in achieving self-renewal as a human being and as a committed Jew, without forgetting the vivid, yet, incomprehensibly painful memories of the past, obscuring them from those around him or suffering from paralyzing depression or anxiety. The film centers on the filmmaker's father, Alex Friedman, a Slovakian Jew and a scion of a rabbinical family who is an importer of cultured pearls from the Far East based in New York's 47th Street jewelry district. He is known, by his family, business colleagues and his community, for his warmth and friendly disposition as well as his myriad volunteer activities. The film describes Mr. Friedman's ancestors and the heritage that that they passed down to him. On location in Svalyava (U...  (less)

try to acquire them. Sheriff Roy Rogers tries to stop the sabotage of the planes, aided by Nicci Lopez and heroine Betty. Roy sets a trap to try to catch Vance and his gang, but Vance becomes suspicious. HEART OF THE ROCKIES - 1951, 54 Mins, B&W Starring: Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Fred Graham Synopsis: Highway engineer Roy Rogers runs a rehabilitation camp for young first-time crimial offenders. Landowner Andrew Willard's crooked foreman Devery the new highway construction Roy is supervising. But Devery also steals his boss' cattle and valuable jewelry from local wealthy ranchers. Willard's niece June joins Roy to find and bring to justice the real criminals. THE MAN FROM CHEYENNE - 1942, 60 Mins., B&W St...  (less)

Keith tells his wife Karen, (Dana Delaney) about the jewelry and that is the last straw. She claims he is distant and has shut her out. Now he thinks he is seeing things that aren't there and if things don't improve, she will take their only son and leave. Forced with the ultimatum, Keith launches himself on a day of reclamation. Keith winds up on the phone with a popular radio Psychiatrist (Kevin Pollak) who guides Keith through what he cannot see on his own. Keith discovers a new man and a new attitude. Several people are listening to Keith's plight on the radio and are making changes of their own. Is this dead visitor all in Keith's head or is she truly a Mother Ghost?  (less)

has recently left a S.W.A.T.-type agency for the local police force to take care of his mentally disabled older brother Do-do (Hung). Although Do-do is a full grown man, he has the mental capacity of a young child and is always getting into mischief. Tat has put away his dreams of marriage and traveling the world as a sailor to watch after Do-do. While playing cops and robbers with his kid friends, Do-do gets mixed up in a jewelry heist and is kidnapped by the bad guys. Tat momentarily puts aside his official law-enforcer status and takes matters into his own hands, which results in serious repercussions. The fight sequences in Heart of Dragon are closer to such American films as Die Hard ; Tat and his S.W.A.T.-team buddies take on the bad guys in an unfinished b...  (less)

has recently left a S.W.A.T.-type agency for the local police force to take care of his mentally disabled older brother Do-do (Hung). Although Do-do is a full grown man, he has the mental capacity of a young child and is always getting into mischief. Tat has put away his dreams of marriage and traveling the world as a sailor to watch after Do-do. While playing cops and robbers with his kid friends, Do-do gets mixed up in a jewelry heist and is kidnapped by the bad guys. Tat momentarily puts aside his official law-enforcer status and takes matters into his own hands, which results in serious repercussions. The fight sequences in Heart of Dragon are closer to such American films as Die Hard ; Tat and his S.W.A.T.-team buddies take on the bad guys in an unfinished b...  (less)

bent on destroying the world, the GetBackers deserve a few simple, in-and-out recovery jobs, right? Some easy money is just what the doctor ordered. But with Ban and Ginji doing the recovering, "easy money" is anything but! First stop: a hot springs vacation. But between a jewelry thief and Natsumi’s demonic ping pong playing, this vacation looks more like a study in stress. Then it’s off to find a stolen briefcase with the help of a cute little high school girl…from hell! Assuming Ban and Ginji can survive her brutal put-downs, their next recovery request will be even trickier: get back a man’s memory! Finally, Clayman returns and sends them on a quest for the lost arms of the Venus de Milo. Can Ban and Ginji get it all back? Will they go ...  (less)

bent on destroying the world, the GetBackers deserve a few simple, in-and-out recovery jobs, right? Some easy money is just what the doctor ordered. But with Ban and Ginji doing the recovering, "easy money" is anything but! First stop: a hot springs vacation. But between a jewelry thief and Natsumi's demonic ping pong playing, this vacation looks more like a study in stress. Then it's off to find a stolen briefcase with the help of a cute little high school girl...from hell! Assuming Ban and Ginji can survive her brutal put-downs, their next recovery request will be even trickier: get back a man's memory! Finally, Clayman returns and sends them on a quest for the lost arms of the Venus de Milo. Can Ban and Ginji get it all back? Will they go crazy in the proces...  (less)

gold lion statue with a special bonus - Zenigata! After Lupin steals the jewelry from the don of the underworld, he ends up outsmarting Fujiko while outrunning a smelly hangman. Lupin is auctioned off to an evil scientist who is planning to use him in a killer cyborg experiment. Lastly, Lupin's target: the Imperial State Crown. Mission: to get past the notorious inspectors of Scotland Yard. Mission impossible? Lupin and the gang think not.  (less)

her mistress, who is envious of Rose's flirtatious relationship with the new servant, Thomas. A Pair of Exiles - The Bellamys are shocked to find out that their son James and the former underhousemaid Sarah - now a singer in the music halls - have been having an affair. Worse still, Sarah is expecting. Married Love Unable to fulfill his conjugal duties to his wife, Lawrence makes a surprising offer to his publisher to befriend her! Whom God Hath Joined - Home for the holidays, Elizabeth breaks down and reveals that her marriage is in ruins. Disc Two Guest of Honour - 165 Eaton Place is thrown into an uproar with the announcement that the King will be coming to dinner. As the Bellamys and their royal guest are settling into a game of bridge after the meal, a knock is heard at the door. The Property of a Lady - Thomas - the Bellamys' Chauffeur - is approached by an Irishman who claims to have letters written by Lady Marjorie to an army captain with whom she had an affair. Your Obedient Servant - While Richard's brother, Arthur is visiting for the weekend, an overseas cable arrives for Huson, the butler. Hudson immediately starts acting strangely, and Arthur, catching wind of his plans and thinking he is up to no good, plots to expose him as an impostor. Disc Three Out of the Everywhere - Elizabeth finally has her baby, and plans are made at 165 Eaton Place to receive the new addition. Nanny Webster - who raised Lady Marjorie and Elizabeth - is brought in to help with the child. But Sarah, still affected by the loss of her own child, is anxious to get her hands on the new arrival. An Object of Value - When the Countess discovers a diamond brooch missing from her jewelry box, the already tense household is unsettled by a pervasive atmopshere of suspicion. A Special Mischief - Elizabeth, bored and alone at Eaton Place during the summer, gets involved with the suffragette movement and marches on an MP's house. Rose tries to stop her, but ends up swept along in the heat of the moment. The police break up the demonstration, and both Rose and Elizabeth end up in jail! Disc Four The Fruits of Love - Elizabeth takes up with the wealthy bachelor Julius Karekin, who had influenced her release from prison. Meanwhile, the Bellamys learn that they may be forced out of 165 Eaton Place. Devastated by this news, Lady Marjorie is aghast at the rumors circulating about Elizabeth, and demands that she stop seeing Karekin. The Wages of Sin - Sarah is pregnant again, this time by Watkins - the chauffeur - who offers to marry her. But Lady Marjorie will not allow the couple to stay at Eaton Place, since James is on his way back from India, and she is determined that  (less)

II interrupts their happiness and alters their future when Sarah is left at home with a small child and another on its way. When the war finally ends, in a gesture of goodwill, the Whitfields start buying jewelry from war survivors, which eventually leads to a successful jewelry store business. But conflicts abound after William dies, as Sarah struggles to control her children’s rivalry. As Sarah strives to keep the family and the business together, a man from her past teaches her that it may be possible to love again.  (less)

Zelwegger Jerry Maguire), life has turned out exactly as her parents planned: she has married a young scholar and holy man, given birth to a baby boy and settled into a decent, spiritual life within a close-knit, Orthodox Jewish community in New York. In this world, a woman who is always there to care for her husband and look after her household is worth the highest price - a price far above rubies. But Sonia is taken with her newfound career in the jewelry business, and haunted by ghosts of deeply-buried passions. For Sonia, the emotional struggle with her family and her community has just begun, as she opens herself up to a life where her only worth is the value she sets for herself.  (less)

rooms, bars, and hideouts, Gabin's Pepe is the prince of the criminal jungle while at the same time its prisoner. He's safe only as long as he remains in this world the local gendarmes can't penetrate. During a clumsy police raid, he meets a lovely Parisian (the exotic Mirielle Balin) adorned in expensive jewelry, but in the midst of flirting, his eyes leave her baubles and meet her gaze. Pepe falls in love and Moroccan Inspector Slimane, the only cop to have earned his respect, makes this new chink in Pepe's armor the center of his plan to capture the Casbah's most notorious gentleman thief. Gabin is marvelous as the confident yet restless Pepe, a cultured man--equal parts elegance and edgy brutality; at home in this urban jungle, but restless to ...  (less)