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This gentle Iranian comedy should attract admirers of the similarly-minded wedding farce MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING. Rival families battle over the proposed wedding of Saeed to pastry chef Niloo, but manage to reconcile their differences and agree that the couple should be wed. But the actual ceremony sees tensions rising once again, leading to further farcical scenes that are laced with humor throughout.
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The ghost of a courtesan appeals to a young journalist to help her find her lost lover, who recovered from their joint suicide attempt and thus failed to join her in the spirit world.DVD Features:Region 1 Encoding
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A determined Hong Kong cop applies his magical Taoist know-how to a murder case involving a malevolent, mysterious sorceress.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - CantoneseAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Lucrecia Martel (LA CIENAGA) returns with THE HOLY GIRL, a powerfully understated coming-of-age tale in which a teenage girl grows up in a religiously fervent society. The film takes place during a medical convention in an Argentinean hotel, where its characters stumble upon each other. Amalia (Maria Alche) is a pretty, conflicted teenager who has become consumed with the religious concept of vocation, which she has been learning in Catholic school. She lives with her divorced mother, Helena (Mercedes Moran), who works at the hotel, and spends most of her time with her mischievous friend Josefina (Julieta Zylberberg). But when a seemingly random stranger rubs up against her in a crowd, she begins to think that she has found her calling. It turns out that the stranger is an influential doctor, Jano (Carlos Belloso), with whom Helena has coincidentally begun to fall in love. The more that Amalia considers this chance encounter, the more determined she is to pursue it.As if adolescence weren't difficult enough, growing up submerged in a deeply religious Latin American culture makes it all the more challenging. Featuring impressively reserved performances across the board, Martel's film bravely shies away from overly dramatic confrontations. It's the unspoken messages that matter the most in the audacious and deeply luminous THE HOLY GIRL.This film screened as part of the 42nd New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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A German silent adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about a man who loved not wisely, but too well -- and so is duped by his evil aide into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful.
As war between Venetians and the Turks rages in the 16th century, Othello (Jannings) weds the beautiful Desdemona and promotes Cassio over his longtime assistant, Iago (Kraus). Othello prepares to celebrate his marriage, but Iago -- furious over Othello's snub -- has dastardly plans in store for his employer.
Iago begins to poison Othello's mind against Desdemona, claiming that she's having an affair with Cassio; he even manages to produce proof of the infidelity. It doesn't take long for the jealous general to start believing Iago's allegations, and he winds up on the path of destruction.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull FrameAdditional Release Material: Bonus Shorts - 1. Duel Scene from MACBETH (1 min., 1905)










2. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (D.W. Griffith, 1908, 11 min.)










3.Romeo Turns Bandit (with Max Linder, 1910, 6 min.)










4.Desdemona (1911, 23 min.)Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Additional Text - 1. An Essay by Shakespearean Film Historian Douglas Brode
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