Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the... Learn More
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Kenji Mizoguchi has been associated with Bach, while Kurosawa with Beethoven. Many people consider his artistic stature as the major one in all the story of the Japanese Cinematography.
The most remarkable aspect to underline is the impressive narrative style and elegant and enraptured camera work that has become in a personal sign for him.
Mizoguchi is one of my beloved directors since I was a teenager. His visual descriptions own a mythic flavor, a language that overpasses by far, the common places we are used to watch.
Ugetsu is considered for many as the glorious masterpiece of Mizoguchi. Two couples, strongly struck by the poverty, live at the edge of desperation and hopeless, until one day, one of them decides to materialize a very long desire:... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Masayuki Mori - Machiko Kyô - Kinuyo Tanaka Director(s): Kenji Mizoguchi DVD Release Date: Released the 08 November 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Don't expect the blood-and-thunder adventure of Akira Kurosawa's samurai tales in this take on the legendary 18th century story. Loyal samurai plot righteous revenge on the scheming official responsible for the dishonor and execution of their honorable samurai Lord, yet Kenji Mizoguchi's elegant epic is a film of confrontation through ceremony, plots concealed in veils of political feints, and vengeance patiently delayed until honor can be satisfied. Such introspective drama may frustrate viewers anticipating adrenaline-fueled combat--even the climactic battle is communicated entirely in the breathless reading of a gripping dispatch--and they might prefer Hiroshi Inagaki's more visceral 1962 Chushingura. The drama of Mizoguchi's film is in the restrained poise of warriors... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Utaemon Ichikawa - Chojuro Kawarasaki - Yoshizaburo Arashi Director(s): Kenji Mizoguchi DVD Release Date: Released the 29 June 1999 THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available.
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