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I Am Curious... (The Criterion Collection #179, #180, #181)

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I Am Curious... (The Criterion Collection #179, #180, #181)

I Am Curious…
I Am Curious - Yellow (1967) / I Am Curious - Blue (1968)
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 02:02:03 + 01:47:32 | 7,45 Gb + 7,31 Gb
Audio: Svenska AC3 1.0 @ 128 Kbps | Subtitles: English | Covers + Booklets
Genre: Art-house, Drama | The Criterion Collection #179, #180, #181

Seized by customs upon entry to the United States, subject of a heated court battle, banned in cities across the United States, Vilgot Sjöman’s I Am Curious - Yellow is one of the most controversial films of all time. This landmark document of Swedish society during the sexual revolution has been declared both obscene and revolutionary. It tells the story of Lena (Lena Nyman), a searching and rebellious young woman, and her personal quest to understand the social and political conditions in 1960s Sweden, as well as her bold exploration of her own sexual identity. Shattering taboos as it freely traverses the lines between fact and fiction, I Am Curious - Yellow is presented here for the first time with its companion piece I Am Curious - Blue, a parallel film featuring the same characters and in which the lines between documentary and fiction are even further blurred.

Burden of Dreams (1982) [The Criterion Collection #287]

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Burden of Dreams (1982) [The Criterion Collection #287]

Burden of Dreams (1982)
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) [The Criterion Collection #073]

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Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) [The Criterion Collection #073]

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

In Custody (1994) [The Criterion Collection - Out of Print]

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In Custody (1994) [The Criterion Collection - Out of Print]

In Custody (1994)
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words.

La Dolce Vita (1960) [The Criterion Collection #733]

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La Dolce Vita (1960) [The Criterion Collection #733]

La Dolce Vita (1960)
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

La Strada (1954) [The Criterion Collection #219] [OUT OF PRINT]

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La Strada (1954) [The Criterion Collection #219] [OUT OF PRINT]

La Strada (1954)
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.

Spartacus (1960) [The Criterion Collection #105]

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Spartacus (1960) [The Criterion Collection #105]

Spartacus (1960)
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Cronos (1992) [The Criterion Collection #551]

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Cronos (1992) [The Criterion Collection #551]

Cronos (1993)
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) [The Criterion Collection #113]

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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) [The Criterion Collection #113]

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

Grand Illusion (1937) [The Criterion Collection #1]

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Grand Illusion (1937) [The Criterion Collection #1]

Grand Illusion (1937)
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.

The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006) [The Criterion Collection #361]

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The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006) [The Criterion Collection #361]

The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)
Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.

3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman [2013] [The Criterion Collection ##672-675]

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3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman [2013] [The Criterion Collection ##672-675]

3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman [2013]
Stromboli (1950) / Europe '51 (1952) / Journey to Italy (1954)
5xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 305 minutes | 14,95 Gb + 15,06 Gb + 7,51 Gb
Audio: English or Italian - AC3 1.0 @ 384 Kbps (see below) | Subs: English
Genre: Drama, Classics | The Criterion Collection #672

In the late 1940s, the incandescent Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman found herself so stirred by the revolutionary neorealist films of Roberto Rossellini that she sent the director a letter, introducing herself and offering her talents. The resulting collaboration produced a series of films that are works of both sociopolitical concern and metaphysical melodrama, each starring Bergman as a woman experiencing physical dislocation and psychic torment in postwar Italy. It also famously led to a scandalous affair and eventual marriage between filmmaker and star, and the focus on their personal lives in the press unfortunately overshadowed the extraordinary films they made together. Stromboli, Europe ’51, and Journey to Italy are intensely moving portraits that reveal the director at his most emotional and the glamorous actress at her most anguished, and that capture them and the world around them in transition.

Pandora’s Box (1929) [The Criterion Collection #358]

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Pandora’s Box (1929) [The Criterion Collection #358]

Pandora's Box (1929)
Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

Tokyo Drifter (1966) [The Criterion Collection #39]

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Tokyo Drifter (1966) [The Criterion Collection #39]

Tokyo Drifter (1966)
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.

Vivre Sa Vie (1962) [The Criterion Collection #512]

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Vivre Sa Vie (1962) [The Criterion Collection #512]

Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.