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1) Forced to be family: a guide for living with sinister sisters, drama mamas, and infuriating in-laws
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Blanche DuBois, a haggard and fragile southern beauty finds her pathetic last grasp at happiness cruelly destroyed in large part by her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski." "A study of sexual frustration, violence, and aberration, set in New Orleans, in which Blanche Dubois' fantasies of refinement and grandeur are brutally destroyed by her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, whose animal nature fascinates and repels her." Oxford Companion to English...
4) El faro
Publisher
Venevision
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Español
Description
Two sisters survive a car crash that kills their parents and siblings. Only having each other, they face the uncertain future that awaits them.
5) Gone
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jill Parrish comes home from a night shift to discover her sister Molly has been abducted. Jill, who had escaped from a kidnapper a year before, is convinced that the same serial killer has taken her sister.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind, and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.
9) Top girls
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marlene has been promoted to managing director of a London employment agency and is celebrating. The symbolic luncheon is attended by women in legend or history who offer perspectives on maternity and ambition. In a time warp, these ladies are also her co-workers, clients, and relatives. Marlene, like her famous guests, has had to pay a price to ascend from proletarian roots to the executive suite: she has become, figuratively speaking, a male oppressor...
10) Single bells
Publisher
Maverick
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After being scammed by a deceitful in-law, the Bell family loses their family restaurant and the three Bell sisters find themselves single during the holiday season. Hoping to rebuild their father's restaurant, the sisters create weekend holiday single mixers that include great food, dancing and unexpected romance.
11) The silent twins
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The astounding true story of twin sisters who only communicated with one another. As a result, they created a rich, fascinating world to escape the reality of their own lives. Based on the best-selling book, the film stars Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance. - Midwest Tapes.
14) Hanging up
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Three sisters struggle to deal with each other and their aging father.
15) Please stand by
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young woman who escapes from her group home hoping to get her Star Trek script produced in Hollywood. With her sister and psychiatrist at her heels, she must conquer a new world full of challenges." --
16) Cow belles
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The father of two wealthy, free spirited teens puts them to work to teach them about the responsibility of running a business. When someone empties the company's bank accounts, the sisters must put aside their pampered existence to save the business.
17) Dear Zoe
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A year after her family suffers an unimaginable loss, teenage Tess pens a heartfelt letter to her dead little sister Zoe, reflecting on what was lost, her resistance to traveling with her family down recovery road, and the surprising sources from which she gains love and support so that she can begin to get better. -
18) Admissions
Publisher
Sundance Channel Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A charming 17-year-old, Evie rebelliously sabotages her interviews at prestigious colleges. To hide her deception, Evie lies about her savant sister's poetry writing, setting off a chain of events which include the revelation of a long buried secret.
19) The bouquet
Publisher
Gaiam Vivendi
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters, Mandy and Terri, both somewhat estranged from their family return home to help their mother after their father dies suddenly. Shortly thereafter, they discover that the family florist business has been in decline for some time and that their father had been hiding a secret. The sisters team up to rebuild the company using Terri's marketing savvy and Mandy's knowledge of the area. While doing so, old troubles between the sisters emerge...
20) Ballet shoes
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.
