EL MAR tells the dark tale of three childhood friends--two boys and one girl--who live through the Spanish Civil War and must contend with horrible atrocities committed during... more
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located only 300 m from the popular ?Arenal? sandy beach and fabulous beachfront promenade. Reina del Mar is just a few steps from the shopping and tourist area.
Actor(s): Roger Casamajor, Bruno Bergonzini, Antnia Torrens
Director(s): Agustin Villaronga
Genre: Drama
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 2000
Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: Three childhood friends have their lives changed when they witness the murder of a young boy during the Spanish Civil War. A decade later these memories rise to the surface when they meet in a sanatorium.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): PECCADILLO PICTURES; PINNACLE VISION
Release date: 14/07/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: PPDVD 017
Barcode: 5060018650173
DVD Description
EL MAR tells the dark tale of three childhood friends--two boys and one girl--who live through the Spanish Civil War and must contend with horrible atrocities committed during wartime. They bear witness to the murder of a young boy and when reunited ten years on, the ghosts of their past become entangled in their present. A bloody climax ensues, the result of inescapable mental illness and sexual tension.
Languages
Main Language: Spanish
Subtitle Language: English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Special Features: Production Notes, Photo Gallery, Cast Biographies, Crew Biographies
Advantages: Old but brilliant film and fab DVD extras Disadvantages: Not noticed much any more
.../SPECIAL FEATURES
The brilliant list of special features includes:
Interactive menus~Includes soundtracks, subtitles, the cast and the film flash
Production notes~ Take a sneak and be impressed
Scene access~ Jump to a specific scene and hop right in.
Theatrical trailers~ Number 1 and 2
Dolby Surround sound 5.1~ For suitable television sets
Subtitle choices (Which is available in English, Arabic, Polish, Greek, Czech, Turkish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Croation.~ The subtitles will tell you basically everything said in the film at the bottom of the screen. ( The film itself is spoken in English though I'm sure you can buy it in other languages abroad!)
OTHER INFO
This DVD was a region 2 DVD.
Certificate 12.
102 minutes long.
Presented to you by Warner Bros.
Produced by Tim Burton and Larry Franco.
Directed by Tim Burton.
There are 38...
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Advantages: beautifully filmed, great acting Disadvantages: too short
...of Oscars. Unfortunately, the way of the West is to consign subtitled films to the "Art House" corner of the video store -such a shame.
This film pulls of the difficult feat of being hugely heart-warming without resorting to schmaltz or ignoring the tough realities of Patagonian life. This is a wonderful story of hope out-witting despair and I highly recommend it.
EXTRAS
- Theatrical Trailer
- Making of BeP: a short doumentary filmed on location, showing how the film was shot.
- Notes on el Perro: The Director, Carols Sorin, Art Director and Director of Photography, Hugo Colace, talk about the themes behind the story, the cast, the location and what it's like working with a small crew in a remote part of Argentinia.
- Other releases: trailers for Crash, Festival, 5X2 and Edukators
FILM INFO
Direcor: Carlos Sorin...
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Advantages: Superb cinematography, brilliant story Disadvantages: Somewhat weak ending
...Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Sub Titles: English
- Director's commentary
- Introduction by director
- Guardian interview at the National Film Theatre
- Featurettes
- Director's notebook
- Storyboard and notebook video prologue
- Storyboard / thumbnail comparisons
- Trailers
- Galleries
DVD Details
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- Format: Anamorphic, PAL
- Language Spanish
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: 12 Mar 2007
- Run Time: 119 minutes...
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