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< Deep In The Woods > < Detour > < Salvage > < Wes Craven Presents The Breed > < Adam&Evil > < Turistas (Unrated Edition) >

,Marie Trintignant,Suzanne MacAleese,Maud Buquet,Alexia Stresi,Denis Lavant

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Lions Gate(2001-10-23)
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(Weird, strange, nonsenscial, taxing, incoherent and boring.)

(mmm, euro good)

(Overlooked, Enigmatic Horror/Mystery Gem)

(Great gothic atmosphere)

(Beautiful atmomspheric horror)

I should preface this review by stating that I love GOOD European horror films, especially Italian horror films by Dario Argento. With this point in mind, I must confess that I had high hopes for "Deep in the Woods". After all, it is a European slasher flick with a different flavor to it than American horror films. Unfortunately, "Deep in the Woods" is a complete dud of a horror film. Now, let me just go on the record as also saying that "Deep in the Woods" is absolutely nothing like a good Argento movie or any kind of quality European horror cinema that I have seen, other than the fact that it is a "whodunnit" like murder mystery, but you get that in many of your garden variety American slashers anyway, so that's not saying much. "Deep in the Woods" represents the kind of movie that is different, strange and weird, but that does not make it good in and of itself. In fact, what ultimately transpired in "Deep in the Woods" was a lackluster and mostly incoherent and nonsensical play on the patience completely lacking in style and atmosphere.

"Deep in the Woods" is about a group of young people who are solicited to a mansion in the middle of nowhere to do a play for a traumatized child. However, when the young people get there, they realize that they have come to a place where the strange and bizarre are the norm. Eventually, people start dying, and a "whodunnit" type mystery takes form. The killer is disguised in a wolf costume a la "Little Red Riding Hood" (which is a theme throughout the movie) so as to create a mystery and elicit suspense in the audience.

I liked the wolf costume bit a lot for the killer, and I wish the movie had been a little more mysterious about the killer throughout the film rather than its unconvincing attempt to tidy things up with the movie's conclusion; this tactic inevitably leads to a letdown in these types of films, and "Deep in the Woods is certainly no exception to this rule.

There are virtually zero scares in "Deep in the Woods", and aside from the wolf-costumed killer, there really is not much in the way of horror at all. The kills are not very impressive at all, the acting was pretty bad, and the movie just never really seemed to get off the ground. In fact, the wooden acting in this film only worked to accentuate the lifeless screenplay that was adopted for this film. Overall, I cannot in good conscience recommend this movie to anyone because "Deep in the Woods" is a boring waste of time and a very poor excuse for a horror movie.
I completely missed this film when it first came out and was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled across its existence recently. I originally assumed from the Artisan DVD package design that this was yet another low budget american Scream wanna-be production and ignored it but this turns out actually to be a quite satisfying french (belgian?) Scream wanna-be production. For me, euro good, though I know there are those who don't respond well to foreign films of any sort, horror included: euro bad. But euro horror tends in my general experience to be more atmospheric and often pays much more attention to visual details and style in filmmaking than american horror (and often tries to do more with subtext); logic does tend to take a back seat to effect of course. You can tell right off from the first sequence that there is a strong Argento influence in this film, and I spotted various references, perhaps intentional tributes or maybe just unconscious influences, throughout to lots of euro horror classics.

The main reason to watch this film is in the execution; there isn't anything here you haven't seen before but it's done much better here than usual. For anybody who values storytelling technique in horror films, you should find much to your liking here. The suspense is built very nicely and some of the deaths are first rate in my view. The actors are generally pretty appealing and there is a refreshing lack of comedy and irony in this movie. Rather, in springboarding off the little red riding hood tale, the film tries to go for a more serious dream-nightmare fable feel. My problem with comedy and irony in horror these days is that it tends to mean that the filmmakers are making excuses for themselves, building in a defense against criticism, rather than trying hard. (You mean you took us seriously? But it's all just a joke these kinds of movies, don't you know.) The ending is a bit too positive for my tastes, as tends to be the case nowadays, so I am docking it a star, sorry to say.

I strongly recommend that you watch this movie widescreen (in the dark of course) and go with the subtitled french audio rather than the dub, which is, as usual, pretty poorly done. For euro horror fans, definitely have a look.
Very well-made and underappreciated cryptic horror movie about a small group of performers hired to stage a private play for a strange family of rich recluses 'deep in the woods'. Very mysterious, with a unique strain of eerie sinister tension running throughout. On a much less dark note, features a hot girl-on-girl scene that wins lots of bonus points for being not just a sex scene but actually a very affectionate bona fide Love Scene (albeit rather on the brief side). Other appreciated scenery includes the lush, absolutely gorgeous forest within which the movie takes place, captured well by very fine cinematography. Somehow placing the subtle menace in the midst of such beauty makes it seem all the more dangerous. An ambiguous film that could go in pretty much any direction it wanted if it were to have a sequel. Should appeal to fans of everything from "The Blair Witch Project" to "Friday The 13th" to "Raising Cain".
Right from the opening murder you can tell that its going to be serious.At times it reminds you of Dario Argento's Suspiria with the whole fairy tale theme.And the killer's mask was creepy.I recomend this to horror fans who loved 'Suspiria', 'Scream', and 'The Blair Witch Project'.
Reminding me many times of Susperia due to the fairy tale atmosphere, this movie is a must-see if you love Argento. The movie has amazing camera work and although the gore isnt crazy, there is some to keep you satisfied. It has a lot of straight up eerie aspects that create a kind of dreamlike quality to the movie.

The english dubbing is a bit annoying at first but you get used to it. i would use subtitles but i only have the VHS.

This movie blows away all the recent american slasher flicks.

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< Deep In The Woods > < Detour > < Salvage > < Wes Craven Presents The Breed > < Adam&Evil > freaks

< Fallen Angel > < Exposure > < A Lover's Revenge > < Facing the Enemy > < The Perfect Nanny > < The Rival >

,Alexandra Paul,Vlasta Vrana,Anthony Michael Hall,Michelle Johnson,David Byron Elkin

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Lions Gate(2000-09-19)
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(No suspense at all! totally silly movie!!!!!)

(Don't rent it for Anthony Michael Hall.)

(Surprisingly enjoyable)

This movie is nothing but a dull, dreadful,&boring piece of film. The killer (a lady) in the movie is so unbelievable in the the role, and the lead lady cop (a star from Baywatch), is totally out of place playing this kind of part!!! The movie consist of absolutely no suspense at all! I could not help notice when I was watching the movie that it looked like on of those horrible so-called thriller movies that you see on the Lifetime channel. The movie is like a bad cop show!
I bought this DVD on the cheap, hoping for a nice dose of Anthony Michael Hall. I was disappointed in that respect because he shows up for maybe a total of ten minutes, and doesn't appear to be making maximum effort with his performance. That said, this is an interesting film and I give it three stars because it's certainly not great, but it's good enough to pop into the DVD player for some campy entertainment. At the end of the day, I'm glad to have added it to my collection. And besides, some Anthony Michael Hall is better than none.
If you expect to find a sexy, curvy Michelle Johnson who once feasted your eyes and captured your heart in "Blame It On Rio", you may be disappointed. I first thought this was an erotic thriller myself. But Vicki Mayerson's bitter revenge is totally different from Jennifer Lyons' dangerous seduction, so to say. Nonetheless, director Marc Grenier deserves all the credit in making this B-thriller surprisingly enjoyable. Pretty good screenplay and cinematography, plus some nice acting (oh yes, believe it or not) by Alexandra Paul (the Baywatch girl) and Michelle Johnson. Furthermore, since "Fallen Angel" aka "Revenge" has its plot based on the animosity of a young girl who survived a teenaged gang's careless prank, the flashbacks are well calculated to gradually unravel some dark secrets that lead to a dramatic and believable ending. Not a waste of time, compared to many senseless flicks that are labeled "thrillers" out there.
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< Fallen Angel > < Exposure > < A Lover's Revenge > < Facing the Enemy > < The Perfect Nanny > freaks

< Saudade do Futuro > < The Sound of Rio: Brasileirinho > < Moro No Brasil > < Favela Rising > < Samba On Your Feet (The Documentary) > < THE MAN OF THE YEAR (O Homem do Ano) >

,Luiza Erundina,F,ábio Freire,Ezequias Lira,Thomas Rohrer

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Laterit(2004-05-18)
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(Maravilhoso! Marvelous!)

(From Benjamin to Limpiao)

Saudade do Futuro (2000)

Saudade is a Brazilian Portuguese word difficult to translate into English. It is a longing, missing or nostalgia, often bittersweet. Saudade do Futuro roughly means Longing for the Future.

This film centers around the lives of the Nordestinos (people from the Northeast of Brazil) who have migrated to Sao Paulo, a city of 16 million, looking for a better future. Most Nordestinos are thought of as unwelcome hillbillies who ought to stay in the Northeast growing potatoes in the drought-prone sertao. Some make it in Sao Paulo, including Dona Erundina who became mayor (1989-1992) and Emanoel Araujo, an internationally-known sculptor who is a respected member of Sao Paulo's art scene. Many end up as street vendors, laborers, or the musicians who are the heart and soul of this documentary.

Clearly related to rappers, the musicians tap out rhythms on tambourines, guitars, flutes, or drums while improvising verses, often saudades for the simpler life in the Northeast, the hardships of the big city, or humorous (&often sexually suggestive) insults at each other or audience members who gather to listen and donate money. One family group, Banda da Pifanos, started in 1924. The oldest members of the multigenerational ensemble recall being forced to play for Lampiao, a notoriously ruthless bandit who roamed the Northeast with 50 to 100 followers in the 1920's and 30's.

I lived in the Northeast of Brazil in the late 60's. I saw in the varied characters, the faces I had lived with every day, filled with a combination of despair, optimism, and humor that creates the wonderful improvised music that infests the film with rhythmic beats that are uniquely Brazilian. There is no narration. The characters tell their own stories through words or verses. The stunning photography of bustling Sao Paulo makes New York traffic look like a rural joy ride. The film may not be for everyone, but for those who would enjoy seeing a unique slice of Brazilian life, it is "maravilhoso!" (marvelous)
This is a very beautiful poetic film about the largest city in South America, Sao Paulo told from the perspective of its largest migrant population the Nordestinos. Filled with startling music (forro, repente, embolada) and a cast of warm and humorous characters - it is a Latcho Drom like journey into a mostly ignored side of Brasilian culture. Tremendously photographed and edited a total must have for lovers of all Brasilian, and indeed documentary. Just watched it and I have a very big smile on my face.
São Paulo, Brazil. 16 million people. To the rhythm and rhymes of improvised musical poetry – journalists and maids, art gallery directors and cab drivers – immigrants from the Brazilian Northeast – carry the beat of this great megalopolis. Experience SAUDADE DO FUTURO.
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< Saudade do Futuro > < The Sound of Rio: Brasileirinho > < Moro No Brasil > < Favela Rising > < Samba On Your Feet (The Documentary) > freaks

< Marriage on the Rocks > < The Tender Trap > < Some Came Running > < Sergeants 3 > < The Dean Martin Double Feature - Who Was That Lady / How To Save A Marriage > < 4 for Texas >

,Frank Sinatra,Deborah Kerr,Dean Martin,Cesar Romero,Hermione Baddeley

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Warner Home Video(2008-05-13)
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(Terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad movie)

(Marriage on the Rocks)

(A Happy Film)

(Delight)

Dull ad man (Frank Sinatra) has a bored wife (Deborah Kerr) who's ready to call it quits. While in Mexico, they accidentally get divorced and then she accidentally marries her husband's best pal (Dean Martin). Hilarity ensues (NOT).

This terrible sixties comedy completely wastes the talents of Sinatra and Kerr who appear painfully self-conscious and wooden (especially when dancing the frug in formal attire at a go-go club!), and the script is just ridiculous. Who's going to believe Frank Sinatra as a boring fuddy-duddy? Or a thirty-something (when he was really 50)? Deborah Kerr is way too prim and proper to be a with-it swinger, and she's definitely not funny. Martin plays his usual laid-back playboy, but really serves no purpose and seems to have wandered in from some other film set. The so-called legal problems that occur in Mexico because of the language barrier are tedious and unbelievable; these people are wealthy and would have had their team of lawyers straighten it all out in no time.

This was an obvious attempt to copy the success of The Grass Is Greener, where Kerr was bored with hubby Cary Grant and attracted to swinger Robert Mitchum. That was a cute movie; this one is a dud.
This is a good movie that has elements found in movies released during the 1965 period. The movie reminds one to re-consider their own views and ideas on marriage. Many movies produced before 1970 promote marriage rather than being a bachelor. I suppose many people consider marriage to be the norm in our society.
I have always enjoyed this collaboration among three actors who appear to be enjoying themselves. The film is somewhere between light comedy and screwball comedy. To some extent, Dean Martin's happy, flip character steals many of the scenes, but Frank Sinatra is more likable in this role than he is in many of his comedies (I think his forte is drama). Deborah Kerr is delightful. Some will say Dean and Frank are playing themselves...certainly true for Dean, here, although Frank doesn't often play the father role. But, in 1965 that's what audiences wanted -- Dean and Frank! You'll enjoy it!
This is a great movie. If you love Frank Sinatra, you'll love this one. It is a light hearted comedy, with all the charm and pizazz that Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin give the screen. You will smile all from beginning to end at all the confusion that erupts. It is must see for all the fans of 1950s and 1060s movies.
What do you do when you have a beautiful house, two great children, and a Marriage on the Rocks? If you're bored Val Edwards (Deborah Karr), you swap your fuddy-duddy hubby Dan (Frank SInatra) for his swingin' bachelor best friend Ernie (Dean Martin) - and watch the spraks fly. Ol' Blue Eyes breezes through this romantic comedy romp at the head of an all-star cast. Along for the laughs are frequent Sinatra co-stars Martin, Cesar Romero, and Tony Bill, plud daughter Nancy Sinatra and Kerr. The fun starts when the Edwards take a second honeymoon in Mexico and fall into the hands of the quickie-divorce/quickie-marriage lawyer Romero. Faster then jumping beans, everybody's unhitched, rehitched, confused, confounded, and cohabitating. But Dan has the right attitude. "We had a bad marriage", he says. "Let's have a happy divorce!"
This time capsule from a bygone era features an amazing Dean Martin bachelor pad and the delectable sight of Frank Sinatra go-go dancing in a rock club. Such campy pleasures are the main appeal ofMarriage on the Rocks, a sitcom-style comedy about marital dissatisfaction and legal confusion. Sinatra's been married to Deborah Kerr for 19 years, but her boredom with his stick-in-the-mud personality has her leaping to shake things up--especially when a Mexican vacation accidentally divorces the two. How Dino gets himself wedged into this mess is the stuff of labored farce. The two Rat Pack buddies have done this so many times they barely rouse themselves to mix the highballs, with only the presence of Frank's daughter Nancy, in a supporting role, stirring the fatherly spark. Trini Lopez contributes a song, in the aforementioned nightclub, and Cesar Romero has a buffoonish role as a do-everything Mexican local official. The whole enterprise has the air of hedge-betting about it, and everybody looks as though they're fulfilling a contractual obligation.--Robert Horton
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< Marriage on the Rocks > < The Tender Trap > < Some Came Running > < Sergeants 3 > < The Dean Martin Double Feature - Who Was That Lady / How To Save A Marriage > freaks

< Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite > < Once Upon a Time in the West > < Spaghetti Westerns 20 Movie Pack > < My Name Is Nobody > < The Outlaw Josey Wales > < Django >

,Rik Battaglia,Roy Bosier,Nino Casale,Antoine Domingo,John Frederick

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United Artists(2008-05-13)
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(those flashbacks will haunt you)

(A great "spaghetti western"!)

If you are nostalgic, like adventure, buy this movie.
the role of Rod Steiger could be a little negative to viewers, however it evolves into another person affected by cirmstancial meeting John, confusion about social classes and a lot grief over deaths. I have this movie and I like parts of it.
When I got a sciatic nerve in my back(I couldn't move an inch). The only thing that made get up out of bed was setting up a DVD and watch "Duck you Sucker". It was long and painful to get up and stand on my feet but listening to movie's music, seeing John's love flashbacks and cool dialogs were worth it.
"Duck", I mean
"Buy, You Sucker"
A great "spaghetti western," with James Coburn and Rod Steiger (who gives a very convincing portrayal of his Mexican role). Also known as "A Fistful of Dynamite," this movie also has an excellent score composed by the legendary Ennio Morricone. A rather long movie, but it consistently keeps your interest. I recommend it highly for western movie aficionados.
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 157 minutes Rating: Pg
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< Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite > < Once Upon a Time in the West > < Spaghetti Westerns 20 Movie Pack > < My Name Is Nobody > < The Outlaw Josey Wales > freaks

< Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD] > < Being John Malkovich [HD DVD] > < Lost in Translation [HD DVD] > < The Big Lebowski [HD DVD] > < 12 Monkeys [HD DVD] > < The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [HD DVD] >

,Jim Carrey,Kate Winslet,Gerry Robert Byrne,Elijah Wood,Thomas Jay Ryan

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment(2007-04-24)

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(Far from a spotless movie)

(ZERO)

(beautiful, moving, thought-provoking)

(post modern tripe)

(Carrey at his best)

Perhaps my mistake was watching this immediately after "Stranger than Fiction," an equally overworked, derivative premise about a repressed, unfulfilled personality who requires not so much the extermination of his pedestrian self as the recovery of his more vital self (i.e. he needs the right, "spontaneous," life-endowed woman). Theprototype is Chris Marker's 1962 masterpiece, "La Jetee," a film that's as profound as it is fresh, provocative, and haunting. The problem with these later spin-offs is not their lack of originality. Adrian Lyne's "Jacob's Ladder" is one of several films to approach "La Jetee"'s greatness. But these most recent efforts are low-budget formula pictures with big-budget stars that unfortunately lend validity to "Chick Flick" as a dismissive term for the whole sub-genre.

The performances are often of Oscar-worthy quality. But I don't recall Rosalind Russell ("His Girl Friday") or Katherine Hepburn ("Adam's Rib") ever being wasted in scripts so unworthy of their talents as are Emma Thompson and Kate Winslett. Of the two present films, "Stranger Than Fiction" is the better-made movie, but "Eternal Sunshine" is more ambitious and multi-dimensional. The decidedly anti-intellectual message of "Stranger" is: Smelling and eating fresh-baked cookies not only satisfies the palate but heals the incomplete soul more surely than the agonized meanings of great literature. "Spotless Mind" might be said to test this thesis by offering the viewer quotes from Nietszche ("Blessed are the forgetful for they get the better even of their blunders") and Alexander Pope ("How happy is the blameless vessel's lot/The world forgetting by the world forgot/Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind").

The problem is that the quotes are spoken out of context, as if the characters of the film (and their creator) are clueless to the irony of the quoted statements, both of which condemn forgetfulness and deride the notion of a "spotless mind." As if it weren't bad enough that the writers of the screenplay make mockery of Chris Marker's achievement, they misrepresent Nietszche and Alexander Pope, both of whom prefer to the sunshine of the spotless mind the mind that is alive "because" it remembers the past, however painful or imperfect it may be. (How often I ponder the question of which is worse: the destruction of the world's great literary texts or the distorted, gross and even dangerous interpretations to which such texts, including the Bible, are subjected by tone-deaf, unimaginative, utterly "selfish" readers.)

Both films overstay their welcome, attempting closure and not finding it. At least "Spotless Mind" provokes genuine reflection, and perhaps some minimal self-scrutiny at that. Were the writers of the film as unashamedly didactic and verbal in their exit strategy as the makers of "Stranger Than Fiction," I would have offered them the following (by Kierkegaard): "When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world - no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love."
A donut, total zero, a movie that should never have been made and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Stare at the wall for a more enjoyable and enlightening time.
This is a beautiful journey through love and the human heart. Both Kate Winslet and Jim Carey produce heartfelt, touching performances. Probably the best acting from either of them. Definitely an excellent love story. Plus, the cinematography is amazing.
When I first saw "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," I thought I must be the only person alive who absolutely despised it from start to finish. It's a cheap date movie that everyone has blown up into some kind of piece of art simply because it is post modern. Here are the reasons I dislike it:
1. It's a sci-fi date movie for people who are sympathetic with post modernism, nothing more. In that sense it doesn't go much beyond "50 First Dates" in terms of artistic credibility.
2. The characters are utterly selfish and shallow. A memory wiping device could have been used in a poignant way for people who have suffered genuine trauma and a real point could possibly (though I doubt it) have been made. Rather we get this, "here's a part of my past that is slightly inconvenient. I know, I'll erase my memory because I don't want to have learned from this experience." That whole crap about I've been in love and therefore think I have suffered is utter nonsense. Try being raped some time.
3. This isn't so much for the film as for its rabid fans. In what way is this film "independent?" The trailers aired on NATIONAL television, the film itself is a household name, and every actor/actress in it is a household name. "Independent film" means independent of vast studio resources. This film isn't.
4. In general I think Kaufman is going way too far with post modernism. The search for meaning is greatly simplified if we believe it to exist--and it does!! Just not in any of his horrible films.

If Jim Carrey is wondering what to do with himself, he needs to go back to material like this. He is a seriously underrated actor (sneaking in that vulnerable admiration of Courtney Cox in Ace Ventura - Ace Ventura!) since he is mostly a comedian. It's easy enough to cry in this world, but anyone who can see humor and express it personifies what it means to rise above.

ANYWAY, I hope Jim Carrey tunnels into the independent film world. He's probably exhausted his rubber-face stage, but anything off-beat and insightful will re-launch his career.

Everyone was wonderful in this movie, no scene was wasted. Really, for everyone in the cast this was their best work.
From acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and visionary director Michel Gondry comes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An all-star ensemble cast shines in this comical and poignant look at breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs.

Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to get the same treatment. But as his memories of Clementine begin to fade, Joel suddenly realizes how much he still loves her.

Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood co-star in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - a memorable film that The Wall Street Journal calls "a romantic comedy unlike any other!"
Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich,Adaptation) has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. InEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with confident skill. The entire cast--Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, and more--give superb performances, carefully pitched so that cleverness never trumps feeling. A great movie.--Bret Fetzer
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< Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD] > < Being John Malkovich [HD DVD] > < Lost in Translation [HD DVD] > < The Big Lebowski [HD DVD] > < 12 Monkeys [HD DVD] > freaks

< Le Trou - Criterion Collection > < Touchez Pas au Grisbi - Criterion Collection > < Army of Shadows - Criterion Collection > < Le Samourai - Criterion Collection > < Bob le Flambeur - Criterion Collection > < Casque d'Or - Criterion Collection >

,Andr,é Bervil,Jean Keraudy,Michel Constantin,Philippe Leroy,Raymond Meunier

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Criterion(2001-10-16)
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(The Hole)

(A spare, superbly detailed account of a prison escape doomed to failure...)

(An excellent film, with no melodrama, of five men in a French prison determined to break out...and much more than that)

(What a film!)

(Believe the glowing reviews here)

Jacques Becker's LE TROU is the most detailed prison escape movie you'll ever see.

Because it was made in France in 1960 LE TROU is blessed with a few unique features - some of the prominent actors are amateurs, including Jean Keraudy, who was involved in the 1947 prison break this film depicts. There's no musical scoring of any type. The film is shot in black-and-white, with muted dramatics - the prison officials, guards and wardens, are actually nice enough people. So this is no exposé of harsh prison conditions, hardened criminals brutalized by hardened guards. Four prisoners have planned and are about to undertake a prison break. Young Claude Gaspar is suddenly thrown into their cell, and the four have to alter their plans to accommodate their new cellmate. Do they includehim in their plans? Can they trust him?

Ultimately the second question proves to be the more important one. Before that question plays out to its final conclusion, though, LE TROU spends nearly two hours with the men as they laboriously, and I mean laboriously, chisel, pound, file and scrape their way through one barrier after another. First to go is a small, hidden corner of the floor in their cell, and the movie watches every blow of the improvised hammer as the thick concrete is finally broken into a hole large enough for a man to squeeze through. In most prison break movies you crack one hole and move on, but in this one it's just the beginning. Finally, the men must find the sewer, somewhere beneath the prison's cellar, and break their way out of whatever barrier they find when they reach it.

There's an understated, unforced feel to LE TROU. With its obsessive attention to detail, lack of false dramatics, and muted performances this doesn't feel so much like a docudrama as a true reenactment of events. Because the movie spends so much time over the prisoners' shoulders as they slowly chip and file their way to freedom we become wrapped up with their success. Even though they're criminals, and the movie expends little energy trying to prove they're innocent, or that they don't deserve the long prison terms they all face, it's hard not to become engaged with their quest for freedom and root for their success. If you're looking for a fast paced, violent prison movie LE TROU is not a good pick, but if you're willing to stay with a deliberately paced film this movie is a winner.

Becker's interest lies, not in the misery of prison life, but in the unspoken camaraderie and mutual respect that grow between the men as they slowly tunnel their way towards freedom... The setting is claustrophobic but the director's unsentimental observations - he likened himself to an entomologist - grow into a final statement of his enduring faith in human love and dignity...

All too often, Jacques Becker has been regarded as little more than an efficient craftsman... However, his excellence with actors, his preference for ordinary characters and plausible stories, and his continuing fascination with the themes of friendship, loyalty and betrayal mark him as a deeply appealing director...

Becker died only two weeks after completing his film... Compared to many of his contemporaries, Jacque Becker is widely underrated... It is quite probably his very strengths - an elegant if unassertive visual style, an interest in characters rather than plot - that have brought about his critical neglect...

To say this is the story of an attempted prison break-out does absolutely no justice to Le Trou, one of the great, subtle films of prison and men working together. Four men share a small cell in France's Santé Prison. There is Roland (Jean Keraudy), accepted by the others as their leader, a taciturn man who plans; Manu (Philippe Leroy), thoughtful but not one to let things slide by; Monseigneur (Raymond Meunier), more easy-going than the others; and Geo (Michel Constantin), who likes to prod and can use his fists. They all are tough men. Each is facing at least ten years in prison. Suddenly placed in their cell is the young Claude Gaspar (Marc Michel), something of an innocent who is charged with attempting to murder his wife. The four men now have a problem. Do they bring Gaspar into their secret? They plan to escape by digging through the concrete floor of their cell and into a sewer outlet, then through the dank basements of the prison, through another sewer line and out onto the streets. They have been planning this job meticulously and now are just about to start. They have no choice,so they bring Claude in. He agrees.

For the next two hours we watch these men, whose lives are controlled by the prison guards, hammer and tear through every obstacle they meet. They have to feign sleep and create dummies for the night-time prison checks. They make tools and a key, even a sand timer to tell time by. All the while they take turns pounding their way through stone walls and concrete floors. Becker's camera makes sure we see that the actors themselves are doing this brutal, grunting work. During all this punishing labor we begin to suspect that something isn't right. On one level, we know this is a movie and there can't be a simple, happy ending. But we also start noticing things. Someone may ask a question that seems unnecessary. Someone forgets a jacket and turns back to get it. It's apparent that Claude Garspar hasn't reached the same level of trust within the group that the other four have, but is this significant? All the while the clock is ticking and the men have no time; they must break through and get out before they are discovered.

I think the power of this film rests in two areas. First, there are no moral targets set up for us by the director and writer. There are no brutal guards and no brutal prisoners, just men doing what they are paid to do or told to do. In other words, there is no prison melodrama. Second, the movie seems to move at the pace of the five men. They have to keep going and we have to keep up with them. We see how they plan, how they improvise, how they do things. We also see how they have to live together in a small cell, brushing their teeth, urinating in an open toilet, being shaved in the hallway, sharing food packages and hunks of prison bread, undergoing cell searches with no warnings. It helps a great deal that Becker did not cast professional actors. We don't know these men, there's no film history, only what they do and say right now. The ending is not particularly bleak, unless you're a student of human nature, but because we've come to know these men it packs an emotional wallop.

The film was based on an attempted prison escape in France in 1947. Jean Keraudy, who plays Roland Darbant, was one of the prisoners who participated. After his release he earned his living as an auto mechanic. This is the only movie he ever made. Two of the other men who attempted the escape with him were hired by Becker as consultants. Much of the film was shot in the Santé Prison. This was Jacques Becker's last movie. The director of Casque d'Or and Touchez pas au Grisbi died of a heart attack two weeks after completing the film.

The Criterion DVD transfer is excellent. There are no extras. The DVD case contains an informative printed insert.
You maybe have not heard of French director Jacques Becker (he gets surprisingly little attention) - but if you see this movie you will understand immediateley why he ranks beside Bresson, Melville, and indeed Renoir (whom he worked with) - as one of the most polished and engaging of all French film makers. The film is an escape film - but unlike any other escape film - simply because of the way Becker is able to methodically connect us with the characters of the film - the ending of the film is a complete surprise - which may remind you of Henri Georges Clouzot's surprise endings!
I thought I had seen (or been aware of) every great film made. Then I saw THE HOLE.

If you love WAGES OF FEAR, you'll love LE TROU.

Comparing this masterpiece to other escape movies like THE GREAT ESCAPE (yes, Bresson's is an exception) is like comparing TAXI DRIVER to MANIAC COP 3 (Maltin,...).
In a Paris prison cell, five inmates use every ounce of their tenacity and ingenuity in an elaborate attempt to tunnel to freedom. Based on the novel by José Giovanni, Jacques Becker'sLe Trou (The Hole)balances lyrical humanism with a tense, unshakable air of imminent danger.
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< Natalie Dessay - Greatest Moments on Stage > < Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD] > < Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du regiment / Dessay, Florez, Palmer, Corbelli, French, Campanella, Pelly (Royal Opera House 2007) > < Jules Massenet - Manon / Dessay, Villazon, Ramey, Lanza, Henry, Perez, McVicar (Gran Teatre del Liceu 2007) > < Natalie Dessay - The Miracle of the Voice [best of] > < Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007] >

,Natalie Dessay,Laurent Naouri,Marc Minkowski,William Christie,Michel Plasson

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Virgin Classics(2007-01-16)
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(Opera at its very best!)

(She's tiny, but her voice is not)

(The best acting in opera)

(Magnificent Performance)

(Awe Inspiring Performances by Natalie Dessay)

This cd demonstrates the tremendous range that she can display, and its very likely we've not even seen the best of Natalie Dessay as yet! She just gets better and better, and this cd verifies this fact. Its been worth the wait of my near-80 years to hear and see a talent like this. She is a surperb artist, and a rarity.
Natalie Dessay - Greatest Moments on StageThis DVD highlights some of Natalie Dessay's best performances,including two mad scenes, two interesting performances of Grossmachtige Prizessin from Ariadne auf Naxos and two excerpts from Die Zauberflote. But the highlight of the DVD is three (count them) three completely different performances in Les oiseaux dans la charmille from Tales of Hoffmann that are all breathtaking. If only Virgin would come out with a DVD of Natalie in Tales of Hoffmann. Being petite, she is perfect for the role. In the meantime, get her DVD of La fille du regiment.
Natalie Dessay is opera. A great voice but also the best performing opera singer I have ever seen. This is what opera is all about -- not just the voice but the performance as well.

In my opinion Natalie Dessay is the most enchanting soprano in the world today. She is a high soprano, of the Lily Pons and Erna Berger variety. Her voice is sublime, and her vocal technique and acting ability are flawless. This DVD displays her unique talent in a wide variety of roles.
It is so easy to fall in love with Natalie Dessay's voice, looks, and animation. She is easily in command of the
performed piece. This DVD contains quite a number of different segments taken from operas in which she has
sung. The most memorable is the "Voice of Spring" by Strauss within the opera "Der Fleidermaus" where Natalie
literally electrifies the audience and this viewer with her rendition. She also hits high F's in the "Magic Flute" number. Her comments are very interesting and greatly add to her performances. Wish there were more DVD's like this one. She truly is a "Miracle Voice".
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,Mich,èle Caucheteux,Jean-Claude Donda,Michel Robin,Monica Viegas,B,éatrice Bonifassi

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Sony Pictures(2004-05-04)
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(Touchinlgy awesome)

(I really liked this film even though it has some problems)

(It got here so quickly!!!)

(Wonderful Animation - Dark, surreal and comedic)

(Wonderful Animaton)

This French animated film transcends language and offers both a visually impressive and entertaining story. It tugs at your heart strings while layering twisted humor and glimpses of a very tangible reality of human emotions. I had to own this movie after seeing it only once. I also bought a copy for my folks who LOVED it and have watched it twice.
The Triplets of Belleville contains great animation and its story holds together well in spite of the fact that there is little spoken dialogue. I definitely had no problem following the film which stems from early 20th century France to modern day America. There is a lot of subtle references to each period of time for example, the film opens with a flashback to early 20th century France in which vaudeville actors are putting on a show. Some reviewers have noted that the portrayal of an African woman here, is somewhat disparaging. I think what people are missing is that the time was extremely racist in both France and America and, in fact, this type of show was typical of the time. The director seems to be depicting each period of time as it was rather than as it ought to have been, or should be. The actual plot of the film is pretty mundane consisting, as if does, of a rather unlikely kidnapping which, by itself, is of little consequence. Instead, it is the references to life in each time, scattered throughout the film, that make the story interesting. Everything from the flurry of building that occurred in Post World War II France to the current problem of obesity in America are depicted. I really liked this aspect of the film. The animators freely mix realism with exaggeration in a seamless manner. For instance, in one scene, an obsequious waiter defies the laws of physics by, literally, bending over backwards to satisfy his guests. Also, physiques are exaggerated, so the legs of the bicyclist, one of the protagonists, are huge as compared to his torso. Indeed there no reason, in this animated world, why a character, one of the bodyguards, say, cannot be many times larger than another character, the mother for example. Finally, with the exception of the mother, the characters are mostly two dimensional. The mother's methodical endurance and sacrifice for her son endeared me to her, however.
The DVD ordered came new in the package, as described. It worked in our DVD player without any problem (we wern't sure which region DVD player we had) And it came in half the expected time. I will be using Amazon.com for other hard to find titles in the future
This animated film is definitely for adults only. It is dark, surreal and comedic.

The story line is about a woman who trains her son to be a competitive bicyclist. He disappears while racing. She and her son's dog set out to find him. During their search, the Triplets of Belleville, a washed-out singing and dance trio, come across the two and take them in. A wild hunt for the missing bicyclist ensues.

If you can get through some gross scenes like twitching frogs being eaten, wine being injected into bicyclists to make them peddle faster, and frog mush being fed to a dog, the rest is interesting, dark and even funny.

I highly recommend this film for the beautiful animation and story line. However, some may find it too disturbing.
As an adult who loves animations with a good story this one is intelligent and incredibly drawn, one of the best! There is little conversation so subtitles aren't needed. The main song will keep your foot tapping long after the movie is over.
Champion is a lonely little boy. Noticing that hes happiest on a bicycle his grandmother puts him through a rigorous training process. Years later champion enters the tour de france&is kidnapped. His grandmother sets out to rescue him&encounters the renowned triplets of bellville. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/25/2008 Run time: 81 minutes Rating: Pg13
Words cannot capture the delights ofThe Triplets of Belleville, an astonishing animated movie from the mind of French director Sylvain Chomet. In fact, there are only a few spoken sentences in the entire film; most of the soundtrack is a mix of squeaks, barks, and the jazzy music of Benoit Charest. A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of Belleville (which has a sardonic version of the Statue of Liberty in its harbor), where she tracks him down with the help of a musical trio gone to seed, the Belleville Triplets. This hand-drawn movie is unlike anything you'll see from Disney; every scene mixes the silent comedy of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton--in which the world of objects subtly fights with living beings for mastery--and the bouncy hop of Betty Boop. Unique and mesmerizing.--Bret Fetzer
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< Winged Migration [Blu-ray] > < March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition) > < Microcosmos > < The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill [Blu-ray] > < The Life of Birds > < Baraka [Blu-ray] >

,Jacques Perrin,Philippe Labro

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Sony Pictures(2009-04-07)
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(Blu-ray: Breathtaking visuals, beautiful music...just magnificent to watch!)

(Amazing Photography Should Awe About Everyone)

(Winged Migration)

(Excellent nature film)

(Profound nature study)

Breathtaking! Beautiful! There are so many positive things that one can say about "Winged Migration", the popular 2001 documentary film/natural tale that captured the attention of audiences around the world with its ambitious plan to showcase a birds migration during the Winter and its return back. Ambitious because it would involve a large crew and a global filmmaking effort plus cinematography never before seen at that time.

With a crew of 450 people, 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers, an ambitious documentary directed by three individuals Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debas and Jacques Perrin with their goal to show people about birds who migrate and travel the globe.

Many people know that birds migrate once the Winter comes but where do they go? What do they do? This natural tale, which the directors prefer to use than calling it a "documentary" is all about watching dozens upon dozens of different birds from all seven continents and what they do. Quite literally, the cycle of life amongst the birds and captured on film.

What is most amazing about "Winged Migration" is that you are right there. It's like having a front row seat as you are very close to the actual birds flying nearby. From India to New York, to Africa and then to the rain forests of South America Peru, to Japan, Vietnam, Australia, the arctic North and South Pole, over 40 countries and filming in all seven countries during the Summer and the immense cold, this was among the most ambitious films that I have ever seen.

What is most striking about the film is its beautiful cinematography. As mentioned, birds are close by, so close that you feel you can touch them. And then seeing the camera focusing on the flock of birds as it flies right by the rainforests, the desert, the arctic, the ocean with castles and old architecture right below them. There are also awesome shots overhead. Showing the scope of the landscape or how many birds have flocked to an area. It's just amazing cinematography.

The film uses nearly 590 miles of film to create an 89 minute documentary. For example, in the scene in the arctic, one reel of film is 4-minutes long. With film being so expensive, the filmmakers had challenges of wondering when to make good use of the film while sitting in the frigid arctic for hours filming. When do you shoot? Do they wait for something to happen? Definitely a risky and difficult filming task but they pulled it off.

"Winged Migration" is a film that does its best to showcase the life of these birds as they migrate thousands of miles and then return back to where they come from. Some going from Africa to Europe, others from the North Pole all the way to the South Pole. The fact that the filmmakers covered so many birds and followed them so far around the planet. A feat so ambitious, so difficult, so challenging and so risky but something not done before in the sake of filmmaking, what we are able to get is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking films ever created.

The goal of the filmmaker was to create a film that would be a symphony of nature. So, while you watch the film which is occasionally narrated and features occasional subtitles when introducing a bird or region and how far it has traveled, it's all about what you see on video, the beauty of them flying and traveling thousands of miles around the planet. And then in conjunction with the beautiful visuals comes the beautiful music of Bruno Coulais and the Bulgarian choir. Again, everything comes together perfectly!

VIDEO&AUDIO:

"Winged Migration" is featured for the first time in High-Definition ala 1080p with an aspect ration of 1:85:1. All shots are outdoors, different types of weather depending on the continent. Near the desert, near the snow, near lush green backdrops of grass and trees and the ocean. The different types of birds and their own different colors. "Winged Migration" is all about its vibrant colors. And the beautiful cinematography showcases that vibrancy and sure, it was beautiful on DVD but on high definition, a film like "Winged Migration" is just breathtaking and knowing that this film is not utilizing CG in the filming of the birds, that the beauty we see on screen.

As for the audio, audio is presented in English, Portuguese and Spanish in Dolby True HD 5.1. There is occasional narrative but the film is all about its music. And the symphony-based music by Bruno Coulais and the vocal groups from Bulgaria and the music overall was just fantastic to listen to. There are scenes where you will hear the birds singing and chirping and that what you hear all around your entire home theater surround. Music and ambient sound of the birds play a big part in this film.

As for subtitles, "Winged Migration"is subtitled in Danish, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin Am) and Swedish.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The special features of "Winged Migration" is probably one of the most important to watch because you get to learn if the crew saved any of the birds that were in harms way or just shot as nature intended it to be:

* Full Length Director's Commentary - Despite the thick French accent, the commentary track is very important to listen to because you get good insight of the filmmaking process. Of what was actually shot live and what was created to make a point. For example, there is a scene with the birds flying through industries and showcase a storyline about pollution. The scene shows birds walking through, what looks like oil and one getting trapped in it. All birds escape but one. One is stuck. It makes you wonder, did the bird die in the oil or did the crew save it? You realize through the commentary that the oil is not oil but black milk, so the bird was not harmed. The scene was shot as it is to make a point about pollution. So, there are many commentary segments that are just informative. You also learn more through the various featurettes on disc.
* "Making of Winged Migration"- A 52-minute featurette on the making of the film. You realize that a good number of the birds have been imprinted. Meaning, when they were born, the first thing they saw was a human and thus, they were attached to the humans and taught how to migrate. Similar to the 1996 film "Fly away Home", "Winged Migration" showcases various birds that were imprinted and thus, how various filming through the ground, oceans and sky were done. You learn of the challenges of filming in New York and Paris but also all over the world and the risky challenges faced by the crew. The film was shot in 48 countries, all seven continents and the challenges include shipping cranes to Senegal to film a scene but weather wasn't cooperating and the birds got sick. So, the film crew had to face certain situations such as making sure the birds were taken care of. With so many film crews, it was very important that filming was done right. You learn how difficult, risky and challenging it was to do this film but so many people around the world took part in working on "Winged Migration" to make the film possible and to make it happen.
* "Creating the Music" Featurette - With the film focusing so much on the music, a 17-minute featurette was made to showcase the music of Bruno Coulais and the use of a Bulgarian orchestra that Jacques Perrin recommended and then having Nick Cave sing the ending theme.
* About the Film - This nine minute featurette is about "imprinting". How many of these birds are raised and trained to obey their imprinter, the sounds of a vehicle, human or horn and for their migration.
* Further comments - This 14 minute featurette is possibly the most informative piece for those who were wondering about certain segments. In one scene in Africa, a bird with a broken wing is shown walking. While all these crabs pursue it. You are then left with a shot with the crabs all on top of what appears to possibly be the bird that was injured. But it is revealed that the crew stepped in and actually saved the bird. One of the few scenes where the film crew decided to save a bird instead of filming the actual and natural killing of the birds. Another scene was of the cuckoo and how the bird was eliminating all eggs from a nest and wanting to be the sole bird to be raised by another bird (part of its instinct). The bird would then grow older, migrate to a country like France, find a mate and then the eggs would then be brought to a nest of the bird that raised it. Also, explanation of the filming of the Rockhopper penguins and how a certain bird would go and kill and eat the sick penguin babies or the babies that lost its parents. Very informative segment.
* Photo Gallery with Filmmaker Commentary - A 13-minute featurette showcasing photos of birds in flight and the various types of birds featured on the film.

The Blu-ray is also BD-Live enabled.

JUDGMENT CALL:

"Winged Migration" was a rare film to come out in 2001. The enormity of following birds as it traveled the globe and having film crews document them migrating in all continents and 48 countries is just amazing. And watching it on film and seeing the behind-the-scenes makes you appreciate the film much more because what was an ambitious idea became reality.

So, you ask yourself the question. Would you enjoy a film like "Winged Migration"? There is no major plot, it's a straightforward nature film about the many birds who migrate. So, it depends on how you feel about nature and if you can watch a film about birds traveling around the world. Many have been in awe of beautiful cinematography and the accompanying music. It's definitely a special and unique film and if you want to watch beauty in action, beauty from all continents captured on film, you really can't go wrong with "Winged Migration". Highly recommended!
Here is a beautifully-filmed documentary on the migration of birds. This movie took four years to make, and one can see why. You cannot get much closer, I would think, to the flying birds than what you see here. Cameras were literally attached to some of them so you, the viewer, are up there in the sky right with these (mainly) geese as they migrant thousands of miles.

The colors are beautiful and the sound is good. However, be warned there is no dialog so it can be tough viewing the whole 90 minutes in one sitting. Also, I found the best and most interesting footage at the beginning.

Nevertheless, this is a good addition to anyone's collection if or no other reason than the magnificent photography and the effort filmmakers put out to make this wildlife documentary. It also is interesting how they show different species every few minutes, where they go each year, how many miles they travel, the exact route, etc.

Wildlife and bird-lovers in particular, should love this film.

An excellent documentary film. A must see for all bird lovers!!! I would award this movie 10 stars if the catagory existed!
An amazing piece of work, obviously requiring indescribable patience.

Since this movie is educational, I mention something that some educators might want to note. The narrator says, "The summer is short-lived," but uses the common mispronunciation of "short-lived." This word derives more directly from the noun "life" than from the verb "live." The summer has a short life, and is therefore short-lived, rhyming with "jived," with the long-i sound of "life." The word follows the pattern of "heavy-handed" (having a heavy hand) or "light-headed" (having a light head). "Short-lived" means "having a short life." The narrator's native language is obviously not English, and so he cannot be blamed. Both pronunciations appear in dictionaries, but "short-" or "long-lived" with "lived" pronounced like the verb form makes little sense.
Winged Migration is a moving and beautiful study of birds from all over the world and their journeys to their varied habitats. The musical score is most suitable and at times, very moving. I only wish more people would view this wonderful study of birds in flight.
Chris gardner is a strugglng salesman barely making ends meet when he&his 5 year old son are evicted from their san francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When gardner lands an internship at a prestgious stock brokerage firm he&his son endure many hardships in pursuit of the dream of a better life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/07/2009 Starring: Will Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith Run time: 89 minutes Rating: G
For earthbound humans,Winged Migrationis as close as any of us will get to sharing the sky with our fine feathered friends. It's as if French director Jacques Perrin and his international crew of dedicated filmmakers had been given a full-access pass by Mother Nature herself, with the complete "cooperation" of countless species of migrating birds, all answering to eons of migratory instinct. The film is utterly simple in purpose, with minimal narration and on-screen titles to identify the wondrous varieties of flying wildlife, but its visceral effect is humbling, awesome and magnificently profound. Technically, Perrin surpasses the achievement of his earlier film Microcosmos (which did for insects what this film does for birds), and apart from a few digital skyscapes for poetic effect, this astonishing film uses no special effects whatsoever, with soaring, seemingly miraculous camera work that blesses the viewer with, quite literally, a bird's-eye view. A brief but important hunting scene may upset sensitive viewers and children, but doesn't stopWinged Migrationfrom being essential all-ages viewing.--Jeff Shannon
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