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Braveheart.Call Number: PN1997 .B73 2000
Directed by Mel Gibson.
177 minutes; released 1995.
Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace.
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Gregory's Girl.Call Number: PN1997 .G763 2001
Directed by Bill Forsyth.
91 minutes; released 1981.
Gregory loses his place on his high school soccer team, only to fall in love with the girl who's replaced him. Starring John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Jake D'Arcy and Clare Grogan.
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Local Hero.Call Number: PN1997 .L6335 2011
Directed by Bill Forsyth.
111 minutes; released 1983.
A comedy about the interaction between Americans representing a Texas oil company and the inhabitants of a small village in Scotland.
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Orphans.Call Number: PN1997 .O75 2000
Directed by Peter Mullan.
98 minutes; released 1998.
Brought together by their mother's death, four siblings of a Scottish Catholic working class family are propelled into a comical nightmare of absurd mishaps and bittersweet mayhem.
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Ratcatcher.Call Number: PN1997 .R38 2002
Directed by Lynne Ramsay.
94 minutes; released 1999.
Life in a Glasgow housing project during the 1973 garbage workers strike as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old.
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Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle.Call Number: PN1997.2 .S433 2008
Directed by Simon Miller.
88 minutes; released 2007.
A young man's curiosity about his family history leads him on an adventure to one of Scotland's most treacherous mountains. Seachd is the first contemporary Scots Gaelic feature film. In Gaelic with English and Spanish subtitles. This is a Region 2 DVD and may not be compatible with all DVD players.
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Trainspotting.Call Number: PR6073 .E47 T732 2011
Directed by Danny Boyle.
94 minutes; released 1996.
An intimate look inside the subculture of heroin abuse in Scotland based on the novel by Irvine Welsh. Audio-track available in English or French. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Kelly Macdonald.
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T2 Trainspotting.Call Number: PR6073 .E47 T7323 2017 DVD SMC
Directed by Danny Boyle.
117 minutes; released 2017.
20 years later, in this sequel to Trainspotting, Mark Renton returns home where his friends are waiting for him.Original idea based on the novel by Irvine Welsh. In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; English or French descriptive audio. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Kelly Macdonald.
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Tunes of Glory.Call Number: PR6061 .E59 T82 2004
Directed by Ronald Neame.
106 minutes; released 1960.
A whiskey-drinking commanding officer of a peacetime Scottish battalion and his educated, by-the-book rival become locked in a fierce battle for control of the battalion and the hearts and minds of its men. Starring Alec Guinness.
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Hedd Wyn.Call Number: PN1997 .H4385 2000z
Directed by Paul Turner.
110 minutes; released 1992.
In this true story, a talented poet dreams of winning his country's most coveted literary prize, only to have his hopes shattered with the onset of World War I. In Welsh with English subtitles.
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How Green Was My Valley.Call Number: PN1997 .H69 2002
Directed by John Ford.
118 minutes; released 1941.
The story of young parents struggling to keep their family together as they endure severe hardship in a small Welsh mining town. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn. Starring Maureen O'Hara.
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Human Traffic.Call Number: PN1997 .H85 1999
Directed by Justin Kerrigan.
84 minutes; released 1999.
A group of Welsh young people endure their mundane jobs all week, and then cut loose on a typically wild Friday night of partying.
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Solomon & Gaenor.Call Number: PN1997 .S65 2000
Directed by Paul Morrison.
100 minutes; released 1999.
Set in Wales in 1911, this is an ill-fated love story about a young woman, the daughter of a strict chapel-going Welsh family, and a young Jewish man. In English, Welsh, and Yiddish with English subtitles.
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To Serve Them All My Days.Call Number: PR6007 .E36 T622 2003 DVD v.1-4
Directed by Ronald Wilson et al.
663 minutes; released 1980.
When a young Welshman returns from World War I disillusioned and shell-shocked, he hesitantly agrees to teach at an elite English boys' school. Luckily, the faith of the headmaster who hired him proves well-founded. Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield. Starring John Duttine.
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Very Annie Mary.Call Number: PN1997.2 .V479 2004
Directed by Sara Sugarman.
100 minutes; released 2001.
Thirty-three and still living at home, gawky Annie-Mary finally decides to live life on her own terms.
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Aidan.Call Number: BR754 .A43 A5 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Aidan, the seventh century Bishop of Lindisfarne. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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Ballad of the Irish Horse.Call Number: SF284 .I73 B2 2008
Produced by the National Geographic Society and WQED, Pittsburgh.
60 minutes; released 1985.
A National Geographic special that thoroughly explores the relationship of the Irish to the horse. Outstanding camera work and in-depth research create a lovely, enduring tribute to horses wild and tame and the Irish families that love and care for them. The Galway races, riding schools, fox hunts, and more all fit together in a equine mosaic.
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Bede.Call Number: PA8260 .B4 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Bede the Venerable, the eighth century monk most famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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The Book of Kells: The Work of Angels?Call Number: ND3359 .K4 B66 2006
Directed by Murray Grigor.
60 minutes; released 2001.
"The Book of Kells" tells the story of this magnificent masterpiece. Created on the windy Hebridean island of Iona thirteen centuries ago, it now rests in the Trinity College library in Dublin. The manuscript has mystified, and motivated writers from W.B. Yeats to James Joyce and Umberto Eco, and its intricate Celtic knotwork continues to influence artists and craftsmen today.
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The Castles of Scotland.Call Number: DA875 .C37 2005
Directed by Ken MacGregor.
150 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary exploring the romantic history of the clans of Scotland through tours of the turrets, battlements and grandly furnished great halls of structures that have witnessed centuries of war, tribal treachery and occasional splendor. Also includes Scotland - The Edge of the Land - an aerial journey along Scotland's western coastline.
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Celtic Saints.Call Number: BR748 .C425 2006z
Directed by Chris Gormlie.
49 minutes; released 1999.
This film explores Celtic life and the role of religion in Celtic society.
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Celtic Waves.Call Number: JV7711 .C44 2002 VHS
Directed by John J. Michalczyk.
54 minutes; released 2002.
A documentary about the effect of 150 years of emigration trends on the culture of Ireland.
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The Celts: Rich Traditions and Ancient Myths.Call Number: CB206 .C45 2003
Directed by David Richardson.
325 minutes; released 1987.
This BBC video tells the story of the Celts, from their earliest roots 2,500 years ago to the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today. The video is enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.
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Cuthbert.Call Number: BX4700 .C8 C8 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Cuthbert, the seventh century Bishop of Lindisfarne. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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Danny Boy.Call Number: M1745.6 .D36 1997 VHS
Directed by Bob Smeaton.
40 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about the popular Irish song "Danny Boy".
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Endgame in Ireland.Call Number: DA990 .U46 E53 2002 VHS vc.1-2
Directed by Mark Anderson and Mick Gold.
240 minutes; released 2001.
A four-part television series which uses extensive archive news footage to examine the peace process in Ireland.
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Hild.Call Number: BR754 .H5 H5 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about St. Hilda, the seventh century Abbess of Whitby. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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Irish Writers.Call Number: PB1317 .I75 2000z
Produced by Kultur International Films.
63 minutes; released 2003.
This film combines biographies of some of Ireland's greatest writers--such as W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and James Joyce--with a tour of the locations that inspired them.
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Lindisfarne Gospels.Call Number: ND3359 .L5 L5 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about this seventh century illuminated manuscript. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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Man of Aran.Call Number: PN1997 .M35 2003
Directed by Robert J. Flaherty.
77 minutes; released 1934.
Flaherty's documentary about life in the Aran Islands.
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Oswald.Call Number: BX4700 .O72 O8 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1996.
A documentary about St. Oswald, the seventh century first Christian King of Northumbria. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.
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Wilfrid.Call Number: BX4700 .W545 W5 1999z
Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about St. Wilfrid, the seventh century Bishop of York who united the Celtic Church with the Apostolic See of Rome. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.