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	$29.99 Add:	BRUSH WITH LIFE: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (DVD) ORDER NOW & GET 10% OFF! New Release: Available Now! B rush With Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. Both epic and surprisingly intimate, the film presents a classic American immigrant saga, an inspiring search for artistic independence, and a great romance. Along the way, Biberman's growing commitment to social justice and struggle against McCarthy-era repression (his brother, director Herbert Biberman, went...
	$24.98 $21.23 Save: 15% off Add:	Salt of the Earth: Special Edition (DVD) S alt of the Earth is an American Neorealist classic. B ased on actual events, this landmark film depicts a strike by Mexican-American mineworkers in New Mexico. With the exception of five actors, the cast comprises non-professionals, mostly participants in the real-life strike. The film is remarkably prophetic in its portrayal of the wives of the oppressed workers which seem to anticipate the women's liberation movement that would rise over a decade later. Against a backdrop of social...
	$59.98 Add:	Marie-Antoinette (DVD) A lthough her name became associated with all the excesses of the French monarchy, Marie-Antoinette's personality and role are much too complex and significant for her to be reduced to the caricature of a shallow, frivolous and depraved monarch. In this film, director David Grubin paints an unexpected portrait of the Queen by presenting key episodes of her life. He shows us the multiple facets of Marie-Antoinette, both a Queen and a woman, a wife and a mother, as well as a political figure by...
	$59.98 Add:	Fontainebleau: A Rendezvous at the Castle (DVD) T he Château of Fontainebleau lies in the heart of the former forest of Biére and emerged over the centuries from of the dreams of the French Monarchs. It is hardly surprising that it bears the mark of those who added to its beauty. But the sheer size of the domain and the complexity of the various building can make visiting a formidable task. The camera proves to be the best of guides, revealing from its different angles (aerial views and long interior traveling shots) all that the human eye...
	$59.98 Add:	Myth & Mystery: The Mona Lisa (DVD) L éonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 (during the Italian Renaissance) and, finished it shortly before he died in 1519. In this film, director Jean-Claude Bringuier recalls the history the legend and the mystery surrounding da Vinci's exquisite masterpiece. BONUS DOCUMENTARY: Léonardo da Vinci at the Clos Lucé: The Ultimate Journey I nvited by François the First, Léonard da Vinci settles at the court of the king of France in 1516. Traveling to France from Italy, the genius of...
	$59.98 $50.98 Save: 15% off Add:	The Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry (MAC/WIN CD-ROM) O n the occasion of the exhibition “Paris 1400: The Arts under Charles VI,” organised by the Louvre Museum, the Condé de Chantilly Museum decided to present to the public for the first time in thirty years the original manuscript of the famous The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, which came to be well-known thanks to the many reproductions of its illuminations. T his CD-Rom, available in English, French and German, is entirely consecrated to the French mediaeval manuscript The Very Rich...