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Pub. Date
[1945]
Language
English
Description
In one of the largest battles in Western Europe during World War II, U.S. and British soldiers ended a German counterattack known as the Battle of the Bulge. After driving Nazi divisions back to the German border, Allied soldiers camped in Belgium to survive the harsh winter.
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
This program rides the rails of Belgium and Luxembourg, showing you the sights and sounds of these beautiful countries as well as the diverse range of locomotives that serve them. Be it the major Bourger railway centers or the Belgian double-decker commuter trains, everything is given the full treatment.
Pub. Date
[2011], c2004
Language
English
Description
Belgium is a land of contrasts. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. From the powerhouse headquarters of the European Union and Europe's grandest square in big-city Brussels, we go quaint with delicate lace and back lane bike rides in small-town Bruges. We check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, and climb a bell tower to...
9) Villette
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Villette is the semi-autobiographical tale of Lucy Snowe. Left with no family and no money, Lucy goes against her own timid nature and travels to the small city of Villette, France, where she becomes a school teacher in Madame Beck's school for girls."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2012], c2009
Language
English
Description
For years Fortis was among the crown jewels of banking in Belgium. But in late September 2008 its success story came to a dramatic end, and the Belgian government had to intervene to keep the bank from going under. How did it come to this? For many outsiders the decline was due to Fortis's ambitious takeover of the Dutch ABN-Amro bank. Many believed the Fortis management had overestimated the capacity of their bank. Others believed the amount of subprime...
12) My Jihad
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As violence continues to spread throughout the Middle East, a growing number of young Muslims from all over Europe are leaving their home towns to fight for ISIS. In the last year alone over 400 young Belgians have traveled to Syria. This film visits the region of Vilvoorde to investigate why so many young Belgians are becoming radicalized, and how leaders of the Muslim community are attempting to combat it.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
With a tiny and delicate paintbrush, Jean Fouquet adds the golden threads of a tentative humanism to "The Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia" (circa 1450) and unveils a glimmer of the modern era, crouching behind the horizon of the Middle Ages. This film analyzes the illumination for clues of what Fouquet sought to convey to viewers. Completed for a book of hours commissioned by one of Charles VIII's financial advisors, it portrays Apollonia's martyrdom...
17) Allow Me to Die
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Belgium, anyone deemed to be experiencing "unbearable and incurable suffering" is allowed the right to die, and euthanasia is often used on patients who have decades to live. Nearly 2,000 Belgians a year choose assisted suicide, but who decides if their suffering is "unbearable?" Brett Mason follows the stories of two Belgians considering assisted suicide, exploring the moral difficulties behind the most liberal euthanasia laws in the world.
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