- Using the streets of downtown Los Angeles as a backdrop, Wim Wenders' emotional Land of Plenty is a darkly humorous and powerful examination of post-9/11 America. John Diehl gives a strong performance as Paul, a troubled Vietnam Vet who is haunted by events of September 11 and searches L.A. for terrorists he is convinced are going to strike again. Michelle Williams plays Paul's niece, Lana
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An American girl disappears on the dark side of Tokyo, a world of hostess clubs and corruption, racism, and conformity. Lisa Countryman vanishes in Tokyo in 1980. The young U.S. Embassy official assigned to her case, Tom Hurley, is in over his head, tangled in an unsavory love affair with the wife of a CIA officer. Lisa's best chance at being found may lie in the improbable hands of Kenzo Ota, a neurotic Japanese cop ridiculed by his peers. Worse, Lisa likely disappeared into the shadow world of Tokyo's sex trade, where a bewildering variety of clubs cater to every imaginable male fantasy, lust, and perversion.
The mystery of Lisa's disappearance is intertwined with the mystery of her origins as an ainoko, a half-breed. For Lisa, as with others involve! d in her case, alienation and belonging, love and hate, are bo! und up w ith race. Every manâ€"guilty and innocentâ€"who seeks her has to come to terms with his own nature and character.Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Iljimae acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Iljimae and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chan is a doctor's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.Title: SLEEPING BEAUTY (2008) DVD A.K.A. Seul-li-ping Byoo-ti Director: Lee Han Na Starring: Lee Na ri, Kim Ja Yeong, Im Ah young, Han Kyeong hee, Hwang Jeong wook DVD Region: Region 3 - Ensure that your DVD player plays Region 3 discs Languages: Korean Subtitles: English, Chinese DVD Audio: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 Running Time: TBA minutes Format: NTSC (Please ensure your DVD player is compatible) Synopsis Do-yeon, a 6th grade elementary school student, meets her cousin Sang-jun at her grandmother's funeral. On the last day of the funeral Do-yeon and Sang-jun go into an empty classroom near the funeral. There they have their first sexual experience. Lee Rae, a single women in her 50's, lives with her father who suffers from Alzheimer's. She raises ducks, but recently got rid of them because of Avian Influenza. Her father's physical and mental health has also worsened. He even asks Lee Rae to touch him inappropriately. 17 year old Su-jin was smuggled into the country by professional brokers. She was adopted into a family that lives in a countryside farm. On her first day at the farm she was raped by her stepfather. They also share the same bedroom. Su-jin is continuously accosted by her stepfather. Su-jin sole source of comfort is the grandson, who sympathizes with Su-jin and her plight. He is a victim of physical abuse from the stepfather. Su-jin then becomes pregnant. One day, close to the day that Su-jin is expected to give birth, she and the grandson finds a bloody knife...A darkly humorous and powerful exploration of post-9/11 America. -OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2004 Toronto Film Festival -Films with 9/11 subject matter timely in marketplace: Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center and United 93 (DVD 9-5-2006)
