 "...sparingly sentimental and achingly
poignant" - Indiewire
A uniquely delicate and moving road movie, Barking Water uses the
ruggedly beautiful backdrop of rural Oklahoma to tell the story of
Frankie (Richard Ray Whitman), a proud Native American attempting to
reconnect with his estranged family. Released from the hospital, but
still very ill, he hits the road with his ex-lover Irene (Casey
Camp-Horinek), who acts as Frankie's nurse but refuses to offer
forgiveness for his past indiscretions. As they travel through the
sun-dappled country, they encounter various eccentric personalities,
from his motor-mouthed nephews and doting son to a philosophical
pot-smoking loner, offering a panorama of Oklahoman life. But his
journey really begins when he reunites with his daughter and finally
meets her newborn child. With its nuanced vision of Native American life, its rich, pastoral
cinematography, and the deeply felt performances of Whitman and
Camp-Horinek, director Sterlin Harjo has created a film that cements his
place as one of the vital voices in American Independent cinema today....read more and watch trailer.
 $249.00 with PPR
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Video Librarian *** Recommends
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The S un
"...dreamy and dislocating, with the hazy cinematography
nicely capturing an isolated world held together by denial and faith..." - S. Axmaker, Video Librarian
Following up his portraits of Hitler in Moloch (1999) and Lenin in
Taurus (2001), Alexander Sokurov's film is a mesmerizing tour of Emperor
Hirohito's final
days in power during the waning moments of WWII.
One of the best movies
released in 2009 (NY Times), The Sun is an
elegantly
constructed meditation on absolute power and how it dissipates the man
who
wields it... read more and watch trailer.
$129.00 with PPR on sale for $90.30 (add to cart)
Tony Manero
"As a
portrait of Chile under Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship,
director/co-writer Pablo Larraín presents a miserable, impoverished
world, with an occasional streak of bleak humor." - S. Axmaker, Video Librarian
Raul Peralta, a middle-aged criminal in 1970's
Chile, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating Tony Manero, John
Travolta's
character in Saturday Night Fever. His dream of being
recognized as a successful showbiz star is about to become a reality
when a Tony
Manero impersonating contest is announced on national television.
However, his
obsession to reproduce his idol's likeness and perfect his act
drives him to commit a series of violent crimes and thefts, leading to
shocking
violence and murder... read more and watch trailer.
$129.00 with PPR on sale for $90.30 (add to cart)
La France
"...a beautiful and poetic... film." - S. Graham, Video Librarian
French farm girl
Camille (Sylvie Testud) is awaiting news of her husband (the late
Guillaume Depardieu), who is fighting at the front. After she receives
an enigmatic letter ending their relationship, she dresses up as a boy
and joins a wandering regiment in search of her estranged love.
Skirting the edges of battlefields, the platoon haunts the screen like
shell-shocked specters, awakening for four uncannily beautiful musical
numbers played on homemade string instruments. Winner of the Prix Jean Vigo
for the best French debut film, Serge Bozon's La France is
"a WWI movie like none other" (NY Times). An
intoxicating blend of wartime romance and brightly colored musical, the
film depicts an original world "where Bresson meets the
Beatles" (Variety)... read more and watch trailer.
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