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Inspired both by the Dostoyevsky novel THE GAMBLER and the events that inspired it, Karoly Makk's THE GAMBLER is a fascinating blend of fact and fiction that illuminates the gray area between the artist and his art. Michael Gambon stars as Dostoyevsky, a passionate man whose addiction to gambling has left him penniless. When his publisher agrees to take on his debts, Dostoyevsky signs a contract stating that he will produce a new novel within 27 days or he will turn over the rights to all his future work. Desperate to make the deadline, Dostoyevsky hires a young stenographer, Anna, to take dictation for him. As he feverishly dictates the account of a gambler and his stormy love life, the film intercuts both the fictional scenes being dictated as well as events from Dostoyevsky's and Anna's lives that closely parallel the events of the novel. THE GAMBLER is both a riveting blend of Dostoyevsky's real and imagined lives, bolstered by a star turn from Mr. Gambon as well as Luise Rainer's first screen appearance in 55 years.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies
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Jet Li assumes the role of Ling from Jacky Cheung for this first sequel to THE SWORDSMAN, in which the intrepid Swordsman Ling searches once more for the sacred scroll. This time, though, Ling finds himself in the middle of a war between two clans when Master Wu, chief of Ling's Sun Moon Sect, is kidnapped by Master Asia, who also happens to be in possession of the aforementioned scrolls. Filled with the same whimsical spirit of the original, THE LEGEND OF THE SWORDSMAN (originally known as THE SWORDSMAN II) is every bit as entertaining as its predecessor.DVD Features:Region 0 (All Regions)Keep CaseLetterboxedAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Filmographies - Cast& Crew
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Director Emir Kusturica is known outside of his native Bosnia for films such as ARIZONA DREAM, UNDERGROUND and BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT. This early example of his work was shot in his home country in the early 1980s (when it was still known as Yugoslavia), is set in the 1960s, and follows the fortunes of a young man named Dino (Slavko Stimac). Enthralled by the life that flashes before his eyes in the local cinema, Dino becomes enamored of the criminal life, and enters into a life of petty crime. But when he is rewarded for his work via a liaison with local prostitute Dolly Bell (Ljiljana Blagojevic), his world is turned upside down as he falls in love with her. Showing signs of the stylistic flair that Kusturica was to effectively deploy in later movies, DO YOU REMEMBER DOLLY BELL? is a must-see for fans of his work.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Surround Sound 5.1 English
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A character-driven, unusually complex Hong Kong police action drama about a ragtag team of lower-echelon cops on the trail of a criminal mastermind and his murderous accomplice.DVD Features:Region 0 (All Regions)Keep CaseLetterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Chinese/ Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 - Chinese/ MandarinSubtitled - English, Chinese - OptionalAdditional Release Material: Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Filmographies - Cast& Crew
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One of the most brilliant of all German silent films, Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH uses a constantly moving and subjective camera to capture the emotional anguish of a man whose life is suddenly devoid of meaning. Because of his age, an elderly doorman at a hotel finds himself ignominiously demoted to washroom attendant. Particularly galling to the poor man is the loss of his uniform, which gives him pride and prestige. Crestfallen, he spends the day wandering the city, getting drunk and dreaming of suicide, mourning the loss of his dignity, and trying desperately to hang on to a shred of hope.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Digital Stereo Orchestral ScoreAdditional Release Materials: Bonus Footage from Alternate Versions of the FilmInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Gallerie: Production Photo Gallery
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