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A wealthy businessman living on the island of La Reunion orders a bride by mail and receives--instead of his intended--a beautiful, mysterious woman with a flimsy excuse. He marries the imposter anyway, but his dream life is shattered when the woman absconds with his bank account and leads him into a murky drama of missing persons and murder.Ultimately, this strange tale transforms into a surprisingly powerful adult love story, in which both participants find themselves able to forgive each other's failings and transgressions--allowing them to move forward without regret, or undue fear of what the future might hold. In the film's finale, Truffaut returns to the same barren, snowbound cabin that he used to such great effect in SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER, only this time the results are substantially less fatalistic.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenSingle Side - Single LayerAudio: Dolby Digital - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Theatrical Trailer
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This double feature of films by acclaimed Russian director Sergei Paradjanov contains both THE LEGEND OF SURAM FORTRESS and ASHIK KERIB.ASHIK KERIB, based on Mikhail Lermontov's fable, follows the wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib as he journeys for 1000 days and nights, trying to earn enough money to marry his beloved. Paradjanov blends early Russian artwork, minutely choreographed sequences, and traditional and contemporary music to produce an astonishing film that eschews traditional narrative for a more unique, expressive style.In THE LEGEND OF SURAM FORTRESS, Paradjanov once again draws on a Russian folk tale and combines it with his own unique style to create a film full of visual and aural splendor. The story is set in Medieval Georgia, where the Georgian people are attempting to construct a fortress, but keep failing because they can not get the walls to stand up. However, a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that says the son of her lover must be walled up in the fortress in order for it to stand. Faced with this prophecy, the young man must decide whether or not to sacrifice himself for his country.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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A huge hit in France, where it was nominated for seven Cesar Awards (the equivalent of Hollywood`s Oscars), KINGS AND QUEEN is an intelligent, extremely entertaining and complex film featuring a vastly talented cast. Cleverly mixing genres, director and cowriter Arnaud Desplechin (ESTHER KAHN, MY SEX LIFE...OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT) tells the story of an embattled, extraordinary single mother named Nora, played by the ravishing Emmanuelle Devos (READ MY LIPS). When Nora visits her father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), in Grenoble, where he is taking care of her son, Elias (Valentin Lelong), for the summer, she is devastated to learn that Louis is seriously ill. The impending death of her father, a successful writer, sends Nora seeking her troubled sister, Chloe (Nathalie Boutefeu), and one of Nora`s ex-husbands, Ismael (Mathieu Amalric), an eccentric violist who has recently been committed to an institution. Meanwhile, the manic Ismael, who has a tight bond with Elias, develops an unusual relationship with the suicidal Arielle (Magali Woch) in the hospital, where he is treated by the beautiful and alluring Madame Vasset (Catherine Deneuve) as his drug-addicted lawyer, Mamanne (Hippolyte Girardot), tries to get him released. Compelling and funny, heartbreaking and tragic, KINGS AND QUEEN is a highly original, thoroughly satisfying drama that plays much faster than its 150 minutes.
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A musical comedy about a pair of penniless artists who discover they have won the lottery - but the ticket is in the pocket of a coat that was given away to a beggar.
A mad search begins fraught with misadventures.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseDigital Transfer with Restored Image and Sound
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Water Bearer Films continues in its quest to bring the best of gay Asian cinema to the screen with this drama from director Ryosuke Hashiguchi (HUSH!). Shot in 1993, SLIGHT FEVER OF A 20-YEAR-OLD follows the life of young Tatsuro Shimamori (Yoshihiko Hakamada), a gay young man who works as a hustler and never seems to attend school. Shinichirt
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Miyajima (Masashi Endt) idolizes Tatsuro`s way of life, and frequently hangs around the bar where he turns tricks, hoping to pick up from Tatsuro some tips about hustling. When Shin`s infatuation with his friend turns into a genuine feeling of love, both boys are forced to reassess their lives. An impressive debut from Hashiguchi, SLIGHT FEVER OF A 20-YEAR-OLD shines an unwavering spotlight on the shocking lengths to which some young gay men in Japan have to go in order to survive.
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