2004 Febiofest: International Film, Television and Video Festival
Morvern Callar
$21.95 | minutes
The role of the aimless young rebel hiding behind an emotional wall and steely eyes has been monopolized by men in the movies since James Dean. Samantha Morton, one of her generation's most gifted actors, makes the most of her opportunity to embody such a figure in her role as the title character of MORVERN CALLAR. Momentarily frozen&hellip&hellip…
Dolls
$21.95 | minutes
Takeshi Kitano continues alternating between introspective drama and violent films with DOLLS, which he wrote, directed, and edited in between the bloody gangster picture BROTHER (2000) and the samurai update THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI. Beginning with an excerpt from Bunraku puppet theater master Monzaemon Chikamatsu’s THE COURIER&hellip&hellip…
The Five Obstructions
$19.95 | 90 minutes
With THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, notoriously mischievous director Lars von Trier performs yet another cinematic experiment. This time around, the Danish prankster tries to outwit his mentor, director Jorgen Leth, forcing him to remake his classic 1967 short, "The Perfect Human," five different times, with a series of increasingly outlandish&hellip&hellip…
Osama
$11.95 | 82 minutes
The first Afghan film to be made since the end of the Taliban regime, OSAMA is a poetic portrayal of the struggle to survive during that oppressive period. A clear tribute to the strength and perseverance of the women of Afghanistan, OSAMA tells the true story of one family--all women--who had no other choice than to put their lives in&hellip&hellip…
I Am Curious... - 2-Disc Set
$35.95 | 328 minutes
Two groundbreaking, naturalistic films from Swedish director Vilgot Sjoman are included in this collection. I AM CURIOUS (BLUE) and I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) were intended as companion pieces and both are contained in this two disc set. Please see individual titles for further details&hellip&hellip…
Son Frere
$21.95 | 95 minutes
This harrowing family tale about illness and grief is directed by the commanding Patrice Chereau (QUEEN MARGOT, INTIMACY). Captivating at every moment, the film thrives on the emotional intensity of its characters. Thomas (Bruno Todeschini) has been diagnosed with a strange blood disease, and he calls on his brother Luc (Eric Caravaca)&hellip&hellip…
Iron Ladies 2
$21.95 | 100 minutes
IRON LADIES 2 amounts to both a prequel and sequel to THE IRON LADIES, a bizarre hit movie from Thailand about a champion men's volleyball team consisting mostly of trangendered and gay players. This film begins after the big win that climaxed the first movie, and depicts the teammates becoming enemies, with the team splitting in two&hellip&hellip…
The Wounds
$26.95 | 103 minutes
Pinki and Kraut are a pair of Serb teenagers who begin as simple petty thieves and work their way up into the heart of the Yugoslav underworld. As war surrounds them in Bosnia, the boys become increasingly callous and violent, ultimately overthrowing their mentor, a powerful black marketer, before turning on each other. A savage and powerful&hellip&hellip…
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
$12.95 | 125 minutes
A dedicated Serbian soldier, gravely injured in the heat of battle, fondly recalls the pre-war tranquility of a unified Yugoslavia, including his relationship with his boyhood best friend, who is Muslim. But when he learns that his former friend--now his mortal enemy--is convalescing in the same hospital as he, the soldier renews his&hellip&hellip…
I, the Worst of All
$21.95 | 105 minutes
This highly charged adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize-winner Octavio Paz chronicles the forbidden passion between noted 17th-century poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz and the local Vicereine, her Inquisition-era protectress&hellip&hellip…
Angel on the Right
$21.95 | 88 minutes
A movie from Tajikistan director Jamshed Usmonov, ANGEL ON THE RIGHT follows the fortunes of Hamro (Maruf Pulodzoda) as he returns to his native country after 10 years spent living in Moscow. Having languished in a Russian jail for most of the time, the former criminal hopes to return to Tajikistan to help his ailing mother who is close&hellip&hellip…
I Have Found It
$20.95 | 150 minutes
Sense and sensibility are not the only things that meet and mix in this Bollywood adaptation of Austen's classic novel. When East meets West, and audiences meet the two charming sisters at the heart of it's tale, there is no end to the fun, adventure, and romance. Sowmya and Meenakshi have it all: looks, money, and youth. The only thing&hellip&hellip…
Time of Favor
$29.95 | 101 minutes
Orthodox Jewish writer-director Joseph Cedar tells a story of romance and intrigue on an Israeli settlement on the West Bank in TIME OF FAVOR. Menachem (Aki Avni) is a deeply religious young man and a superb soldier. Thanks in part to the influence of Rabbi Meltzer (Assi Dayan), Menachem gets the chance to create his own elite Orthodox&hellip&hellip…
Goodbye Dragon Inn
$23.95 | 83 minutes
The subject of cinema, of the mix of loneliness and connection that is part of being in a movie audience, is the concern of this sad, beautiful, minimalist composition by Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang (WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?). The action takes place Inside a Taipei movie theater operated by a lonely clubfooted woman (Shiyang Chi-Chen)&hellip&hellip…
Mango Yellow
$21.95 | 100 minutes
Set in the sizeable city of Recife in Brazil, MANGO YELLOW is a tale of hardship, romance, and ordinary lives. The principle characters center around the Texas Motel, a rundown retreat that attracts a variety of weird and wonderful people. Among them are Dunga (Matheus Nachtergaele), a gay cook who has a crush on a local butcher, Wellington&hellip&hellip…
Lan Yu
$26.95 | 86 minutes
Chef Handong (Hu Jun) is a businessman that runs a well-respected company. His father is a government agent. Though Handong is a playboy and a night owl, he keeps these habits relatively quiet. He is reserved and always in control. But when he meets Lan Yu (Lie Ye), an architecture student who is working as a prostitute for extra cash&hellip&hellip…
Stardom
$14.95 | 103 minutes
When teenage beauty Tina Menzhal (newcomer Jessica Pare) is discovered by big city model scouts, she is living a life of quiet contentment in an isolated Canadian town. Adored by the camera, she quickly becomes caught up in the superficial world of fall collections, photo shoots, and celebrity parties. As Tina's fame escalates, she finds&hellip&hellip…
Reconstruction
$19.95 | 93 minutes
Smitten with a woman he sees on the subway platform, Alex (Nikolaj Lie Kass) impulsively leaves his girlfriend, Simone (Maria Bonnevie) in pursuit of the stranger. Alex and Aimee (also played by Maria Bonnevie) first share a conversation in a bar, and then spend the night together in her hotel room. But there’s a hitch: Aimee is married&hellip&hellip…
The Decline of the American Empire
$19.95 | 102 minutes
Acclaimed Canadian director Denys Arcand's witty comedy focuses on the marriages and affairs of eight intellectual friends. The group has plans to gather at a secluded house for dinner. While the four men prepare the food and reflect on their promiscuity, the four women discuss their own affairs at a nearby gym. At the dinner table, conflicts&hellip&hellip…
Stories from the War on Homosexuality
$62.95 | 223 minutes
Three documentaries from acclaimed gay filmmaker Arthur Dong are contained here. COMING OUT UNDER FIRE: Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary uses first-person accounts to chronicle the development of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy during World War II. Based on Allan Berube's&hellip&hellip…
Bad Luck
$26.95 | 108 minutes
The formative years of a Polish man forms the backbone of the story in this fictional tale from director Andrzej Munk. His major character flaw is that he doesn't have any form of consciousness, leading him to feel alienated and alone in society. Early adulthood sees him fall in love, become accidentally embroiled in extreme right-wing&hellip&hellip…
Dismissed from Life
$26.95 | 88 minutes
Polish director Waldemar Krzystek helms this poignant tale about a man named Marek (Jan Frycz), who suffers a brutal beating at the hands of some merciless thugs on the streets of Poland. Regaining consciousness after extensive brain surgery, Marek has no idea who he is or what happened, leading the hospital to deduce that he is suffering&hellip&hellip…