Coronation (DVD)
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Coronation (DVD)
Estela (Adela Secall) is a young girl hired by the grandson of an obstinate old lady; her job is to look after his aging grandmother, who may have amassed a financial fortune over the years, but has lost none of her abusive nature. However, the grandson, Don Andres, becomes infatuated with Estela, while also suffering with his own mental anguish at the hands of his sharp-tongued grandmother. Director Silvio Caiozzi creates a masterfully dark atmosphere as he guides his cast through some difficult material. Based on a novel by Josi Donoso, CORONATION proved to be highly successful in its native Chile, winning a generous scoop of awards at various international film festivals as a result of its popularity.
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Corrupted Hands (DVD)
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Corrupted Hands (DVD)
This Iranian film offers an amusing look at a wedding photographer named Siamak, who has his eye on a devious way to make some money. Embroiling various siblings into his scheme, Siamak decides to hijack his next ceremony by robbing the wedding party. But things start to go wrong when Siamak discovers that he is being tailed by a man assigned to watch him by his father...and when this mysterious figure finds out about the wedding heist, he decides he wants a slice of the action.
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Low Heights (DVD)
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Low Heights (DVD)
This Iranian film from director Ebrahim Hatamikia is a dark look at the actions of a desperate man. Trying to escape from his native Iran, Ghassem (Hamid Farrokhnezhad) concocts a hairbrained scheme to get him and his family out of the country. Hijacking a plane with his pregnant wife, Ghassem runs into trouble with the undercover officers who populate the aircraft. An unusual movie that emerged in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, LOW HEIGHTS shows just how far people will go in an attempt to live a better life.
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Maculin Feminin - Criterion Collection (DVD)
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Maculin Feminin - Criterion Collection (DVD)
A film about
the children of Marx and Coca Cola
directed by the child of Brecht and Hollywood, MASCULINE-FEMININE is a touchstone in the career of Jean-Luc Godard, a window into the kinetic world of Paris in the 1960s, and a high point in the cinema of the French New Wave. It chronicles the love affair between Paul (Jean-Pierre Leaud), a young zealot with revolutionary leanings, and Madeleine (Chantal Goya), a fetching pop singer. Their relationship gradually breaks down as the two attempt to bridge their differences, albeit unsuccessfully (he likes Bob Dylan, she is only interested in the top 40). Along the way, they discuss current world culture and politics with their friends, and encounter a variety of bizarre individuals who only serve to exacerbate the youthful confusion of both Paul and Madeleine. One of Godard`s most insightful films, MASCULINE-FEMININE represents a search for tenderness, and is, at the same time, an unsettling illumination of the Battle of the Sexes. By casting legitimate pop sensation Goya in the lead role, Godard threatened to date his film, taking into account the speed with which pop singers are replaced. Luckily for him, Goya is an engaging screen presence whose mere appearance is enough to keep things interesting.
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Country Teachers (DVD)
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Country Teachers (DVD)
This intimate, hopeful drama concerns a young teacher who is determined to make a better life for her students. By remaining open to the individuals around her, she is able to realize her dreams, and establish a sense of optimism in a harsh, bitter world.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseWidescreen
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Red River Valley (DVD)
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Red River Valley (DVD)
This epic drama tells the tragic tale of early 20th Century Tibet, when British forces occupied the small country and tried to erase its past. Focusing on a pretty young Tibetan woman who helps to rescue two British men, Feng Xiagong's powerful drama is a striking time capsule of an integral period in world history.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseWidescreen
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Mon Oncle - Criterion Collection (DVD)
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Mon Oncle - Criterion Collection (DVD)
Jacque Tati's second feature film and first film in color reintroduces his hilarious Chaplinesque alter ego, M. Hulot.
After having followed Hulot on his sun-drenched, foible-filled seaside vacation in MR. HULOT'S HOLIDAY, MON ONCLE finds Tati contrasting Hulot's bohemian provincial home life with the modern, contraption-filled concrete and glass home belonging to his sister and her family, the Arpels, where Hulot's nephew, Gerard, is drowning in boredom. When Hulot comes for a visit, the gadgets get the better of him, in a seamless spectacle of electric switches, slamming doors and malfunctioning accoutrements. Tati shuttles back and forth between Hulot's quaint home of friendly, if mischievous neighbors and music filled provincial cafe's and the Arpel's surreal and cold ultra modern lifestyle, creating an evocative and whimsical contrast that Tati would develop further in his future masterpieces, PLAYTIME and TRAFFIC. When Mr. Arpel contrives to secure Hulot a position at his rubber tubing factory, Mrs. Arpel simultaneously conspires to fix him up with an eccentric neighbor, Hulot's clumsy and gullible nature lead him into myriad tangles with the Arpels modern lifestyle, climaxing in an intricately absurd garden party.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Introduction - 1. Terry Jones - Filmmaker Short - 1. L'ECOLE DES FACTEURS (1947), Jacques Tati - Director
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Mr. Hulot's Holiday - Criterion Collection (DVD)
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Mr. Hulot's Holiday - Criterion Collection (DVD)
Jacques Tati, master of his own idiosyncratic genre of cinematic slapstick, followed up his acclaimed debut JOUR DE FETE with the equally ingenious MR. HULOT'S HOLIDAY. Five years in the making, the film marks the debut of Tati's altar ego, Mr. Hulot, a gangly and awkward Frenchman, perpetually the center and possible cause of a whirlwind of disasters, pratfalls, and mishaps. Tati's scrupulous attention to detail and almost arabesque sense of humor colors the entire film, from the departure of a gaggle of tourists from a malfunctioning train station to the minutiae of resort life. In place of a plot, a series of disastrous coincidences, surreal sight gags and irascible indignations erupt around Mr. Hulot as he gallantly and obliviously strolls through his seaside vacation. While he tries to impress a lovely ingenue, Hulot inadvertently barges in on a funeral, ignites a fireworks stand with his pipe, and topples a Ming vase, rarely realizing the extent of the damage he causes. Tati expertly crafts the visual bombast of traditional slapstick into a beautiful and intricate sequence of incidents, accompanied by an equally elegant and intriguing seaside soundtrack of lapping waves, laughing children and transistor radios, all merging into an absurd symphony of cinematic delight.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - French Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Introduction - 1. Terry Jones - Filmmaker Short - 1. SOIGNE TON GAUCHE (1936), Rene Clement - Director
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Nobody's Wife (DVD)
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Nobody's Wife (DVD)
Luisina Brando gives a brave performance in Maria Luisa Bemberg's NOBODY'S WIFE. Brando plays Leonor, a pleasant wife and mother who appears to have a great existence. But when she discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she leaves her current life behind. Reinventing herself with a new job, Leonor also embarks on a series of romantic escapades, discovering what it means to be adult and free. All the while, she keeps a watchful eye on her children, who wait impatiently for the day when their mother will return home.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Screen - 1.33Audio: Dolby StereoAdditional Release Material: InsertInteractive Features: Chapter Selection
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The Prince of Homburg (DVD)
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The Prince of Homburg (DVD)
Based on the play by Heinrich Von Kleist, Marco Bellocchio's THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG tells the classic tale of one man's unfortunate demise. Andrea Di Stefano portrays the handsome Prince, a 17th century German who is in the midst of an intense battle with the Swedes. Unfortunately, he's finding it hard to concentrate due to the presence of his commander's beautiful niece (Barbora Bobulova). Before one particularly intense battle, the Prince jumps the gun, ordering his troops to attack before he has received orders, resulting in tragic consequences.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - ItalianAdditional Release Material: Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Chapter Selection
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Assunta Spina/The Last Diva: Francesca Bertini (DVD)
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Assunta Spina/The Last Diva: Francesca Bertini (DVD)
This double feature showcases legendary Italian actress Francesca Bertini in her most famous movie, ASSUNTA SPINA, and in a documentary about her life and career, THE LAST DIVA. ASSUNTA SPINA is the operatic tragedy in which Bertini stars as Assunta, a woman in the midst of a tempestuous relationship with a jealous man named Michele. When his abuse gets him thrown in jail, Assunta takes up with corrupt official so that she can continue to see him.THE LAST DIVA finds the 94 year-old Bertini attending a screening of ASSUNTA SPINA and recalling her life and career. Featuring rare photographs and footage documenting Bertini's career, THE LAST DIVA is an incredible look at one of cinema's first true stars.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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