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Small island [DVD] / [director John Alexander].

Material type: Film

FilmPublication details: [s.l.] : Itv Studios, 2009.Description: 1 DVD (174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inGenre/Form:

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Summary: With her life in a suitcase, Horense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 to live with her new husband Gilbert. Dismayed to find a London that is far from the city of her dreams, Hortense is not alone in her disappointment; her white land lady Queenie reflects on her unhappy marriage while her husband Gilbert finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class. Through shared adversity bonds are formed resulting in a sacrifice that will bind both women together forever. "Small Island" is a courageous story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of shattering compassion and reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD - 2-day loan	CYA Library DVD/CD	DVD SMA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DVD #201.		00000007307

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With her life in a suitcase, Horense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 to live with her new husband Gilbert. Dismayed to find a London that is far from the city of her dreams, Hortense is not alone in her disappointment; her white land lady Queenie reflects on her unhappy marriage while her husband Gilbert finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class.
Through shared adversity bonds are formed resulting in a sacrifice that will bind both women together forever.
"Small Island" is a courageous story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of shattering compassion and reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.