Lasse Hallstrom
1) Dear John
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
While John, a young soldier, is home on a temporary leave, he meets and falls in love with Savannah, a college girl on her spring break. Savannah promises to write to John when he is sent overseas. Over the next seven years, the couple continues to be separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. Though they meet only sporadically, they continue to stay in touch through love letters that eventually bring fateful consequences.
Author
Language
English
Description
ABBA, the international music sensation of the '70s (and now the '90s thanks to their recent greatest hits release), is captured on tour by director Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?") in this lighthearted look at the lives of pop stars. The mega-hits performed include "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S.".
Author
Language
English
Description
Homer Wells has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of St. Cloud's Orphanage in rural Maine. Though groomed by its proprietor, Dr. Larch, to be his successor, Homer feels the need to strike out on his own and experience the world outside. While working at an apple orchard, Homer falls for the beautiful Candy and learns some powerfully indelible lessons about life, love, and home.
5) Casanova
Author
Language
English
Description
After a lifetime of women falling head over heels for him, the legendary ladies' man (Ledger) falls hopelessly in love with the one woman who wants nothing to do with him (Sienna Miller)!
6) Chocolat
Author
Language
English
Description
Nobody could have imagined the impact Vianne would make when she arrived in a small French town. In her very unusual chocolate shop, she begins to craft delectable confections that almost magically inspire the straitlaced villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness. But it is not until another stranger, the handsome Roux, arrives in town that she finally recognizes her own desires.