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Master of suspense Claude Chabrol takes aim at both terrorists and the establishment in his chilling film, NADA. A left wing gang of motley anarchists called Nada kidnap the American ambassador to Paris from an exclusive Parisian brothel. The overall confusion, violence, and mayhem following this act makes both the terrorists and the police force look like bumbling, confused, destructive idiots. Chabrol's trademark cold stare at the typical bourgeois family is this time aimed at the Nada gang as they hide out in their country farmhouse and wait for a response to their ransom demands for the ambassador. As the group begins to form their own kind of dysfunctional anarchist family unit, it becomes obvious that the French authorities are less concerned about the safe return of the ambassador than with the capture of the terrorists. The police stop at nothing to get to the gang, ferreting out friends and relatives, and eventually finding the location of the gang's hideout. The brutal conclusion brings a hectic and bloody showdown between the Nada gang and the French police, one in which both the political extremism of the gang and the amoral machinations of the police are rendered cartoonish and absurd. With his relentless comparison and examination of the two political extremes, Chabrol manages to question both the status quo and the idea of revolution in his taut, unblinking signature style.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original TrailerText/Photo Galleries: Photo Galleries - 1. Stills
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Set in rural Mexico and starring Maria Antonieta Pons and Manuel Capetillo, LAS 4 MILPAS is a showstopping musical that tells a romantic tale with a flurry of action and adventure. Featuring the music of Cuco Sanchez and many other masters, LAS 4 MILPAS is a must-see for musical aficionados.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep Case
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Animated boy wonder Dibu returns to face a kidnapping threat from the evil Nasty in this thrilling cartoon adventure from Argentina. As an double-whammy for our unfortunate hero, it appears that Nasty is capable of disguising himself as Dibu--but only if he manages to smuggle a lot of candy back to his world. This combination animation/live-action sequel to the original DIBU offers plenty more laughs, adventure, and surprises.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Filmmaker Youssef Chahine (ALEXANDRIA... WHY?, ALEXANDRIA AGAIN AND FOREVER) lies in a hospital during his own heart surgery envisioning himself as a child attempting to murder himself as an adult. An imaginary trial is held leading into a journey through his past where he views himself as a man obsessed with success and the American dream.DVD FeaturesRegion 0Keep CaseText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies& AwardsInteractive Features: Interactive Menu Scene AccessDVD-ROM Features: Weblinks
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Claude Chabrol's lifelong interest in the psychological lives of women finds a perfect vehicle in Gustave Flaubert's 1856 novel, MADAME BOVARY. Isabelle Hupert, Chabrol's frequent collaborator and muse, brings a detached and icy intensity to her portrayal of Emma, an ambitious farmer's daughter suffocated by her own life. When Emma meets meek country doctor Charles Bovary (Jean-Francois Balmer), she sees a ticket out of her meager existence. However, the lure of marriage and motherhood is short-lived, and soon Emma senses a new set of ever-encroaching snares and limits preventing her from fulfilling the fanciful destiny she constructs for herself out of her own desires and the romance novels that fuel them. When her outlets of novels and the odd ball at the local chateau cease to satisfy Emma's ravenous hunger for passion and luxury, she takes matters into her own hands, embarking on a double life of domesticity and adultery. Chabrol injects the film with his patented dark humor while remaining faithful to Flaubert's stinging depiction of the narrow world of 19th-century provincial life and its clash with female desires as fleshed out by the tragic figure of Huppert's immensely complicated but very real Emma.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.66Single Side - Dual LayerAudio: Mono 1.0 - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
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