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Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003, c1994]
Language
English
Description
Each night since he attempted suicide, the old man has come to the cafe -- a clean, well-lighted place -- to get drunk, staying until closing time at 2:30 a.m. But on this night, the younger of the two waiters turns the old man out an hour early, anxious to go home to his wife. How might this confident young man feel if he knew that his somewhat older coworker is also looking for a clean, well-lighted place?
This 1994 dramatization of Hemingway's...
Publisher
Thirteen WNET
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower. There were the battles, the bull fights, the...
3) Hemingway
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A three-part, six-hour documentary film that examines visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography, a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity, with carefully selected excerpts from his luminous short stories, novels, and non-fiction, viewers will see beyond the faȧde of the public man, becoming...
Series
Criterion collection volume 176
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
5) Hemingway
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The epic love story about Ernest Hemingway and the romance which inspired him to write his masterpiece "A farewell To arms". A story of desperate love and imminent danger, it chronicles the relationship between the 18-year old Hemingway and Agnes von Kurowsky, the medical aide who nursed him back to health after a devastating battlefield injury.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Miami journalist and aspiring writer Ed Myers travels to Havana to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway. A fascinating and unexpected friendship develops as the legendary author mentors young Myers in deep-sea fishing, drinking, and finding his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them. The first U.S. movie filmed in Cuba in more than half a century, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a uniquely American...
10) Hello, Hemingway
Series
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Havana 1950s. Larita loves Elvis, Ernest Hemingway and her rebellious friend Victor. But Victor is more concerned with the turbulent political situation in Cuba than Larita's likes and dreams. Hoping to study in the United States, she quickly discovers that her origins and poverty work against her. In spite of her obstacles she is inspired by her own rich fantasy world. A story written by Hemingway becomes her own story of striving for a better future....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Private eye Philip Marlowe gets caught up in a twisted tale of blackmail and murder; A man wrongfully accused of his wife's murder escapes from prison to find the real killer; A man visits the widow and father of an old war buddy in a Florida island hotel and finds that an infamous gangster has moved in and taken over the place; An American fisherman becomes involved with a beautiful young drifter and a French freedom fighter on Martinique.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The bachelor: Wandering eye and $100 million inheritance on the line, Jimmie (Chris O'Donnell) must get married - and fast! With the minutes counting down, and 1,000 willing brides, will Jimmie discover the true meaning of love? ; In love and war: Epic love story about Hemingway and the romance which inspired him to write his masterpiece, A farewell to arms.