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CHULAS FRONTERAS is Les Blanks 1976 documentary concerning the Mexican-American border culture. Featuring Lydia Mendoza, Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez, Los Alegres de Teran, and more, the film combines musical performances with the true stories of the hardworking men and women of these communities. 1979's DEL MERO CORAZON continues Blank's exploration of the music of this community.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull ScreenAudio: Dolby Digital - EnglishAdditional Release Material: 30 Minutes of Unreleased FootageInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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Producer Don Boyd brought together 10 of the world's most revered directors in order to pay homage to the opera with this episodic feature. Each director was asked to choose an aria from an operatic work and create a short film inspired by the emotions and intensity of the music rather than merely re-creating the opera itself. True to form, the result is a bizarre, moving, and broad work of entertainment. Standouts include Charles Sturridge's haunting LA VIRGINE DEGLI ANGELI, which follows a group of adolescents who steal a car and meet an early demise; Jean-Luc Godard's ARMIDE, an abstract visual tour de force that incorporates nude females floating around bodybuilders in midworkout; Franc Roddam's somber LIEBESTOD, which watches a young couple spending one last night in a Las Vegas hotel room; Derek Jarman's nostalgic DEPUIS LE JOUR, a moving ode to a life well lived; and Ken Russell's stimulating NESSUN DORMA, which breathes fresh life into the moment just before one dies. The directors use the works of their chosen composer--including Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Erich Korngold, Jean Philippe Rameau, Giacomo Puccini, Gustave Charpentier, and Ruggiero Leoncavallo--to tell stories about life, love, and loss as they feel it on a personal level, making ARIA more than just a sheer exercise in style.DVD FeaturesRegion 0
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The Corr siblings blend their traditional roots with their contemporary pop savvy to move an appreciative audience in this live performance. The Irish quartet plays such favorites as
Joy of Life,
So Young,
Queen of Hollywood,
and
Dreams
in this London, England, concert.
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This concert takes place at the 2000 Salzburg Festival, and draws on works from Prokofiev, Schnittke, and Stravinsky.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 16.9Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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After three years without a studio release, quirky Icelandic songstress Bjork reappeared in full force with 2004's MEDULLA, an album built exclusively around vocal tracks. Continuing on her lifelong trajectory of experimentation, the album is one of her most challenging to date, belying the simplicity of all-vocal source material with the layered complexity and production of the album. Emotional, intimate, and almost physically affecting in its sensuality, the record incorporated the talents of many contributors. INNER PART OF AN ANIMAL PLANT STRUCTURE - THE MAKING OF MEDULLA allows viewers a glimpse of the process that was so vital to the fulmination of this masterpiece. The behind-the-scenes documentary features appearances by Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), as well as the world's greatest human beatboxers, Rahzel (The Roots) and Dokaka, an Inuit throat singer, and an Icelandic choir, among many others. The film follows Bjork over the course of a year, visiting her in the studio, at home in both Iceland and New York City, and elsewhere, providing an insightful and intimate look not just at the making of an album, but the life of a true artistic visionary.DVD Features:Region 0Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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