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Acclaimed Argentinean director Hector Babenco (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, PIXOTE), blends pathos and black comedy in this adaptation of the autobiographical book CARANDIRU STATION by Dr. Drauzio Varella, who worked inside Sao Paulo's now-defunct Carandiru Prison. In 1992, overcrowded Carandiru gained international infamy when military police troops, called to quell a riot, killed 111 inmates. The Carandiru population contained murderers, drug dealers, and all manner of petty criminals--all guilty--but also driven to crime by Brazilian poverty. Dr. Varella, a renowned oncologist, arrived at Carandiru to help with AIDS prevention, but stayed and began to treat the inmates for everything from rat bites to rape, and in the process shared their life stories.Director Babenco articulates the horror suffered by these men by recounting the darkly humorous stories of their families and personal lives, and then uses that empathy to show the terror of the police attack. After detailing the state-sponsored massacre, the film ends with the patriotic song Aquarela do Brasil, providing one last emotional jab. Like his exploration of poverty and crime in previous films such as PIXOTE, Babenco creates a frenzied and emotionally weighted story, filmed on location in Carandiru Prison just before it closed. The film signifies the global need to improve social conditions and places a human face on the anonymous prison system.
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Erika (Isabelle Huppert) teaches classical piano in a cold and often abrasive style. Approaching middle age, she lives with her doting mother (Annie Girardot) and still sleeps in the same bed with her. Erika's social life consists of occasionally sneaking away to a peep show where she secretly comes into contact with perverse passion, often using the discarded trash of previous customers. Her beautiful piano playing seduces youthful Walter (Benoit Magimel), who then takes the instructor's advanced class. Walter reveals his desire during a class session. Erika reacts curiously, presenting a long list of cruel, humiliating sexual acts she would like him to perform on her. Meanwhile, the teacher also torments a talented student (Anna Sigalevitch) who is already plagued by her own fears.Michael Haneke (CODE UNKNOWN) directed this unflinching allegorical tale of cruelty. The film caused a stir at the Cannes Film Festival where it was controversial not only for its subject matter, but also because it won multiple awards there--the Grand Prize and acting awards for both Huppert and Magimel--despite leaving many audience members outraged. Based on a novel by Elfriede Jelinek, the film features numerous classical piano sonatas banged out in an aggressive style.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxed - 1.85Additional Release Material: Production Interview - 1. Isabelle Huppert - Star TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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This double feature of Kong Kong action films features two edgy yakuza crime thrillers:ORGANIZED CRIME& TRIAD BUREAUDanny Lee stars in this action-packed thriller in which a tough cop goes up against the leader of a crime ring. Lee and his team of ace police officers head off to an island where Tung has holed up with his beautiful mistress. The cops then close off the island to make sure that their prey doesn't escape. However, this move leads to an all-out war between the police and the mobsters in which guns start blazing. When both sides refuse to back down, innocent bystanders get trapped in the crossfire as the film climaxes with a thrilling chase through the streets of Hong Kong.MAN WANTEDAfter his cover is blown, a undercover cop goes toe-to-toe with the Triad drug lord he's been assigned to bust. Their feud provides for many explosions, flying bullets, and street montages set to the bleating tones of Cantopop.DVD FeaturesRegion 02-Disc SetDisc #1: ORGANIZED CRIME& TRIAD BUREAULetterboxedAudio: Stereo - Cantonese Stereo - Mandarin Stereo - English Subtitles - English - OptionalAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Kirk Wong - Director TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies BiographiesDisc #2: MAN WANTEDLetterboxedAudio: Stereo - Cantonese Stereo - English Subtitles - English - OptionalAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies Biographies
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Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) the blind swordsman steps in to save peasant farmers from the clutches of rival gambling houses who are driving them into debt.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - JapaneseAdditional Release Material: Original Theatrical Trailers - 1. ZATOICHI - THE FESTIVAL OF FIRE
























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3. LONE WOLF AND CUB - SWORD OF VENGEANCEInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies
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Gael Morel`s ambitious directorial debut examines issues of race, politics, art, and romance in modern France through a quartet of very diverse young friends united by a common factor: unrequited love.
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