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2) The runner
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"The Runner follows Extreme UltraRunner David Horton through the desert sun, the high snowbound mountain passes, the pain, the emotion, and his revelation. Join him as he runs more than 40 miles per day for 66 consecutive days in an attempt to set the speed record on the 2,700-mile Pacific Coast Trail from Mexico to Canada"--Container.
Description
This film, like many from director Werner Herzog, is a poem of oddness and beauty. Investigating the lives of the "professional dreamers" who conduct research at the bottom of the world in Antarctica, he finds a happily cynical lot, who regard climate change and the potential extinction of Homo sapiens in rather a different light than most people. They study penguins, seals, volcanoes, miniscule underwater creatures, and the shifting ice patterns....
6) Wild
Pub. Date
2015
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
Melanie is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating a wealthy socialite. One day he pops the big question and asks Melanie to marry him. Despite her polished uptown image, Melanie grew up poor in the deep South, and as a teenager she married her high school sweetheart. Now Melanie returns to her hometown to tell her parents the news and convince Jake to grant her a divorce. However, the more time she spends with her old flame, the more...
Pub. Date
1997.
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Pub. Date
2009
Description
This is the ultimate in armchair travel to Italy. It offers a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, showcasing the country's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders. An informative narrative and soundtrack of traditional regional music further enhance the experience.
Series
Pub. Date
c2009, 2005
Description
"Experience the fairy tale beauty, natural wonders, and rich history of southern Germany. Shot in high-definition from a helicopter mounted camera, each tour is accompanied by a poetic narrative and evocative soundtrack of regional music, including works by Beethoven, Richard Wagner and Johann Strauss." -- Container.
13) Hidden Hawaii
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
"This video takes you on a journey to the most remote locations on the Hawaiian Islands"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Walk along paths at the Acropolis that were once trod by Socrates and other great philosophers. Explore the isle of Santorini with its famed Aegean architecture, and visit the picturesque windmills of Myconos. In Crete, examine the ruins of Knossos, where the legendary King Minos lived. And in Delphi, learn of the oracles who foretold the future.
Series
Pub. Date
c2009, 2004
Description
"See the breathtaking beauty of southeastern France from a spectacular vantage point. Shot in high definition from a helicopter mounted camera, these two programs afford dazzling views of historic Provence and the world-famous Mediterranean coastal wonderland, the Riviera." -- Container.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Touring Americas National Parks journeys to twenty of the country's most popular parks. Experience the splendor of the Grand Canyon, the wonders of Yellowstone, and the grandeur of Yosemite. Travel west to Grand Teton, Glacier, and Olympic parks. In the east, see Acadia and historic Shenandoah, the Florida Everglades, and the mist-enshrouded Great Smoky. Marvel at the cliffs, canyons, spires, and sculpted forms of Zion, Bryce, Arches, Mesa Verde,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Based on author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoversihed but sparky widow Louisa Durrell make the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers, and animals.