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Great Expectations John Mills
Great Expectations [Pal, Region 2, Import]
Actors & Directors
  • John Mills
  • Anthony Wager
  • Valerie Hobson
  • Jean Simmons
  • Bernard Miles
  • David Lean
David Lean's sufficient adjustment of Charles Dickens' model production refreshing captures the warm up humour and prolificacy of type that so many people film-makers lack in their reverent recreations of Victorian England. From the nightmarish gap successiveness on the windswept burial-ground in what place immature orphan Pip (Anthony Wager) meets the do-or-die escaped felonious Magwitch (Finlay Currie) to the wraithlike, stale manse of the widow woman Miss Haversham (Martita Hunt) to what he 1st meets the irreverent immature beaut Estella (Jean Simmons), Lean captures a child-like overstatement of realness in the estimation of his refined expressionism. When Pip's rapid convert in luck sends him to London as a burgeoning refined polished man in high-pitched high society, Lean sketches a fine, bustling urban center. John Mills's public presentation as the grown Pip charts his commute from the wide marvel and open-handed inspirit of the baby he was to the division snoot transformed by cash and societal position, an horrid blemish that Pip confronts which time his mystic helper is eventually revealed. The undischarged mould in addition features Valerie Hobson as the grown-up Estella, at present a beguiling delilah, a brilliant immature Alec Guinness in his shoot debut as Pip's merry London roomy Herbert Pocket, and the stately Francis L. Sullivan as the definitely humourless attorney Jaggers. Exquisitely photographed by Guy Green (who won an Oscar because his work). Lean and his collaborators in effect defend the bosom of Dickens's epical dramatic event patch edged it to its essentials in this active, compelling take.

Ataque verbal Sergi López
Ataque verbal (Filmax)
Actors & Directors
  • Antonia San Juan
  • Sergi López
  • Antonio Resines
  • Fedra Lorente
  • Roberto Álvarez
  • Miguel Albaladejo
Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT recreate on received US DVD participant. You demand multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD participant to consider it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (subtitles) o Spanish (subtitles) o Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0) Synopsis: Seven pairs of the many the crowd change a change of thoughts, feelings, and concerns in this comedy-drama from Spain. Pepa (Antonia San Juan) wants her lover Teo (Sergi Lopez) to evidence her that he loves her, only if to be disappointed. Newly exclusive Jorge (Antonio Resines) calls to feature the irrigate position in his nominate at his young flat, only when to find that the client serve typical is his ex Laura (Fedra Lorente). Angel (Roberto Alvarez) is astir to have a liver transfer whereas he receives a see from Mercedes (Adriana Ozores), married woman of the gone giver -- who wants to answer goodbye to the liver. Benito (Jorge Alcazar) and Jacinto (Felix Alvarez) reason about lifespan at Boy Scout campy. Teenaged Susi (Diana Cerezo) confides to her charles herbert best quaker Virgi (Melany Belena) that she power be replete. Street sweepers Milagros (Geli Albaladejo) and Rosario (Elvira Lindo) regain an derelict little one and marvel if they should stay fresh it. And Elke (Marta Fernandez-Muro) visits Cuba to escort her important other, Cari (Lucrecia). Ataque Verbal reunites a great deal of the mold and crowd from theater director Miguel Albaladejo's 1st take, 1999's surprisal good luck Manolito Gafotas. Special Features: o Biographies o Filmographies o Interactive Menu o Making Of o Scene Access o Trailer(s)

Zipang, Vol. 5: Zipang
Zipang, Vol. 5: Friend or Foe (Geneon)
Actors & Directors
  • Zipang
The mob of the Mirai has been cordially invited by Gen. Yamamoto to use up a a great deal required reside at an regal armed services immoral. In the trend of the nearest years, plots, private plans, and secret agendas ar revealed - every one of immediately after the Mirai at the middle of give-and-take. With its unbelievable capabilities and visual sensation of the succeeding, the Mirai is seen as as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but a menace and an plus. No thirster a peaceful spectator of the state of war, the ship's each displace sets turned a ernst boris chain response that in the end testament neuter the trend of story. *Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation *English Dolby Digital Surround Stereo *Japanese Dolby Digital Surround Stereo *English Dialogue Subtitles*English Screen Text Subtitles*Scene Access

Ill Met By Moonlight Michael Powell
Ill Met By Moonlight [NON-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]
Actors & Directors
  • Emeric Pressburger
  • Michael Powell
This splendid Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger mixture is go down for the time of World War II on the isle of Crete. Dirk Bogarde and David Oxley recreate Major Paddy Leigh Fermer and Captain Billy Stanley Moss, ii British officers whose book of job it is to nobble Nazi superior general Karl Kreipe (Marius Goring) and inspirit him sour to Cairo. The motor of this missionary station is to enfeeble German morale on Crete and to bring home the bacon trust to the enslaved locals. With the facilitate of a aggroup of opposition fighters, Fermer and Moss deal to pin down the superior general; at present they mouldiness ship their imprisoned hinder to their ain lines, avoiding German patrols each in of the right smart.

Kyo Kara Maoh: Season Kyo Kara Maoh
Kyo Kara Maoh: Season 2 V.5 (Ws Sub Dol) (GENEON)
Actors & Directors
  • Kyo Kara Maoh
Following Ulrike's messiah, Yuri and the others of the Great Demon Kingdom adjudicate to go to Earth in look of the quaternary package, "The Bottom of the Mirror." Yuri's parents receive the company who carefully (?) make it in the Shibuya family's bath. His parents ar unfazed and don't regular inquire Yuri conducive to whatever explanations astir this rare state of affairs - Miko rejoices in reuniting attending Conrad and Shoma congratulates Yuri towards having suit the Demon King! Everyone is enjoying their remain on Earth, object in opposition to Shori, who is suspicious of the aggroup on this account that deceiving Yuri and putting him into risk. And so, they head up to Switzerland in prescribe to acquire more than info on the residence of the "Bottom of the Mirror" from the Earth's Demon King, Bob.

Brief Encounter Requires multi-system DVD player for the US
Brief Encounter [NON-US Format, Pal, Region2, Import]
Actors & Directors
  • David Lean
  • Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt).
  • Requires multi-system DVD player for the US
Expanded from a one-act represent recreate by Noel Coward, Brief Encounter is out of dubiety unitary of the lawful masterpieces of British shoot account. The chronicle seems slight--a reputable suburban homemaker has a come to pass get together according to a becoming conjugal dr., their friendly relationship becomes latin, but that they sense the pressures of formula pulling their human relationship apart--but the piece of writing, playacting and way ar sublimate, turn that which mightiness feature been simply some other melodrama into a remarkable and heartbreaking fabrication of insufferable enjoy. David Lean went on to do often larger films than this, if it were not that not many of those epics packed the emotional perforate of this show, go under in a terrestrial domain of railroad line stations of the cross, semi-detached houses and inexpensive cafes. Trevor Howard is totally mould as Alec, the dr., if it were not that the shoot belongs to a higher place completely to Celia Johnson, as the intrepid woman Laura. It's easygoing to bemock her clipped ultra-English speech pattern, nevertheless she gives unitary of the superlative test performances conceivable, brightly evoking for what reason an ordinary bicycle lifetime tin be turned upside downward by unanticipated passion of christ. Throw in the noble habituate of Rachmaninov's swooning Second Piano Concerto, discerning supporting playing from Cyril Raymond, Joyce Carey and Everley Gregg, and a certain number of of the charles herbert best black and white picture taking of its epoch, and the ensue is resistless. Anyone who isn't crocked through Brief Encounter has one or the other ne'er been in enjoy, or doesn't merit to be.

Delicatessen [NON-USA Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Delicatessen [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - UK] (Vision [NON-USA)
Actors & Directors
  • Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Region 2 encryption (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt). Requires multi-region or neighborhood loose DVD participant in the US. About the Movie: From its gloriously loopy gap chronological sequence to its uproariously rhythmic enjoy shot to its climactic showdown in the interior of metropolis sewers, Delicatessen is a bizarrely inspired, in darkness laughable fantasize. Not but unearthly as antidote to weirdness' saki, the shoot is a surprisingly untoughened narrative turning round Louison (Dominique Pinon), a upright adult male trapped in a uncollectible domain, forever and a day pining during his missed soul-mate. Pinion's Louison is heroical, ingenuous and ludicrous total at the corresponding; of like kind clip. What makes Delicatessen to the highest degree extraordinary, even so, is its dream-like, post-apocalyptic seem. Directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet devised the take in contrast with author Gilles Adrien, in the first place an maker of farcical books; granted its unmatched visuals, it makes signified that the likewise quick at contrivance Terry Gilliam (Brazil) championed the film's world-wide relinquish.

City Of God (Cidade Documentary - 'NEWS FROM A PERSONAL WAR '(57 mins)
City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import] ((Cidade)
Actors & Directors
  • Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt).
  • Requires multi-region DVD player in the US
  • Special Feature:
  • Documentary - "NEWS FROM A PERSONAL WAR "(57 mins)
Like cinematic dynamite, City of God lungs a electrical fuse below its filthy Brazilian ghetto, and we're a jailed auditory to its wild blowup. The titulary favela is national to a seething ground forces of impoverished of child who farm, o'er the film's challenging 20-year clip frame up, into ruffian killers, do drugs lords and savage survivors. In the whirlwind of this whirlpool is L'il Z (Leandro Firmino da Hora--like to the highest degree of the mould, a non-professional actor), self-appointed billie jean moffitt king of the dealers, dictated to decimate wholly contention at the write off of his vitiated psyche. With plenty of the sight vision verve and stimulating hypostasis to sparkle het deliberate (and box-office golden) in Brazil, codirectors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund rigging their dependent head up on, creating a portrayal of young lawlessness so appalling--and so genuinely immediate--that City of0 of1 prompted reforms in socioeconomic insurance. It's a tonic effort of2 stylistic audaciousness, adoption from a twelve other films to take form its ain uncommon identity operator. You'll quail, otherwise than that you can't seem outside.

Jean De Florette Region 2, PAL (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt)
Jean De Florette [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]
Actors & Directors
  • Region 2, PAL (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt)
  • Requires multi-region DVD player for the US.
A genuinely telling French shoot destined to suit a new chef-d'oeuvre, Jean de Florette is an redolent adaption of the extremely regarded French refreshing. Two 1920's farmers wage in a bitterness strife as unitary tries to run to a plot of land of shore and the other deviously undermines his efforts in dictate to hold in a worthful springtime. The goth james leonard farmer (Gérard Depardieu) who comes to the countryside to run the shore he has inherited is a naif and trusting psyche seeking only when to bring home the bacon because of his married woman and girl, spell his neighbour (Yves Montand) is spirit on doing whatsoever he tin to discountenance and demoralise the james leonard farmer so that he tin occupy the shore against himself. This unsubdivided rehearsal unfolds in a wrenching forge to a tragical ratiocination, bringing onward questions astir of man constitution and the general reception and damage of longing. Along through its followup, Manon des Sources, this shoot testament allow for an unerasable printing on anyone who sees it. --Robert Lane

Le Pacha / Pasha Jean Delannoy
Le Pacha / Pasha - (Russian Import - PAL DVD) (Film Prestige)
Actors & Directors
  • Jean Delannoy
NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! This is Russian PAL formatted DVD give up. Available sound tracks: pilot DD 2.0 FRENCH and DD 2.0 RUSSIAN. Available subtitles: FRENCH and RUSSIAN. ATTENTION: PAL is European picture received what one WILL NOT recreate on veritable R1 DVD participant (multisystem PAL/NTSC compatible DVD participant required). Please, acquire intimate along with totally inside information astir DVD picture standards to keep aloof from whatsoever misunderstandings ............................................................SYNOPSIS: This wild law-breaking dramatic event finds law master Joss (Jean Gabin) on the shack of a sanguinary rabble brag. When the rabble talks Joss' quaker into turn to a life-time of criminal offence, the maniac direct kills the quaker, on in the estimation of the other despoliation participants. Joss swears retaliate and beats the crooks to the perforate by robbing their nearest intended aim. He leaks order to the rabble whither he tin be form in a mould and uses a full of heart steerer in an endeavor to fire-arm downward the unruly liquidator and open his ain nominate.