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A mystery writer slowly slips into the fantasy world of his own novels in this sensual, celebrated import.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Stereo Surround - JapaneseAdditional Release Material: Original Theatrical Trailer
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From Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, the prolific Iranian filmmaker who makes her U.S. debut with this film, UNDER THE SKIN OF THE CITY is a stirring drama that puts contemporary Tehran in sharp focus. A family of five lives in close quarters in the inner city. Tuba, the head of the family, is a dutiful woman who works days in a loud, dirty, polluted textile factory, and keeps the other four members in check when she is not there. She feeds the family, does the laundry, and maintains a high moral standard. Mostly, she keeps them together, which, in the difficult and increasingly complex culture of contemporary Iran, is not easy to do.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseAnamorphic Letterboxed Widescreen - 1.85Interactive Features: WeblinksText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies
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A bumbling horse tender hoping to return to his village in grand style impersonates a military officer, only to actually become a leader of the people and liberate his followers from an oppressive government for a glorious 3 days.
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In Fritz Lang's only movie made in France, a good-for-nothing carousel operator, Liliom (Charles Boyer) wreaks havoc on his own life and those of the women who love him. When he falls for beautiful and innocent Julie, Liliom trades in his carnival life and the unrequited love of carnival owner Madame Muscat for domestic bliss. But later, when he botches a robbery attempt, and cannot face his pregnant wife, Julie, he attempts to kill himself. But even that fails. Liliom is refused by the strict gatekeepers of Heaven. The gatekeepers show Liliom films of his misdeeds, including footage of him beating Julie, and Liliom is sent straight to purgatory. There he awaits the sixteenth birthday of his daughter, for which the angels have chosen to give him a second chance to make good.The mixture of gritty realism and expressionist fantasy in LILIOM make this sentimental drama one of Lang's most moving films. Filled with humor and pathos, the settings of both the carnival and of heaven are deftly evoked. In addition, the humor that Lang evokes when the bureaucracy of the police is juxtaposed with that of heaven, creates a startling comic effect while simultaneously making a powerful social commentary.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Ema, a beautiful young woman, is arranged by her father to marry Carlo Paiva, a wealthy doctor, who takes her to live at his remote estate at Abraham's Valley. Even though Carlo loves her, Ema is unhappy and decides to take a lover, with disastrous consequences.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual Layer
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