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1) The upside
Language
English
Formats
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
2) Rear window
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
While watching his neighbors through the windows of the building next door, a wheelchair-bound photographer becomes convinced one of them has been murdered. Is it just his imagination? Or a case of a room with a view...to die for?
Language
English
Formats
Description
Louisa 'Lou' Clark lives in a quaint town in the English countryside. With no clear direction in her life, the quirky and creative 26-year old goes from one job to the next in order to make ends meet. Taking a job at the local 'castle' she becomes caregiver and companion to Will Traynor, a wealthy young banker who became wheelchair bound in an accident. Embarking together on a series of adventures, both Lou and Will get more than they bargained for....
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust, and human possibility. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire and his street-smart ex-con caretaker, The Intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A young orphan named Mary is sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle. She discovers a secret garden which was abandoned after a tragic accident. With the help of her crippled cousin Colin, and Dickon the country boy, her spirit is gradually reawakened as they bring the garden back to life.
7) Vesper
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set after the collapse of the Earth's ecosystem, VESPER follows the titular headstrong 13-year-old girl (Raffiella Chapman), who uses her survival skills to subsist in the remnants of a strange and dangerous world with her ailing father, Darius (Richard Brake). When Vesper finds a mysterious woman, Camellia (Rosy McEwen), alone and disoriented after an aerial crash, she agrees to help find her missing companion in exchange for safe passage to the...
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of three neurotic characters: A a girl whose face is scarred in a vicious attack (Liza Minnelli), a paraplegic (Robert Moore) and an introverted epileptic (Ken Howard) who, after leaving the hospital, set up housekeeping together in a cottage where they support each other. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"It succeeds, among other things, in making human entertainment out of rather unlikely story." - Roger Ebert,...
10) Cost of living
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning play that powerfully explores the realities of living with physical disabilities"--
12) Gigi & Nate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Follows the story of a young man who becomes a quadriplegic due to a near-fatal illness and develops a life-changing friendship with a capuchin monkey service animal.
13) The ringer
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve resorts to an unthinkable scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged in order to rig the upcoming Special Olympics, to dethrone the reigning champion and bringing home the gold.
16) Knucklehead
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now under the control of his abusive mother, Langston must take his future into his own hands.
17) Passion fish
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A handicapped ex-soap opera star and her nurse explore the murkier aspects of men, romance, and family in the Louisiana bayou.
19) The hill
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"Rickey Hill is the small-town son of a traveling pastor. With natural athletic talent, grit, and raw determination, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's overbearing commands to never play baseball to fulfill his dream of playing in the major leagues, and ultimately transform his connection with his father"--
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young orphan named Mary is sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle. She discovers a secret garden which was abandoned after a tragic accident. With the help of her crippled cousin Colin, and Dickon the country boy, her spirit is gradually reawakened as they bring the garden back to life.
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