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The classic tale of the love between Orpheus and Euridice is gloriously retold here under the direction of French conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire. One of the first operas ever written, Monteverdi`s piece from 1607 remains one of the most influential, setting a standard against which all others are compared. Here, the cast is comprised of Baroque opera specialists, including Kobie van Rensburg (tenor), Cyrille Gerstenhaber (soprano), and Philippe Jaroussky (male soprano).
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In this comedic opera by Pietro Mascagni, a rich landowner, Fritz Kobus (Jose Bros) declares himself a permanent bachelor, but his rabbi friend David (Allessandro Paliaga) counters with a bet that Fritz will marry within a year. Failing to rise to David's challenge, Fritz soon finds himself in love with his tenant's daughter, Suzel (Dimitra Theodossiou), who is betrothed to another! This program was recorded at the Teatro di Livorno and is sang in Italian.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Alfonso and Alberto Mungua star in this hard-hitting yarn about a drug dealer, El Tarrasco, and his nemesis, a hard-boiled cop who is bent on bringing El Tarrasco to justice. But when our brave cop draws a plan to use El Tarrasco's girlfriend to get to the wanted criminal, all hell breaks loose!DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame -1.33
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Widely regarded as the greatest living Japanese director as well as one of the film world's foremost hierophants of transgression, Nagisa Oshima returns from a long hiatus with a film worthy of his reputation. Set in 1865 during the waning days of the Tokugawa shogunate, it focuses on an exotic young male beauty, Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda), who has recently been recruited by the strict Shinsengumi samurai militia. He quickly becomes the lover of another recruit, Hyozo Tashiro (Tadanobu Asano), and, although homosexuality is officially verboten, Commander Kondo (Yoichi Sai) seems to have adopted a don't-ask don't-tell policy. He has little choice, since the teenage wraith soon becomes the prime object of desire for half the militia. Jealousy threatens to erode the company's morale as the samurai engage in kendo swordplay for a shard of attention from the impassive Kano. Captain Hijikata (Takeshi Kitano), the most humane and aware of the samurai, struggles to maintain discipline while fighting against his own attraction to the youth. TABOO is a fascinatingly ambiguous exploration of the uncontrollable force of sexuality in a highly repressive military environment. The ravishingly otherworldly art direction by Yoshinobu Nishioka and insistently minimal score by Ryuichi Sakamoto are particularly notable.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene AccessText/Galleries: Biographies - 1. Cast









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In this Mexican crime picture directed by Carlos Duran, El Chaca has a brutal confrontation with the feds, but he manages to make a miraculous escape. Thinking him dead, his partner Mariano coldly betrays him. As El Chaca rebuilds his criminal empire, his friends and associates gather to pay him birthday respects. Distraught that he has nothing to give his boss, Barbarino decides to hunt down Mariano and take care of him once and for all.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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