CARANDIRU- Brazil/Argentina
06-04-04 | 01:09 PM
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CARANDIRU- Brazil/Argentina
The Brazialian/Argentina entry from Cannes 2003 is set for a UK release-July26.
Synopsis- (via the Brits):
"Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Carandiru for 26th July 2004 with a retail price of £19.99. Murderers, rapists, stool pigeons, drug addicts. They were the feared ones, the criminals who really ran Carandiru, Brazil's largest correctional facility: Ebony, an honourable thief and respected leader; Highness, a smooth operator with two families to support; Ezequiel; n ex-surfer turned crack addict; Dagger, a brutal killer with God in his side. They were among the prison's elite, the select few who ruled Carandiru by their own codes and laws. A rule that would end in bloodshed when 300 Policemen stormed the facility and brutally murdered 111 unarmed inmates. This is the true story of that infamous day in October 1992, a day that shocked the world. The day of the Carandiru massacre.
Features include:
* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* Brazillian Portuguese and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
* Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
* Director's Commentary
* Deleted Scenes
* The Making of Carandiru featurette"
Official site- http://carandiru.globo.com/
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Synopsis- (via the Brits):
"Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Carandiru for 26th July 2004 with a retail price of £19.99. Murderers, rapists, stool pigeons, drug addicts. They were the feared ones, the criminals who really ran Carandiru, Brazil's largest correctional facility: Ebony, an honourable thief and respected leader; Highness, a smooth operator with two families to support; Ezequiel; n ex-surfer turned crack addict; Dagger, a brutal killer with God in his side. They were among the prison's elite, the select few who ruled Carandiru by their own codes and laws. A rule that would end in bloodshed when 300 Policemen stormed the facility and brutally murdered 111 unarmed inmates. This is the true story of that infamous day in October 1992, a day that shocked the world. The day of the Carandiru massacre.
Features include:
* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* Brazillian Portuguese and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
* Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
* Director's Commentary
* Deleted Scenes
* The Making of Carandiru featurette"
Official site- http://carandiru.globo.com/
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Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 06-04-04 at 01:15 PM.
06-08-04 | 08:26 AM
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Saw this at a festival in March. It's a great accomplishment for the director which must have been made at great toil and sacrifice. As a film it's a pretty wild ride,too. I hope there are subtitles for the extras on this one.
06-09-04 | 06:04 AM
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I'm not sure if this is off-topic but, even though i liked the movie a lot, I wouldn't recommend this as a blind buy.
I think the pace of the movie is not for everyone. but that's just my opinion
I think the pace of the movie is not for everyone. but that's just my opinion
08-18-04 | 05:15 PM
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We have taken a look at the July 27th UK release of the Brazilian prison drama Carandiru here.
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Carandiru won’t be a film for everyone, some may find the somewhat free flowing structure problematic. Indeed I did, on my first watch. Whilst the sequence involving the riot and subsequent massacre contain some of its best material, it’s best not to think of it as a movie about the riot, but as one about prison life in general. It is an excellent movie, convincingly acted, sensitively directed and is well worth your time.
Carandiru won’t be a film for everyone, some may find the somewhat free flowing structure problematic. Indeed I did, on my first watch. Whilst the sequence involving the riot and subsequent massacre contain some of its best material, it’s best not to think of it as a movie about the riot, but as one about prison life in general. It is an excellent movie, convincingly acted, sensitively directed and is well worth your time.
08-18-04 | 10:09 PM
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