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Sergei Eisenstein's film of the famed Odessa revolt has been one of the landmarks of cinema since its release. Commissioned by the government to commemorate the failed uprising of 1905, it's without stars or even actors in the usual sense, exemplifying the collectivism it celebrates. The Battleship Potemkin has just returned from the war with Japan, its crew near mutiny because of brutal treatment and bad rations. When they're served maggot-infested meat one morning, the sailors finally rebel. One of the sailors, Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov), dissuades the officers from firing upon the mutineers, and they join the rest of the crew in revolt. Hearing of the mutiny, the people of Odessa send supplies to express their solidarity with the crew and gather en masse to mourn a slain sailor. The czar's troops arrive to dispel the crowd.
In perhaps the most famous sequence in film history, the director rhymically intercuts shots of the troops marching machinelike down the Odessa steps with shots of innocent citizens being killed and wounded, in a brilliant embodiment of the director's theories of montage. Aside from CITIZEN KANE,
perhaps the most perfectly constructed film ever made, the film's vision of tyranny and rebellion remain as powerful today as it was in 1925.DVD Features:Region 0 EncodingKeep Case
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Maverick Japanese director Suzuki turns the traditional yakuza gangster film on its ear with this stylish, intentionally oblique tale of a gangster whose maddening dependence on long-obsolete honor codes spurs rivals and even his own bosses to hunt him down.DVD Special Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseA rare interview with Seijun SuzukiSingle LayerOptional English Subtitles
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An organized crime saga about a man forced to choose between his family and his pledge of loyalty to the Triad. Available in Mandarin.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseLetterboxedAudio: Stereo - Cantonese Stereo - Mandarin Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Ric Meyers - HK Film Expert, Bobby Samuels - Martial Artist TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Murnau's FAUST stars the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephistopheles, to whom the hapless and aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth as well as wealth and power. Based on Goethe's interpretation of the age old legend, Murnau merely uses the story as a starting point for an incredibly phantasmagoric vision of the struggle between good and evil. Beginning with a flourish, Murnau introduces Mephistopheles with one of the most famous sequences in film history, finding Jannings being birthed as a disgusting, primordial creature from the heavens and banished to the netherworld. Baroque, bizarre, and unforgettable, FAUST is one of the German master's greatest triumphs. Silent movie with English and German subtitles. The Kino version is restored with a symphonic soundtrack.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Digital Stereo - Orchestral Score Featurette - 1.UFA Studios 1925: The Making of FAUSTInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Essay by Film Historian Jan Christopher Horak
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After being challenged by his friend Carlos, Ruben decides to prove his craftiness by parachuting into a resort town where seven beautiful young women are on vacation. He poses as their butler, and tells each woman a different story outlining his past. Eventually, they learn that he has been lying and plan a dastardly revenge. Rodolfo de Anda stars in this colorful window into Mexico's swinging 60's.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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