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1) M
Series
Criterion collection volume 30
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1931
Language
Deutsch
Description
When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, want to see him brought down.
2) Diabolique
Series
Criterion collection volume 35
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
c1954
Language
Français
Description
The headmaster of a Parisian boarding school is murdered by his wife and mistress.
Series
Criterion collection volume 521
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©1989, ℗2010
Language
English
Description
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in the city of Memphis in hot pursuit of the elusive 'King' himself, Elvis!
Series
Criterion collection volume 31
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.
Series
Criterion collection volume 33
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.
Series
Criterion collection volume 7
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the sinking of the Titanic.
Series
Criterion collection volume 29
Publisher
The Classic Collection
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
On Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out for a picnic at Hanging Rock. Four of them disappear.
Series
Criterion collection volume 2
Publisher
Classic Collection
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
日本語
Description
In 16th century Japan, desperate villagers, with a dirty little secret, hire seven warriors to defend their lives and homes against a band of merciless, roaming bandits. Includes the original US theatrical trailer and running audio commentary by Michael Jeck.
9) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Language
English
Description
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
10) Summertime
Series
Criterion collection volume 22
Publisher
Classic Collection
Pub. Date
c1998, p1955
Language
English
Description
The story of a witty but lonely secretary who takes a vacation in Venice, hoping to fall in love. She does - with a very handsome but very married Italian man.
11) Walkabout
Series
Criterion collection volume 10
Publisher
Classic Collection
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Stranded in the Australian desert, an English girl and her small brother are rescued by an aborigine boy who has journeyed into the outback on his "walkabout"--a tribal initiation into manhood.
12) The 39 steps
Series
Criterion collection volume 56
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Follows the excapades of Richard Hanney, who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors.
Series
Criterion collection volume 60
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
Swedish
Description
An international concert pianist visits her grown daughter after a seven-year absence. Aching with the memory of her mother's neglect, the introverted daughter explodes into a rage and the reunion turns into a shattering confrontation.
Series
Criterion collection volume 48
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
Portuguese
Description
Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
16) Grand illusion
Series
Criterion collection volume 1
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1999
Language
Français
Description
In this classic tale of adventure duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape.
17) Life of Brian
Series
Criterion collection volume 61
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.
19) The red shoes
Series
Criterion collection volume 44
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.
20) Rushmore
Series
Criterion collection volume 65
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
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