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Otilia (Gabriela Canudas) is a woman both blessed and cursed. She is endowed with an incredible, voluptuous figure, and unusual facial characteristics. Because she has some features that others consider beautiful and some that defines the picture of hideousness, her life is bound by the dual nature of that existence. In her relationships with other members of her small Mexican pueblo, she constantly grapples with their conflicting (and yet passionate) feelings of repulsion, desire, jealously, and outright terror. Otilia herself, who constantly must employ the force of her character to overcome what other see as her physical limitations, must always be tormented by unfulfilled romantic impulses. Through some romantic encounters, Otilia proves herself to be capable of extraordinary emotion that others do not have the insight to feel.This lovely effort by Dana Rotberg has resulted in a daring and suggestive film that questions the nature of beauty and desire. The woman's body in this film is a canvas by which the director projects her criticism of social hypocrisy. Despite its humility, this heart wrenching film is nevertheless an important work that turns traditional female lead roles completely upside down. Cinema is lucky to get this wake up call.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Stereo 2.0 - SpanishAdditional Release Material: Trailers
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In this Spanish-language sing-along, Juana the Iguana finds a treasure map and with the help of the kids attempts to find the buried goods. Songs include Tema de Juana la Iguana, El Pirata Tapirote, El Pirata Tapirote, Todos Juntos, El Barco Magico, La Brujula, La Guitarra del Marinero and Tema de Despedida. Also contains the episode: La Selva Tropical. For ages 2-8.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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With ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from 1962 to 1989. Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane. He is also a masseuse who likes to gamble. Kitano serves as director, writer, co-editor, and star of the film, playing the protagonist under his acting name, Beat Takeshi. This version of Zatoichi, based on the stories of Kan Shimozawa, is more violent than the earlier series, as Kitano strives to make it more realistic. He has also infused a clever sense of humor, while cinematographer Katsumi Yanagishima adds beautiful depth of field to many scenes. When Zatoichi arrives in a small town, he unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. As Zatoichi becomes more involved, an eventual showdown with young samurai Hattori (Tadanobu Asano, who excelled in Takashi Miike`s very violent ICHI THE KILLER) is inevitable. ZATOICHI is thrilling filmmaking at its best, an endlessly entertaining samurai epic from a man who fully understands the genre and is not afraid to take it to the next level.

SONATINE tells the story of gang boss Murakawa (Takeshi Kitano), who decides to consolidate his power as he approaches middle age.
When his boss responds by assigning him to a peacekeeping mission in a town where a couple of the gang`s provincial chapters are coming to blows, Murakawa is naturally suspicious.
Is he being kicked upstairs--or kicked out?
When he and his crew become the targets of a bloody ambush, the conclusion seems inescapable. A brutal indictment of the soul-crushing yakuza lifestyle.
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Eccentric, ambitious advertising student Viktor Vogel (Alexander Scheer) graduates right into his dream job. Little does he know that he is a pawn in a scheme to close an account for automobile manufacturer Opel which involves stealing his girlfriend's fantastic ideal for the campaign! This witty German film is a biting look at the extent one young man will go to in order to achieve his dreams.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - German Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Featurette - 1. Making Of Deleted Scenes Alternate Opening and Ending B-Roll FootageInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene SelectionText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies
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Arnon Goldfinger's THE KOMEDIANT is a fond and fascinating documentary about the lost world of the Yiddish theater. It traces the career of the late Pesach'ke Burstein, who ran away from his home in Poland at the age of fifteen to join a theater troupe. The film blends old footage of Pesach'ke performing and present-day interviews with Lillian Lux, his wife and stage partner, and their twins, Mike and Susan, who performed with them as children under the stage names Motele and Sisele. Susan, the former ventriloquist, is
reunited with her dummy. There are also interviews with former stars like Fyvush Finkel and Shifra Lerer, who tell amusing tales about the old Yiddish theater scene on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Goldfinger also uncovers some unexpected drama when Susan talks about the normal life she missed out on, growing up in a traveling show business family, and when Mike describes his painful decision to leave his parents' act and strike out on his own. The footage of young Mike starring in TWO KUNI LEMLS, the Yiddish film comedy that made him a household name in Israel, is priceless. Singing, dancing, laughter, tears, and ventriloquism--THE KOMEDIANT has it all.DVD Features:Region (Unknown)Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene Access
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