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Circulating

Status:

IN

DVD006838

Martin Scorcese’s World Cinema Project No. 2. Vol 1

Multiple

The Criterion Collection, 2017

Description:

BluRay - Zone A.   viewing copy.   2 videodiscs of 2.

Notes:

Established in 2007, The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project has maintained a passionate commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with more than two dozen restorations that have introduced international moviegoers to often-overlooked areas of cinema history. This collector’s set gathers films from around the world, and each title is an essential contribution to the art form. This set includes 2K, 3K, or 4K digital restorations of all the films. Supplemental materials include new introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese; film producer Mevlüt Akkaya, and filmmakers Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edmond Wong; and an information booklet with essays on each film, available at checkout.

Titles

+ Insiang

Director:

Broka, Lino

Production Co:

Mariposa Productions

Running Time:

Feature.   94 minutes

Sound:

sound - DTS-HD Master Audio

Color:

color

Country:

Philippines

Year:

1976

Language:

Tagalog language with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Drama

Notes:

The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them. Supplemental materials include an interview with historian Pierre Rissient.

Link to:

FII catalog |

+ Mysterious Object at Noon

Alternate Title:

Dogfar Nai Meu Marn

Director:

Weerasethakul, Apichatpong

Production Co:

Hubert Bals Fund; 9/6 Cinema Factory; Firecracker Film Company; Toshiba; Thailand Fuji Photo Film;

Running Time:

Feature.   89 minutes

Sound:

sound - DTS-HD Master Audio

Color:

b/w

Country:

Thailand

Year:

2000

Language:

Thai language with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Drama

Notes:

An experimental performance piece conducted by the film crew who traveled around Thailand, without the use of a script, interviewing a selection of people and asking them to continue a story line. Supplemental materials include an interview with director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

Link to:

FII catalog |

+ Revenge

Alternate Title:

Mectb

Director:

Shinarbaev, Ermek

Production Co:

Kazakhfilm

Running Time:

Feature.   99 minutes

Sound:

sound - DTS-HD Master Audio

Color:

color

Country:

USSR

Year:

1989

Language:

Russian language with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Drama - Historical

Notes:

In Korea, a child is raised to take revenge in a family vendetta reaching back generations. Supplemental materials include an interview with director Ermek Shinarbaev.

Link to:

FII catalog |

+ Limite

Director:

Peixoto, Marto

Production Co:

Cinédia

Running Time:

Feature.   118 minutes

Sound:

silent - with soundtrack

Color:

b/w

Country:

Brazil

Year:

1931

Language:

Portuguese intertitles

Genre:

Drama

Notes:

Three people sail aimlessly while remembering their past. Supplemental materials include an interview with filmmaker Walter Salles.

Link to:

FII catalog |