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Two young Mexican boys cut school to go see a matinee at their local theater, but are caught and nearly expelled. When they wind up hitching a ride with a truck driver who is hijacked by a gang of thieves, they find themselves involved in an adventure suitable for a movie of its own. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's children's adventure film is exciting and richly layered, with distinct 1970's grit and color.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - SpanishInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene SelectionText/Photo Galleries: Biographies
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Often cited by critics as one of the greatest films ever made, Kenji Mizoguchi`s UGETSU includes the director`s signature theme of the women oppressed while adopting a broader philosophical perspective on human affairs. Set against the backdrop of the feudal wars of 16th-century Japan, the film stars Masayuki Mori as Genjurt, a potter living with his wife, Miyagi (Kinuyo Tanaka), in a small village. Aware that pottery is in demand, he makes the hazardous journey to the city in the hope of profiting there. His farmer brother, Tobei (Eitart Ozawa), accompanies him, eager to provide a better life for his wife, Ohama (Mitsuko Mitu), by becoming a samurai. After the success of this trip, they become even more concerned with making money. But their village is suddenly attacked, forcing the two couples to flee by boat. Genjurt and Tobei go to the city of Omizo to sell their undamaged pottery, leaving their families behind to ensure their safety. Mizoguchi`s meditation on themes of greed, ambition, love, and betrayal seamlessly weaves realistic and fantastic elements into a tapestry of smooth, elaborately choreographed tracking shots and stately, ascending crane shots while revealing both the folly and the suffering of humanity.
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Cantinflas stars as an employee of the embassy of the country of Los Cocos, where he distributes visas in a world where all countries are designated as either red or green, with both sides evenly matched. When the visa officer becomes an ambassador and Los Cocos is to be the deciding vote, both the red and green sides try to woo him.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish
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JULES AND JIM is Francois Truffaut's intense, beautiful, enigmatic film about the lifelong friendship between two writers--French novelist Jim (Henri Serre) and Austrian children's author Jules (Oskar Werner)--and their mutual love for the eccentric Catherine (Jeanne Moreau). With artful black-and-white imagery, the story begins in 1920s Paris when Jules and Jim first meet and become friends. As young single men, they gallavant about Paris, chasing women or studying ancient art, always animated, curious, and charming. When they meet the equally energetic Catherine, whose impulses range from dressing up as a man to taking midnight plunges into the Seine, their circle is complete. But when World War II erupts, with Jules and Jim fighting on opposite sides, everything changes. Jules marries Catherine before going off to battle. After the war, they settle into a quiet existence in the French countryside. But Catherine is restless and unfaithful. Jim reunites with his oldest and closest friends, and Catherine makes room for him in their house, asking him to move in and become her lover. Jim complies, as he wants nothing more than to please his friend Jules, who agrees to the plan. From there, the film's sweeping photography and wonderfully philosophical scripting tightens as the tale becomes even more complicated. Even its darkest moments, JULES AND JIM is movingly alluring as the friendship between the two men paints a meaningful portrait of human understanding and compassion. Like the similarly themed TWO ENGLISH GIRLS, Truffaut's film is based on a novel by Henri-Pierre Roche.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseInteractive MenusProduction CreditsFilmographies& AwardsScene AccessVintage Truffaut Trailer CollectionTribute to Jeanne MoreauRunning Audio Commentary by Glenn Kenny
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In this silent, classic example of early German expressionism, this cinematic landmark relates the stylized tale of a Dr. Caligari, a fairground showman who hypnotizes an innocent villager--turning him into a sleepwalking zombie--and compels him to carry out fiendish murders. Inarguably a landmark in world cinema, Robert Weine's one-of-a-kind thriller features fantastical, heavily stylized sets, antirealist acting, and evocative subjective camerawork.DVD Features:Region 0 EncodingKeep CaseExcerpt ofGenuineAudio Essay by Scholar Mike BuddInteractive Screen Menus
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