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THE WORLD is writer-director Jia Zhang Ke`s first
above ground
film, made with the cooperation of China`s film bureau, following his previous trio of well-regarded independent works (PICKPOCKET, PLATFORM, and UNKNOWN PLEASURES), which were all banned in his native country. Moving the setting from the northern provinces where he grew up to the big city of Beijing, Jia tells the story of people who come to the Chinese capital searching for a better life--but they don`t always find it. Zhao Tao stars as Tao, a young woman who works at the World Park, a real theme park made up of small recreations of major world cities and landmarks, including New York, Paris, Tokyo, and London, featuring the Egyptian Pyramids, Big Ben, Stonehenge, the World Trade Center, and, especially, the Eiffel Tower, where many scenes take place. Tao wears flashy costumes when dancing in front of the Taj Mahal, but she is missing something from her life and begins searching deep inside herself after becoming friends with a Russian woman. Tao`s boyfriend, Chen (Chen Taisheng), a security guard at the park, is fed up with her mood swings and starts a flirtatious relationship with Qun (Wang Yigun), a fashion designer who makes illegal knock-offs. In another subplot of the film, a relationship between Wei (Jing Jue) and Niu (Jiang Zhongwei) threatens to explode. By filming THE WORLD in the actual park, Jia is able to reveal that the problems of his characters relate to the whole world, not just to China. He also investigates the need for people to communicate better when he animates several scenes involving cell phones into colorful cartoons.This film screened in October 2004 as part of the 42nd New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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The high-octane Mexican action film BARRIO SIN LEY tells the story of a man who sets out to avenge the murder of his parents by a ruthless gang of criminals. In Spanish without subtitles.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Christ's life is presented with respect for the traditional religious doctrine of the Church, but Pasolini's trademark naturalism humanizes his subject and makes him his own. The documentary-style camera captures Christ's meetings with the men who were to become his disciples, the Last Supper, the betrayal by Judas, and the Crucifixion. The impassioned music of Bach, Mozart, and Prokofiev lends a further aura of spiritual intensity to the proceedings.DVD Features:Region 0 EncodingSnap Case
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Leo and Pedro are two friends living in the city of Independencia, surviving by gambling and through other sordid activities. Things change drastically and rapidly when Pedro's sister and Leo's former lover Gloria (Leonor Varela from BLADE II and TV's ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) returns to town, and when Pedro makes the mistake of crossing crime kingpin El Jefe. Gloria and Leo rekindle their old love and must decide whether to help Pedro or start a brand new life together. PARAISO B features beautiful color cinematography and was shot on location in Chile. It was nominated for the Grand Prize at the Vina del Mar Film Festival, the only international event of its kind in the Chile.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
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Lamberto Bava, son of Mario, made his solo directorial debut with this stylish, darkly comic film about an incredibly disturbed young woman. Bernice Stegers stars as Jane, a young New Orleans mother who regularly spurns her children to spend her afternoons with her lover, Fred. However, desperate for attention, her daughter drowns her brother and calls Jane at her lover's to tell her about it. As Jane and Fred race to the house, they end up in a horrible car crash which decapitates Fred. After a year in an asylum, Jane returns to New Orleans and makes Fred's old apartment her own. Soon, the building's super hears Jane carrying on a torrid affair, even though he never sees anyone enter or leave her apartment. A fabulous debut from the younger Bava, MACABRE is an effectively bizarre and stylish thriller.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1Audio: Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Featurette - 1. A Head For Horror: Lamberto Bava on MACABRE Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Lamberto Bava BioAdditional Products: Collector's Booklet
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