2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle: 2 or 3 things I know about her

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Directed by Andrew Birkin. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg. Based on the 1978 novel.

The Cement Garden [DVD]

To write a review of a film such as Shoah seems an impossible task: how to sum up one of the most powerful discourses on film in such a way as to make people realize that this is a documentary of immense consequence, a documentary that is not easy to watch but important to watch, a documentary that not only records the facts, but bears witness. We are commanded "Never forget"; this film helps us to fulfill that mandate, reverberating with the viewer long after the movie has ended. Yes, Holocaust films are plentiful, both fictional and non-, with titles such as The Last Days, Schindler's List, and Life Is Beautiful entering the mainstream.  But this is not a film about the Holocaust per se; this is a film about people. It's a meandering, nine-and-a-half-hour film that never shows graphic pictures or delves into the political aspects of what happened in Europe in the 1930s and '40s, but talks with survivors, with SS men, with those who witnessed the extermination of 6 million Jews.  Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years tracking people down, cajoling them to talk, asking them questions they didn't want to face.  When soldiers refuse to appear on film, Lanzmann sneaks cameras in.  When people are on the verge of breaking down and can't answer any more questions, Lanzmann asks anyway. He gives names to the victims--driving through a town that was predominantly Jewish before Hitler's time, a local points out which Jews owned what. Lanzmann travels the world, speaking to workers in Poland, survivors in Israel, officers in Germany. He is not a detached interviewer; his probings are deeply personal. One man farmed the land upon which Treblinka was built.  "Didn't the screams bother you?" Lanzmann asks.  When the farmer seems to brush the issues aside with a smile, Lanzmann's fury is noticeable. "Didn't all this bother you?" he demands angrily, only to be told, "When my neighbor cuts his thumb, I don't feel hurt." The responses, the details are difficult to hear, but critical nonetheless. Shoah tells the story of the most horrifying event of the 20th century, not chronologically and not with historical detail, but in an even more important way: person by person.  --Jenny Brown

Shoah

<p>Takeshi plays Nishi, a former cop whose life has fallen to pieces. His only child died at a young age, his wife is currently dying from cancer, and his partner and friend has been shot and paralyzed because of him. He also has dealings with the Yakuza, raking up debts...In order to deal with his current situation, Nishi robs a bank, pays off his debts, and takes his wife on a trip into the countryside... Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu, Yasuei Yakushiji, Taro Istumi, Kenichi Yajima, Makoto Ashikawa, Yuko Daike. . . Running Time 103 mins. (approx.)Languages Japanese (DTS)Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)Thai (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)Subtitles ENGLISH, Japanese, ThaiFeatures Anamorphic WidescreenDTS Digital SurroundDolby Digital 5.1 SurroundMaking-Of Featurette (15 mins.)TrailersRegion Coding: All-RegionFormat: NTSC (playable in USA)</p>

Fireworks (Hana-Bi) [DVD]

Chʻunhyangdyŏn: Chunhyang

Lancelot of the Lake [DVD]

Robert Bresson

Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan, Vladimir Antolek-Oresek, Patrick Bernhard

After Sex [DVD]

Black Girl / Borom Sarret

<p>VHS.EUROPEAN PAL.( NOT A DVD) LA PELICULA ES MUY BUENA EN Español SOLO. se envia muy rapido..NUEVA Y MUY BUENA EN Español. VISTA SOLO UNA VEZ.</p>

Thesis

The War Zone

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