Cleo de 5 a 7 (DVD) Criterion Collection Agnes Varda`s signature strategy of mixing documentary and fiction comes to fruition in this intimate and fluid portrait of two hours in the life of pop singer Cleo Victoire (Corrine Marchand) as she restlessly awa...
Agnes Varda`s signature strategy of mixing documentary and fiction comes to fruition in this intimate and fluid portrait of two hours in the life of pop singer Cleo Victoire (Corrine Marchand) as she restlessly awaits the results of a cancer test. With a distinctly feminist take on the French New Wave films of the early 1960s, Varda`s film examines Cleo`s banal yet extraordinary afternoon as she traverses Paris, bouncing back and forth between various men, intercepting and avoiding friends, enemies, superstitions, chance, and eventually love. The camera follows at breakneck speed as Cleo`s existential ennui pulls her through the city (beautifully captured by Jean Rabier`s sweeping cinematography). Lively characters populate Cleo`s journey, ranging from a tough female cabdriver, Cleo`s mothering assistant, her blasi boyfriend, and finally a talkative and intriguing stranger, a young soldier (Antoine Bourseiller) spending his last hours in Paris before shipping off to war. As Cleo`s perspectives are completely rearranged by the specter of possible illness, Varda describes a world of life, possibilities, and love.
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Director: Agnes Varda
ACTORS: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dorothee Blank, Jose-Luis De Villalonga
Portrait of an Artist - Hockney at the Tate (DVD)
David Hockney has become internationally known and respected for his brightly colored scenes of California landscapes and domestic scenes. On Hockney`s 50th birthday the Tate Gallery in London featured a retrospective of his work. Hockney discusses the stages of his career with host Melvyn Bragg as he tours the exhibit.NR"
Classical Chillout 2 (DVD) Inlcudes CD Another installment in the mood-altering CHILLOUT series, CLASSICAL CHILLOUT 2 is an soothing audio-visual experience which combines pleasant visuals with mellow, calming compositions. The collection includes works by Mozar...
Another installment in the mood-altering CHILLOUT series, CLASSICAL CHILLOUT 2 is an soothing audio-visual experience which combines pleasant visuals with mellow, calming compositions. The collection includes works by Mozart, Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and more.
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Rebels of the Neon God (DVD)
Tsai Ming-Liang`s first feature film stars, as all his other films do, Lee Kang-Sheng as Hsiao Kang, a disaffected student living with his parents in Taipei. Deciding to drop out of school to wander Taipei on his scooter, Hsiao Kang`s plans are changed when he finds his scooter impounded. Offered a ride by his father, who drives a taxi, Hsiao Kang crosses paths with Ah-tze and his friend Ah-ping, two petty criminals who happen to be with Hsiao`s brother`s girlfriend. When Ah-tze breaks a side mirror off Hsiao`s father`s taxi, Hsiao begins hanging around the delinquent as he plans his revenge.NR"
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
ACTORS: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Chao-Jung
The King of Masks (DVD) Subtitled in Multiple Languages At the end of his life, The King of Masks (Chu Yuk), a master of an ancient and revered form of mask making, seeks to pass on his craft. However, tradition dictates that he can only teach the form to a m...
At the end of his life, The King of Masks (Chu Yuk), a master of an ancient and revered form of mask making, seeks to pass on his craft. However, tradition dictates that he can only teach the form to a male heir. Desperate to preserve his art, and in some sense himself, the heirless old man purchases a destitute child on the black market. When the boy reveals an unexpected secret, The King of Masks is torn between filial affection and ancient customs.
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Director: Wu Tianming
