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Director Michael Trabitzsch chronicles the life and times of Austrian artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in this fascinating documentary. On of the most vital and volatile artists of the early 20th century, Kirchner's art, like his contemporaries Klee and Kandinsky, presaged modern art even as the modern age was just beginning. Following Kirchner's early life through photographs and readings from Kirchner's notebooks then detailing the political and social upheaval that affected the artist's life and work so profoundly, Trabitzsch paints a complex portrait of a volatile genius living during one of the most volatile periods in history.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxed - 1.85Audio: Stereo - GermanInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus

Covers the period from 1960 to 1969; Produced and released in 1990.This highly acclaimed documentary chronicles the 1960s counterculture as it was born and bred at the University of California, Berkeley. What began as a campus Free Speech Movement blossomed into a generation's social revolution--eventually encompassing the antiwar movement, women's liberation, and the Black Panthers' struggle. Key figures from the period (such as Allen Ginsberg, Mario Savio, and Huey Newton) offer their assessment of the events. One interesting segment examines how the political contingent parted ways with the hippies, who were not especially concerned with politics. BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES unrolls in three sections: Confronting the University, Confronting America, and Confronting History.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Additional Footage - 1. Archival Footage Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer






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This moving tribute to one of the most important women in American history chronicles the life of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, whose pioneering role in politics set the standard for generations of feminists to come. An Academy Award winner for Best Documentary with elegant prose written and narrated by poet Archibald MacLeish.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Introduction - 1. Hillary Rodham Clinton

In the 1950s and'60s, controversial Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing enacted a radical new therapy for the mentally ill. Setting up a series of safe houses where schizophrenics could live communally and without medication in a nurturing home environment, Laing promoted freedom, responsibility, and compassion as methods to foster his patients' mental healing. Filmmaker Peter Robinson chronicled Laing's revolutionary ideas in the astonishing 1971 documentary ASYLUM, recording his seven-week stay at the Archway Community safe house in London in an honest style that both humanized the face of madness and set the standard for cinema verite filmmaking.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33

This stellar series from European public television channel ARTE pays respect to the craft and art of architecture. Shedding light on architects themselves, ARCHITECTURES also provides intimate glimpses into some of the world's most stunning buildings. This release highlights Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax building, the Stone Thermal Baths, and much more.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep Case

A program featuring two documentaries that focus on Jerusalem, its history, and the affect the holy city has had on the world. JERUSALEM: THE CITY TOUCHED BY GOD is a film that presents the passion, architecture, and influence that Jerusalem has had on all faiths. TO LIVE A DREAM: THE STORY OF TEDDY KOLLEK focuses on the evolution of Jerusalem through the experiences of its most fascinating mayor and leader, Teddy Kollek.DVD Features:Region (Unknown)Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33

A absolutely stunning documentary from Mexico, WHO THE HELL IS JULIETTE interweaves the story of Juliette, a 16 year-old Mexican prostitute with that of the Mexican model Fabiola Quiroz. The two could be twins, and their family lives are similarly anarchic; Juliette never knew her father, and Fabiola's mother can't quite recall who her father is. Curiously, the two were brought together during a music video shoot (by this film's director), and have been friends since. Decidedly nonlinear, the film throws together a number of disparate elements such as clips from soap operas, fashion shows, and music videos that combine to paint a portrait of Juliette. Stylish and frequently hilarious, WHO THE HELL IS JULIETTE stands out as one of the best documentaries of the 90s.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access

Caveh Zahedi is an artist and filmmaker who has found success through his experimental works such as A LITTLE STIFF and his film theories which are on display in the pages of FILM COMMENT and in the animated world of WAKING LIFE. Zahedi has also been riddled by failure and is plagued by self-deprecation despite critical acclaim for his films. This work from Zahedi is a video diary of a year in the filmmaker's life. Part of this experiment involved Zahedi filming at least one minute of every day of his life during this time which causes conflict between Zahedi and his girlfriend. Zahedi's passions go beyond filmmaking as he struggles with obsessions ranging from his appetite for reading to his interest in prostitutes. The film's title derives from a poem by John Ashberry, a reading of whose is attended in the documentary.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAdditional Release Material: Bonus Short Feature - 1. I WAS POSSESSED BY GOD - Caveh Zahedi - Director