Tartan have let us know of their line-up for the start of 2002.
21st January
"BATTLE ROYALE (2000) "
The box-office sensation that shocked Japan! It's the near future and kids are out of control. The solution? Kidnap a class at random, abandon them on an island and give them three days to kill each other. Violent, surreal and very funny. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring 'Beat' Takeski. Released on Tartan's Asia Extreme label.
"TRUFFAUT COLLECTION - DVD only"
Following in the footsteps of Tartan Video's retrospective of World cinema greats, the focus falls on the leading light of French Nouvelle Vague, Francois Truffaut. Available on DVD for the first time. The first titles in the series are:
"JULES ET JIM (1961) "
Truffaut's masterpiece starring Jeanne Moreau as the strong-willed Catherine who is wooed by Jules and Jim. With its freeze-frames, news footage and stills, Truffaut creates an extraordinarily modern portrait of an independent woman.
"LE PEAU DOUCE (1964) "
Truffaut's love of Hitchcock is evident in this dark thriller with Francoise Dorleac playing the femme fatale, an air hostess who's set on a crime of passion.
FEBRUARY 2002
"THE TERRORIST (2000) - video/DVD"
Directed by Santosh Sivan, whose latest film Asoka has received rave reviews. A young girl volunteers as a suicide bomber to assassinate a visiting politician. But her preparations for the mission offer other possibilities. A powerful contemplative film that's a dramatic study in emotional and moral dilemmas Featuring a stunning performance by rising star, Ayesha Dharkar who will be appearing in Star Wars Episode 2.
BERGMAN COLLECTION - DVD only
The next series of films by the world cinema master, Ingmar Bergman.
"WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957) "
A college professors reflects on his on his idyllic past between nightmares of regret in old age. One of Bergman's most heart-warming films and starring two of his most beautiful leading ladies, Bibi Andersson and Ingrid Thulin.
"CRIES AND WHISPERS (1972) "
Nominated for three Oscars, and winner of one, a harrowing tale of three sisters struggling with pent-up emotions, coping with loss whilst desperately searching for love. Bergman's greatest leading ladies - Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thulin, and Harriet Andersson - give electrifying, haunting performances. Unforgettable.
"FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (1980) "
vMade in exile in Germany, an absorbing tale of tortured characters including a monologue from an ageing gay man that marks it out from the dominance of female characters in his other films.
"RING 0 (2000) - video/DVD"
The final chilling part of the acclaimed Ring trilogy! Directed by Norio Tsuruta. A tape recording of a political demonstration back in the 1950's seems to have sparked a series of unexplained deaths. As more people die over the coming years., it's clear that the curse of Sadako has been around longer than anyone imagined.
MARCH 2002
"HERSCHELL GORDON-LEWIS COLLECTION - DVD only"
The lid has been opened to the crypt of the Master of Gore and two more horror classics have been resurrected on DVD and video. THE WIZARD OF GORE and THE GORE GORE GIRLS
"THE VERHOEVEN COLLECTION - DVD only"
Two titles from the pre-Hollywood career of Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven, who brought us Starship Troopers and Basic Instinct . The Collection will include Keetje Tippel, Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange, Business is Business and The Fourth Man.
Oh, and these are R2 UK of course
ali
