Scenes from a Marriage - Criterion Collection (DVD)
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE was originally conceived as a six-part TV mini-series. Since the film features only two principal actors, a limited number of indoor locales, and no musical score (nor any other atmosphere-enhancing devices), the success of this intense drama stems largely from the interaction between leads Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson, who play Marianne and Josef, an upper-middle-class married couple. At first glance, their lives appear to be devoid of marital conflict, but soon after the opening sequence, it becomes clear that tension is mounting just below the surface. The movie consists almost entirely of dramatic exchanges between Marianne and Josef and eventually evolves into an agonizing account of the deterioration of their marriage. But throughout it all, a deep, underlying love keeps the couple from breaking off all ties--in spite of the mutual aggression, cruelty, and even violence that forms part of their relationship.Ingmar Bergman anticipated that SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE would baffle, if not antagonize, viewers who had come to expect more stylistically groundbreaking and aesthetically polished work from him. In fact, however, as a result of his unflinching, straightforward approach, the film proves to be one of the director's most insightful and accessible works.DVD Features:Region 13-Disc SetDual LayerFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - SwedishAdditional Release Material: 299-Minute Television Version 163-Minute Theatrical Version Comparison Between the TV and Theatrical Versions By Film Scholar Peter Cowie Interviews - 1. Live Ullmann - Star
2. Erland Josephson - Star
3. Ingmar Bergman - Writer/DirectorText/Image Galleries: Essay By Author Phillip LopateEnglish SubtitlesSwedish Language
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Spend Christmas with the simple, down-home folk who populate two of the most popular 1960s sitcoms. This collection includes two episodes of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES and one episode of PETTICOAT JUNCTION. In
Home for Christmas,
the Clampetts decide to visit Cousin Pearl (Bea Benaderet), and take off in their jet--or the
flying bus,
as they call it--to go home for the holidays. Meanwhile, their country relatives are on their way to visit them in Beverly Hills. Then, in
Christmas with the Clampetts,
Mr. Drysdale (Raymond Bailey) gets the family a boatload of holiday presents--but the hillbillies don`t know what to do with any of them. Elly May (Donna Douglas), however, manages to give Mrs. Drysdale (Harriet E. MacGibbon) the present she has always dreamed of. Finally, in
Cannonball Christmas,
the folks of PETTICOAT JUNCTION receive a visit from Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane), a representative from the railway company. Misconstruing much of what he finds among these small-town folk, he threatens to shut down the Cannonball for good!
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Whatever your adventure, this Squale watch from Technomarine is sure to be just what you need.
Stainless steel case
Blue dial
Three chronograph subdials
Date display at 4 o'clock
Silvertone luminescent hands
Luminescent hour markers
Unidirectional rotating bezel
Japanese movement
Hard crystal
Water resistant to 200 m/660 ft
Two gel straps
Utility screwdriver
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A science-fiction themed sitcom, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN looked at the absurdity of human behavior and society from a literal outsider`s perspective. Four alien beings have been transported to Earth in order to more closely study mankind. Landing in the town of Rutherford, Ohio, the quartet each takes on a human appearance, forming the
Solomon
family: leader Dick (John Lithgow), sophomoric Harry (French Stewart), man-trapped-in-a-woman`s-body, Sally (Kristen Johnston),
and eldest member (in the form of a teenage boy), Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). As they set out to examine the habits of the humans around them, the team experiences the human emotions of love and loss, and encounter many comic misunderstandings from their too-literal readings of human words and actions. Using clever writing and acting to convey
alien-ness
rather than gaudy special effects, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN was one of television`s most unique comedy series. This collection includes all episodes from the third season.
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