Une corde, un Colt… / Cimitero senza croci / Веревка и кольт (1969) DVD5

After being forced to witness her husband's execution at the hands of the evil, land owning Rogers family, Maria (Michele Mercier) seeks vengeance. Unable to rely on her husband's witless brothers, she enlists the help of Manuel (Robert Hossein), a brooding, highly skilled gunfighter who lives alone in a nearby ghost town.

Director: Robert Hossein
Cast: Michele Mercier, Robert Hossein, Guido Lollobrigida, Daniele Vargas, Serge Marquand
Country: France, Italy
Genre: Western
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The Lovers / Les Amants (1958) DVD9 Criterion Collection

Jeanne Tournier (Jeanne Moreau) has it all, thanks to her marriage to wealthy press magnate Henri (Alain Cuny). However, all the wealth in the world can't keep Jeanne from being bored, so she turns to polo player Raoul (Josй Luis de Villalonga) to fulfill her sexual needs. Disguised as visits to her friend, Maggy (Judith Magre), Jeanne's trips to Paris become more frequent, arousing the suspicions of Henri. One weekend, Henri calls Jeanne back from Paris, unexpectedly, but she has no idea that he has also invited Maggy and Raoul to the estate. On her way back, the car breaks down and Jeanne is picked up by Bernard (Jean-Marc Bory), a young archaeologist who drives her back home and is asked to stay for his troubles. While initially shocked at the presence of Maggy and Raoul, it isn't long before Jeanne realizes that true love is finally staring her in the face.

DVD9 | NTSC 16:9 | 01:30:43 | 7.33 Gb + 3% rec
Francais, Russian (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)
Subtitle: English, Russian
Genre: Drama

Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jean-Marc Bory, Juduth Magre, Jose Luis de Villalonga, Gaston Modot
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The Land of Our Fathers / Land of the Fathers / Zemlya ottsov / Земля отцов (1966) DVD5

The Land of Our Fathers is one of the outstanding Kazakh films of the Soviet epoch. Since it was shot during the Thaw, the director was able to portray truly national characters and their resistance to the Soviet ideology. This was indeed a bold decision on the part of the director, considering the possible repercussions. Alongside with the references to Muslim customs and the typical Kazakh landscape, the film encapsulates the ethical codes reaffirming the meaning of the Kazakh worldview and values.

An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that many brothers-in-arms are buried with the soldier. Every inch of the great homeland becomes the land of our fathers, the land of the ancestors...

DVD5 | PAL 4:3 | 01:26:01 | 3.84 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Russian (Dolby AC3, 2 ch)
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, War

Director: Shaken Ajmanov
Cast: Yeleubai Umurzakov, Murat Akhmadiev, Viktor Shevtsov, Yuri Pomerantsev, Tamara Kokova, Yaragi Zubayrayev
Country: Soviet Union (Kazakhstan)
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Rashomon / Rashou-mon (1950) DVD9 Criterion Collection

Three weary travelers take shelter from the pouring rain under Kyoto's dilapidated Rashomon gate. Woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) recounts shocking recent events. Three days before, a man was killed and his wife attacked, and the bandit apparently responsible was captured. But during the trial, each of the participants and witnesses tells a distinctly different story. The differing accounts agree in a few basic elements, but differ widely as to the particulars. If determining simple reality is so difficult, how can justice function?

DVD9 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:27:50 | 5.18 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Japanese (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda
Country: Japan
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Part-Time Wife (1961) DVD5

British farce in which a man needs an instant wife to impress a moneyed uncle, and an insurance salesman is only too happy to help by loaning out his wife. Unfortunately for the friends, they are not the only two deceivers in the game.

DVD5 | PAL 4:3 | 01:06:47 | 3.73 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English (Dolby AC3, 2 ch)
Subtitles: none
Genre: Comedy

Director: Max Varnel
Cast: Anton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth J. Warren, Henry McCarty, Mark Singleton, Susan Richards
Country: UK
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Rashomon / Rashou-mon (1950) DVD9 Criterion Collection

Three weary travelers take shelter from the pouring rain under Kyoto's dilapidated Rashomon gate. Woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) recounts shocking recent events. Three days before, a man was killed and his wife attacked, and the bandit apparently responsible was captured. But during the trial, each of the participants and witnesses tells a distinctly different story. The differing accounts agree in a few basic elements, but differ widely as to the particulars. If determining simple reality is so difficult, how can justice function?

DVD9 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:27:50 | 5.18 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Japanese (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda
Country: Japan
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Henry Cow – Live in Vevey, Switzerland (1976) DVD5

A 75-minute video of Henry Cow performing in Vevey, Switzerland in August 1976, recorded for the Swiss TV program, Kaleidospop. This is the only known video recording of Henry Cow.

The DVD features the group live outdoors on the grass and playing a set that was representative from the time. It includes Tim Hodgkinson's two "epic" compositions, "Living in the Heart of the Beast" and "Erk Gah", and two improvisations, "Vevey 1" and "Vevey 2". Allmusic described the multi-camera work on the DVD as "pretty good" and the editing "dated", but added that "seeing the band in action, both navigating through its most complex material and engaging in collective improvisation, is quite an experience."

DVD5 | PAL 4:3 | 01:14:10 | 2.94 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English (LinearPCM, 2 ch)
Subtitles: none
Genre: Musical

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