World Class Directors Collection (6 Films) - 8-DVD Box Set ( Solyaris / Vargtimmen / Derusu Uzara / Il Decameron / Week End / La passion de Jeanne d'Arc ) ( Solaris / The Hour of the Wolf / Dersu Uzala / The Decameron / Weekend / The Passion of Joan of Arc )

World Class Directors Collection (6 Films) - 8-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Solyaris / Vargtimmen / Derusu Uzara / Il Decameron / Week End / La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Alternate Title: Solaris / The Hour of the Wolf / Dersu Uzala / The Decameron / Weekend / The Passion of Joan of Arc
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
David Donatello Awards
Moscow International Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
750 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Box Set
Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1928 - 1975 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Soviet Union ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Ingmar Bergman
Akira Kurosawa
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Jean-Luc Godard
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Written By:
Stanislaw Lem
Fridrikh Gorenshtein
Ingmar Bergman
Akira Kurosawa
Vladimir Arsenyev
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Giovanni Boccaccio
Jean-Luc Godard
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Joseph Delteil

Actors:
Natalya Bondarchuk ..... Hari
Donatas Banionis ..... Kris Kelvin
Jüri Järvet ..... Dr. Snaut
Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy ..... Henri Berton
Nikolay Grinko ..... Kelvin's Father
Anatoliy Solonitsyn ..... Dr. Sartorius
Olga Barnet ..... Kris Kelvin's Mother
Vitalik Kerdimun ..... André Berton's son
Olga Kizilova ..... Gibarian's she-guest
Tatyana Malykh ..... Kris Kelvin's niece
Aleksandr Misharin ..... Shannahan, Berton's expedition host
Bagrat Oganesyan ..... Professor Trajet
Tamara Ogorodnikova ..... Anna, Kris Kelvin's aunt
Sos Sargsyan ..... Dr. Gibarian, a physiologist
Yulian Semyonov ..... Chairman of Investigation Commission
Max von Sydow ..... Johan Borg
Liv Ullmann ..... Alma Borg
Gertrud Fridh ..... Corinne von Merkens
Georg Rydeberg ..... Lindhorst, archivist
Erland Josephson ..... Baron von Merkens
Naima Wifstrand ..... Old Lady with Hat
Ulf Johansson ..... Therapist Heerbrand
Gudrun Brost ..... Gamla Fru von Merkens
Bertil Anderberg ..... Ernst von Merkens
Ingrid Thulin ..... Veronica Vogler
Maksim Munzuk ..... Dersu Uzala
Yuri Solomin ..... Captain Vladimir Arseniev
Svetlana Danilchenko ..... Mrs. Arseniev
Dmitri Korshikov ..... Wowa son of Arsenjev
Suimenkul Chokmorov ..... Jan Bao
Vladimir Kremena ..... Turtwigin
Aleksandr Pyatkov ..... Olenin
Mikhail Bychkov
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
B. Khorulev
Nikolai Volkov
Franco Citti ..... Ciappelletto
Ninetto Davoli ..... Andreuccio of Perugia
Jovan Jovanovic ..... Rustico
Vincenzo Amato ..... Masetto of Lamporecchio
Angela Luce ..... Peronella
Giuseppe Zigaina ..... Monk
Maria Gabriella Maione ..... Allievo di Giotto
Vincenzo Cristo ..... Giannello
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Giorgio Iovine
Salvatore Bilardo
Vincenzo Ferrigno
Luigi Seraponte
Antonio Diddio
Mirella Catanesi
Mireille Darc ..... Corinne Durand
Jean Yanne ..... Roland Durand
Jean-Pierre Kalfon ..... Le chef du Front de Libération de la Seine et Oise
Maria Falconetti ..... Jeanne d'Arc
Eugene Silvain ..... Évêque Pierre Cauchon (Bishop Pierre Cauchon)
André Berley ..... Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz ..... Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud ..... Jean Massieu
Michel Simon ..... Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd ..... Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet ..... Jean Beaupère
Armand Lurville ..... Juge (Judge)
Jacques Arnna ..... Juge (Judge)
Alexandre Mihalesco ..... Juge (Judge)
Léon Larive ..... Juge (Judge)

Synopsis:

Solaris (1972)
Some scientists in a space observation laboratory, above the planet Solaris, discover that the ocean contains some power which forces them to materialise their obsessions in solid form.

The Hour of the Wolf (1968)
An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, which takes place on a windy island.

Dersu Uzala (1975)
At the turn of the century, a small army map-making team are charting the unexplored wilds of Siberia. They are joined by Dersu Uzala, an ageing hunter and trapper who can survive in the wilderness.

The Decameron (1971)
Full of bawdy, earthy spirit, the film romps through its tales of sex and death - of lusty nuns and priests, cuckolded husbands, murdered lovers and grave robber...

Weekend (1967)
A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder...

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

Solaris (1972)
When the scientist Fechner disappears in the surface of the mysterious Solaris Ocean, the experienced helicopter pilot Henri Berton crosses a fog seeking out Fechner and has weird visions. His statement is presented to a commission of scientists that believe he had hallucinations. However, the widowed psychologist Kris Kelvin is assigned to the space station that orbits Solaris to check the mental health of the three remaining scientists that are still working there. He first meets Dr. Snaut, who tells him that Dr. Gibarian committed suicide, and later he meets Dr. Sartorius and he realizes that the scientists have strange behaviors. When he encounters his wife Hari, who died ten years ago, in the space station, the scientists explain to Kris that the Solaris Ocean has the ability to materialize the innermost thoughts in neutrons beings. Kris questions whether the appearance of his beloved wife is a curse or a blessing.

The Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Haunted by demons past and present, artist Johan Borg (Max Von Sydow) fights a losing battle to retain his sanity and maintain his artistic prowess. His wife Alma, desperate to join him, finds herself starting to share his hallucinations. But as Johan's mind continues to unravel, Alma is forced to choose between her love... and her life.

Dersu Uzala (1975)
In 1902, a Russian army expedition is assigned to explore Siberia under the command of Captain Vladimir Arseniev. He befriends the Goldi (Nanai) hunter Dersu Uzala and invites him to guide the explorers through the stark forest up to Khanka Lake. Along their journey, Arseniev discovers that Dersu Uzala is a man with a beautiful soul, and they become close friends. When his assignment ends, Dersu Uzala says goodbye to Arseniev. In 1907, Captain Arseniev is assigned to another expedition at the Ussuri River; when he meets Dersu Uzala in the forest, the lonely hunter joins his team and guides the group. However, he is older and has problems with his vision, and Captain Arseniev invites Dersu Uzala to live with his family in Khabarovsk City. But the old man does not adapt to the urban lifestyle and decides to return to the forest. In 1910, Captain Arseniev is called to Korfovskaïa to identify the body of a man who has his calling card and might be Dersu Uzala.

The Decameron (1971)
An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's 'Decameron': A young man from Perugia is swindled twice in Naples, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happen= s after death. Pasolini is up to his old tricks satirizing the Church, and throwing in liberal doses of life and love.

Weekend (1967)
A bourgeois French married couple, Roland (Jean Yanne) and Corinne (Mireille Darc), both have secret lovers and are both planning each other's murder. They set out by car for Corinne's parents' home in the country to secure her inheritance from her dying father, by murdering him, if necessary.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) is widely regarded as Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer's finest achievement and one of the greatest films of all time. Dreyer recreates the trial and execution of St. Joan with near-documentary authenticity, as if one was present at the actual 15th century event and both defendant and accusers were the genuine article. The director's use of huge, probing close-ups -- detailing every pockmark and even the saliva at the sides of the mouths -- adds a shocking immediacy which makes it hard to believe that this film is nearly 70 years old. As Joan, Renée Maria Falconetti (in her only film) transcends mere praise. The Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent film, but the original transcripts of Joan's trial are brilliantly conveyed by the pantomime of the actors. The film's title is supremely double-edged -- Joan's 'passion' is shown to be as erotic as it is spiritual.

Solaris (1972)
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence.

The Hour of the Wolf (1968)
The Hour of the Wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die. It is the hour when the sleepless are haunted by their deepest fear, when ghosts and demons are most powerful.

Dersu Uzala (1975)
A Russian army explorer who is rescued in Siberia by a rugged Asian hunter renews his friendship with the woodsman years later when he returns as the head of a larger expedition. The hunter finds that all of his nature lore is of no help when he accompanies the explorer back to civilization.

The Decameron (1971)
In the controversial Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini's film 'Decameron' you have lusty nuns who perform sexual 'miracles,' a cheating wife with a head for business, dying con artist attempting a heavenly swindle, young lovers caught with their pants down, a servant who loses his head for love and a gullible farmer who tries to turn his wife into a mare. These are just some of the stories Pasolini vividly brings to life!

Weekend (1967)
A unlucky married couple, that tries to kill each other, wants to travel to the countryside, but due to behavior of all the people with travel becomes a nightmare full of accidents, terrorism and civil war.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
With its stunning camerawork and striking compositions, Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc convinced the world that movies could be art. Renée Falconetti gives one of the greatest performances ever recorded on film, as the young maiden who died for God and France. Shock DVD is proud to present this milestone of silent cinema.

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