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Release: December 3, 2019

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Nominated for the 1989 Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, Camille Claudel is a lush depiction of the legendary romance between sculptor Auguste Rodin (Gérard Depardieu, Green Card) and his young pupil Camille (Isabelle Adjani, Possession). This is the true story of their passionate obsession with art—and with each other. Both an inspiring saga of artistic vision and the haunting portrayal of a doomed romance that would drive them to the brink of madness, Camille Claudel is an unforgettable drama with two stunning lead performances. The incandescent Isabelle Adjani was deservedly nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Actress.

Release: August 20, 2024

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It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High-- a time for Pomp and Circumstance, tassels and mortarboards, and serious introspection about the future. But tonight, the seniors will leave all that behind for the things that really matter; romance, revenge and rock 'n' roll. Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt star in one raucous comedy about the ultimate teen party, a once-in-a-lifetime alternate universe where class nerds become class studs, super-jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

Release: August 6, 2013

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After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

Release: March 31, 2020

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Product Description On the morning of May 14th, 2018, Airbus flight A319 is thrown into a state of panic when the cockpit windshield shatters after takeoff. Cabin temperatures plummet, passengers are losing consciousness, and all communication to control is lost. Heading into an enormous storm with the co-pilot sucked halfway out of the cockpit window, the plane s strong-willed Captain, Liu Chuan Jian, is determined to bring everyone home safely. Review The Captain will keep you entertained from beginning to the end. --Asian Movie Pulse a very good disaster film. --Seattle Screen Scene If you have a chance, then get on board with The Captain, fasten your seat belts, and experience the worst-case scenario with a miraculous ending. --Asian Movie Pulse See more Top Similar From the Brand Reviews The Captain

Release: January 8, 2019

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Product Description Based on the arresting true story of the Executioner of Emsland, The Captain follows a German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he finds an abandoned Nazi captain's uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority the uniform grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers who cede to his command despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from the Fuhrer himself, he soon takes command of a camp holding German soldiers accused of desertion and begins to dispense harsh justice. Increasingly intoxicated by the unquestioned authority, this enigmatic imposter soon discovers that many people will blindly follow the leader, whomever that happens to be. Simultaneously a historical docudrama and sociological examination with undertones of the absurd, The Captain presents fascism as something of a game to be played by those most gullible and unscrupulous. Review NYT Critic's Pick Astonishing. A harrowing World War II psychodrama. --Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times Hollywood will be hard-pressed to come up with a more horrifying film this year than writer-director Robert Schwentke's The Captain... A brave and uncompromising indictment of human nature, Teutonic or otherwise … Absurdist burlesque … Hardly the kind of penitent, play-it-safe war movie we so often get from Germany: grim, TV-funded costume dramas that get caught up in all the period-correct pageantry while respectfully distancing themselves from the past. Few and far between are the movies … that actually implicate modern viewers in the evil, which is precisely what makes The Captain such a remarkable film. --Peter DeBruge, Variety Chilling and yet, at times, almost farcical...Unnerving and surreal...A psychological exploration of fascism's roots in the cowardly human heart...Max Hubacher's performance is a masterful physical feat. --April Wolfe, The Village Voice

Release: December 13, 2022

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Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, this "absolutely spellbinding horror movie" (Roger Ebert) stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie in Oscar®-nominated performances. This ultimate revenge fantasy has become one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a high school loner with no confidence, no friends…and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her "special gift," causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone! This classic also stars John Travolta (Blow Out), Amy Irving (The Fury), William Katt (House) and P.J. Soles (Halloween). Bonus Content: 2022 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative The Carrie Trailer Gallery Writing Carrie – An Interview with Screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen Shooting Carrie – An Interview with Director of Photography Mario Tosi Cutting Carrie – An Interview with Editor Paul Hirsch Casting Carrie – An Interview with Casting Director Harriet B. Helberg Acting Carrie – Interviews with Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, Jack Fisk, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Priscilla Pointer, PJ Soles, and Brian DePalma More Acting Carrie – Interviews with William Katt, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, Piper Laurie, Edie McClurg, and P.J. Soles Visualizing Carrie – Interviews with Brian De Palma, Jack Fisk, Lawrence D. Cohen, and Paul Hirsch Bucket Of Blood – An Interview with the Maestro Pino Donaggio Horror's Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting the Film's Original Locations A Look at Carrie, The Musical TV Spots Radio Spots Still Galleries – Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Posters, and Lobby Cards Stephen King and the Evolution of Carrie Text Gallery

Release: December 13, 2022

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Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, this "absolutely spellbinding horror movie" (Roger Ebert) stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie in Oscar®-nominated performances. This ultimate revenge fantasy has become one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a high school loner with no confidence, no friends…and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her "special gift," causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone! This classic also stars John Travolta (Blow Out), Amy Irving (The Fury), William Katt (House) and P.J. Soles (Halloween). Bonus Content: 2022 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative The Carrie Trailer Gallery Writing Carrie – An Interview with Screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen Shooting Carrie – An Interview with Director of Photography Mario Tosi Cutting Carrie – An Interview with Editor Paul Hirsch Casting Carrie – An Interview with Casting Director Harriet B. Helberg Acting Carrie – Interviews with Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, Jack Fisk, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Priscilla Pointer, PJ Soles, and Brian DePalma More Acting Carrie – Interviews with William Katt, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, Piper Laurie, Edie McClurg, and P.J. Soles Visualizing Carrie – Interviews wit

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A double-feature set pairing the original story of a bullied teen who unleashes telekinetic terror at prom with a sequel centered on another outcast discovering the same deadly power.

Release: June 8, 2021

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An exciting, lighthearted Gallic adventure starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as an 18th-century Parisian thief who quits the outlaw Malichot's (Marcel Dalio) gang and becomes the highwayman known as "Cartouche." Together with the beautiful Gypsy (Claudia Cardinale) he loves and the rest of their rabble, Cartouche passes his ill-gotten gains along to the less fortunate, much to the displeasure of his former boss. With Jean Rochefort; co-written and directed by Philippe de Broca. 116 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; documentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Cartouche

Release: November 8, 2022

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Academy Award winners Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman light up the screen in one of the most enduring romances in movie history--Casablanca. Rick Blaine (Bogart--The African Queen, The Caine Mutiny) owns a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca, frequented by refugees desperate to escape German domination. Despite the ever-present human misery, Rick manages to remain uninvolved in World War II now raging across Europe and Northern Africa. But all that changes when Ilsa Lund (Bergman--Gaslight, Notorious) walks through the front door of Rick's club--Rick must now choose between a life with the woman he loves and becoming the hero that both she and the world need.

Release: November 8, 2022

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Academy Award winners Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman light up the screen in one of the most enduring romances in movie history--Casablanca. Rick Blaine (Bogart--The African Queen, The Caine Mutiny) owns a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca, frequented by refugees desperate to escape German domination. Despite the ever-present human misery, Rick manages to remain uninvolved in World War II now raging across Europe and Northern Africa. But all that changes when Ilsa Lund (Bergman--Gaslight, Notorious) walks through the front door of Rick's club--Rick must now choose between a life with the woman he loves and becoming the hero that both she and the world need.

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Release: February 9, 2021

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From Robert Siodmak, the legendary director of The Spiral Staircase, The Killers, Cry of the City, Criss Cross and The Crimson Pirate, comes this classic film noir starring acting great Charles Laughton (Witness for the Prosecution). Philip Marshall (Laughton) is a kind, henpecked accountant who strikes up a friendship with Mary Gray (Ella Raines, Phantom Lady), a young unemployed stenographer who had approached him for work. He gradually finds himself falling in love with her, but keeps the relationship platonic. With his wife suspecting him of having an affair, Philip asks her for a divorce, but she refuses and threatens him with exposure and scandal. When his wife is found dead of an apparent accident, Inspector Huxley (Stanley Ridges, An Act of Murder) of Scotland Yard suspects Marshall of murder, but is unable to prove it or establish a motive. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth -Trailers -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles

Release: December 19, 2017

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Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael are back to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O'Neil (Megan Fox), Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett), and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell). After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (WWE Superstar Stephen "Sheamus" Farrelly), to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

Release: April 23, 2024

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EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS “THE CAT AND THE CANARY” MAKING ITS HD DEBUT ON SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY! Paul Leni (The Man Who Laughs) directs one of the most important and influential films in the early history of American genre cinema, which perfected the 'old dark house' formula and set the stage for the Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. Twenty years after the death of millionaire Cyrus West, his surviving relatives are called together in a decaying mansion on the Hudson River. There, they gather to hear West's lawyer Roger Crosby (Tully Marshall) read his last will and testament and discover that West has left everything to his niece Annabelle (Laura La Plante). That is, at least, on the condition that she is judged to be legally sane. As the family settles in for the evening, tensions rise when they are informed that a murderer nicknamed the Cat has escaped from a nearby asylum and is suspected to be somewhere on the grounds. Crosby soon disappears in mysterious circumstances, which proves to be just the first in a series of horrifying events that will punctuate a long, dark night of terror - during which Annabelle's sanity will be called into question again and again. Based upon the 1922 stage production by John Willard, The Cat and the Canary is a perfect blend of horror and black comedy and stands at the apex of a cycle of films adapted from mystery plays throughout the 1920s. It later inspired James Whale's The Old Dark House and has been remade several times - but never bettered. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present this cornerstone of horror cinema for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a glorious 4K restoration. SPECIAL FEATURES: Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K digital restoration of the original negatives supplied by MoMA DTS-HD MA 5.1 score by Robert Israel; compiled, synchronized and edited by Gillian B. Anderson, based on music cue sheets compiled and issued for the original 1927 release Brand new audio commentary by author Stephen Jones and author / critic Kim Newman Brand new audio commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby Mysteries Mean Dark Corners – brand new video essay by David Cairns & Fiona Watson Pamela Hutchinson on The Cat and the Canary – brand new interview with writer and film critic Pamela Hutchinson Phuong Le on The Cat and the Canary – brand new interview with film critic Phuong Le A Very Eccentric Man & Yeah, a Cat! – extracts from John Willard’s original play Lucky Strike – Paul Leni gives a full-throated endorsement to the product that got him through filming The Cat and the Canary A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Richard Combs, Craig Ian Mann, and Imogen Sara Smith

Release: February 8, 2022

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Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, is simply trying to steal the world's most valuable emerald. Unfortunately, that emerald is currently in the possession of Leviathan, the world's foremost criminal empire. Who knew a little thing like stealing Leviathan's property would result in a price being put on Selina's head? Now, the bad guys and the good guys are hot on the Cat's tail. Can our famously infamous feline slink her way clear of this international mess? Only one way to find out...

Release: February 8, 2022

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Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, is simply trying to steal the world's most valuable emerald. Unfortunately, that emerald is currently in the possession of Leviathan, the world's foremost criminal empire. Who knew a little thing like stealing Leviathan's property would result in a price being put on Selina's head? Now, the bad guys and the good guys are hot on the Cat's tail. Can our famously infamous feline slink her way clear of this international mess? Only one way to find out...

Release: July 14, 2015

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CELLAR DWELLER The promising career of a horror comic book artist ends in a fiery death when he confronts the bloody carnage of his own imagination in his studio. Years later, an ardent devotee of the artist’s work becomes a resident in his house, now an art academy, unaware that her imagination has revived the grotesque murderer of the past...and that she may be the next victim. CATACOMBS For over 400 years, the curse of the Abbey at San Pietro was kept a secret. Buried deep beneath the monastery lies the Beast of the Apocalypse. The power of evil is unleashed when an American priest and a beautiful young schoolteacher uncover the unholy terror of a diabolical spell cast centuries ago. Now, it will take the ultimate sacrifice to stop the curse that will not be denied.

Release: June 8, 2021

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Product Description **GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY IN NORTH AMERICA** International superstar Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan (Rouge). Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan’s private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ill fated actress, deftly blending lush period drama, archival footage, and metatextual documentary sequences of Cheung reflecting on Ruan’s legacy. The result is, much like the films of Ruan Lingyu themselves, “tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving” (Time Out). Bonus features include, Stanley Kwan 2021 Introduction, Stanley Kwan Interview, Hong Kong Cinema Expert Paul Fonoroff Interview, Booklet with new essay by Aliza Ma, Programmer of The Metrograph Theatre Review Winner - Silver Bear, Best Actress - Berlin Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Director - Chicago Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Actress - Chicago Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Best Cinematography - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Best Leading Actress - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Special Jury Award - Golden Horse Film Festival Winner - Best Cinematography - Hong Kong Film Awards Winner - Best Art Direction - Hong Kong Film Awards - --- One of the indisputably great Chinese works of the past decade and Kwan's most thrilling, concentrated and dazzling achievement. - Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune [Center Stage's] radical break with traditional narrative structure, all the more striking in that it emerges from one of the most commercial industries in the world, is clear evidence of the challenge the new wave directors such as Kwan and his contemporaries Wong kar-wai and Ann Hui, were issuing to the Hong Kong film industry rooted in generic formulas and visual titillation. Like a Chinese box, the film’s various layers slip inside one another, the parts resonating through the whole and interacting in complex and innovative ways. - Dean Bowman, Eye for Film A masterpiece by Stanley Kwan, the greatest Hong Kong film I’ve seen. - Jonathan Rosenbaum Tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving. --Time Out The self-aware drama moves at the hypnotic pace of an elusive dream―above all, in spectacularly staged musical scenes, set in a night club, merging sinuous and languid dances with high-stakes emotional battles. - Richard Brody, The New Yorker [I]n his 1991 masterpiece, Center Stage, Stanley Kwan turns what could easily be dismissed as postmodern gimmickry into something strange and unclassifiable, an ever-shifting framework that refracts almost every biographical insight the movie puts forth. - Andrew Chan, Four Columns An overwhelmingly moving tribute to the popular Hong Kong actress Ruan Ling-yu of the 1930s. Grade: A - Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews Center Stage has justifiably earned its reputation as a classic of the Hong Kong New Wave. --Tony Williams, Senses of Cinema Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Center Stage

Release: September 19, 2017

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The expanses of the American Northwest take center stage in this intimately observed triptych from Kelly Reichardt. Adapted from three short stories by Maile Meloy and unfolding in self-contained but interlocking episodes, Certain Women navigates the subtle shifts in personal desire and social expectation that unsettle the circumscribed lives of its characters: a lawyer (Laura Dern) forced to subdue a troubled client; a woman (Michelle Williams) whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a night-school teacher (Kristen Stewart) who forms a tenuous bond with a lonely ranch hand (Lily Gladstone), whose unguardedness and deep attachment to the land deliver an unexpected jolt of emotional immediacy. With unassuming craft, Reichardt captures the rhythms of daily life in small-town Montana through these fine-grained portraits of women trapped within the landscape s wide-open spaces.

Release: December 2, 2025

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MONTY PYTHON meets THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE...CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING is a zany, gonzo, blood-soaked musical about lovers split up by a chainsaw-wielding killer. Over a decade in the making, this colorful murder-fest is part gory horror movie and part ridiculous musical. Incredible Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes / B-Roll Shots / Three Short Films from the Director / Bloopers Original Soundtrack: 12 Songs from the film Crowd Reaction Recordings from Festival Screenings Writer/Director / Producer Commentary Drunken Commentary with Writer/Director, Producers, and Tequila Aspect Ratio: 2:40 1080 High Definition Chainsaws were singing CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING ~ BLU-RAY Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Chainsaws Were Singing

Release: July 9, 2019

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From Claude Charlo, the legendary director of Les Bones Femmes, Les Birches, Betty and Lender. This stylish psychological thriller has such labyrinthine plotting that many critics, upon the film’s original release, found it too confusing. Christine Belling (Yvonne Fornax, La Dolce Vita) tries to convince her husband’s friend Paul Wagner (Maurice Rennet, The Unfaithful Wife) to sell his venerable champagne business to an American company and asks her husband Chris (Anthony Perkins, Psycho) to persuade the stubborn Paul. While on a trip to Hamburg, Paul picks up a girl in a restaurant—the next morning, the girl turns up dead, and Paul can’t remember what happened. Chris, who becomes aware of the incident, promptly tells his wife, and she tries to blackmail Paul into signing a deal with the Americans. But when another woman turns up dead, and again Paul is the last person to see her alive, Paul begins questioning his own sanity. Legendary actress Stephaney Audrain (Babette’s Feast) and great character actor Henry Jones (Support Your Local Sheriff! ) co-star in this Hitchcock Ian thriller beautifully shot in Scope by Jean Rapier (Cold Sweat, Madame Bovary). Special Features: -Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson -Trailers From Hell with Tim Hunter -Theatrical Trailer Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Champagne Murders [Blu-ray]

Release: February 23, 2021

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Writer/director Kevin Smith's sharp and emotional look at a most unconventional romance, as comic-book writer Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) tries to pursue a relationship with fellow comic artist and avowed lesbian Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), much to the displeasure of Holden's creative partner and best friend, Banky (Jason Lee). With Dwight Ewell, and Jason Mewes and Smith as Jay and Silent Bob. 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Chasing Amy (Blu-ray + Digital)

Release: January 23, 2018

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Product Description In 1963, mainlander Crippled Ho (Donnie Yen) snuck into Hong Kong with little more than his ambitions, and quickly insinuated himself into the local underworld. His savvy and savagery soon earned him the patronage of corrupt cop Lui Lok (Andy Lau)... and as they nurtured a pervasive drug empire over the decade that ensued, a clash for ultimate control became all but inevitable. Fact-inspired crime actioner from director Jing Wong also stars Kent Cheng, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau. 128 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Cantonese; Subtitles: English. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Review Chasing the Dragon is nonetheless a solid representative of the gangster film genre --South China Morning Post Product details Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces Director ‏ : ‎ Jason Kwan, Jing Wong Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 9 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ January 23, 2018 Actors ‏ : ‎ Andy Lau, Bryan Larkin, Donnie Yen Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Mandarin Chinese Language ‏ : ‎

Release: April 12, 2022

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It’s angry. It’s hungry. It’s extremely well-armed—and it’s descending on a small seaside town to sample the local cuisine! When a giant, bloodthirsty octopus emerges from the deep, John Huston (Winter Kills), Shelley Winters (Bloody Mama), Bo Hopkins (White Lightning) and Henry Fonda (Meteor) do all they can to keep the marine menace from turning their sleepy village into a one-stop snack-shop. Cult movie maven Ovidio G. Assonitis, the twisted mind behind Beyond the Door, The Visitor, Madhouse and The Curse, serves up a slimy scare-fest with a pounding score by Italian genre great Stelvio Cipriani (A Bay of Blood, What Have They Done to Your Daughters?). It’s a fast-paced thriller that’ll grip you with relentless terror—and never let go! Special Features: -Theatrical Trailer -Radio Spot -Optional English Subtitles

Release: February 18, 2020

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One of the iconoclastic Pier Paolo Pasolini’s most radical provocations, Teorema finds the auteur moving beyond the poetic, proletarian earthiness that first won him renown and notoriety with a coolly cryptic exploration of bourgeois spiritual emptiness. Terence Stamp stars as the mysterious stranger—perhaps an angel, perhaps a devil—who, one by one, seduces the members of a wealthy Milanese family (including European cinema icons Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Laura Betti, and Anne Wiazemsky), precipitating an existential crisis in each of their lives. Unfolding nearly wordlessly in a procession of sacred and profane images, this tantalizing metaphysical riddle—blocked from exhibition by the Catholic Church for degeneracy—is at once a blistering Marxist treatise on sex, religion, and art and a primal scream into the void. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • Alternate English-dubbed soundtrack, featuring the voice of actor Terence Stamp and others • Audio commentary from 2007 featuring Robert S. C. Gordon, author of Pasolini: Forms of Subjectivity • Introduction by director Pier Paolo Pasolini from 1969 • Interview from 2007 with Stamp • New interview with John David Rhodes, author of Stupendous, Miserable City: Pasolini’s Rome • New English subtitle translation • More! • PLUS: An essay by film scholar James Quandt

Release: December 27, 2022

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After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.

Release: September 10, 2019

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"Lurid … imaginative and unsettling" – Turner Classic Movies A deranged plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) takes over a traveling circus, then transforms horribly disfigured young women into ravishing beauties and coerces them to perform in his three-ring extravaganza. But when the re-sculpted lovelies try to escape the clutches of the obsessed doctor, they begin to meet with sudden and horrific "accidents." Now the trapeze is swinging, the knives are flying, the wild animals are loose – and "The Grisliest Show on Earth" is about to begin. Donald Pleasence (Halloween) and Yvonne Monlaur (The Brides of Dracula) co-star in this notorious 1960 British cult classic from writer George Baxt (The City Of The Dead) and director Sidney Hayers (Burn, Witch, Burn!). Bonus Content: Trailers from Hell with Commentary by Filmmaker John Landis Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Still Gallery

Release: November 12, 2024

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Legendary screen baddie Anton Diffring (The Man Who Could Cheat Death, Where Eagles Dare) plays a brilliant but deranged plastic surgeon wanted by the authorities, who flees to France and under an assumed name acquires, by murder, a rundown circus. His first recruit into this three-ring nightmare is a disfigured female criminal whom he transforms by plastic surgery and trains as a high-wire artist. Within ten years he builds the circus into one of the most successful in all of Europe. But when a series of mysterious deadly “accidents” occur the continental police are alerted. They are never able to prove any crime but when the Circus of Horrors comes to England a detective sets out to unveil the bizarre and bloodcurdling truth. George Baxt (The City of the Dead) writes, Sidney Hayers (Burn, Witch, Burn) directs, and Yvonne Monlaur (The Brides of Dracula) and the distinguished Donald Pleasence (The Flesh and the Fiends) co-star in this cult British chiller which promises spectacular, towering terror. Step right up—The Grisliest Show on Earth is about to begin! Special Features: • 2018 UHD SDR Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle • Theatrical Trailer & TV Spots • Optional English Subtitles

Release: August 18, 2020

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The Terror: Infamy, chronicles a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese American community.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: January 24, 2023

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In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city's entire criminal justice system.

Release: March 17, 2026

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After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children, despite a death sentence hanging over his head. Accompanied by appointed guardian Eric Stark (Jean-Paul Belmondo, fresh off his star turn in Breathless) and beset by backstabbing former friends, Abel begins a throat-grabbing, soul-searching journey through the postwar Parisian underworld. A character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope, this rugged noir from Claude Sautet is a highlight of 1960s French cinema. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Excerpts from Claude Sautet, ou La magie invisible, a 2003 documentary on the director by N. T. Binh and Dominique Rabourdin Interview with Classe tous risques novelist and coscreenwriter José Giovanni Archival interview footage featuring actor Lino Ventura discussing his career Trailers PLUS: Essays by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier and Binh, a reprinted interview with Sautet, and a 1962 tribute by Jean-Pierre Melville

Release: March 17, 2026

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After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children, despite a death sentence hanging over his head. Accompanied by appointed guardian Eric Stark (Jean-Paul Belmondo, fresh off his star turn in Breathless) and beset by backstabbing former friends, Abel begins a throat-grabbing, soul-searching journey through the postwar Parisian underworld. A character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope, this rugged noir from Claude Sautet is a highlight of 1960s French cinema. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Excerpts from Claude Sautet, ou La magie invisible, a 2003 documentary on the director by N. T. Binh and Dominique Rabourdin Interview with Classe tous risques novelist and coscreenwriter José Giovanni Archival interview footage featuring actor Lino Ventura discussing his career Trailers PLUS: Essays by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier and Binh, a reprinted interview with Sautet, and a 1962 tribute by Jean-Pierre Melville

Release: February 21, 2017

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Cohen Film Collection is proud to present for the first time in HD, a collection of films by Claude Chabrol, one of the most prolific and widely respected of French film directors. As one of the prime instigators of the French New Wave, Chabrol directed lean narrative films whose keenly observed realism typically drew inspiration from the suspense film and psychological thriller. Betty: In one of Chabrol's darkest dramas, Marie Trintignant gives an astonishing performance as Betty, a woman whose alcohol-soaked life has finally fallen to pieces. She fortunately falls under the care of an older woman (Stephane Audran) with a similar background, but her benefactor's sympathies may be misplaced. Torment: Based on a script by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Chabrol explores the point at which jealousy and obsession turn to madness. François Cluzet plays Paul, a young husband who, along with his beautiful wife (Emmanuelle Béart at her sexiest) run a country hotel. Paul soon becomes obsessed wit

Release: February 22, 2022

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A troubled woman recounts the alcohol-fueled collapse of her life and relationships after drifting into the orbit of an older confidante.

Release: February 22, 2022

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Five-disc set includes: Cop Au Vin (1985)Tackling once again his favorite subject of the dark secrets lurking within seemingly normal lives, director Claude Chabrol crafts a tasty suspenser set in a remote French village whose quiet normalcy is brutally interrupted by a series of killings. Jean Poiret is Inspector Lavardin, the taciturn detective who arrives to catch the guilty party and uncovers a string of interconnected crimes. Lucas Belvaux, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet also star. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Inspector Lavardin (1986)Jean Poirot reprises his role as the urbane crimesolver from "Cop Au Vin," called in to find out who stabbed a blue-nosed provincial notable and wrote "PIG" on the corpse's back in lipstick. Lavardin's investigation takes an unexpected turn when he learns the dead man's wife is a former lover. Stylish Claude Chabrol thriller also stars Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Madame Bovary (1991)Claude Chabrol's lavish filming of Flaubert's controversial novel stars Isabelle Huppert as Emma, a woman in 19th-century France who sacrifices her marriage to a staid doctor for a series of affairs which lead only to disaster. With Christophe Malavoy, Jean-François Balmer. 140 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: PG-13 Betty (1992)Claude Chabrol's audacious examination of the life of Betty, a mysterious woman who recounts her fall from Parisian bourgeois society into a demimonde of alcoholism and depravity to a curious listener in a bar. Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud star in this stirring film. 105 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Torment (1994)French cinema's suspense master, Claude Chabrol, offers up a man's chilling descent into mistrust, paranoia and deadly rage. François Cluzet stars as a hotel owner who suddenly suspects beautiful wife Emmanuelle Béart of being unfaithful and turns violently jealous. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers

Release: February 22, 2022

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Five-disc set includes: Cop Au Vin (1985)Tackling once again his favorite subject of the dark secrets lurking within seemingly normal lives, director Claude Chabrol crafts a tasty suspenser set in a remote French village whose quiet normalcy is brutally interrupted by a series of killings. Jean Poiret is Inspector Lavardin, the taciturn detective who arrives to catch the guilty party and uncovers a string of interconnected crimes. Lucas Belvaux, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet also star. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Inspector Lavardin (1986)Jean Poirot reprises his role as the urbane crimesolver from "Cop Au Vin," called in to find out who stabbed a blue-nosed provincial notable and wrote "PIG" on the corpse's back in lipstick. Lavardin's investigation takes an unexpected turn when he learns the dead man's wife is a former lover. Stylish Claude Chabrol thriller also stars Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Madame Bovary (1991)Claude Chabrol's lavish filming of Flaubert's controversial novel stars Isabelle Huppert as Emma, a woman in 19th-century France who sacrifices her marriage to a staid doctor for a series of affairs which lead only to disaster. With Christophe Malavoy, Jean-François Balmer. 140 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: PG-13 Betty (1992)Claude Chabrol's audacious examination of the life of Betty, a mysterious woman who recounts her fall from Parisian bourgeois society into a demimonde of alcoholism and depravity to a curious listener in a bar. Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud star in this stirring film. 105 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Torment (1994)French cinema's suspense master, Claude Chabrol, offers up a man's chilling descent into mistrust, paranoia and deadly rage. François Cluzet stars as a hotel owner who suddenly suspects beautiful wife Emmanuelle Béart of being unfaithful and turns violently jealous. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers

Release: February 22, 2022

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Five-disc set includes: Cop Au Vin (1985)Tackling once again his favorite subject of the dark secrets lurking within seemingly normal lives, director Claude Chabrol crafts a tasty suspenser set in a remote French village whose quiet normalcy is brutally interrupted by a series of killings. Jean Poiret is Inspector Lavardin, the taciturn detective who arrives to catch the guilty party and uncovers a string of interconnected crimes. Lucas Belvaux, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet also star. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Inspector Lavardin (1986)Jean Poirot reprises his role as the urbane crimesolver from "Cop Au Vin," called in to find out who stabbed a blue-nosed provincial notable and wrote "PIG" on the corpse's back in lipstick. Lavardin's investigation takes an unexpected turn when he learns the dead man's wife is a former lover. Stylish Claude Chabrol thriller also stars Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Madame Bovary (1991)Claude Chabrol's lavish filming of Flaubert's controversial novel stars Isabelle Huppert as Emma, a woman in 19th-century France who sacrifices her marriage to a staid doctor for a series of affairs which lead only to disaster. With Christophe Malavoy, Jean-François Balmer. 140 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: PG-13 Betty (1992)Claude Chabrol's audacious examination of the life of Betty, a mysterious woman who recounts her fall from Parisian bourgeois society into a demimonde of alcoholism and depravity to a curious listener in a bar. Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud star in this stirring film. 105 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Torment (1994)French cinema's suspense master, Claude Chabrol, offers up a man's chilling descent into mistrust, paranoia and deadly rage. François Cluzet stars as a hotel owner who suddenly suspects beautiful wife Emmanuelle Béart of being unfaithful and turns violently jealous. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers

Release: February 21, 2017

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Cohen Film Collection is proud to present for the first time in HD, a collection of films by Claude Chabrol, one of the most prolific and widely respected of French film directors. As one of the prime instigators of the French New Wave, Chabrol directed lean narrative films whose keenly observed realism typically drew inspiration from the suspense film and psychological thriller. Betty: In one of Chabrol's darkest dramas, Marie Trintignant gives an astonishing performance as Betty, a woman whose alcohol-soaked life has finally fallen to pieces. She fortunately falls under the care of an older woman (Stephane Audran) with a similar background, but her benefactor's sympathies may be misplaced. Torment: Based on a script by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Chabrol explores the point at which jealousy and obsession turn to madness. François Cluzet plays Paul, a young husband who, along with his beautiful wife (Emmanuelle Béart at her sexiest) run a country hotel. Paul soon becomes obsessed wit

Release: February 21, 2017

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A jealous husband becomes consumed by suspicion and paranoia in Claude Chabrol's intense psychological thriller.

Release: February 22, 2022

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Five-disc set includes: Cop Au Vin (1985)Tackling once again his favorite subject of the dark secrets lurking within seemingly normal lives, director Claude Chabrol crafts a tasty suspenser set in a remote French village whose quiet normalcy is brutally interrupted by a series of killings. Jean Poiret is Inspector Lavardin, the taciturn detective who arrives to catch the guilty party and uncovers a string of interconnected crimes. Lucas Belvaux, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet also star. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Inspector Lavardin (1986)Jean Poirot reprises his role as the urbane crimesolver from "Cop Au Vin," called in to find out who stabbed a blue-nosed provincial notable and wrote "PIG" on the corpse's back in lipstick. Lavardin's investigation takes an unexpected turn when he learns the dead man's wife is a former lover. Stylish Claude Chabrol thriller also stars Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Madame Bovary (1991)Claude Chabrol's lavish filming of Flaubert's controversial novel stars Isabelle Huppert as Emma, a woman in 19th-century France who sacrifices her marriage to a staid doctor for a series of affairs which lead only to disaster. With Christophe Malavoy, Jean-François Balmer. 140 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: PG-13 Betty (1992)Claude Chabrol's audacious examination of the life of Betty, a mysterious woman who recounts her fall from Parisian bourgeois society into a demimonde of alcoholism and depravity to a curious listener in a bar. Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud star in this stirring film. 105 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Torment (1994)French cinema's suspense master, Claude Chabrol, offers up a man's chilling descent into mistrust, paranoia and deadly rage. François Cluzet stars as a hotel owner who suddenly suspects beautiful wife Emmanuelle Béart of being unfaithful and turns violently jealous. 100 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers

Release: June 16, 2020

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Product Description **GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY AND DVD IN NORTH AMERICA** **STARRING ROMY SCHNEIDER (SISSI TRILOGY)** Newly restored from the original film elements, this 2-disc double feature of classic romantic dramas, Cesar Et Rosalie and Les Choses De La Vie, directed by Palme d'Or-nominated auteur Claude Sautet, and starring legendary actress Romy Schneider Sissi trilogy) are now being released for the first time on Blu Ray. Les Choses De La Vie: Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is involved in a terrible car accident. Fatally injured, he sees his life pass before his eyes. Only now does he realize the importance of all the details of existence, the pleasures and sorrows that together makeup life's happiness. Romy Schneider is his demanding mistress, and Lea Massari his ex-wife in this 1969 Claude Sautet feature. Cesar Et Rosalie: Cesar and Rosalie (Romy Schneider) live a comfortable life together until David, Rosalie's old flame, returns and ignites Cesar's jealousy and Rosalie's indecision. Unexpectedly, it is Rosalie who is in the way of Cesar and David's new friendship. Bonus features include Cesar Et Rosalie documentary Symphonie Metallique, Les Choses De La Vie featurette Serenade for Three, and booklet with new essay by author David N. Meyer. Review Winner - Best Foreign Actor - David di Donatello Awards Nominated - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival Winner - Prix Louis Delluc --- ...it presents not one but two unusually good performances: by Montand, as a scrap-metal dealer with international connections, and by Romy Schneider as the woman who loves him sometimes and lives with him sometimes, not always at the same sometimes. [W]e ve had a good time and enjoyed... the way Romy Schneider can make a half-shy smile into the suggestion of unimaginable carnal possibilities. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Featuring another expressive, vibrant score from Philippe Sarde, opening the film with a beat promising the tone of a thriller, as well as Jean Boffety's (The Things of Life; Je t'aime je t'aime) articulate framing (featuring plenty of handsome close-ups, particularly of Schneider in her custom made Yves Saint Laurent wardrobe), Cesar and Rosalie stays adamantly, wonderfully true to its complexities. - Nicholas Bell, Ion Cinema Romy Schneider... has never been more calmly beautiful. --Roger Greenspun, The New York Times Sautet and his frequent writing partner, Jean-Loup Dabadie, were masters of the intricately triangulated menage-a-trois, as in the delightful Cesar and Rosalie (1972), where bohemian cartoonist Sami Frey and wealthy businessman Yves Montand become unlikely BFFs while competing for the see-sawing affections of their mutual mistress (Schneider). - Scott Foundas, Variety ...a beautifully understated performance from Piccoli which manages to extract a whole lifetime of meaning from a simple gesture like lighting a cigarette, and to illuminate the film's meticulously detailed naturalistic surface. - Time Out ...a remarkable portrait of the compromises of marriage and the fickle stirrings of the human heart, structured as an intricate narrative jigsaw: Gone Girl avant la lettre. - Scott Foundas, Variety Should be considered a high priority for cinephiles. --Mike D'Angelo, The Village Voice

Release: June 16, 2020

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Product Description **GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY AND DVD IN NORTH AMERICA** **STARRING ROMY SCHNEIDER (SISSI TRILOGY)** Newly restored from the original film elements, this 2-disc double feature of classic romantic dramas, Cesar Et Rosalie and Les Choses De La Vie, directed by Palme d'Or-nominated auteur Claude Sautet, and starring legendary actress Romy Schneider Sissi trilogy) are now being released for the first time on Blu Ray. Les Choses De La Vie: Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is involved in a terrible car accident. Fatally injured, he sees his life pass before his eyes. Only now does he realize the importance of all the details of existence, the pleasures and sorrows that together makeup life's happiness. Romy Schneider is his demanding mistress, and Lea Massari his ex-wife in this 1969 Claude Sautet feature. Cesar Et Rosalie: Cesar and Rosalie (Romy Schneider) live a comfortable life together until David, Rosalie's old flame, returns and ignites Cesar's jealousy and Rosalie's indecision. Unexpectedly, it is Rosalie who is in the way of Cesar and David's new friendship. Bonus features include Cesar Et Rosalie documentary Symphonie Metallique, Les Choses De La Vie featurette Serenade for Three, and booklet with new essay by author David N. Meyer. Review Winner - Best Foreign Actor - David di Donatello Awards Nominated - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival Winner - Prix Louis Delluc --- ...it presents not one but two unusually good performances: by Montand, as a scrap-metal dealer with international connections, and by Romy Schneider as the woman who loves him sometimes and lives with him sometimes, not always at the same sometimes. [W]e ve had a good time and enjoyed... the way Romy Schneider can make a half-shy smile into the suggestion of unimaginable carnal possibilities. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Featuring another expressive, vibrant score from Philippe Sarde, opening the film with a beat promising the tone of a thriller, as well as Jean Boffety's (The Things of Life; Je t'aime je t'aime) articulate framing (featuring plenty of handsome close-ups, particularly of Schneider in her custom made Yves Saint Laurent wardrobe), Cesar and Rosalie stays adamantly, wonderfully true to its complexities. - Nicholas Bell, Ion Cinema Romy Schneider... has never been more calmly beautiful. --Roger Greenspun, The New York Times Sautet and his frequent writing partner, Jean-Loup Dabadie, were masters of the intricately triangulated menage-a-trois, as in the delightful Cesar and Rosalie (1972), where bohemian cartoonist Sami Frey and wealthy businessman Yves Montand become unlikely BFFs while competing for the see-sawing affections of their mutual mistress (Schneider). - Scott Foundas, Variety ...a beautifully understated performance from Piccoli which manages to extract a whole lifetime of meaning from a simple gesture like lighting a cigarette, and to illuminate the film's meticulously detailed naturalistic surface. - Time Out ...a remarkable portrait of the compromises of marriage and the fickle stirrings of the human heart, structured as an intricate narrative jigsaw: Gone Girl avant la lettre. - Scott Foundas, Variety Should be considered a high priority for cinephiles. --Mike D'Angelo, The Village Voice

Release: October 13, 2020

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Diahann Carroll is radiant in an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Claudine, a strong-willed single mother, raising six kids in Harlem, whose budding relationship with a gregarious garbage collector (an equally fantastic James Earl Jones) is stressed by the difficulty of getting by in an oppressive system. As directed by the formerly blacklisted leftist filmmaker John Berry, this romantic comedy with a social conscience deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues—from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system—that shape its characters’ realities. The result is an empathetic chronicle of both Black working-class struggle and Black joy, a bittersweet, bighearted celebration of family and community set to a sunny soul soundtrack composed by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • Audio commentary from 2003 featuring actors Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs; filmmaker George Tillman Jr.; and Dan Pine, son of screenwriters Lester Pine and Tina Pine • New conversation on the film between filmmaker Robert Townsend and programmer Ashley Clark • Illustrated audio excerpts from a 1974 AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar featuring Carroll • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • PLUS: An essay by critic Danielle A. Jackson Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Claudine (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]