What if your country were invaded by a foreign foe? What if your homes were destroyed and your lives threatened? What if your family were taken as prisoners of war, and never heard from again? This couldn't happen in America. But It Did!
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Set in 18th century Ireland, the 'Abduction Club' is an infamous gang of men who woo, abduct, and marry wealthy heiresses. Garrett Byrne and James Strang are both younger sons and therefore unable to inherit titles or estates. To improve their situation they set their sights on the Kennedy sisters, but are unprepared both for the young women's reaction and the trouble that follows them...
Keywords: kidnapping
It'll steal your heart.
Strang: [in italian] I pity those who have not looked upon your face. How barren their dreams must be.::Anne Kennedy: That's beautiful. What does it mean?::Strang: What?::Anne Kennedy: ...What does it mean?::Strang: oh... well... it's an old Italian proverb::Anne Kennedy: Yes, but what does it mean?::Strang: well, well... it means... well it actually means "Landlord, bring me another bowl of your finest pickled eggs"
Plot
Based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange for his life when condemned to the firing squad. At the end of the war, Chavel, posing as one of the other prisoners, returns to his home which is now occupied by Therese, the sister of the prisoner he traded his possessions to, and who bitterly awaits the return of the man who had indirectly caused the death of her brother. His real identity unknown to Therese, Chavel is invited to stay as a caretaker and to identify Chavel should he return to the house. The relationship between Chavel and Therese develops until one night, someone calling himself Chavel turns up at their doorstep.
Keywords: 1940s, airplane, based-on-novel, cemetery, church, collaborator, coward, dancing, death, deceit
Jean Louis Chavel: You can rely on the law, unlike family and friends. The law never lets you down.
German Officer: There were outrages committed in the city last night. The second in command to the military Governor was murdered. Also a girl on a bicycle. We do not complain about the girl. Frenchman have our permission to kill French women if they wish to.
Jean Louis Chavel: Mangeot, listen to me, I won't let you do it. I don't want to die, God knows I don't want to die! But I can't, you've got a family.::Michel Mangeot: Yes. But in my family when we say we're going to do something, we do it. It's too late, we did a deal.
Therese Mangeot: I've got nothing to say to God any more. Mother wanted to know why I don't go to church any more. That I'd lost my faith. But it's the hate that keeps me away. I can't drop my hate at the church door and pick it up an hour later on the way out.
[last lines]::Jean Louis Chavel: Therese, the hated, is it all gone?::Therese Mangeot: [tearfully yes]::Jean Louis Chavel: That's good. That's good, Therese. Good, Therese. You'll be alright now.
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The company also owns the American biotechnology company Genentech, which is a wholly owned affiliate, and the Japanese biotechnology company Chugai Pharmaceuticals as well as the Tucson, Arizona based Ventana.
Roche's revenues during fiscal year 2010 were CHF 47.49 billion. Descendants of the founding Hoffmann and Oeri families own slightly over half of the company, with Swiss pharma firm Novartis owning a further third of its shares.
(Roche)
Hey Mom, why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you teach me a thing or two?
You just let me go, out into the world,
You never thought to share what you knew.
CHORUS
So I walked under a bus,
I got hit by a train,
Keep fallin' in love,
Which is kind of the same,
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane,
And it felt so good, I wanna do it again.
Hey Mom, why didn't you warn me?
'Cause about boys there's something I should have known,
They're like chocolate cake, like cigarettes,
I know they're bad for me but I just can't leave 'em alone.
CHORUS
Hey Mom, since we're talkin',
What was it like when you were young?
Has the world changed or is still the same?
A man can kill and still be the sweetest fun.