Mary Jane Skalski
1) The visitor
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A remarkable and exciting true story about four friends living ordinary lives who decide to take a daring attempt at one of the most courageous book robberies in all of the history of the United States. However, their attempt at fraud doesn't go as they expected and it results in each of them beginning to question whether their attempt to seek excitement in their lives was just an unwarranted experiment at achieving their goal of obtaining the American...
3) The cobbler
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are."--
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When is life not worth living anymore? Paul Thomas talks old buddy Jeff into helping him fulfill a crazy childhood dream of swimming the entire 150-mile length of the Hudson River. Joined by Liz, a teacher intrigued by their scheme, they plunge into their adventure with glee. But Jeff and Liz soon realize Paul is driven by more than just the stunt when they find out Paul's deadline to finish is also the anniversary of his wife's unexpected death.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Amy is a recent divorcee who seeks refuge in the suburban Connecticut home of her parents. Demoralized and directionless, Amy begins an affair with 19 year old actor Jeremy that reignites her passion for life and jumpstarts her independence.
7) Wilson
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged man reunites with his estranged wife and meets his teenage daughter for the first time.
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Visitor: Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds...
