The King of Masks (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
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
ACTORS: Chu Yuk, Chao Yim Yin, Zhou Ren-Ying
Sounds Magnificent: Shostakovich - Symphony 5: Andre Previn (DVD)
Russian composer Shostakovich`s Symphony No. 5 is the most popular and well-known of his many works. Very attentive to form and structure, his Fifth symphony is a masterwork of symmetry and order. On this release, part of the SOUNDS MAGNIFICENT classical video series, Andre Previn joyously conducts The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in playing the great composition. As in all the parts of the series, Previn also provides history of Shostakovich and the writing of Symphony No. 5.NR"
The Car Man (DVD)
Using Bizet`s CARMEN as its basis, this intriguing tale puts a new spin on an old story. A stranger arrives in a small community and shatters the dreams of the local townsfolk. The villagers are whipped into a seething mass of greed, corruption, and sexual desire, with some spectacular results!NR"
Director: Matthew Bourne
Once a Thief (DVD)
A close-knit trio of dashing art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung) undertake one last lucrative job before their planned retirement, only to be torn apart when the heist goes awry as the result of a double-cross from their criminal mentor. Once reunited, the team resolves to get revenge. ONCE A THEIF showcases a more comical side of Woo, who packs his script with screwball double-entendres that translate shakily from Cantonese but retains his facility for deft action photography and his thematic interest in friends trying to remain loyal in a world full of betrayal. Also features Woo`s trademark gratuitous tearjerking montages set to sappy Cantopop ballads.NR"
Director: John Woo
Santitos (DVD) Cinema Latino Wave 1 In the spirit of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE comes this enchanting, humorous tale about Esperanza (Heredia), a fervently devout young widow who leaves the confines of her provincial village for the seedy back alleys a...
In the spirit of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE comes this enchanting, humorous tale about Esperanza (Heredia), a fervently devout young widow who leaves the confines of her provincial village for the seedy back alleys and brothels of urban Mexico and Los Angeles in search for her missing daughter. Guided by visions of St. Jude, who appears in the grease of her oven door, Eperanza embarks on an incredible odyssey that puts her faith to the test while awakening her to a new world of sensuality and independence.
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Director: Alejandro Springall
ACTORS: Dolores Heredia, Demian Bichir, Alberto Estrella, Fernando Torre Laphame, Maya Zapata
