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1) Ruby Holler
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English
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Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler.
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Español
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When a violent thunderstorm knocks down the giant mesquite tree in the town square, some of the villagers see it as only worth firewood. The woodcutter, however, sees it as material for carving a beautiful gift for the children of the town.
Cuando una fuerte tormenta tumba el gran árbol de mezquite en la plaza principal, algunos de los vecinos piensan que el árbol sólo es bueno para leña. Sin embargo, el leñador ve su gran valor y piensa...
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English
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La Fenice - "The Phoenix" - was given its name after reopening in 1792 following a fire that had burned it to the ground. A second blaze destroyed La Fenice in 1836, but it rose from the ashes again to host premieres by Verdi, Wagner, and Stravinsky. Incredibly, a third fire ravished the theater in 1996. This program documents the reconstruction that began in 2001 of La Fenice after the 1996 fire. Wood carvers, painters, sound experts, even cloth...