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A tough ex-cop is troubled by his ill wife and his partner, who was shot on duty. He proceeds to confront his demons in a bloody rampage, doing whatever is necessary to help those he loves. A simultaneously tender and violent masterwork from Takeshi, one of Japan's most popular entertainers.DVD FeaturesRegion 1Keep CaseDolby Digital 5.1 Surround SoundAmerican and Japanese TrailersArt GalleryScene SelectionBehind-The-Scenes DocumentaryCast ProfilesFilmographiesProduction Stills
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An assorted cast of characters--Hong Kong cops, gangsters, and mercenaries--seeks a mysterious crystal icon reputed to possess magical powers of longevity.DVD Features:All RegionsKeep CaseTheatrical Trailer
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Director Jeong Jae-eun's debut feature, TAKE CARE OF MY CAT, is a slick but sensitive portrayal of girlfriends on the cusp of adulthood. Hollywood films about recent high school grads tend to focus on sex, partying, and planning for college. These Korean girls have their share of fun, but they have critical life issues to deal with, and the film presents them in a painstakingly realistic way. The fashionable Hye-joo (Lee Yo-won) is focused on her career at a brokerage house. She's making a decent living, but her co-workers look down on her. Tae-hee (Bae Doo-na) is sick of living under the thumb of her domineering father. She spends her time doing volunteer work for a poet with cerebral palsy. Sullen Ji-young (Ok Ji-young) lives in poverty with her grandparents and struggles to find work. The girls, close friends in high school, find themselves drifting apart as their adult lives begin to take shape. Jeong gets flawless performances from her young cast, as her film shows how clashing values effect friendships as one grows older. Visually, she makes original use of onscreen text (and ubiquitous pagers and cell phones) to shrewdly emphasize the prevalence of technology in the girls' lives.This film was included in the 31st New Directors/New Films 2002 series presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Department of Film and Media of The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxed - 1.85Audio: Dolby SRD - KoreanAdditional Release Materials: TrailersText/Photo Galleries: Stills Gallery
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Kati and Steffi, both seventeen, are best friends. But where Steffi seems to have the perfect life--a great boyfriend and a loving home--Kati can't find a boyfriend and her parents are often arguing. The tables suddenly turn, though, when Kati discovers that Steffi's father is having an affair. As Steffi's perfect world falls apart, the girls try to find out all they can about her father's new lover. Filled with rage, the two best friends decide to carry out a plot that will change their lives forever. This original German film was written and directed by Maria von Heland.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - German Dolby Digital 2.0 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Trailer Featurette - 1. Making Of Cast Interviews Deleted ScenesText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies Photo Gallery
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Vividly portraying a 1960s Paris neighborhood where lower-class status unites residents of varied religious and ethnic backgrounds, MONSIEUR IBRAHIM follows the universally appealing story of a young boy's coming of age. Moses (Pierre Boulanger), a Jewish teenager, lives in an apartment with his depressed father. His father's detachment leaves Moses with ample time for listening to rock music, pursuing alluring prostitutes, and making daily visits to the corner grocery where he befriends the owner, Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif). Monsieur Ibrahim looks the other way when Moses steals food, teaches him the difference between being Arab and being Muslim, and dispenses advice on life, love, and happiness. When Moses' father eventually abandons him, Monsieur Ibrahim adopts him and cements the father-son bond that each of them desperately needs.Though never the focus of the film, the exploration of religion and ethnicity underscores French attitudes toward immigrants in that era, and establishes differences between the main characters. Moses' openness to learning about Monsieur Ibrahim's Sufi practices and studying the Koran reflects not only the blending of cultures in 20th-century France, but also the boy's yearning for parental direction, values, and affection. A brilliant cast--including a thoughtful performance by Sharif--and a period-perfect soundtrack of American and French rock music, enhance the already compelling story. In the tradition of other films that examine the importance of the father figure, like KOLYA and THE BICYCLE THIEF, MONSIEUR IBRAHIM provides a complex, touching, humorous study of this fundamental relationship.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Omar Sharif - Star
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