Catalog Search Results
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Things seem to be going swimmingly for Mr. Peabody, then one day his life takes a whimsical turn. While fishing, he snags a beautiful mermaid. In a flight of youthful fancy, the stodgy Bostonian falls for the mermaid and takes her to a pond at his villa. The seemingly harmless crush creates all sorts of comical mix-ups! When Mr. Peabody's jealous wife's car is found abandoned, the discovery leads the police to believe he bumped off his own wife!
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Howard Brubaker is a newly promoted man trapped in a loveless marriage. Catherine's marriage would be ideal if her husband weren't a womanizer. When Howard and Catherine meet at a trendy party for New York's corporate elite, they decide to escape and explore the city instead. Soon the pair fined themselves falling in love and deciding to run off to Paris. All they have to do now is tell their spouses.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A pair of siblings from London purchases a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price. Soon they're caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, and bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
"Proceed at your own risk, we warn you, if you are at all afraid of the dark."--New...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Deborah Kerr stars as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James's classic The Turn of the Screw, co-written by Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top).
12) Charro
Language
English
Description
Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on exgang member Jess Wade who wants to go straight.
14) The Big Combo
Language
English
Description
The Big Combo is a gripping gangster movie, often overlooked, this movie is a fine example of the evocative film noir style that became so popular during the 40's and 50's.
15) Fear and Desire
Language
English
Description
Four soldiers Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky, Kenneth Harp, Stephen Coit are trapped behind enemy lines and are forced to confront their fears and desires.
16) Breaker Morant
Language
English
Description
Three soldiers become scapegoats in a trial meant to draw attention from the crimes of their commanders.
17) Sounder
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome adversity.
18) The Loveless
Language
English
Description
Willem Dafoe made his unforgettable movie debut as the leader of a 50s biker gang lost in a world of black leather, bad girls and sudden violence..
19) Fitzcarraldo
Language
English
Description
Fitzcarraldo, an obsessed opera lover intent on building an opera in the jungle, makes a fortune in the rubber business in order to haul an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
20) A Star Is Born
Language
English
Description
A young actress Janet Gaynor arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom. A chance encounter introduces her to an actor Fredric March, but he descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between her dream and caring for him. Remastered in 4K UHD.
Borrow from another library
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Darien Library can be requested from other libraries via our interlibrary loan system (ILL).