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	Patriotism Yukio Mishima, 1966 Playwright and novelist Yukio Mishima foreshadowed his own violent suicide with this ravishing short feature, his only foray into filmmaking, yet made with the expressiveness and confidence of a true cinema >>> 27 minutes   Black and White   1.33:1   Japan	7/1/2008
		Single Disc SRP $24.95 Criterion Store price $19.96

	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader, 1985 Paul Schrader's visually stunning, collagelike portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible >>> 120 minutes   Color/Black and White   1.85:1   USA	7/1/2008
		2-Disc Set SRP $39.95 Criterion Store price $31.96

	Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski, 1994 The first film made in the newly independent Republic of Macedonia, Milcho Manchevski's Before the Rain crosscuts the stories of an orthodox Christian monk (Grégoire Colin), a British photo agent (Katrin >>> 113 minutes   Color   1.78:1   Republic of Macedonia	6/24/2008
		Single Disc SRP $39.95 Criterion Store price $31.96

	The Furies Anthony Mann, 1950 Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Huston are at their fierce finest in master Hollywood craftsman Anthony Mann’s crackling western melodrama The Furies. In 1870s New Mexico Territory, megalomaniacal widowed ranch owner T. >>> 109 minutes   Black and White   1.33:1   USA	6/24/2008
		Single Disc SRP $39.95 Criterion Store price $31.96

	Classe tous risques Claude Sautet, 1960 After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children despite a death sentence hanging over his head. >>> 108 minutes   Black and White   1.66:1   France	6/17/2008
		Single Disc SRP $29.95 Criterion Store price $23.96

	The Thief of Bagdad Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell & Tim W, 1940 Legendary producer Alexander Korda's marvel The Thief of Bagdad, inspired by The Arabian Nights, is one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made, an eye-popping effects pioneer brimming with imagination >>> 106 minutes   Color   1.33:1   UK	5/27/2008
		2-Disc Set SRP $39.95 Criterion Store price $31.96

	The Fire Within Louis Malle, 1963 After garnering international acclaim for such seminal crowd-pleasers as The Lovers and Zazie dans le métro, Louis Malle gave his fans a shock with The Fire Within (Le feu follet), a >>> 108 minutes   Black and White   1.66:1   France	5/13/2008
		Single Disc SRP $29.95 Criterion Store price $23.96

	The Lovers Louis Malle, 1958 Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash The Lovers> (Les amants), he made her a star >>> 90 minutes   Black and White   2.35:1   France	5/13/2008
		Single Disc SRP $29.95 Criterion Store price $23.96

	Death of a Cyclist Juan Antonio Bardem, 1955 Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress Maria José, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist, and run. The resulting, exquisitely shot tale of guilt, infidelity, >>> 87 minutes   Black and White   1.33:1   Spain	4/22/2008
		Single Disc SRP $29.95 Criterion Store price $23.96

	Blast of Silence Allen Baron, 1961 Swift, brutal, and black-hearted, Allen Baron's New York City noir Blast of Silence is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during >>> 77 minutes   Black and White   1.33:1   USA	4/15/2008
		Single Disc SRP $29.95 Criterion Store price $23.96