diplomat and the brutal Club Foot, who has beaten up Wong's father. Target Audience: MPAA rating: R. Subject (LCSH): Man-woman relationships--Drama. Contests--Martial arts--Drama. Feature films. Video recordings. Genre/Form: Martial arts films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Tsui, Hark, 1951- See-Yuen, Ng. Tan, Cheung. Tin-Suen, Chan. Li, Jet. Kwan, Rosamund. Mok, Max. Wai-Keung, Lau. Kam-Tim, Yip. Chi-Sin, Mak. Wai-Lap, Wu. Bun, Yuen. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: Chinese dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Performer: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok. Production Credits: Director of photography, Lau Wai-Keung ; art director, Yip Kam-Tim ; editor, Mak ChiSin ; music, Wu Wai-Lap ; stunt choreographer, Yuen Bun. Notes: Videodisc release of the 1993 motion picture. Special features: filmographies; bonus trailers; interactive menus; bonus feature English dubbed version. Also issued on VHS. ISBN: 0767857798 Other Identifying Number: 043396056749 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 On1h3 dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Uniform Wong Fei-hung II (Motion picture) Once upon a time in China II [videorecording] = Wong fei-hung II / produced by Tsui Hark and Ng See Yuen ; directed by Tsui Hark. Published: [United States] : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment : Media Asia Distribution Ltd., 2001. Publisher Number: 05673 Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Huang Fei-hung, the legendary Cantonese martial arts master and folk hero, gets involved with the White Lotus Sect, who believe their magic makes them invulnerable to weapons. Subject (LCSH): Huang, Fei-hung-Drama--Video recordings. Kung fu. Motion pictures, Chinese. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Genre/Form: Adventure films. Feature films. Foreign films. Other Name: Tsui, Hark, 1951- Li, Jet. Kwan, Rosamond. Language: In Cantonese and Mandarin with English, French, and Spanish subtitles. Dubbed in English, bonus feature. Performer: Jet Li, David Chiang, Rosamond Kwan, Yan Yee Kwan, Xiong Xin Xin, Donnie Yen. Production Credits: Writers, Tsui Hark, Chen Tin-suen ; music, Johnny Njo, Richard Yuen. Notes: Closed-captioned. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. ISBN: 076785778X ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 On1h2 dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Once upon a time in China [videorecording] = Huang Feihong / STAR TV Filmed Entertainment ; produced, written and directed by Tsui Hark. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2000. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. VHS. Summary: The story of young Huang Fei-hung, the legendary Cantonese martial arts master and folk hero, at the turn of the century. Subject (LCSH): Huang, Feihong--Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Name: Tsui, Hark, 1951- Li, Jet. Biao, Yuen. Kwan, Rosamund. STAR TV Filmed Entertainment. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) Additional Availability: 05672 Columbia TriStar Home Video Performer: Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan. Notes: Videodisc release of the 1991 motion picture. In Chinese, dubbed into English. Also with English, French & Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Widescreen version. ISBN: 0767857771 Other Identifying Number: 043396056725 05672 Columbia TriStar Home Video ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 On1h dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available The Pacific century [videorecording] / Pacific Basin Institute. Series: Annenberg/CPB collection Published: S. Burlington, Vt. : Corporation for Public Broadcasting, c1992. Physical Description: 10 videocassettes (60 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: "The past 150 years of economic and political development in the Pacific Basin are surveyed ... "The Pacific century" studies the interconnections between Pacific nations - and between those nations and the United States within a geographical, cultural, and historical framework"--container. Contents: v. 1. The two coasts of China : Asia and the challenge of the West -- v. 2. Meiji : Asia's response to the West -- v. 3. From the barrel of a gun -- v. 4. Writers and revolutionaries -- v. 5. Reinventing Japan -- v. 6. Inside Japan, Inc. -- v. 7. Big business and ghost of Confucius -- v. 8. The Fight for democracy -- v. 9. Sentimental imperialists : America in Asia -- v. 10. The Pacific century : the future of the Pacific Basin. Subject (LCSH): United States--Relations--Pacific Area. Pacific area--Politics and government. Asia, Southeastern--Politics and government Pacific Area--Relations--United States. East Asia--Politics and government. East Asia--History Pacific Area--Economic conditions. Other Name: Pacific Basin Institute Other Big business and ghost of Confucius The two coasts of China From the barrel of a gun Writers and revolutionaries Meiji : Asia's response to the West Inside Japan, Inc. The Pacific century : the future of the Pacific Basin The Fight for democracy Sentimental imperialists : America in Asia Reinventing Japan Notes: Documentary. VHS format. A videocassette release of the college-level telecourse produced by the Pacific Basin Institute in association with KCTS/Seattle. ISBN: 1559464100 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 950 P11c video Copy: 1 Status: Available The Path of Chinese privatization [videorecording] / written & presented by Michael Robinson ; executive producer, Jane Ellison. Series: The giant awakes Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998. Publisher Number: FFH 7441 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Subject (LCSH): Privatization--China. Documentary films--China. China--Economic conditions--1976-2000. China-Economic policy--1976-2000. Other Name: Robinson, Michael. BBC News And Current Affairs. Other Very Chinese solution. Notes: Produced by BBC News and Current Affairs in 1994 under the A very Chinese solution. "A Money Programme Special." Distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 338.951 P27f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Performing arts of China [videorecording] : the opera / directed by Deben Bhattacharya ; OET Foundation for Culture. Series: Music and society series Published: New York, NY : Lyrichord Discs ; Montpelier, VT : Multicultural Media, c2003. Publisher Number: LYRDV-1003 Lyrichord Discs Physical Description: 1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; NTSC. Summary: An overview of traditional Chinese opera, a complex mixture of music, mime, acrobatics and acting, including a discussion of some orchestral instruments. Subject (LCSH): Operas, Chinese--History and criticism. Operas, Chinese. Opera--China. Performing arts--China. Folk music--China. Music-China. Musical instruments--China. Documentary films. Other Name: Bhattacharya, Deben. Densham, Denny. Karmakar, Gour. Lundin, Adim. Bose, Jharna. OET Foundation for Culture. Lyrichord Discs, Inc. Multicultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.) Other Title on disc: Chinese opera Language: Narration in English. Production Credits: Photography by Denny Densham, Gour Karmakar ; sound recording, Adim Lundin ; research, Dr. Jharna Bose ; narration Garrick Hagan. Notes: "The films of Deben Battacharya [sic]"--Disc. Documentary. Originally released in 1983. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 782.10951 P41b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Piao liang ma ma [videorecording] = Breaking the silence / Zhujiang dian ying zhi pian gong si, Guangdong san jiu ying ye you xian gong si [lian he she zhi] ; dao yan Sun Zhou. Published: Xianggang : Guang shi yu le you xian gong si, [1999] Publisher Number: WSDVD 1205 Guang shi yu le you xian gong si Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby digital. Summary: Sun Liying is a single mother who tries to raise and educate her hearingimpaired child after her husband loses his job. When her son's hearing aid is destroyed, the mother must try legal and illegal efforts to earn enough money to purchase a replacement. Subject (LCSH): Feature films--China. Foreign films, Chinese. Deaf children--Drama. Other Name: Gong, Li. Gao, Xin. Shi, Jingming. Guan, Yue. Yue, Xiuqing. Sun, Zhou. Language: In Mandarin ; subtitles in Chinese and English. Award: "Rong huo Jianada Mengteli'er ying zhan zui jia nu zhu jiao, Jin ji bai hua jiang zui jia nu zhu jiao" Performer: Gong Li, Gao Xin, Shi Jingming, Guan Yue, Yue Xiuqing. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 B74w dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available The power to predict [videorecording] : Chinese astronomy and the mandate of heaven / written, edited and directed by Terry Bennell. Series: China, the dragon's ascent Published: New Jersey : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004, c2001. Publisher Number: ffh 32959 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD ; Dolby digital. Summary: "In this program, Dr. Sun Xiaochun and others consider the roles of astronomy and astrology in China as they relate to the Mandate of Heaven: the belief that the power to rule derived from the power to predict the future."--Container. Subject (LCSH): Astronomy--China--History. Astronomy, Ancient--China. Christianity--China. Calendar, Chinese. China--Civilization. China--History. Other Name: Bennell, Terry. Michie, Alistair. Shrimpton, Mike. Harvey, Richard, composer. Shrapnel, John. Baker, Steve, 1953 May 1- Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Production Credits: Narrator, John Shrapnel ; photographer, Mike Shrimpton ; music by Richard Harvey and Steve Baker. Notes: Title from container. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 133.593951 P87b dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Preschool in three cultures [videorecording] : Japan, China, and the United States / Joseph Tobin, David Wu, Dana Davidson. Published: [S.l.] : Fourth Wave Productions, c1989. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Video presents a unique comparison of the practices and philosophies of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools and discusses how changes in child care both reflect and affect larger social change. Contents: Introduction (4 min.)--Day at Komatsudani (Japan) (23 min.)--Day at Dong-Feng (China) (16 min.)--Day at St. Timothy's (United States) (15 min.). Subject (LCSH): Nursery schools--Japan--Case studies. Nursery schools--United States--Case studies. Educational anthropology. Nursery schools--China--Case studies. Education, Preschool--China--Case studies. Education, Preschool--United States--Case studies. Education, Preschool--Japan--Case studies. Other Name: Tobin, Joseph Jay. Davidson, Dana H., 1949- Wu, David Y. H. Fourth Wave Productions. Notes: Distributed by Yale University Press. All footage was shot for research purposes by the authors and is not of broadcast quality. "This videotape accompanies the text of the same name..." ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 372.21 T55p video Copy: 1 Status: Available The Pueblo peoples [videorecording] : first contact / co-production of KNME-TV and Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. Published: Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1990. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Describes the Pueblo civilization as it was before the Spanish invasion and the events of the first contact between the Pueblo Indians and the Spanish, who, in their quest for gold, brutally attacked an ancient culture. Subject (LCSH): Indians of North America--Southwest, New Pueblo Indians Other Name: Walsh, Larry. Burdeau, George. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) PBS Video. Other Pubelo peoples. Performer: Presenter, Conway Chino ; character narration, Eliseo Casillas, Tyrone Headman. Conway Chino. Production Credits: Director, George Burdeau ; producers, George Burdeau, Larry Walsh ; created & written by Larry Walsh ; editor, Dale Kruzic ; consultants, Edmund Ladd, Alfonso Ortiz, Joe S. Sando. Notes: "CLOR000". Title misspelled on container: The Pubelo peoples. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 970.004974 P96p video Copy: 1 Status Riben guizi [videorecording] = Japanese devils : confessions of Imperial Army soldiers from Japan's war against China / written, edited, directed by Matsui Minoru ; producers, Matsui Minoru, Oguri Ken'ichi ; produced by the Riben Guizi Production Committee. Published: [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Riben Guizi Production Committee, 2000. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: "Fourteen veterans break Japan's unspoken code of silence, remembering their brutal war crimes as enlisted men in China from 1931 to 1945"-Container. Subject (LCSH): Japan. Rikugun--Interviews. Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945-Personal narratives. Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945--Atrocities. Japan--History, Military--18681945. Other Name: Matsui, Minoru, 1947- Oguri, Ken'ichi, cinematographer. Riben Guizi Production Committee. Parallel Japanese devils : confessions of Imperial Army soldiers from Japan's war against China Language: In Japanese with English subtitles. Production Credits: Camera, sound, Oguri Ken-ichi ; music, Sato Ryosuke. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 940.53 M66j video Copy: 1 Status: Available The road home [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia presents GuangXi Film Studio ; producer, Zhao Yu ; screenplay writer, Bao Shi ; director, Zhang Yimou. Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics : distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001], c2000. Publisher Number: 06171 Sony Pictures Classics Physical Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby digital 5.1, digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video. Summary: As a son helps his mother arrange for the burial of his father in the traditional Chinese custom of his mother's village, the beautiful and touching story of his parent's courtship unfolds. His father was from the city and came to his mother's village to become the schoolmaster. In the days of arranged marriages, the son discovers that his parents marriage was the first marriage based on love. Target Audience: MPAA rating: G. Subject (LCSH): Manwoman relationships--Drama. Elementary school teachers--China--Drama. Funeral rites and ceremonies--Drama. Feature films. Video recordings. Genre/Form: Foreign films. Other Name: Yu, Zhao. Shi, Bao. Remembrance. Zhang, Yimou. Zhang, Ziyi. Sun, Honglei. Zheng, Hao. Zhao, Yulian. Hou, Yong, cinematographer. Juiping, Cao. Ru, Zhai. Bao, San. Huamiao, Tong. Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Firm) Guangxi dian ying zhi pian chang. Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) Language: Mandarin or French dialogue, English or French subtitles. Award: Sundance Film Festival: 2001, Audience Award World Cinema (Yimou Zhang) Berlin International Film Festival: 2000, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition (Yimou Zhang); Silver Berlin Bear - Jury Grand Prix (Yimou Zhang) Performer: Zhang Ziyi, Sun Hongiei, Zheng Hao, Zhao Yulian. Production Credits: Cinematographer, Hou Yong ; art director, Cao Juiping ; editor, Zhai Ru ; music, San Bao ; costume designer, Tong Huamiao. Notes: Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Based on the novel "Remembrance" by Bao Shi. Special features: widescreen and full screen presentations; theatrical trailers; filmographies; interactive menus; scene selection. Also issued on VHS. ISBN: 0767863526 Other Identifying Number: 043396061712 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 R53c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Robert A.F. Thurman on Tibet [videorecording] ; Robert A.F. Thurman on Buddhism / a coproduction of Tibet House New York and Mystic Fire Video ; produced by Sheldon Rochelin. Published: New York : Mystic Fire Video : [Distributed by] Wellspring, c2002. Publisher Number: MYS76463 Mystic Fire Video MYS76464 Mystic Fire Video MYS76465 Mystic Fire Video Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD format. Summary: [Disc 1] (On Tibet) Robert A.F. Thurman presents lectures on the history of Tibet and the role of Tibetan Buddhism from ancient times to the present. [Disc 2] (Buddhism) Thurman discusses the Buddha in the world and the difficulties and methods of becoming one; the four noble truths, the three wheels of Dharma, the three vehicles, and the metaphor of the turning of the wheel of Dharma; and the Sanga, or community of those who try to live according to the Dharma. Contents: [Disc 1] (On Tibet): part 1. The ancient kings and the arrival of the Dharma -- part 2. The later spread of the Dharma - Saints, sages and adepts -- part 3. The Dharma state - Tibetan lamas, modernity and the 21st century. [Disc 2] (Buddhism): part 1. The Buddha -- part 2. The Dharma -- part 3. The Sanga. Target Audience: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Buddhism. Buddhism--Doctrines. Buddhism--Study and teaching. Buddhism--China--Tibet--History. Tibet (China)--History. Tibet (China)--Religious life and customs. Other Name: Thurman, Robert A. F. Rochlin, Sheldon. Mystic Fire Video, Inc. Wellspring Media (Firm) Tibet House (Organization : New York, N.Y.) Other Additional title on container: Robert A.F. Thurman collection Performer: Lecturer: Robert A.F. Thurman. Notes: Special features: interactive menus, scene access, biography, bibliography, weblinks. "The event was co-sponsored by the New York Open Center and Tibet House New York."--cover. ISBN: 1561764655 (set) Other Identifying Number: 715098764658 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 294.3923 T42r dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Roots of resistance [videorecording] : a story of the underground railroad / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; writer, Theodore Thomas ; a Roja Productions film for the American experience ; presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles. Series: American experience American experience (Television program) Published: Alexandria, Virigina : PBS Video, 1990. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure. Subject (LCSH): Somerset Place (N.C.)--History. Underground railroad Documentary films. Antislavery movements--United States Other Name: Dee, Ruby. Bellows, Susan. Thomas, Theodore, 1951- Bagwell, Orlando McCullough, David G. PBS Video. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Roja Productions. KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Other Story of the underground railroad. Additional Availability: AMEX 216 PBS Video Performer: David McCullough, introduction. Production Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Gail Yasunaga ; narrator, Ruby Dee. Notes: Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Presented as part of the PBS series The American experience. Other Identifying Number: AMEX 216 PBS Video ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 973.7115 R67b video Copy: 1 Status: Available Ruan Lingyu [videorecording] = Centre stage. Published: Kowloon, Hong Kong : Media Asia : Mega Star, c1993. Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. System requirements: PC with a DVD playback card and DVD drive; 300-400 MHz CPU. Or DVD video player connected with TV monitor. DVD video. Summary: Biopic based on the life of the Chinese silent movie actress Ruan Ling-yu, who committed suicide before she was twenty-five. Maggie Cheung won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival for her portrayal of the troubled movie star. Subject (LCSH): Ruan, Lingyu, 1910-1935. Motion picture actors and actresses-China--Biography. Feature films--China--Hong Kong. Other Name: Zhang, Manyu. Liang, Jiahui. Guan, Jinpeng. Language: Cantonese dialogue, with some English and Mandarin; Chinese subtitles. Performer: Zhang Manyu, Liang Jiahui. Production Credits: Director, Guan, Jinpeng. Notes: "MS/DVD/025/98." "MPEG-2." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C33m dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Ruan Lingyu [videorecording] = Centre stage Published: Xianggang : Mega Star Video Distribution (HK) ltd., [n.d.] Publisher Number: MS/VCD/316/HK Mega Star Video Distribution (HK) Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 cm. VCD format. Summary: Dramatized biography of the famous Chinese actress of the 1930's. Subject (LCSH): Ruan, Lingyu, 1910-1935 --Drama. Feature films. Motion picture actors and actresses--China--Biography. Other Name: Zhang, Manyu. Liang, Jiahui. Guan, Jinpeng. Language: In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Zhang, Manyu, Liang Jiahui. Production Credits: Dao yan Guan Jinpeng. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture. ______________________________ Acquisitions (See Reference Staff) Copy: 1 Order Information: 1 Copy Received as of 03-26-03 Shadow magic [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics, C&A Productions in association with Beijing Film Studio and China Film Co. Productions Corp., Taiwan Central Motion Picture Corporation, Post Production Playground and Schulburg Productions with the approval of Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH presents a film by Ann Hu ; producer, Ann Hu ; screenplay writers, Huang Dan, Tang Louyi, Kate Raisz, Rob McAndrew, Ann Hu ; director, Ann Hu. Edition: Widescreen version. Published: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics, [2001], c1999. Publisher Number: 06154 Sony Pictures Classics Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby surround. Summary: Based on a true story about a Chinese photographer and an Englishman who arrives with "moving pictures". Liu unintentionally defies his families traditions to help bridge the gap between Chinese culture and the inventions and western technologies. In order to better his standing in society, so he can marry the woman he loves, Liu must decide if he wants to risk everything to help bring the motion picture industry to China. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG. Subject (LCSH): Motion picture industry--Drama. Feature films. Video recordings. China--History--Republic, 1912-1949--Drama. Genre/Form: Foreign films. Other Name: Hu, Ann. Dan, Huang. Louyi, Tang. Raisz, Kate. McAndrew, Rob. Harris, Jared, 1961- Yu, Xia. Peiqi, Liu. Liping, Lu. Yusheng, Li. Qingzhuo, Tang. Schreiber, Nancy. Reamer, Keith. Gilroy, John. Lida, Zhang. Baorong, Huang. Jixian, Wang. Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) C&A Productions (Firm) Beijing dian ying zhi pian chang. Taiwan Central Motion Picture Corporation (Firm) Post Production Playground (Firm) Schulburg Productions (Firm) Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH (Firm) Language: Mandarin and English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Performer: Jared Harris, Xia Yu, Liu Peiqi, Lu Liping, Li Yusheng, Tang Qingzhuo. Production Credits: Director of photography, Nancy Schrieber ; editors, Keith Reamer, John Gilroy ; music, Zhang Lida ; costume designer, Huang Baorong ; production designer, Wang Jixian. Notes: Special features: director's commentary; theatrical trailers; filmographies; interactive menus; scene selection. Also issued on VHS. ISBN: 0767863259 Other Identifying Number: 043396061545 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 Sh1s dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Shanghai, la nueva via China [videorecording] / una coproducción TVE, La Luna, New Atlantis ; escrita por Lola Rojas, producida por Larry Levene ; dirigida por Pedro Carvajal. Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002. Publisher Number: FFH 29432 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: This program shows how the Chinese government is trying to turn Shanghai into the new financial and cultural capital of Asia. Subject (LCSH): Shanghai (China)--Description and travel. Other Name: Rojas, Lola. Carvajal, Pedro. Televisión Española. Films for the Humanities (Firm) Other Title on label: Shanghai, the new Chinese way Language: Narration in English with some captions in Spanish. Performer: Narrator, Paco Hernández. Notes: Originally produced by Televisión Española in 2000. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.13 Sh1f dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Shaolin Ulysses [videorecording] : kungfu monks in America / a film by Mei-Juin Chen and Martha Burr. Published: Harriman, NY : Lotus Films, c2003. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: This documentary follows a handful of Shaolin monks who have brought kungfu and Zen Buddhism to America, chronicling their adventures in New York City, Houston, and Las Vegas. Subject (LCSH): Shao lin si (Dengfeng Xian, China) Monks-China. Martial arts--China. Kung fu. Buddhist monks--United States. Zen Buddhism and martial arts. Genre/Form: Martial arts films. Documentary films. Other Name: Chen, Mei-Juin. Lotus Films (Firm) Language: English narration; English and Chinese dialogue with Chinese and English subtitles. Award: Official selections Los Angeles International Film Festival and Denver International Film Festival. Performer: Featuring Shi Guolin, Li Peng Zhang, Shi Xing Hao, Shi Deshan, Shi Xing Hong. Notes: Title from container. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 796.8159 Sh2c video Copy: 1 Status: Available Shaolin zhen gong fu [videorecording] = Shaolin kung fu / Bian Sing Film & Video Enterprises Co. ; jian zhi Zheng Peihui ; dao yan Liang Yongcan. Published: South San Francisco, CA : Tai sheng ying shi shi chang tui guang gong si, 1994. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: Hosted by martial arts superstar, Jet Li, this documentary takes you to the historic Shaolin Temple. His earlier training at the Temple is recounted with demonstrations of techniques. Eighty-year-old master, Hai-Tank, displays a phenomenal feat of standing upside down on the sole support of one finger. Subject (LCSH): Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental. Martial artists--China. Martial arts--China. Documentary films. Other Name: Li, Lianjie. Bian Sing Film & Video Enterprises Co. Tai Seng Video Marketing Inc. Language: Cantonese narration with Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Li, Lianjie. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 796.8155 Sh2b video Copy: 1 Status: Available The silk road [videorecording] / a joint production of NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China). Edition: 10th anniversary limited ed. Published: [New York] : Central Park Media, c2000. Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (630 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: A panoramic tour examining the world's most historic and inaccessible locations, Silk Road escorts the viewer on the ancient path travelled by Marco Polo, linking the riches of China with the European markets of the Middle Ages. Contains: Glories of ancient Chang-An. Thousand kilometers beyond the Yellow River. Art gallery in the desert. Dark castle. In search of the kingdom of Lou-Lan. Across the Taklamakan Desert. Khotan, oasis of silk and jade. Heat wave called Turfan. Through the Tian Shan Mountains by rail. Journey into music. Where horses fly like the wind. Two roads to the Pamirs. Contents: pt. 1. Glories of ancient Chang-An -- A thousand kilometers beyond the Yellow River -- The art gallery in the desert -- The dark castle -- pt. 2. In search of the kingdom of Lou-Lan -- Across the Taklamakan Desert -- Khotan, oasis of silk and jade -- A heat wave called Turfan -- pt. 3. Through the Tian Shan Mountains by rail -- Journey into music : south through the Tian Shan Mountains -- Where horses fly like the wind -- Two roads to the Pamirs. Target Audience: Unrated. Subject (LCSH): Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Documentary films. Trade routes. Silk Road--History. China--Description and travel. Other Name: Tamai, Isao. Kitar̄ o, 1953Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China) Central Park Media (Firm) Nihon H̄os̄o Kȳokai. Other Title on container and disc label: Silk road : an ancient world of adventure Production Credits: Producer, Isao Tamai ; music, Kitaro ; narrator, Graham Webster ; editor, Hiroyuki Shoji. Notes: Videodisc release of a 1990-1992 production. ISBN: 1586640054 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.4 Si3c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available SINO-DUTCH WAR, 1661 [videorecording] Physical Description: DVD Performer: Wu Ziniu, Director, Zhao Wenzhou Production Credits: China Notes: North Central College Acquisitions. ______________________________ Acquisitions (See Reference Staff) Copy: 1 Order Information: 1 Copy Received as of 04-20-05 Status: c.1 In Process 04-20-05<!--ILCSO005--> Six billion and beyond [videorecording] / produced by Linda Harrar Productions the the Filmmakers Collaborative. Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1999. Publisher Number: 38472 University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning Physical Description: 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Explores the issues of reproductive health, population, and environment in six nations: Mexico, Kenya, India, China, Italy and the United States. Subject (LCSH): Overpopulation. Population. Sustainable development. Birth control. Other Name: Harrar, Linda. Filmmakers Collaborative. University of California (System). Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 363.9 Si9h video Copy: 1 Status: Available Song jia huang chao [videorecording] = The Soong sisters / Golden Harvest (Hong Kong) Limited presents in association with Fuji Television Network Inc, Pony Canyon Inc ; a More Team International Limited production ; jian zhi Wu Siyuan ; bian ju Luo Qirui ; dao yan Zhang Wanting. Published: Xianggang : Mei ya lei she ying die you xian gong si [distributor], [1997] Publisher Number: ML1040 Mei Ah Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 144 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. Digital sound, CX encoded. NTSC. LaserVision CLV extended play. Target Audience: Category I. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Sung family--Drama. Other Name: Wu, Siyuan. Luo, Qirui. Zhang, Wanting. Zhang, Manyu. Yang, Ziqiong. Wu, Junmei. Huang, Yuetai. Kitar̄ o, 1953- Golden Harvest (Firm) Fuji Terebijon, Kabushiki Kaisha. Pony Canyon Inc. More Team International Limited. Mei ya lei she ying die you xian gong si. Language: In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Zhang Manyu, Yang Ziqiong, Wu Junmei. Production Credits: She ying zhi dao, Huang Yuetai ; yuan zuo yin yue, Xiduolang. Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 So6c dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Qin Song [videorecording] = The Emperor's shadow / a co-production of Ocean Film Co. and Xi'an Film Studio. Published: [S.l.] : Fox Lorber Home Video ; WinStar TV & Video, 1999. Publisher Number: FLV5124 Physical Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Story of the rise of Ying Zhang, China's first emperor, and of his court musician, Gao Jianli. Target Audience: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Motion pictures, Chinese. Feature films-China. Other Name: Zhou, Xiaowen, 1954- Jiang, Wen, 1963- Ge, You, 1957- Language: In Mandarin with English subtitles. Performer: Jiang Wen, Ge You, Xu Qing. Production Credits: Director, Zhou Xiaowen ; executive producers, Ah Gui, Chen Mila ; producer, Jimmy Tan ; script, Lui Wei ; director of photography, Lu Gengxin ; music, Zhao Jiping. Notes: Videodisc release of a 1996 production. Letterboxed. ISBN: 1572526262 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 Em7f dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available A soul haunted by painting [videorecording] / Knight Mediacom ; screenplay by Liu Heng, Huang Shuqin ; director, Huang Shuqin. Series: Celebration of Chinese cinema Yongzheng wang chao [videorecording] / zong jian zhi Zhao Huayong, Zheng Jiaming ; zong dao yan Hu Mei ; Zhong yang dian shi tai ying shi bu, Beijing tong dao wen hua fa zhan you xian gong si, Changsha dian shi tai lian he she zhi. Published: [Beijing Shi] : Zhongguo guo ji dian shi zong gong si, [2000?] Physical Description: 9 videodiscs (ca. 2200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. NTSC. Contents: Disc 1: episode 1-5 -- Disc 2: episode 6-10 -- Disc 3: episode 11-15 -- Disc 4: episode 16-20 -- Disc 5: episode 21-25 -- Disc 6: episode 26-30 -- Disc 7: episode 31-35 -Disc 8: episode 36-40 -- Disc 9: 41-44. Subject (LCSH): Yongzheng, Emperor of China, 16771735 --Drama. Television plays, Chinese. China--History--Yongzheng, 1723-1735--Drama. Other Name: Zhao, Huayong. Zheng, Jiaming. Hu, Mei. Liu, Heping. Luo, Qianglie. Eryuehe. Yongsheng huang di. Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China). Ying shi bu. Beijing tong dao wen hua fa zhan you xian gong si. Other Title on disc label also in English: Yongzheng dynasty Language: In Mandarin with Chinese (traditional or simplified characters), English subtitles. Performer: Zhu yan Tang Guoqiang, Jiao Huang. Production Credits: Bian ju Liu Heping, Luo Qianglie ; zong she xiang Chi Xiaoning. Notes: Based on the novel Yongzheng huang di by Eryuehe. Originally produced as a TV series. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.450951 Y8 dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Yosot kae ui sison [videorecording] = If you were me / chejakcha, Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u. Published: [Soul] : Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u, 2004. Physical Description: 1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Dolby digital surround 5.1; NTSC region 3. Contents: Kunyo ui muge = The 'weight' of her / kamdok: Im Sul-lye ; ch`uryon: Yi Sol-hui (20 min.) -- Ku namja ui sajong = The man with an affair / kamdok: Chong Chae-un ; ch`uryon: Paek Chong-hak, Pyon Chong-su, Chon Ha-un (18 min.) -- Taeryuk hoengdan = Crossing / kamdok: Yo Kyun-dong ; ch`uryon: Kim Munju (14 min.) -- Sinbihan Yongo nara = Tongue tie / kamdok: Pak Chin-p`yo ; ch`uryon: Kim Sedong, Tong Hyo-hui, Kim Su-min (12 min.) -- Olgul kap = Face value / kamdok: Pak Kwang-su ; ch`uryon Chi Chin-hui, Chong Ae-on (12 min.) -- Mitkona malgona, ch`andura ui kyongu = Never ending peace and love / kamdok: Pak Ch`an-uk ; ch`uryon Ch`andura, Kkumari, Kurung. Target Audience: For age 12 and older. Genre/Form: Feature films--Korea (South) Other Name: Im, Sullye. Chong, Chae-un. Yo, Kyun-dong. Pak, Chin-p`yo. Pak, Kwang-su. Pak, Ch`an-uk. Ai Pijyon Ent`ot`einmont`u. Language: In Korean with optional subtitles in English and Korean. Notes: Originally produced as a motiona picture in 2003. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 If1a dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available You zeng [videorecording] = Temptation of a monk / jian zhi, Tai Di Luobin ; dao yan, Luo Zhuoyiao ; bian zhu, Fang Lingzheng, Li Bihua. Published: New York : Fox Lorber Home Video, c1995. Publisher Number: FLV5014 Fox Lorber Home Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col., stereo ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, stereo. Summary: Set in 7th century China, it tells the story of a young general who is betrayed and forced to take refuge in a Buddhist temple in order to confront his mistakes. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Chen, Joan, 1961- Wu, Xin'guo. Fengyi, Zhang. Law, Clara. Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm) Performer: Joan Chen, Wu Hsin-kuo, Zhang Fengyi, Michael Lee, Lisa Lu. Production Credits: Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Tats Lau. Notes: Mandarin with enhanced English subtitles. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 T24j dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Yume [videorecording] = Dreams / an Akira Kurosawa USA production ; produced by Hisao Kurosawa and Mike Y. Inoue ; written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Published: [United States] : Warner Home Video, [2003] Publisher Number: 23660 Warner Home Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Dolby surround stereo., widescreen presentation. Summary: Eight episodes exploring many aspects of humankind and man's need to harmonize with nature. Based on Akira Kurosawa's actual dreams. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG. Subject (LCSH): Nature--Effect of human beings on--Drama. Human beings--Effect of environment on--Drama. Subject (Other): Naturaleza--Teatro. bidex Genre/Form: Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Other Name: Kurosawa, Hisao. Inoue, Mike Y. Kurosawa, Akira, 1910- Terao, Akira, 1947- Baish̄o, Mitsuko. Negishi, Toshie. Harada, Mieko, 1958- Isaki, Mitsunori. Nakano, Toshihiko. Zushi, Yoshitaka. Igawa, Hisashi. Ikariya, Chosuke. Hara, Kuzutami. Saitrô, Takao. Ueda, Masaharu. Minami, Tome. Ikebe, Shin'ichir̄ o. Wada, Emi. Muraki, Yoshir̄ o. Akira Kurosawa USA (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm) Other container Akira Kurosawa's Dreams Additional Availability: Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com Language: In Japanese with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai & Korean. Performer: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harado, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshihiko Nakano, Yoshitaka Zushi, Hisashi Igawa, Chosuke Ikariya. Production Credits: Directors of photography, Kazutami Hara, Tako Saitrô, Masaharu Ueda ; editor, Tome Minami ; original music, Sinichriô Ikebe ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; production designers, Yoshirô Muraki, Akira Sakuragi. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. ISBN: 0790773279 Other Identifying Number: 085392366026 Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430952 K96y dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Zhongguo zui hou yi ge tai jian videorecording = Lai Shi China's last eunuch / Golden Harvest (Chia ho) Ltd. Published: San Francisco, CA : Xing he shi ting gong si, 1987. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: A story about how a boy from a poor family became a eunuch at the very end of Ch`ing dynasty and his love story. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Other Name: Mo, Shaocong. Wen, Bixia. Ni, Kuang. Golden Harvest (Chia ho) Ltd. Other Lai Shi China's last eunuch. China's last eunuch. Performer: Mo Shaocong, Wen Bixia. Production Credits: Bian ju, Fang Lingzheng ; dao yan, Zhang Zhiliang ; zhi pian, Zhang Duishu. Notes: Mandarin dialogue with Chinese and English subtitles. English title on cassette and container: China's last eunuch. Yuan zhu gai bian: Ni Kuang. VHS format. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C44t video Copy: 1 Status: Available ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These citations have been sent to you from CardinalCat, the catalog of Oesterle Library, North Central College. Please do not reply to this message. If you have questions, please ask a librarian for assistance. Contact the Oesterle Library Reference Desk at 630-637-5709. A list of I-Share libraries is available at http://office.ilcso.illinois.edu/About/ilcsolibs_map.html Tian di [videorecording] / Win's Entertainment. Published: South San Francisco, CA : Tai Seng Video Marketing, 1994. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: A righteous government officer on a mission to fight opium trade in Shanghai's corrupted streets. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Liu, Tehua. Liu, Sung-jen. Ch`en, Shao-hsia. Other Tian Di. Thai Language: Chinese film with English subtitles, dubbed into Thai. Performer: Liu Te-hua, Liu Sung-jen, Ch`en Shao-hsia. Notes: Titles in Thai and English. Title from container. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 T43w video Copy: 1 Status: Available Tiananmen hostage [videorecording] / produced in association with Danmarks radio ... [et al.] ; series producer, Mark Anderson ; producer/director, Michael Simkin ; Brook Lapping in association with WGBH for Channel 4. Series: Playing the China card ;2 Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003. Publisher Number: FFH 10543 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Examines the events that led to the Tiananmen Square demonstration and massacre in June, 1989. Focuses on astrophysicist Fang Lizhi and his wife, Li Shuxian, who some say fomented the demonstration. Explores China-U.S. relations preceding and following the incident. Subject (LCSH): Fang, Lizhi. Li, Shuxian. China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989. China--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--China. Other Name: Danmarks radio. Brook Lapping Productions. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Channel Four (Great Britain) Films for the Humanities (Firm) Other Title on lable: Tiananmen hostage : Fang Lizhi Language: Parts in Chinese with English subtitles. Notes: Originally produced in 1999. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.058 L65t dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Tibet [videorecording] : cry of the snow lion / Earthworks Films presents in association with Colonnades Theatre Lab, Inc., an Earthworks/Zambuling production ; produced by Maria Florio, et al. ; written by Sue Peosay, Victoria Mudd ; directed and photographed by Tom Peosay. Published: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, 2004. Publisher Number: DVD 93604 New Yorker Video Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, region 1, fullscreen presentation; Dolby Digital. Summary: A snow lion is a mythic beast of Tibetan legend. As a protector of the nation, the snow lion is emblazoned on the Tibetan flag. Today the Tibetan flag is outlawed in its own homeland. Ten years in the making, filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through riveting personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. Target Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated. Subject (LCSH): Tibetans--Interviews. Tibet (China)--History--1951---Personal narratives. Tibet (China)--Politics and government--1951- Genre/Form: Documentary videos. Other Name: Peosay, Tom. Peosay, Sue. Mudd, Victoria. Florio, Maria. Sheen, Martin. Phuntsok, Jampa. Gyeltsen. Nogawang. Tenzin. Beal, Jeff. Earthworks Films. New Yorker Video (Firm) Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com Performer: Narrator: Martin Sheen; Featuring, Jampa Phuntsok, Gyeltsen, Nogawang, Tenzin, John Ackerly, Blake Kere, Ani Pachen, Robert Ford, Robert A.F. Thurman ... [et al.]. Voice: Robbie Barnett, Frank Wolfe, Bhakdro, Adhe Taponbang, Lhano Tsering, Palden Gyatso, Tu Wei-Ming, Lodi Gyari. Production Credits: Editor, Kathryn Himoff ; music, Jeff Beal. Notes: Originally released as a documentary in 2002. Special features: Special features : Journey to Lhasa ; Summer in Kham ; Sakya masked dances ; Nagchu festival ; Another year in exile ; additional interviews with the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman; music video; theatrical trailer. ISBN: 1567303706 Other Identifying Number: 717119936440 Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.505 T43e dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available To live [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment, Hallmark Home Entertainment ; the Samuel Goldwyn Company presents an Era International (HK) Ltd. production, in association with Shanghai Film Studios ; a Zhang Yimou film ; producer, Chiu Fusheng ; directed by Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Yu Hua, Lu Wei. Published: Chatsworth, CA : Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment, 1995. Publisher Number: ID3186L Image Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. CLV. Dolby Surround Stereo. Summary: In a smoky gambling den in 1940's China, a drunken young man runs through his family's fortune, losing their ancestral home and all their possessions. This staggering loss proves to be their salvation ... and the first step in an odyssey of survival that will take them through war and revolution, love and loss, tragedy ... and triumph. Through the terrors of China's civil war, the passions of the communist takeover, the betrayals of Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward and the tragic mistakes of the Cultural Revolution, their lives unfold across four decades of momentous change ... bound by love, driven by the strength of the human spirit and touched more than once by the hand of fate. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. China--History--Civil War, 1945-1949--Drama. China--History--1949---Drama. Genre/Form: Adaptations. Features. Videodiscs. Other Name: Zhang, Yimou. Chiu, Fu-Sheng. Hua, Yu, 1930- Wei, Lu. You, Ge. Gong, Li, 1965- Ben, Niu. Lü, Yue. Cao, Jiuping. Du, Yuan. Zhao, Jiping. Hua, Yu, 1930- Huo che. Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (Firm) Hallmark Home Entertainment (Firm) Samuel Goldwyn Co. Era International (HK) Ltd. Shanghai Film Studios. Image Entertaiment (Firm) Century Communications. Other Huo che (Motion picture) Language: In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. Performer: Ge You, Gong Li, Ben Niu. Production Credits: Director of photography, Lu Yue ; art director, Cao Jiuping ; editor, Du Yuan ; music, Zhao Jiping. Notes: Title information derived from videodisc jacket. Videodisc release of a film originally released by Century Communications and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn in 1994. Based on the novel: Huo che by Yu Hua. Other Identifying Number: 014381319965 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 T55s dvd Copy: 1 Status: c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!-ILCSO005--> Author: Qin, Wen-jie. To the land of bliss [videorecording] / filmed, edited and narrated by Wen-jie Qin. Published: Cambridge, MA : Film Study Center at Harvard University, c2001. Event: Filmed in 1998 in Sichuan Province, China. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Summary: An intimate portrayal of the Chinese Pure Land Buddhist way of dying and living; on the post-Mao revival of Buddhism in China. Subject (LCSH): Buddhism--China. Religious life--Buddhism. Death--Religious aspects--Buddhism. Pure Land Buddhism--China. Documentary films--China. Other Name: Harvard University. Film Study Center. Language: English narrative, some Chinese dialogue with English subtitles. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 294.3 T55q dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Uniform He ni zai yi qi (Motion picture : 2002) Together [videorecording] / Fourth Production Company of China Film Group Corporation, Century Hero Film Investment Co. Ltd., China Movie Channel, 21st Century Shengkai Film Company ; produced by Ton Gang, Chen Hong ; written by Chen Kaige, Xue Xiaolu ; directed by Chen Kaige. Published: [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002. Publisher Number: 1005637 MGM Home Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD, Region 1 encoding, Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Summary: When a shy small-town boy heads to Beijing for violin lessons, he discovers a new world filled with first loves, lasting friendships ... and a secret that will change his life forever. Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG; for mild language and thematic elements. Subject (LCSH): Violinists--Drama. Fathers and sons--Drama. Genre/Form: Feature films. Other Name: Chen, Hong. Chen, Kaige, 1952- Tong, Gang. Liu, Peiqi. Wang, Zhiwen, 1966- Tang, Yun. Zhou, Ying. Zhao, Lin. Fourth Production Company of China Film Group Corporation. Century Hero Film Investment Co. Ltd. China Movie Channel (Firm) 21st Century Shengkai Film Company. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. Additional Availability: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com Language: Mandarin dialogue, English subtitles. Performer: Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kaige, Tang Yun. Production Credits: Director of photography, Kim Hyljngkoo ; editor, Zhou Ying ; music, Zhao Lin ; costume designer, Hah Yongsoo ; production designer, Cao Jiuping, Liu Luyi. Notes: Title from container. Special features: original theatrical trailer. ISBN: 0792858816 Other Identifying Number: 027616898982 Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.430951 T57 dvd Copy: 1 Status: c.1 Checked out - Due on 07-06-06 <!-ILCSO005--> Tu Wei-ming [videorecording] : a Confucian life in America / from WNET/New York, WTTW/Chicago, WTVS/Detroit ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. Series: The Moyers collection Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Summary: Bill Moyers interviews Tu Wei-ming who discusses the relevance of Confucian philosophy to our times and the recent student movement in China. Tu Wei-ming suggests that the humanism of Confucius can help us sort out some of the ethical problems of today. Subject (LCSH): Tu, Wei-ming--Interviews. Confucianism Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Philosophy, confucian. Other Name: Moyers, Bill D. Tu, Weiming. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) Public Affairs Television (Firm) WTVS-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.) Other World of ideas (Television program) Confucian life in America : Tu Wei-ming. Confucian life in America. Additional Availability: FFH 5005 Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Performer: Interviewer, Bill Moyers. Production Credits: Eited by Michael Collins ; executive producers, Judith Davidson Moyers, Bill Moyers. Notes: First released in 1990. Title on container: A Confucian life in America : Tu Wei-ming. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. "FFH 5005"--Container. Broadcast over PBS as a segment of: A world of ideas / with Bill Moyers. Issued also in other videorecording formats. Other Identifying Number: FFH 5005 Films for the Humanities & Sciences. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 181.112 T79w video Copy: 1 Status: Available The unfortunate generation [videorecording] : cultural revolution and beyond / written by Winfried Scharlau, Ming Shi ; directed by Ralph Quinke ; a production by ChristianBerg TV & Media GmbH with the support of Nordmedia Fonds GmbH for NDR. Series: Mao's last battle, the cultural revolution Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004. Publisher Number: FFH 33087 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Physical Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD. Summary: Within two years of the Cultural Revolution, armed factions battled each other in Mao's name. To avoid civil war, Mao essentially banished his detractors to the countryside. This program chronicles the Cultural Revolution, its aftermath, and the role of Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. Scholars, diplomats, and survivors discuss the forced labor camps known as "Schools of May 7th"; the attacks on foreign consulates in Hong Kong and Beijing; China's support of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge; and the trial of the "Gang of Four." The program concludes with Deng Xiaoping opening China to the West. Subject (LCSH): Gang of Four Trial, Beijing, China, 1980-1981. Forced labor--China--History-1949-1976. China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. China--Politics and government-1976- Other Name: Quinke, Ralph. ChristianBerg TV (Firm) Media GmbH. Nordmedia Fonds GmbH. Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Language: Parts in Chinese and German with English voiceovers. Production Credits: Camera, Frank Bergfeld, Lutz Reitemeier ; edited by Stephan Haase. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 951.056 C89su dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Author: Rosenfield, Lucy Davidson. The Walch multicultural art series [videorecording] / Lucy Davidson Rosenfield. Published: Portland, Me. : J. Weston Walch, c1993. Physical Description: 5 videocassettes (283 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + VHS. Includes: 5 guides + 50 prints. Summary: Designed to introduce students to the glories and richness of civilizations in Africa, Asia, the Near East and ancient Egypt, Mexico, Central America, South America, and North America. Contains: Art of Africa. Art of Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Art of the Near East and ancient Egypt. Native art of North America. Art of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Contents: [v. 1] The art of Africa (35 min.) -- [v. 2] The art of Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan (60 min.) -- [v. 3] The art of Mexico, Central America, and South America (80 min.) -- [v. 4] The art of the Near East and ancient Egypt (48 min.) -- [v. 5] Native art of North America (60 min.) Target Audience: Grades 6-12 and up. Subject (LCSH): Ethnic art Art--Study and teaching. Other Name: J. Weston Walch (Firm) Notes: Title from container. Each video is accompanied by ten prints. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 709.1 W14r video Copy: 1 Status: Available Where the eagles fly [videorecording] : portraits of women of power / Costanzo Allione. Series: Where eagles fly: Portraits of women of power. Published: New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, 1995 Publisher Number: MYS 76323 Mystic Fire Video MYS 76324 Mystic Fire Video MYS 76402 Mystic Fire Video MYS 76403 Mystic Fire Video MYS 76404 Mystic Fire Video Physical Description: 5 videocassettes (180 minutes) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. Summary: The women presented in these presentations include a Buddhist lama, a Muslim healer, a Russian 'Old Believer,' a Tuvinian shaman, and a Mongolian shaman. The respective beliefs and rituals are depicted. Subject (LCSH): Buddhism--Mongolia--Rituals. Women in Buddhism--Mongolia. Rdzogs-chen (Rin-ma-pa)-Doctrines. Rdzogs-chen (Rin-ma-pa)--Rituals. Old Believers Muslim saints, Women. Tuvinians-Religion--Shamans. Spiritual life--Women. Religious life--Women. Siberia (Russia)--Religion-Shamans Tibet (China)--Religions--Rituals. Mongolia--Religions. Other Name: Namkhai Norbu 1938- Kandro Suren. Mystic Fire Video, Inc. Distinctive We will meet again in the land of the Dakini Nadia Stepanova Buryatian Shaman Savoniha: a Siberian old believer Habiba: A Sufi Saint from Uzbekistan Moon Heart: The magical world of tuvian shamans Production Credits: Directed by Costanzo Allione. ISBN: 1561763233 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 200.82 Al5w video Copy: 1 Status: Available The Women of summer [videorecording] : an unknown chapter of American social history / the Women of Summer, Inc. ; producers, Suzanne Bauman, Rita Heller ; director and screenwriter, Suzanne Bauman. Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1985. Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)(55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: Tells the story of Bryn Mawr's summer school for women workers, a controversial education experiment held between 1921 and 1938. Shows an alumnae fifty-year reunion where graduates talk about their lives and the school. Subject (LCSH): Bryn Mawr College--Alumni--Biography. Bryn Mawr College--History. Bryn Mawr College--Anniversaries, etc. Subject (Children's): Bryn Mawr College--History. Production Credits: Camera, Ross Lowell ; editor, Phyllis Chinlund ; music, Jim Burroughs, Brian Keane. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 374 W84f video Copy: 1 Status: Available Xi tai hou [videorecording] = The Empress Dowager / Yin dou dian ying ji gou you xian gong si ; pian ju, Li Hanxiang ; qian qi, Zhang Cuiying. Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : World Video & Supply, c1991. Publisher Number: WVDVD279 World Video & Supply Physical Description: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD ; Dolby digital. Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Other Name: Li, Hanxiang. Lin, Xiaoqing. Gong, Li. Yin dou dian ying ji gou you xian gong si. World Video and Supply Inc. Language: In Chinese and English subtitles. Performer: Lin Xiaoqing, Gong Li, Zhen Ye. Production Credits: Produced by Sun Cheng, Ma Fung Kwok. Notes: Special features: Multiple chapters ; Multiple languages ; theatrical trailer ; film informations ; actress & director's biography ; Actress & director's filmography ; movie previews ; DVD-ROM compatible. Other Identifying Number: 639518605126 ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 Em7y dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Xi yan [videorecording] = The wedding banquet / Zhong yang dian ying shi ye gu fen you xian gong si ; dao yan Li An ; bian ju Li An, Feng Guanyuan. Edition: Letterbox format. Published: Taibei Xian Xindian Shi : Tai sheng duo mei ti gu fen you xian gong si, [200-?] Publisher Number: TCD-001 Tai sheng duo mei ti Physical Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; Dolby Digital Subject (LCSH): Feature films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Other Name: Jin, Shimei. Zhao, Wenxuan. Lee, Ang, 1954- Language: Soundtracks Mandarin; subtitles in Chinese. Performer: Jin Sumei, Zhao Wenxuan, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Lang Xiong, Gui Yalei. Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 W41z dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Xi you ji di yi bai ling yi hui zhi Yue guang bao he [videorecording] = A Chinese odyssey. Part one, Pandora's box / Huan Ya dian ying fa xing you xian gong si fa xing ; she zhi gong si, Cai xing dian ying gong si, Xi'an dian ying zhi pian chang ; jian zhi, Yang Guohui ; dao yan, Liu Zhenwei ; bian ju, Ji'an. Published: [Xianggang] : Ju xing lu xiang fa xing (Xianggang) you xian gong si, [199-?] Publisher Number: MS/DVD/399/HK Ju xing lu xiang fa xing you xian gong si Physical Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Summary: An adventure film based upon the Chinese folk legend "Journey to the West." Subject (LCSH): Adventure films--China. Other Name: Liu, Zhenwei. Ji'an. Zhou, Xingchi. Wu, Mengda. Mo, Wenwei. Lan, Jieying. Cai xing dian ying gong si. Xi'an dian ying zhi pian chang. Huan Ya dian ying you xian gong si. Ju xing lu xiang fa xing you xian gong si. Language: In Cantonese or Mandarin with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, Japanese, or Korean. Performer: Zhou Xingchi, Wu Mengda, Mo Wenwei, Lan Jieying. Production Credits: She ying, Pan Hengsheng ; mei shu, Liang Huasheng. Notes: DVD, Dolby digital. Originally produced as motion picture in 1995. ______________________________ Call Number: AV. 791.43 C44m dvd Copy: 1 Status: Available Xiu Xiu [videorecording] : The sent down girl / a Stratosphere Entertainment release ; [presented by] Whispering Steppes L.P. Published: New York : Unapix Entertainment ; [S.l.] : Stratosphere Entertainment [1999]. Publisher Number: APX21429 A-Pix Entertainment Physical Description: 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. VHS format. Summary: A teen-aged girl named Xiu Xiu is sent down to a remote corner of Tibet for manual labor in 1975. A year later, she agrees to go to an even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp to learn horse herding. Target Audience: Rated R. Subject (LCSH): Yan, Geling--Film and video adaptations. Youth--China-Drama. Motion pictures, Chinese. China--Drama. Other Name: Chen, Joan, 1961- Lu, Lu. Lopsang. Lu, Yue. Chen, Johnny. Yan, Geling. Tian yu. Whispering Steppes L.P. Unapix Entertainment, Inc. Stratosphere Entertainment. Language: In Mandarin with English subtitles. Performer: Lu Lu, Lopsang. Production Credits: Di