Facets DVD Releases
March 2008
European Muslims and Eastern Christians: the Broken Mirrors - “…an incredibly
interesting documentary.” –CROIRE AUJOURD’HUI
Horizontal Landscapes- A powerful award-winning film from Poland’s “cinema of moral concern”
movement
Mexico, the Frozen Revolution- “…genuinely informative… [and] a gracefully made film.” -TIME
OUT LONDON
The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun was God- “…action junkies suffering from withdrawal
because it’s been awhile since Braveheart might find some satisfaction here.” – BEYOND HOLLYWOOD.COM
Virus- Three big stars-Lubaszenko, Englert, and Pazura-get in on the action!
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“…an incredibly interesting documentary.” –CROIRE AUJOURD’HUI
EUROPEAN MUSLIMS AND EASTERN
CHRISTIANS: THE BROKEN MIRRORS
“…a thrilling journey….” –LE MONDE
“See it. Listen to it, but don’t miss it.”
– Jean-Luc Pouthier, LE MONDE DE BIBLE
From Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina to
Christians in Lebanon, from the Bektashis of
Macedonia to the Syriacs of Turkey, director
Jacques Debs helps us discover two groups of
people long forgotten or ignored--the Muslims in
Europe and the Christians in the Middle East.
For centuries, these Muslims and Christians
have lived jointly in the old Ottoman Empire,
despite experiencing some disappointing
setbacks and failures, including genocide. Yet,
they are either overshadowed or they live in exile
in their homelands. Debs uses his personal story
as a Christian from Lebanon as a starting point,
while illuminating the complexities of the modern
Mediterranean area, making the film at once
personal and universal.
EUROPEAN MUSLIMS AND EASTERN
CHRISTIANS: THE BROKEN MIRRORS
DV95963
UPC 736899115623
DVD $29.95
PRE-ORDER: 2/26/08
STREET: 3/25/08
EUROPEAN MUSLIMS AND EASTERN CHRISTIANS: THE BROKEN
MIRRORS. Musulmans d’Europe, Chretiens d’Orient: Miroirs Brises.
Directed by Jacques Debs. Written by Meset Tufan. Cinematography by
Marc-Andre Batique. Edited by Thierry Simonnet. Music by Rita Ghosn.
Produced by Arte Video, ADR Productions and YLE TV1 Finlande, with
support from CNC.
Special Features: Liturgy: The Story of the Film’s Music, a short
documentary; Maps; Scene Selection
France/2006/Color/Fullscreen/133 mins. In French, English, or German
with English subtitles. All-Zone NTSC DVD
A powerful award-winning film from Poland’s
“Cinema of moral concern” movement
HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPE
Koszalin Film Festival “Youth and Film,”
Special Recognition Jury Award
Lublin International Film Forum “HumanLabor-Creativity,” Second Prize
Golden Camera Award (from Film
magazine), Best Current Events Film
HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPE
DV95900
UPC 644527683096
DVD $29.95
PRO-ORDER: 2/26/08
STREET: 3/25/08
Polish director Janusz Kidawa (Ultimatum)
brings us a very personal film with a conscience.
Three construction workers live together in a tiny
private apartment while building a new factory.
Their foreman, Kolecki, is supposed to be
supervising the production line, but instead he
abuses his position by neglecting his
responsibilities. After Kolecki is fired, the three
friends are determined to stay the course and
finish the factory.
With its focus on the dissatisfaction of
everyday life and the breakdown of moral values,
Kidawa’s film echoes the “Cinema of moral
concern” associated with Krzysztof Kieslowski
and Krzysztof Zanussi. HORIZONTAL
LANDSCAPE offers a snapshot into an era when
Communism still dominated society and culture,
but unrest and dissatisfaction signaled change on
the horizon.
HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPE. Pejzaz Horyzontalny. Written and directed
by Janusz Kidawa. With Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz, Jaroslaw Kopaczewski,
Wieslaw Wojcik, and Tadeusz Madeja. Cinematography by Wladyslaw
Nagy. Edited by Jaroslaw Ostanowko. Produced by Zespol Filmowy
“Profil.”
Special Features: Biographies of Director and Cast
Poland/1978/Color/Fullscreen/86 mins. In Polish with English subtitles.
All-Zone NTSC DVD
“Our mission as revolutionaries and political filmmakers is to join the
people’s struggle….” -Director Raymundo Gleyzer
MEXICO, THE FROZEN REVOLUTION
“…reliable and truthful….” -THE
INDEPENDENT
“…genuinely informative… [and] a
gracefully made film.” -TIME OUT
LONDON
Locarno International Film Festival, Special
Prize to Gleyzer
MEXICO: THE FROZEN REVOLUTION
DV95964
UPC 736899115722
DVD $29.95
PRE-ORDER: 2/26/08
STREET: 3/25/08
Documentary filmmaker Raymundo
Gleyzer was the founder of the Cine de la Base, a
group dedicated to bringing revolutionary films to
the people. In 1976, he was abducted and thrown
into a concentration camp by Argentina’s military
dictatorship, then tortured and murdered by a
paramilitary group operating within Argentina's
military dictatorship. MEXICO: THE FROZEN
REVOLUTION, his best-known film, reveals his
commitment to social change in Latin America.
Using rare newsreel footage of Pancho
Villa and Emiliano Zapata, Gleyzer connected the
betrayal of the 1910 Mexican Revolution with the
failure of revolution in his own time. At risk to his
own safety, he then exposed the PRI--the party
that governed Mexico for almost 70 years—as
corrupt. Also included on this DVD are the shorts
films, THE LAND BURNS and IT HAPPENED IN
HUALFIN.
MEXICO: THE FROZEN REVOLUTION. Mexico, la Revolucion
Congelada. Written and directed by Raymundo Gleyzer. Cinematography
by Humberto Rios. Edited by Steve Susman. Produced by Bill Susman
and Sam Crane, with Paul Leduc in Mexico.
Special Features: short documentaries, The Land Burns & It Happened in
Hualfin.
Argentina/1970/B&W and Color/Fullscreen/65 mins. In Spanish with
English subtitles.
All-Zone NTSC DVD
“…action junkies suffering from withdrawal because it’s been awhile since
Braveheart might find some satisfaction here.” – BEYOND HOLLYWOOD.COM
THE OLD FAIRY TALE:
WHEN THE SUN WAS GOD
“…spectacular battle scenes….”-POLISH
NEWS AGENCY
“Jerzy Hoffman is one of Poland's most
popular directors.” – WARSAW VOICE
Polish Film Awards (Warsaw), Eagle for
Best Costume Design
Polish Film Awards (Warsaw), Nominations
for Best Editing, Production Design, and
Score
THE OLD FAIRY TALE:
WHEN THE SUN WAS GOD
DV95899
UPC 670541001448
DVD $24.95
PRE-ORDER: 2/26/08
STREET: 3/25/08
THE OLD FAIRY TALE, the long-awaited
film from director Jerzy Hoffman, features a cast
of renowned Polish stars, including Daniel
Olbrychski (Decalogue; Pan Tadeusz), Jerzy
Trela (Angel in Love; Pan Tadeusz; Three Colors:
White), and Michal Zebrowksi (The Pianist).
Taken from a novel by Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski,
the complex story is based on the ninth-century
legend of Slavic tribes that existed long before
the Polish state was formed.
THE OLD FAIRY TALE is an epic superproduction in the same spirit as Hoffman’s
blockbuster With Fire and Sword.
THE OLD FAIRY TALE: WHEN THE SUN WAS GOD. Stara Basn: Kiedy
Slonce Bylo Bogiem. Directed by Jerzy Hoffman. With Michal Zebrowski,
Mirina Andrejewska, Daniel Olbryski, and Jerzy Trela. Written by Jozef
Hen and Jerzy Hoffman. Cinematography by Pavel Lebeshev, and Jerzy
Goscik. Edited by Cezary Grzesiuk. Costumes by Magdalena BiernawskaTeslawska and Pawel Grabarczyk. Art Direction by Anna Bohdziewicz and
Magdalena Hubka. Produced by Jerzy Hoffman and Jerzy R. Michaluk for
Zodiak, TVP, Syrena Entertainment Group, and Agencja Produkcji
Filmowej.
Poland/2003/Color/Widescreen/135 mins. In Polish with English subtitles.
All-Zone NTSC DVD
Three big stars-Lubaszenko, Englert, and Pazura-get in on the action!
VIRUS
Polish action stars Olaf Lubaszenko (The
Hexer), Jan Englert (Kiler), and Cezary Pazura
(Sara) team up for this complex suspense thriller
about a computer virus wreaking havoc in
Warsaw.
After the computer systems of a major
bank and hospital are tampered with, Michal—a
young computer hacker with many talents—is
hired to handle what seems to be a virus in the
systems of Warsaw’s most important institutions
and services. As he digs deeper into the problem,
he finds himself attracted to the lady bank
manager, and he worries that the cyber-terrorist
may be his brother, Stefan. VIRUS is a wild
journey of suspense and action
VIRUS. Wirus. Directed by Jan Kidawa-Blonski. With Cezary Pazura,
Paulina Mlynarska, Jan Englert, Malgorzata Ostrowska, and Olaf
Lubaszenko. Cinematography by Andrzej J. Jaroszkiewicz. Edited by
Wanda Zeman. Produced by Lew Rywin and Jan Kidawa-Blonski for Blue
Films, Gambit Prods., Heritage Films, and Premiere Prods.
Poland/1996/Color/Fullscreen/97 mins. In Polish with English subtitles.
All-Zone NTSC DVD
VIRUS
DV95898
UPC 670541000991
DVD $24.95
PRE-ORDER: 2/26/08
STREET: 3/25/08