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81) Ikiru
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Description
Discovering that he is in the terminal stages of cancer, a clerk spends his last months in search of the meaning to life. After his pursuit of pleasure has failed, he finds self-realization in bringing about the building of a children's playground in the slums and dies quietly fulfilled.
82) Murder, my sweet
Series
Film noir classic collection volume 3
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A down-on-his-luck private detective searches for an ex-convict's missing girlfriend and finds himself in a dark world of mayhem and murder.
83) Out of the past
Series
Film noir classic collection volume 4
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Former private detective Jeff Bailey is trying to lead a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him and he finds himself framed for murder.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Description
Musashi is a brash and ambitious peasant who desires frame and power as a swordsman. His dreams of glory in war sour when his army is routed and he becomes hunted by the authorities. With the help of a severe monk, he develops from a hot-tempered into a thoughtful swordsman.
85) The set-up
Series
Film noir classic collection volume 5
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (72 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler. Hightening the tension, the film takes place over the course of 72 minutes, its approximate running time.
86) Stray dog
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2004, c1949
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A bad day gets worse for rookie detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo's sweltering streets for the thief, whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, the cop and the criminal's lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami's own dark side.
87) Woman is a woman
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr. 24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Description
Offbeat homage to Hollywood musicals finds a stripper rousing her lover's jealousy by seducing his best friend.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Pink Panther is an heroic, moral cat with pink fur and the manners of an English aristocrat. He only becomes flustered or angry at any human who tries to disrupt his existence, or at troublesome gadgets, rodents, or insects. He stumbles into a difficult situation and endeavors to make the best of it. Featured is also the accident-prone, French detective, Inspector Clouseau.
93) Crazed fruit
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (14 p.)
Description
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking. A portrayal of post-war sexual revolution among Japan's young and privileged.
94) F for fake
Series
Publisher
Criterion collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. Orson Welles uses examples from his own career, art forger Elmyr de Hory, & the Howard Hughes biography hoax of the 1970s.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Pink Panther is an heroic, moral cat with pink fur and the manners of an English aristocrat. He only becomes flustered or angry at any human who tries to disrupt his existence, or at troublesome gadgets, rodents, or insects. He stumbles into a difficult situation and endeavors to make the best of it. Featured is also the accident-prone, French detective, Inspector Clouseau.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c1957
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor's aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman.
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