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1) Russian ark
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 insert.
Description
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film ever created in a single take.
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001], c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in late nineteenth-century Shanghai and takes place in an elegant brothel. With its own highly ritualized codes of behavior, the lives of the "Flower girls" depend on their ability to win, and then keep, the affections of their wealthy callers.
Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
[2001], c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Romantic comedy which follows the life of Ange?le, a forty-something woman who makes her living at a Parisian spa and whose life has been a series of hedonistic and reckless one-night stands.
4) The wailing
Publisher
Well Go USA
Formats
Description
A rash of brutal murders sweeps a quiet rural village where a mysterious stranger just appeared. When the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he consults a shaman for answers – unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous.
5) The hero
Series
Criterion collection volume 911
Formats
Description
A matinee idol Arindam Mukherjee is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist Aditi who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.
Series
Film Movement volume 10, film 6
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Found memories: "Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Formats
Description
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. They're both obsessed with the school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness, until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel - "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD". Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as...
Publisher
Picture This! Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a Stalinist indoctrination camp for orphans after World War II, young Lem fixates on a mysterious older boy, then lashes out when he sees him being affectionate with the female camp leader.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Schultze is a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion. When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultze learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new-found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing journey to the Louisiana delta.
10) Bread and tulips
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a harried housewife is accidentally left behind while on vacation with her family, she decides to take a holiday of her own in Venice. She becomes charmed by the city and her newfound freedom. She decides to extend her stay, finding a job in a flower shop, renting a room from a wistful waiter, and rediscovers her love for playing the accordian. But her solo journey does not sit well with her tyrannical husband, who hires an amateur detective...
11) Silent light
Publisher
Palisades Tartan
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a man betrays his family by having an affair with another woman, which changes the course of events with both his wife and his mistress.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eight-year-old Maria and her history professor mother embark on an ocean cruise from Portugal to Bombay, India. As three mysterious and glamorous women board the ship, their picturesque journey begins to grow in tension and complexity.
13) Burning
Formats
Description
An introverted young man, Jongsu (Ah-in YOO), finds romantic interest in a young woman from his past, Haemi (Jong-seo JUN). One day she returns from a trip with Ben (Steven YEUN), a wealthy and sophisticated young man. When Haemi disappears, Jongsu becomes suspicious of Ben and his mysterious hobby.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the international best seller by Amos Oz, the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories told, become the stories lived.
Publisher
Film Movement
Formats
Description
When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Chinese superstar Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a dead-or-alive bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out in China’s densely populated (and deeply divided) Wuhan province, Zhou becomes entangled with a beautiful, enigmatic woman, who has mysterious intentions of her own. Featuring gorgeous, neon-drenched cinematography...
16) Kolya
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires, setting off a wild set of circumstances and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate.
17) Antonia's line
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A remarkable portrait of a family and a community, of mothers and daughters, and of one indomitable woman. Earthy, sexy, romantic, filled with laughter and warmth, it's a joyous celebration of simple pleasures and enduring passions.
18) Time and tide
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A restless, streetwise 21-year-old has had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. Now he is forced to deal with the reality of impending fatherhood. Needing quick cash, he joins a bodyguard company. He makes friends with a once disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life in a new way, since he is also about to become a father. However, their companionship is brief and they both are uncontrollably forced toward opposite sides of a deadly...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Since the earliest days in her childhood, Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute, and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature, she becomes interested in music and starts to play the clarinet very successfully. Since her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes...
20) Yojimbo
Series
Criterion collection volume 52
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness.
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