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Acclaimed director Luchino Visconti's (DEATH IN VENICE) powerful epic is one of the most internationally adored Italian films in history. The story of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed, ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS stars the gorgeous French actor Alain Delon as Rocco, a soft-spoken, idealistic young man who must deal with turmoil and competition when he and his 3 brothers set out to Milan in an attempt to make a fortune. The recipient of several prestigious awards, Visconti's drama is a highly affecting story of passion, greed, and family.DVD Features:Region 0Snap CaseWidescreen - 1.66Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - Italian
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The subject of cinema, of the mix of loneliness and connection that is part of being in a movie audience, is the concern of this sad, beautiful, minimalist composition by Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang (WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?). The action takes place Inside a Taipei movie theater operated by a lonely clubfooted woman (Shiyang Chi-Chen) whose slow steps echo through the empty corridors and aisles, as if measuring out the feet of celluloid that make up the film itself. When a character actually speaks, the film is half over, and his exclamation that the theater is haunted echoes uneasily through the rest of the film, causing one to wonder just who is a ghost and who isn't. A lonely visitor to the theater (Kiyonobu Mitamura) acts pretty real. But then there are characters who seem to come out of nowhere to sit next to him and bother him with their loud eating. The film on the theater screen is the 1966 King Hu martial arts classic, DRAGON INN, and one of that film's original actors is even in the theater, with his grandson. While not a lot seems to happen, Tsai's film is never dull thanks to the playful sense of sound and stunning cinematography. In chronicling the impermanence of life, and of film itself, this film becomes post-modern as well as beautiful, and---rare for an art film of this sort--accessible and engaging even to the casual movie lover.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: 5.1 Sound
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In the spirit of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE comes this enchanting, humorous tale about Esperanza (Heredia), a fervently devout young widow who leaves the confines of her provincial village for the seedy back alleys and brothels of urban Mexico and Los Angeles in search for her missing daughter. Guided by visions of St. Jude, who appears in the grease of her oven door, Eperanza embarks on an incredible odyssey that puts her faith to the test while awakening her to a new world of sensuality and independence.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Surround - Spanish
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This film, which won a Goya for Best Actor, is based around a legendary brand of storytelling, aventis, that blends fact, fiction, and myth to tell its sprawling tales. Decades after the Civil War in Barcelona, a doctor and a nurse stumble across a body that played a vital role in their childhood aventis. As flashbacks reveal the story that may or may not have happened, the modern couple uncovers a whole new series of surprises.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case
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Based on the original song by Paulino Vargas, LA CLAVE 7 is a crime thriller set in a turbulent Mexico. When several government agents are murdered by the ruthless drug lord Pedro Aviles, the powers-that-be implement a specialized group, Code 7, to destroy the powerful kingpin. But it isn't long before the government discovers that Aviles has no intentions of lying down without a fight, causing a battle that will result in even greater losses of life.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1Additional Release Material: Theatrical Trailer
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