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Banned in Russia for over a decade for its blasphemous portrayal of Nicholas II, Elem Klimov`s (COME AND SEE) intense drama brings to life the controversial figure of the
mad monk
who wielded a legendary power over the royal family. Klimov`s portrayal is indeed an indictment of the ruling class, depicting the Czar (Anatoli Romashin) as an ineffectual ruler blindly led by the charismatic, power-hungry Grigory Rasputin (Aleksei Petrenko), while the politically decrepit aristocracy degenerated into decadence and hedonism. Arriving at court with a strange healing power that many attributed to hypnotism, Rasputin was the only person capable of treating the Tsar`s young heir, stopping his uncontrollable bleeding later recognized as hemophilia. Once his place in the palace was secure, however, the monk embarked upon a downward spiral of sexual vice, drunkenness, and violence that made him many enemies among society`s upper echelons. Eventually deciding that Rasputin`s power threatened the security of Russia`s monarchy, a group of noblemen plotted a demise that would enter history as one of the most fabled murders of all time. Petrenko`s performance is nothing less than spectacular, channeling the spirit of Rasputin in a chillingly apt depiction of insanity.
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A masterful semifictional portrait of Norwegian Expressionist painter Munch, whose raw, modern work
The Scream
shocked the bourgeois world.
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Shilov, a Red Army soldier, has been assigned the task of protecting an armored train car filled with government-owned gold. When the gold goes missing, the government blames Shilov for theft, when in fact a group of wiley bandits have managed to steal it out from under him. Now, the unfortunate Shilov must ingratiate himself into the world of these bandits and surreptitiously take the gold back before the train arrives in Moscow. This involving, action-packed Western is the first film directed by the acclaimed Nikita Mikhalkov.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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This gritty crime drama takes place in the underworld of contemporary Tokyo, following a young woman who gives up her job as a successful computer programmer and her stable lifestyle for the downward spiral of drugs and dangerous sex in the Tokyo fringe. Along the way, director Masashi Yamamoto uses a mix of widescreen cinematography and digital video to provide documentary-style images of this dark subculture -- from gambling to murder to gang violence, Yamamoto vividly captures this degrading, demoralizing lifestyle.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseAnamorphic Letterboxed Widescreen - 1.85Additional Release Material: Interview - 1. Masashi Yamamoto - Director Featurettes - 1. Theatrical Trailer











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In episode thirteen of the action-packed ZATOICHI series, the blind swordsman (Shintaro Katsu) encounters a man who is nearing death. The man gets Zatoichi to promise that he'll make a delivery to the man's son, Taichi, but along the way, he must contend with a series of angry rivals who are determined to stop him.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 2.35Audio: Mono - JapaneseAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerAdditional Products: Collectible Poster
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