DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS - Braille Institute

An extraordinary tale of a bumbling waiter whose colorful imagination and humor
help to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate during World War
II. Stars Roberto Benigni (Oscar winner for Best Actor) and won the Oscar for
Best Foreign Language Film.
The Long Dark Hall
DVS 383
Arthur Groome (Rex Harrison) is a respectable, middle-class family man with a
dark secret: a jealous passion for a pretty showgirl who's grown tired of his
attentions. When Arthur shows up to berate her for breaking a date, he finds her
stabbed to death in her bed-sitting room. The girl's landlady has seen him going
into her room, her blood is on his clothes, and the murder weapon belongs to him.
Soon Arthur finds himself on trial for murder. Lilli Palmer co-star in this
suspenseful and surprising courtroom drama.
The Lotus Eaters
DVS 462
The happily humdrum life of a sleepy little island community in British Columbia
is turned upside down when the winds of change sweeping through the 1960s
bring a pretty young teacher to the local school. Starring R.H. Thomson and
Sheila McCarthy, the film won Genie awards for Best Actress and Best
Screenplay.
Lou Gehrig Story
DVS 431
At the height of a record-breaking career with the New York Yankees, legendary
first-baseman Lou Gehrig learns that his days are numbered by a fatal nerve
disease. Wendell Corey and Jean Hagen star in this moving dramatization of the
final chapters in a remarkable Hall of Fame career.
Made for Each Other
DVS 224
Newlyweds James Stewart and Carole Lombard are tested by interfering in-laws,
acute money problems, career setbacks and a life-or-death crisis in this humorous
and heart-warming film about the strength of love in the face of adversity.
Man with the Golden Arm
DVS 428
Fresh out of rehab, recovering drug addict Frankie Machine is determined to make
a fresh start as a musician. Directed by Otto Preminger, this outstanding drama
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