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An Elephant Called Slowly (DVD)
McKenna and Travers (who also starred in BORN FREE) embark on an epic African trek that culminates in a trip to the territory of an eccentric game warden (Adamson) who looks after a variety of exotic animals, including lions, buffalo, ostriches, cheetahs, and rhinos. The real treat, however, is a trio of mischievous and magical elephants named Kadengi, Eleanor and Slowly, who lead our intrepid heroes through some colorful escapades.G"
Director: James Hill
ACTORS: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, George Adamson
American Ballet Theatre at the Met: Mixed Bill (DVD)
This triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is an introduction to the range and excitement of American Ballet Theatre`s repertory. Included: Sylphides, Sylvia, Triad, and Paquita. NR"
ACTORS: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cynthia Gregory, Marianne Tcherkassky, Fernando Bujones, Martine Van Hamel
Kanto Wanderer (DVD)
In this stylish crime film from notorious Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, Mr. Katsuta, a bodyguard for Boss Izu, must contend with the treacherous Boss Yoshida. Not content with his own zone of control, Boss Yoshida is determined to expand his horizons by taking over Boss Izu`s assets as well. As Mr. Katsuta struggles to keep the situation under control, he encounters a mysterious woman from his past, who just might be more dangerous than both bosses combined.NR"
Director: Seijun Suzuki
The Pact of Silence (DVD)
A pair of twins share a frightening secret which could bring grave danger to a priest (Gerard Depardieu).R"
Director: Graham Guit
ACTORS: Girard Depardieu, Elodie Bouchez, Carmen Maura
Men With Guns (DVD)
Taking a vacation from his profitable private practice, a distinguished Latin American doctor (Federico Luppi) sets off on a quest to locate his former students, whom he trained and deployed throughout the disease-ridden rural regions of their unnamed country. Once he steps outside his comfortable milieu, he realizes the depths of despair rural villagers live in, as power-mad, gun-toting soldiers and guerrillas vie for control of the countryside. Gradually stripped of his former idealism, he collects a motley group of pilgrims in search of a legendary village untouched by men with guns.
Director John Sayles, who had just finished LONE STAR, one of his most acclaimed films, shot the film in Spanish, a commercially risky maneuver. The decision pays off in the greater authenticity of the film, which captures the absurd circumstances in which the country`s rural population must live. Partially inspired by Francisco Gold`s novel THE LONG NIGHT OF WHITE CHICKENS, MEN WITH GUNS touches on the genre of magical realism to present a harrowing portrait of a war-torn Latin American country.R"
Director: John Sayles
