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ESSENTIAL DVDS (in
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2001:
A Space Odyssey
directed
by Stanley Kubrick
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Warner -
Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
individually or in Kubrick Box Set! |
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The Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection
directed
by Alfred Hitchcock
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Universal -
Region 1 - NTSC .
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| Status |
| Available
at
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L'Avventura
directed
by Michelangelo Antonioni
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Criterion Collection Spine #98 - Region 1 -
NTSC .
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Available at
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Bicycle Thieves
directed
by Vittorio De Sica
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Criterion -
Region 1 - NTSC
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AVAILABLE at
Amazon.com |
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The
Best Years of Our Lives
directed
by William Wyler
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HBO -
Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Out
of Print! Try
HERE |
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Black Narcissus
directed
by Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger
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Warner Home Vidéo - Region 2 -
PAL
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Available from
Amazon
France |
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Trois
couleurs: Bleu
directed
by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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| Distributor
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Artificial
Eye - Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
| Available
from
Amazon.UK |
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(note: Final Greek Chorus translated!) |
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Children
of Paradise
directed
by Marcel Carné
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| Distributor
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Criterion
Collection # 141 - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon |
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City
Lights
directed
by Charles Chaplin
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Image
Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Out
of Print Try
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The
Decalogue
directed
by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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| Distributor
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Warner (Poland) - Region 2 - PAL .
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| Status |
| Available
from ISDVD.pl |
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L'Eclisse
directed
by Michelangelo Antonioni
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| Distributor
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Criterion
- Region 0 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
from
Amazon.com |
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Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales
directed
by Eric Rohmer
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Criterion - Region 1- NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
from
Amazon.com |
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The
Gospel According to St. Matthew
directed
by Pier Paolo Pasolini
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| Distributor
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Tartan
- Region 2 - PAL .
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| Status |
| Available
from
Amazon.uk |
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Hou
Hsiao-Hsien Limited Edition Boxset ( 83' - 86' )
directed
by Hou Hsio-Hsien
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Sinomovie - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Status |
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Limited to 3000 - available at
YesAsia.com |
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I
Fidanzati
directed
by Ermanno Olmi
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| Distributor
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Criterion - Region 0 -
NTSC
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| Status |
| Double
set- at
Amazon.com |
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In
The Mood For Love
directed
by Wong Kar-wai
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| Distributor
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TF1
Vidéo / Océan Films - Region 2 -
PAL
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| Status |
| Double
set- at
Amazon.fr |
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It's
a Wonderful Life
directed
by Frank Capra
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| Distributor
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Republic
Studious - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
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Out of
Print - Try
HERE! |
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Late Spring
directed
by Yasujiro Ozu
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| Distributor
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Criterion -
Region 1 - NTSC .
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.com |
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Magnolia
directed
by Paul Thomas Anderson
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| Distributor
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New
Line Home Video -
Region 1 - NTSC .
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.com |
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Metropolis
directed
by Fritz Lang
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Eureka (MoC # 8) -
Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
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Available as of
January 2005 at
Amazon.UK |
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Mirror
(Zerkalo)
directed
by Andrei Tarkovsky
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| Distributor
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Artificial
Eye -
Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
| Available
-make sure you get the optional mono soundtrack!
CLICK HERE |
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Mouchette
directed
by Robert Bresson
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| Distributor
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Criterion Collection
# 363 -
Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
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Available
from Amazon
HERE |
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Ordet
directed
by Carl Th. Dryer
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| Distributor
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Criterion Collection
# 126 -
Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Part
of Carl Th. Dryer Boxset - available
HERE |
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Title
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The
Passion of Joan of Arc
directed by Carl Th. Dryer
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| Distributor
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Criterion
Collection # 62 - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon |
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Pickpocket
directed
by Robert Bresson
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| Distributor
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Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon |
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Comparison
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Rosetta
(with La Promesse)
directed
by Dardenne Brothers
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| Distributor
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Artificial
Eye - Region 2 - PAL .
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.co.uk |
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Le Samourai
directed
by Jean-Pierre Melville
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| Distributor
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Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Status |
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Available
at
Amazon |
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The
Scent of Green Papaya (includes 'Cyclo')
directed
by Anh Hung Tran
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| Distributor
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Arte
- Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.fr |
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Comparisons/Reviews
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Film/DVD
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Seven Samurai
directed
by Akira Kurosawa
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| Distributor
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Criterion (REISSUE 3-disc) - Region 1- NTSC
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| Status |
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Available
at
Amazon |
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Film/DVD
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The
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
directed
by Jacques Demy
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| Distributor
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France
Video Distribution LE - Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
| Single
Disc -Out of Print!, Double set- at
Amazon.fr |
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Comparisons/Reviews
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Ugetsu Monogatori
directed
by Kenji Mizoguchi
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| Distributor
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Criterion -
Region 1 - NTSC .
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NOTE: New MGM-SE has out of sync audio |
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Available at Amazon
HERE! |
| Comparison
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West
Side Story
directed
by Robert Wise
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| Distributor
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MGM -
Region 1 - NTSC .
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| Status
NOTE: New MGM-SE has out of sync audio |
| Out
of Print! Try
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| Comparisons/Reviews
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Film/DVD
Title
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The
Wind Will Carry Us
directed
by Abbas Kiarostami
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| Distributor
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MK2 -
Region 2 - PAL .
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.fr |
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Film/DVD
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Winter
Light
directed
by Ingmar Bergman
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| Distributor
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Tartan
Home Video (UK) - Region 2 - PAL
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.UK |
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Film/DVD
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Woman
in the Dunes
directed
by Hiroshi Teshigahara
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| Distributor
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BFI - Region 2 - PAL .
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| Status |
| Available
at
Amazon.UK |
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