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Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
: essential video:Triumph of the Will is one of the most important films ever made. Not because it documents evil--more watchable examples are being made today. And not as a historical example of blind propaganda--those (much shorter) movies are merely laughable now. No, Riefenstahl's masterpiece--and it is a masterpiece, politics aside--combines the strengths of documentary and propaganda into a single, overwhelmingly powerful visual force. Riefenstahl was hired by the Reich to create an eternal record of the 1934 rally at Nuremberg, and that's exactly what ...
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Kinski: My Best Fiend
: :Most people associate the director Werner Herzog with the actor Klaus Kinski--but few know how twisted and enmeshed their relationship was. Though Kinski has made dozens of movies, he probably remains best known for the five he made with Herzog: Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Woyzeck, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Cobra Verde, and Fitzcarraldo. In this documentary/cinematic memoir, Herzog uses clips from these remarkable films, on-the-set footage, and personal recollections to create a portrait of Kinski as both a deeply passionate actor and a raving lunatic; ...
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Kino-Eye/ Three Songs Of Lenin
:Description:Dziga Vertov, whose renegade approach to cinema is best remembered in the legendary 'Man With the Movie Camera' and his series of Kino-Pravda newsreels, demonstrates his mastery of montage in this 1924 feature previously unseen in the United States. 'Kino-Eye' (1924, 74 min.) is a fascinating film, not just for its aesthetic beauty and political significance, but for honestly documenting a society fresh from revolution, buoyed by idealism, ready to face the challenges of a difficult future. Also included on this DVD is 'Three Songs ...
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Attila '74 - The Rape of Cyprus
:Description:Dziga Vertov, whose renegade approach to cinema is best remembered in the legendary 'Man With the Movie Camera' and his series of Kino-Pravda newsreels, demonstrates his mastery of montage in this 1924 feature previously unseen in the United States. 'Kino-Eye' (1924, 74 min.) is a fascinating film, not just for its aesthetic beauty and political significance, but for honestly documenting a society fresh from revolution, buoyed by idealism, ready to face the challenges of a difficult future. Also included on this DVD is 'Three Songs ...
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Buddha Wild Monk in the Hut
: :Selected for:- *Calgary Buddhist Film Festival *Screen Actors Guild Foundation Series *IFFTAC- India- International Film Festival on Tribal Arts and Cultures 2007 *Kids First Film Festival 2008 *Nominated Best Feature Doc KIDS FIRST!2008 Film Festival -USA *Coalition for Quality Children's Media*Launch film of the Santa Fe Buddhist Film Series, Laemmles Cinemas Los Angeles, Rialto Cinemas, Hollywood Sumner Cinema, Cinema Cafe New Mexico ,more theatrical releases to come
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Triumph Of The Will
: essential video:Triumph of the Will is one of the most important films ever made. Not because it documents evil--more watchable examples are being made today. And not as a historical example of blind propaganda--those (much shorter) movies are merely laughable now. No, Riefenstahl's masterpiece--and it is a masterpiece, politics aside--combines the strengths of documentary and propaganda into a single, overwhelmingly powerful visual force. Riefenstahl was hired by the Reich to create an eternal record of the 1934 rally at Nuremberg, and that's exactly what ...
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Not Angels But Angels
: :Like no film you've ever seen, Not Angels But Angels is a chilling account of fragile youth caught in the grasp of Earth's oldest trade. Prague's economic boom and recently won political freedom have transformed that beautiful city into a new mecca for both Eastern and Western tourists searching for sex. Young men trying to live up to the standards of Western consumerism fall prey to the quick, easy money made from hustling. The young hustlers' disarming frankness and need to talk become the ...
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Dragons of the Orient
from: Tai Seng
: :For martial arts enthusiasts and fans of Jet Li, Yang Ching, and Wang Chun, this historical filmography about the origins of Chinese martial arts, the legendary Shaolin Monastery, and modern kung fu will prove to be an irresistible treat. The documentary is told through two fictional characters, Instructor Wang and Hong Kong sports reporter Ms. Chin Chin, who chance to meet in a park. Ms. Chin Chin is writing a story about the history of martial arts and so Instructor Wang offers to help. Together ...
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Mein Krieg - My Private War
: :Amateur movies shot with small handheld cameras by six German infantrymen on the Eastern Front during World War II form the core of this documentary. The men who took the movies appear on camera as old men to provide narration (in German, with subtitles), and they provide a perspective not often heard. As might be expected, they distance themselves from atrocities, and as they were foot soldiers in the Wehrmacht, their denials of involvement are probably true. One of the men still owns the camera ...
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Modern Russian Culture (boxed set)
: :Modern Russian Culture is an audio-visual, multi-disciplinary course of thirty-eight lectures on modern Russian culture (from the eighteenth century to our time) presented in a series of Video DVDs and one Reference Disc (DVD-ROM) with high quality photographic images, CD-quality music and narration, and hypertext-linked notes. Almost 1000 high resolution images are included. In this audio-visual course you will be taken on a journey from the high culture of Moscow and Petersburg architecture to the everyday culture of Soviet Russia to Russia as it ...
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