Madame Sata (DVD)
A powerfully moving and emotional film that is as rough around the edges as it is sweet at its core, MADAME SATA tells the life story of Jaoa Francisco dos Santos (Lazaro Ramos), an historic figure in Brazilian counterculture. Known to his followers and friends as Madame Sata, which is his stage name in the haunting narrative performances he gives dressed in drag, Joao is paterfamilias to a bizarre group of street urchins that reside in his apartment as his surrogate family. Set in 1932 in the rowdy ghetto of Rio de Janeiro called Lapa, the film presents Jaoa as a near-mythic persona who is in turns a hustler, a criminal, a street fighter, a murderer, and above all, a hero. Sometimes dizzying in both its photography and its subject matter, and fascinating all the way through, MADAME SATA leaves viewers feeling confused, enchanted, and a bit forlorn. Its treatment of race and class issues is harsh and disturbing, but Jaoa's dreams of performing at the Blue Danube nightclub and providing a better life for his friends are ultimately enlightening. Director Karim Ainouz has created a truly artful film with his first feature, which was featured at Sundance and Cannes in 2003.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseLetterboxed Widescreen - 1.66Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Stereo - PortugueseAdditional Release Material: Commentary - 1. Karim Ainouz - DirectorMaking OfInteractive Features: Subtitle Control in English and Spanish WeblinksText/Photo Galleries: Photo Gallery
In Debbie Macomber`s last work of contemporary fiction, THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET, three women taking a baby-blanket class in a yarn shop and the shop`s owner knit themselves support and friendship along with their craft project. In this follow-up, the yarn store serves up sock lessons and a fresh dose of hope to three new characters in difficult situations: a long-divorced woman forced to face the ex-husband whose incessant gambling robbed her of her savings, a newly divorced woman gathering the shards of the life shattered by her husband`s affair, and a lonely teenager who`s new in town.
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