A man who was once mentally retarded must face his gradual return to his former state when the astounding results of an experimental surgery that increased his intelligence prove only temporary.
The story of Marlow, a seaman who undertakes a journey into the African jungle to find tormented white trader Kurtz, plus The lagoon, a story of love and courage set in the South Pacific.
Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions.
A graphic adaptation of the Russian novel, here set in twenty-first-century St. Petersburg, in which Raskolnikov murders a woman and is consumed by guilt.
Presents the classic novel by nineteenth-century British author Joseph Conrad about Marlow, an adventurer and seaman and his physical and psychological journey into Africa where he witnesses the brutality of the natives by white traders.
On a December day in 1969 twins Rahel and Estha, born to a wealthy family living in the province of Kerala, India, find their lives changed after the death of their English cousin who was visiting for the holidays.
An adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel in which a young Union soldier matures to manhood during his service in the Civil War and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about battle. Includes review questions for students.
Fourteen-year-old Susie Salman, the victim of a sexual assault and murder, looks on from the afterlife as her family deals with their grief, and waits for her killer to be brought to some type of justice.
Eddie is a war-veteran who fixes rides at an amusement park and when he dies trying to save a girl from a falling cart, he discovers that the afterlife is actually five people who sit down and explain your life to you.
