May 14, 2013
New Arrivals · DVDs—Foreign Feature Films
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Talaash the answer lies within
April 24, 2013
Mumbai : Reliance Entertainment, 2013.
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Surjan Singh Shekhawat who has been entrusted the task of solving a high-profile murder case of a film star is up against a dead-end. Will he be able to take the case to a natural conclusion?
Luv shuv tey chicken khurana
April 3, 2013
Mumbai : Reliance Entertainment, c2012.
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special feature : Making of the movie.
On-the-run from the London mafia, Omi returns to his ancestral village - a place he'd flown from with his grandad's money and grander 'London Dreams'. Will Omi be able to hide his failures while chasing love, and the lost recipe of the infamous dish, 'Chicken Khurana'?
Le Gaya Saddam
April 3, 2013
Mumbai : Magna Home Video, 2013.
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Follow the story of a Muslim couple seeking divorce and conforming to the traditions of Shariyat, the Muslim divorce system.
Deewana main deewana
April 3, 2013
Mumbai : Madhu Entertainment & Media Pvt. Ltd., 2013.
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: Interactive menu of songs & scenes for easy access.
Basant fell in love with Priya at first sight, but Priya disappeared before he had a chance to meet her. Meanwhile, Basant's friend Vasant donates blood after Priya is in an accident, and she wants to come to Mumbai to say thanks. Basant goes to the railway station instead of Vasant to pick her up. She assumes he is the donor and Basant is afraid to tell her the truth. Vasant and Priya's father both find out about the deception and confront Basant separately to unfortunate outcomes.
Chakradhaar
April 3, 2013
New Delhi : Super Cassettes, 2013.
1 videodisc (ca. 121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Shravan is a simple but righteous son of a security guard, who joins Banaras University for his post graduation on his father's insistence. He is romantically inclined toward the Principal's daughter. Shravan notices a lot of corruption, happening in the University. He actively involves himself in the fight against corruption.
Chakravyuh a war you cannot escape
March 27, 2013
Mumbai : Eros International, c2012.
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
There is a war raging in India. A war whose end can't be seen. A war that isn't being waged by outsiders. The enemy is our own! The youth of the country are rebelling ... Against injustice, against tyranny, against exploitation. Inequality will not be tolerated forever. There is anger, and there is deep social unrest. Our own countrymen are locked in the bloodiest armed mutiny this country has ever seen. 'Chakravyuh' is the story of six extraordinary characters, each with an all-consuming dream ... A promise ... A promise they will uphold above everything else.
Khiladi 786
March 27, 2013
Mumbai : Eros International, c2012.
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Born to an owner of a marriage bureau Champak Lal, Mansukh has been a complete failure ever since he has grown up and tried to help his father in their family business. All the alliances he had tried to make, have resulted in separation even before the marriage took place. To prove his worth to his father, he takes up an unusual challenge of getting an underworld don TT bhai's spoilt brat sister Indu, married to a cop called Bahattar Singh aka Khiladi 786 in Punjab.
Student of the year
March 27, 2013
London : Eros International, [2012]
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Bonus DVD : Making of the film -- Deleted scenes -- Making of the songs (Ishq wala love, Disco song, Radha).
It is the story of Abhimanyu Singh and Rohan Nanda, who traverse the path of competition, envy, triumph, failure, manipulation and heartbreak in their mini-universe of St. Teresa High School, Dehradun. When Abhi and Rohan's rivalry takes an unexpected turn to friendship, neither pre-empts the complications that would brew. Things are further knotted up when Shanaya Singhania, the most popular girl on the campus enters the equation.
Heroine
March 6, 2013
Mumbai : Reliance Home Video, 2012.
1 videodisc (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special feature : Making of the movie.
Mahi Arora has all the trappings of a Bollywood superstar-name, fame and fortune. Unfortunately she's also a manic depressive and constantly courts a death wish. Will Mahi succumb to her weakness or will she manage to stay afloat?
Rust and bone
March 1, 2013
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2013.
1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Ali and his son depart Belgium for Antibes to reside with his sister and her husband. Ali's connection with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, intensifies when she endures a horrific accident.
Chhodo kal ki baatein
February 13, 2013
Mumbai : Reliance Home Video, [c2012]
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The movie shows the journey of an IT professional from his workaholic stage where he always craves for more, to the stage where he is satisfied and content and living in the present. During this journey he comes across an interesting inspirational individual; a charismatic blind man who makes him understand the importance of living life wholeheartedly.
Joker
February 6, 2013
Marina del Ray, CA : UTV Motion Pictures, 2012.
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A NASA scientist and his girlfriend head to the village of Paglapur, a village on the border of India and Pakistan claimed by neither country, to create a device to communicate with aliens. Comedy ensues when they learn that the village is inhabited by escaped inmates from the region's mental asylum.
Mukesh Bhatt's Jannat 2
January 24, 2013
New Delhi : T Series, 2012.
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A rookie guns dealer goes undercover for a cop who is out to crack the illegal arms racket. Caught in a web of lies and miscalculated moves, he becomes the target of suspicion and gun-war.
Chaar din ki chandni
January 16, 2013
New Delhi : T Series, 2012.
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Maharaja CV Singh has five sons, and Veer, who is the only educated son, is persuing his studies in London. He comes home to attend his sister's wedding, and he brings his girlfriend Chandni to his mansion in Jodhpur. But the troubles start when he introduces her as a journalist who is interested in covering his sister's royal wedding.
Silent souls
January 2, 2013
[United States] : Zeitgeist Films, c2013.
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: Gorgeous HD master, enhanced for widescreen viewing; U.S. theatrical trailer.
Based on the novel Ovsyanki by Aist Sergeyev.
Tough guy Miron asks taciturn writer, Aist, to accompany him on a long journey to dispose of his dead wife's remains according to the rituals of the Merya people, an ancient tribe from picturesque West-Central Russia. As the two friends traverse the evocatively bleak landscape with her body and a pair of caged birds, Miron fills the hours relating the most intimate details of his marriage.
Pale flower
December 14, 2012
[New York] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [2011]
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Based on the short novel by Shintaro Ishihara.
In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict. What at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path.
Ferrari ki sawaari
December 12, 2012
Mumbai : Eros International, 2012.
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A little boy thinks of nothing but cricket. His father, Rusy, thinks of nothing but his little boy. To fulfill his son's dream of playing at Lord's cricket ground, the honest and upright Rusy takes a reckless step. He borrows a gleaming red Ferrari, just for one hour. The only trouble: he doesn't inform the car's legendary owner.
Gangs of VÄsepura II Gangs of Wasseypur II
December 12, 2012
New Delhi : Eagle Home Entertainment, 2012.
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
It's the sequel and the final chapter in the bloody lives of the avenging 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. Sardar Khan's sons are at war with Ramadhir Singh's men. The knives clash and the bullets flash till either drops dead.
Shirin Farhad ki toh nikal padi
December 12, 2012
Mumbai : Eros International, 2012.
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Farhad works as a salesman at a lingerie shop and at 45, he is still single. Much against the behest of his mother and grandma, the shy Parsi man is unable to find his perfect match. Until he meets Shirin and cupid strikes!
Teri meri kahaani
December 12, 2012
London : Eros International, c2012.
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Can we truly love one person throughout our life and hope that fate makes us meet with the same person in every life of ours? This story takes us through the journey of eternal love between a couple who have vowed to love each other not only in this life but in every life to follow. Their love is so strong that even destiny wants to bring them together. The story starts in 1960 Bombay with Govind and Ruksar, then moves ahead to present times, 2012 England with Radha and Krish and then goes back in time to Punjab, 1910 with Aradhana and Javed. Can Javed and Aradhana still be together? Will Ruksar realize that Govind's feelings for her were genuine? Will Krish be able to clear the misunderstanding?
Sleep tight
December 12, 2012
Orland Park, IL : Dark Sky Films, c2012.
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Toiling silently amongst the residents of an everyday Barcelona apartment building, doorman Cesar harbors a dark secret: his sole desire in life is to make others unhappy. When he sets his sights on Clara, one of his building's cheeriest residents, his sick need blossoms into a full-fledged obsession. Embarking on a series of private and physical violations against Clara, Cesar becomes determined to ruin her life by any means necessary.
The well-digger's daughter
December 12, 2012
New York, NY : Manufactured and distributed by Kino Lorber, c2012.
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Based on the work by Marcel Pagnol.
In pre-World War II France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his saintly daughter when she gets in trouble with a dashing air force pilot.
The forgiveness of blood
December 12, 2012
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, c2012.
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: audio commentary with Joshua Marston; Acting close to home, a discussion between the director and actors; Truth on the ground, on-set interwiews with the producer and actors; audition and rehearsal footage ; trailer; high-definition digital transfer; booklet featuring an essay by Oscar Moralde.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
In northern Albania a teenage brother and sister are physically and emotionally trapped in a cycle of violence, a result of their father's entanglement with a rival clan over a piece of land.
Hermano
December 12, 2012
[United States] : Music Box Films, 2012.
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from sell sheet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Raised as brothers, intense teammates and competitors on the soccer field, the gregarious, swaggering Julio and the wiry, focused Daniel have remained virtually inseparable ever since the newborn Daniel was found abandoned in a trash heap in their La Ceniza slum.
Sleepless night
December 12, 2012
[United States] : Tribeca Film : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2012.
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: an interview with the cast of Sleepless night, presented by American Express.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Sleepless night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer--or so it seems. After he and a colleague are recognized while stealing a massive bag of cocaine from drug dealers employed by local mob boss Marciano, Vincent quickly finds himself trapped in a situation that no parent would envy: his son had been kidnapped with the promise of execution if he doesn't immediately deliver the bag back to its rightful owner. Vincent heads to Marciano's nightclub on the outskirts of Paris to make the swap, but competing interests and misplaced loyalties soon threaten to complicate the exchange. The ensuing game of cat-and-mouse quickly spirals into madness, sprawling across every seedy back room and pulsating, claustrophobic inch of the croweded dance floor. With enemies on all sides and time working against hime, the night to come might not only be the longest but also the last for Vincent and his young son.
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