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Based on Arthur Laurent's play THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO,
Lean's beautiful, classic romantic drama tells the tale of an American spinster (Hepburn) on holiday in Venice who has an affair with a handsome, and not altogether honest, merchant (Brazzi). Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Director, Best Actress--Katharine Hepburn.DVD Special Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseOriginal Theatrical Trailer
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It's a case of too many men--one of whom mysteriously winds up dead--for a recovering addict whose vacation with her husband at a secluded resort is interrupted by the appearance of an ex-lover and a hot-pants handyman.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case
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Marcello Mastroianni stars as an aging film director (named Manoel, essentially representing 90-year-old director Manoel de Oliveira) traveling to Portugal with a few members of his production staff to take his leading actor, Afonso (Jean-Yves Gautier), back to the town his family came from, searching to reconnect with his roots. As the group continues winding through ever-smaller villages, Manoel remembers stories from his childhood, reflecting on an exhilarating, painful life soon to be over. After Manoel shares each entertaining story, leading the others to relate poignant moments from their lives, director Oliveira lets the camera linger out the car's back window for lengthy periods of dialogue-free time, allowing the past to disappear quietly into the distance. When the travelers finally meet Afonso's aunt, the old ways clash with the new as Afonso tries to convince his aunt who he is and what he has become. VOYAGE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD is a moving, funny, unique road trip film. The cast is uniformly excellent, but the film is a showcase for Mastroianni, in what was his 171st and final film. Don't miss the scene at the old aunt's table in which Mastroianni makes two marvelously silly faces, clearly having fun near the end of his character's life as well as his own.DVD Features:Region 1 Encoding
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A surprisingly moving retelling of the Bard's famous romantic tragedy in fine Troma fashion, complete with a Manhattan setting, gratuitous violence, body-piercing, and a hard-driving alternative soundtrack. Winner of the Raindance Audience Award. Available in rated and unrated versions.DVD Features:Region 0Keep Case
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Often eclipsed in Western eyes by the more volatile Takashi Miike and the eclecticism of Takeshi Kitano, Japanese director Rokuro Mochizuki is slowly filtering across this divide, quietly stunning his growing number of adherents. Consciously eschewing most artistic conventions, his yakuza films give a frank treatment to the brutal violence they depict, but turn upon subtly-drawn characterizations, with stories that rely heavily on the intricacies of relationships. After cutting his teeth in the pink film industry (or Japanese porn), Mochizuki imbues his depictions of sexuality with great importance, but never in an exploitative way; instead, sexual relations are used to provide depth to the story. ONIBI picks up many of the themes seen in the director's previous work, most notably 1995's ANOTHER LONELY HITMAN, describing the alienation of a yakuza mobster upon his release from prison. Kunihiro has vowed to go straight after 27 years in prison, but of course has difficulty separating entirely from his old lifestyle. He takes on a job as a driver only, but soon begins a downward spiral as his true nature begins to resurface. When an old friend buys a woman for him, Kunihiro finds himself falling in love with the beautiful piano player, who comes with some baggage of her own, although ultimately the reluctant yakuza turns out to be his own worst enemy. Excellent performances are turned in by the seasoned cast, which includes Mochizuki perennial Kazuki Kitamura (COWARD, LEY LINES) as Kunihiro's flamboyantly gay roommate.
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