MAD HATTER 8

 

RECENT AUDIO-VISUAL ACQUISITIONS

 

November 3rd, 1986

Madama Butterfly 5" VHS 150 mins.

For any opera which, in its original form, met with
derision, Puccini's Madama Butterfly has more than proved those
critics wrong. It is now one of the standard and favourite
works adored by opera-lovers everywhere. Its themes of love
and heartbreak are common in almost every human experience, and
its plethora of beautiful melodies make it immediately attractive
to audiences everywhere. Raina Kabaivanska has made the title
role a specialty and is partnered in this recording from the
open-air Arena de Verona by Nazzareno Antinori as Pinkerton.

The Orchestra of the Arena is conducted by Maurizio Arena.

Parlez—Moi 4" VHS 570 mins.
20 VCs.

These programs for first year French students are built
around every day situations with "Sol". Sol's gullibility gets
him into scrapes which create dialogue that is simple and Oo
repetitive.

 

Soldier's Home 14" VHS 42 mins.
(The American Short Story)

Based on the story by Ernest Hemingway about the contrast
a soldier finds between his wartime experiences and post WWI
rural American life.

Anxiety: Concept and Manifestations 16 mm 30 mins.

A discussion, with illustrative vignettes, about how
anxiety is communicated and developed, how it relates to self-
concept, and how its manifestation affects thought process,
biophysiological functioning, perceptual field and awareness.
Methodology for intervention is analyzed.

Espana Es Asi 16 mm and guidebook 19 mins.

This film is designed to introduce the beginning student
of Spanish to the culture of Spain.

The Lifer and the Lady 5" VHS 87 mins. 9

Documentary of a convicted murderer on parole; his attempts
at going straight, and of the woman who befriends him in prison
and supports him in his new life.

Mary Matthews