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DVD; region 1; LPCM 1.0 mono. |
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Collective title from slipcase container. Credits from accompanying booklet. |
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'Pixote' based on the novel 'Infância dos mortos' by José Louzeiro. |
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Various aspect ratios. |
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Special features: New introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese; Humberto &Lucía, a 2020 documentary short by Carlos Barba Salva featuring Lucía director Humberto Solás, actors Adela Legrá and Eslinda Núñez, editor and screenwriter Nelson Rodríguez, and filmmaker Enrique Pineda Barnet ; New interview with journalist J.B. Kristanto on 'After the curfew' ; Excerpts from an interview with 'Pixote' director Héctor Babenco, recorded in 2016 for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Visual History Program Collection ; U.S.-release prologue for 'Pixote,' created by Babenco; New interview with film scholar Charles Ramírez Berg on 'Dos monjes'; Excerpts from an interview with 'Soleil Ô' director Med Hondo, conducted by his cinematographer François Catonné in 2018; New interview with director Bahram Beyzaie on 'Downpour'. |
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Originally released as motion pictures 1934-1980. |
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English, Arabic, French, Indonesian, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish audio; English subtitles. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Lucía / El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos ; producers, Raúl Canosa, Camilo Vives ; screenplay, Humberto Solás, Julio García Espinosa, Nelson Rodríguez ; director, Humberto Solás (Cuba, 1968, 160 min., black & white, mono, in Spanish with optional English subtitles, 1.66:1) -- Lewat djam malam = After the curfew / Perfini ; screenplay, Asrul Sani ; producers, Usmar Ismail, Djamaluddin Malik ; directed by Usmar Ismail (Indonesia, 1954, 102 min., black & white, mono, in Indonesian with optional English subtitles, 1.37:1). |
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Part 2. Pixote : a lei do mais fraco = Pixote : the law of the weakest / HB Filmes ; producer, Sílvia B. Naves ; written by Héctor Babenco and Jorge Duran ; directed by Héctor Babenco (Brazil, 1980, 126 min., color, mono, in Portuguese with optional English subtitles, 1.85:1) -- Dos monjes = Two monks / Proa Films ; producer, José San Vincente ; screenplay, Juan Bustillo Oro, José Manuel Cordero ; director, Juan Bustillo Oro (Mexico, 1934, 79 min., black & white, mono, in Spanish with optional English subtitles, 1.37:1). |
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Part 3. Soleil Ô = Oh, sun / Grey Films, Shango Films ; screenplay and directed by Med Hondo (Mauritania, 1970, 102 min., black & white, mono, in French with optional English subtitles, 1.37:1) -- Ragbar = Downpour / Sazmane Cinemaie Panaroma ; producer, Barbod Taheri ; screenplay and directed by Bahram Beyzaie (Iran, 1972, 129 min., black & white, mono, in Farsi with English subtitles, 1.37:1). |
| Credits |
Director, Hector Babenco, Bahram Beyzaie, Med Hondo, Usmar Ismail, Juan Bustillo Oro, Humberto Solas. |
| Summary |
Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, the World Cinema Project has maintained a fierce commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with a growing roster of more than three dozen restorations that have introduced moviegoers to often-overlooked areas of cinema history. The collection includes Lucia; After The Curfew; Pixote; Dos Monjes; Soleil O; and Downpour. |
| Audience |
MWT rating: NR. |
| System details |
Blu-ray; region A; LPCM 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Subject |
Women -- Cuba -- Drama.
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Veterans -- Drama.
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Street children -- Brazil -- Drama.
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Black people -- Employment -- France -- Drama.
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Teachers -- Iran -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Black people -- Employment.
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| Genre |
Crime films.
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Horror films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Feature films.
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| Series |
The Criterion Collection ; 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050
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| Add'l Names |
Scorsese, Martin.
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| Other corporate author |
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Other title |
World Cinema Project No. 3 |
| ISBN |
9781681437590
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1681437597
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| STANDARD # |
715515251419 |
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13393610 |
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