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Includes all three of the Standard Deviants Shakespeare tapes: ORIGINS AND STYLE; TITUS ANDRONICUS, ROMEO& JULIET, HAMLET; and OTHELLO, MACBETH, KING LEAR. See individual titles for more information.Special FeaturesRegion 1 EncodingAdditional Footage Not on VHSInteractive QuizBox Set

Criterion Collection From the manufacturer: Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander (Bertil Guve), we witness the great delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family a sprawling, convivial bourgeois clan living in turn-of-the-century Sweden. Intended as Ingmar Bergman s swan song, Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) is the legendary filmmaker s warmest and most autobiographical film, a triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional rigor with immense joyfulness and sensuality. The Criterion Collection is proud to present not only the theatrical version winner of the 1984 Academy Award. for Best Foreign Language Film but also, for the first time on home video in the U.S., the original five-hour television version, together in a single boxed set. Also included is Bergman s own feature-length documentary The Making of Fanny and Alexander (Dokument Fanny och Alexander), offering a unique glimpse into his creative process.

Leo Tolstoy's epic drama involves a love-triange that defies social order when the married title character starts an illicit affair with a soldier. Separated from her son, and isolated from her upper-class peer group, Anna pays a high price for her infidelity in this 1967 Russian classic.DVD Features:Region 12-Disc SetFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Russian

Three Metzger films are collected here, including:LITTLE MOTHER: Radley Metzger brings his trademark brand of eroticism to this chronicle of a young woman`s rise to political power in Latin America, emphasizing her use of sexual allure to conquer those above her. Based on the life of Eva Peron.THE DIRTY GIRLS: Monique and Garance are graced with the presences of many different characters of Paris and Munich: a shy young student, a steamy sadist, and an older man who appreciates a good uniform.SCORE: In this radical-for-its-time Radley Metzger softcore epic, a swinging young married couple turn to their sexy neighbors (and everyone else) for sensual satisfaction. Notable for its couplings of all varieties, this often funny & groovy little number also exists in a long lost hardcore version. Rereleased to arthouses in 1998.

An accidental family thrown together by fate and circumstance perseveres in the face of hardship on the old American frontier in this heartwarming family TV drama. John Murphy is a drifter who has arrived in a lawless mining town, immediately clashing with the evil tycoon who runs the community. Joining forces with a fellow miner, Moses, and a homeless young boy, Will, Murphy fights the tycoon's iron rule. When the parents of some local children are killed during a strike at the mine, Murphy becomes their guardian. Posing as a priest, he starts an orphanage, aided by the town's beautiful schoolteacher, Mae. During the eventful first season, the group's adventures range from battling unscrupulous businessmen, run-ins with various gamblers, misfits, villains, and eccentrics. Love blossoms between Murphy and Mae, and the school, while constantly in danger of being shut down by the powers that be, triumphs in the end. Interesting new characters are constantly being introduced into their lives as the story unfolds with humor, compassion, and a nuanced perception of ethics, combining to present an exploration of love, family, friendship, and tolerance.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33

The BBC network strikes again with this series. MI-5 concerns a group of undercover UK security agents who are not only forced to lie to the dangerous groups that they infiltrate, but they must lie to their families as well. Incorporating cutting edge technology, this taut thriller is television at its most inventive. Includes all six episodes from the first season.DVD Features:Region 13-Disc SetAdditional Release Material: Original Versions of Every Episode (With 15 Extra Minutes of Footage) Audio Commentary on All Six Episodes Deleted Scenes Featurettes InterviewsText/Image Galleries: Biographies Photo Gallery MI-5 Glossary

A load of Hollywood favorites are collected across eight DVDs in this collection. Stars galore are featured, including: Marilyn Monroe (HOMETOWN STORY), four shorts from Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson (THE STRANGER), James Stewart (POT O' GOLD), Humphrey Bogart (BEAT THE DEVIL), Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor (FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND), Kirk Douglas (THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS), and Gary Cooper (A FAREWELL TO ARMS).DVD Features:Region 1Boxed SetFull Frame

An explosive British political thriller, THE AMBASSADOR follows Harriet Smith (Pauline Collins), the newly appointed British ambassador to Ireland, whose unenviable task involves quelling the mounting tensions between the two countries. But as Harriet`s personal life unavoidably spills over into her work, she faces seemingly insurmountable problems: her son blames Harriet for his father`s murder, and her political dealings with the Irish government unravel startling acts of corruption and deceit. Expertly written by screenwriter Russell Lewis, who has penned episodes of INSPECTOR MORSE and KAVANAGH Q.C., THE AMBASSADOR is an absorbing TV show, with all 12 episodes collected here.