Movies to watch on Blu-Ray and DVD: Ant-Man, more...
Out on 30 November and 7 December
Paul Rudd is a more down-to-Earth hero. Amy finds with movie stardom, the Schu fits. Yes, heres the DVD and Blu-Ray releases to check out these next two weeks. Click on for our reviews of Ant-Man, Mission:Impossible Rogue Nation, Fantastic Four, Trainwreck, Hellraiser: Scarlet Box, Magic Mike XXL, Pixels, The Gift, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Absolutely Anything, Cannonball Run, Shane, A New Leaf, The Quiet Man, Ghost Story, Wilde, Tom & Viv, Vacation and Aferim!. For the best movie reviews, subscribe to Total Film.
ANT-MAN
In a summer in which blockbusters consistently equated bigger with better more teeth, in Jurassic Worlds pithy terminology Ant-Man stood out for demanding that audiences bring their dental mirrors. Credit Marvel for the savvy to dodge expectations, especially after delivering Avengers: Age Of Ultron, one of the biggest (some would say stodgiest) of 2015s crop. Here, a shrunken superhero is wow enough. Admittedly, it didnt feel like that prior to Ant-Mans arrival. If the premise didnt already make it an underdog, a much-reported directorial departure left the studios 12th movie looking somewhat unheralded. Yet, like its diminutive hero, the film uses that element of surprise to its advantage. Well never know what original helmer Edgar wright might have brought, and perhaps the limits of Marvels experimentation have been reached. Yet dont forget that Wrights replacement Peyton reed has form for likeability (Bring It On) and visual invention (Down With Love). Ant-Man fizzes with similar warmth and brio. Freed from MCU continuity, the film runs parallel to Marvels A-list, be it Michael Douglas Hank Pym holding out on S.H.I.E.L.D. to Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) besting a familiar face during a training mission. It shares something of Guardians Of The Galazys insouciance, without being dragged down by any guff about infinity stones. Here, the stakes are much yes smaller. It takes time, though. The opening stretches are weighed down by soon-to-be partners-in-crime Pym and Langs dual backstories. Where Guardians threw its gang together with breathless impatience, Ant-Man studiously details both Pyms battle to protect his shrinking secret from amoral protg Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), and Langs attempts to seek redemption as a dad. The pace flags but the faults are structural; its unclear what Wright might have done differently, or better. An ace break-in sequence raises the films intelligence via Langs ingeniously leftfield approach to locks. Suddenly, the extensive story building makes sense: this film delights in tearing down the established edifices of Marvel movies and rebuilding to suit the changing scale. With moments of science both plausible (greater density brings ant-like strength) and implausible (communication with ants via vibratory earpieces), Langs adoption of the Ant-Man suit is a hoot. Yet each joke progresses his tactical nous; compared to the Avengers brawn, Lang absolutely requires nimbleness in movement, timing and thought, giving a satisfyingly cerebral thrill to the action. So Rudd and Reeds union delivers a breezy character comedy, a caper movie that happens to revolve around a fantastic(ally small) hero. Rudd nails the irreverent tone required, aided by an admirably self-deprecating Douglas and a wryly sceptical Evangeline Lilly, although Michael Pea steals proceedings as Langs hyper-enthusiastic pal. With entire sequences shot and edited to Peas manic jabber, Marvel brings fresh meaning to calls for more teeth. Modest extras take in C-3PO impersonations, the importance of dust motes and Reed badgering an evasive Rudd to reveal which side hes on in the upcoming Civil War. EXTRAS: Commentary (BD) > Featurettes (BD) > Deleted/extended scenes (BD) > Gag reel (BD) Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Pena, Abby Ryder Fortson DVD, BD, 3D BD, Digital HD release: 30 November 2015 Simon Kinnear
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION
Has Tom Cruise outdone himself? In previous Missions, his bouts of precipitous dangling ranged from M:I2s rock-climbing nerve-rattler to Ghost Protocols Burj Khalifa butterflies. But Rogue Nation goes one better: here, Cruise hangs gamely from his movies edge while a newcomer deftly steals the show. With Cruises money-shot airbus stunt dispatched with bracing confidence in a pre- credits fly-by, Rebecca Ferguson is one big reason that this Mission feels so surprising for a series on its fifth entry. Under the marvellously locked-and-loaded name of Ilsa Faust, she brings just what a long-running franchise needs: a rogue element, armed with mystique and effortless charisma. And a big knife. Whether you see her as another welcome jab for high-grade action women in 2015 (alongside Charlize Therons Furiosa), a shot in the Mission series arm or both, this is Fergusons lift-off moment. A newcomer to action, she had to slide down a roof for the Vienna Opera House sequence on her first day. And shes afraid of heights, marvels Cruise on his hyper-enthused (what else?) joint commentary with the films writer/director. But shes in good hands, because the other big star here is that helmer, Christopher McQuarrie, who clearly enjoys some special hotline to what makes Cruise films tick: he co-wrote Edge Of Tomorrow, one of Cruises best in years, and wrote/directed Jack Reacher, the other one. Here, the man who grabbed an Oscar for his whiplash-smart script for The Usual Suspects writes/directs a relatively unusual Mission movie. Cruise calls it the analog version on the chat track, a description borne out by the vinyl sequence (lifted from the TV shows pilot) and functioning London phone box (lifted from pure fantasy). Rogue Nation isnt without gadgets but a dash of in-camera focus drives, say, the mask scene thoroughly anatomised on the commentary. Mostly, McQuarrie downplays tech in favour of old-school spy moves. The many references tell you what territory is being aimed for: The Parallax View, Three Days Of The Condor and North By Northwest are noted, and you can add nods to Casablanca, The Third Man and Hitchcocks The Man Who Wasnt There. As McQuarrie himself quips, its a real Homage-arama! With the dial steered towards vintage style, Macquaries classicist control helps focus a potentially muddled plot in which the IMF gets dismantled, a terrorist superpower rises and Cruises Ethan Hunt trots global hot-spots. The cat-and-mouse opera scene is a model of meticulous clarity, the climax a thing of clipped efficiency: and you cant often say that of climaxes. McQuarrie worried that his film lacked a big send-off, but his decision to lean on likeable leads for leaner action keeps things fresh because it inverts the usual order of things (big airborne bit to open, intimate stakes to close): Billy Wilder, who had firm rules about endings (dont hang around), might even have approved. Not that stunt-addicts are deprived. Cruise sings Peggs praises for daring to share a car with him for the chase sequence. (Presumably the bike was a vehicle too far.) Having trained to do the diving scene, Cruise spent hours in the tank. A dialogue sequence shot at the end of that same soggy day finds Cruise looking unusually cream-crackered, leading to what must surely be another first: tireless Tom talking about aching joints on the talk-track. Like Cruise, M:I5 isnt without creaky bits. As with many MCU rogues, Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) falls short of his nefarious reputation, unless looking a bit peaky is the new terrifying. Simon Pegg dishes decent laughs to compensate, but some chuckles are unwitting Hunt is the living manifestation of destiny, indeed and Jeremy Renners dry input doesnt quite explain Macquaries salivating praise for his on-set improvisation skills. But Cruise might almost be the living manifestation of stamina. Keeping that frown/grin/run routine on alert over a 19-year-old, five-film series is impressive, especially given some of the glitches that cropped up along the way, which you can revisit in the box-set version for the full collection of Cruise doing dangly things. After Brian de Palmas tight, twisty opener, the sizzling fuse went damp for John Woos over-styled dovesnmullets entry (HH). But J.J. Abrams cavalier follow-up boasted a bracingly cheeky skyscraper stunt and a great Philip Seymour Hoffman villain, before Brad Birds Ghost Protocol gave the series a triple injection of cleverness, cartoon-ish fun and clammy-palmed vertigo. There are moments where the Cruise frown goes nuclear in Rogue Nation (check his face in the record booth), which might be a series high. Hunt may not be the manifestation of complex characterisation, but a top six placing in 2015s worldwide box office suggests Tom Cruise knows what it takes to defy the laws of diminishing returns (as well as gravity). Mission 6, then? Accepted: but keep Faust part of the bargain. EXTRAS: Featurettes > Commentary Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner DVD, BD, Digital HD release: 7 December 2015 Kevin Harley
FANTASTIC FOUR
Four months after it received a resounding clobbering at the box office, its still unclear whos to blame for Fantastic Four spiralling into a critical negative zone. Obvious reshoots (as evidenced by heavy-handed editing, excessive ADR and Kate Maras alternating wig status) blight the final release, but was Fox improving or ruining Josh Tranks original vision for a hard sci-fi version of Marvels first family? It was certainly an enticing prospect: superhero transformation depicted as Cronenbergian body horror. once Reed Richards (Miles Teller), Johnny Storm (Michael B. Jordan), Ben Grimm (Jamie Bell) and Victor Von Doom (Toby Kebbell) finally step into a dimension-jumping machine and are exposed to the transformative rigours of Planet Zero leaving a senselessly sidelined Sue Storm (mara) behind we catch a glimpse of what Trank wanted to explore in this film. et the horrifying scenes of metamorphoses and torturous military experiments that ensue would have understandably left Fox execs wondering what had become of their supposed summer blockbuster. What we get, then, is a final product that has undergone a similarly terrible transformation to its characters, one thats been inserted into a production machine and spat out the other side irreversibly corrupted at a basic level. With terrible pacing, awful dialogue and severely underwritten relationships, the result is an ugly mess that never gets a chance to fully superstretch its comic-book legs. Like the eventually assembled quartet themselves, it remains to be seen if the franchise can ever recover from this mishap and still do some good with what it has become. Director: Josh Trank Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan DVD, BD release: 14 December 2015 Matt Looker
TRAINWRECK
The rise of Amy Schumers star is complete. Having already struck viral gold with her zeitgeist-skewering sketch show Inside Amy Schumer, she proves her mettle both as screenwriter and leading lady with Trainwreck. Schumers journalist heroine Amy blends the stars party-girl standup persona with a female variation on director Judd Apatows familiar slacker-bro protagonist. She works hard, plays hard and eschews commitment for casual sex. Assigned to interview Bill Haders endearingly strait-laced sports doctor Aaron, Amy questions her lifestyle for the first time. Though Apatows over-indulgent editing is in evidence, his co-scripting with Schumer makes for sharp, thrilling screwball patter. Amy and Aaron are a couple you cant help but root for, their fights as convincing as their witty courtship, and the greatest surprise of Schumers performance is how deftly she sells the emotional beats alongside the comedic. But Trainwreck also mines its supporting cast. Brie Larson spins gold out of the potentially one-note role of Amys more traditional sister, and LeBron James is unexpectedly hilarious as Aarons unlikely BFF. The mens mag at which Amy works is populated by perfectly executed caricatures, with Tilda Swintons acerbic editor the standout, and the less you know about Daniel Radcliffes offbeat cameo the better it is. Buoyed by smart performances, detailed writing, gloriously random humour and the kind of warm romcom connection we just dont see much of any more, Trainwreck is a delight. The Blu-ray boasts a feature-length Making Of, 45 mins of deleted scenes Even the gag reels a two-parter. EXTRAS: Extended cut > Commentary > Deleted/extended scenes > Making Of (BD) > Short film (BD) > Featurettes (BD) > Gag reel Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Tilda Swinton DVD, BD, Digital HD release: 7 December 2015 Emma Dibdin
HELLRAISER/ HELLBOOUND/ HELL ON EARTH
Its not even from my butt-hole, tweeted a fuming Clive Barker in 2011, lest anyone thought that years excremental ninth Hellraiser movie came from the mind of the series forefather. Arrows lavish box-set of the first three Raisers is a reminder of the quality canyon between early highs and later lows, and a warning of the perils of pursing more for mores sake. Even the American-dubbed voices in Barkers 1987 original cant sully its subtextual depths. An infidelity in a grotty north London house between pervy Frank (Sean Chapman) and shoulder-padded stepmom Julia (Clare Higgins) offers the anchoring stuff of domestic drama: it just so happens that Frank needs new skin, after his lusts led him to open the box on Doug Bradleys lattice-worked S&M Cenobite (not yet called Pinhead) and friends. With Barker summoning still-startling visions and Ashley Laurence tackling the young role with intensity, Raiser offered thrilling departures from staid Brit-horrors and teen slashers. The sequel, Hellbound, followed suit until it didnt. As Kenneth Cranhams knowledge-hungry Dr. Channard raises Julia from her sexndeath bed, director Tony Randel honours Barkers meeting of mundanity/malevolence: white cotton sits on flayed flesh like hells own Persil ad. Such good suffering is wasted when Randel visits hell itself, an overwrought reminder that less is often more. But Hellbound is high art beside Hell On Earth. Third time round, Pinhead stalks Manhattan clubs and becomes a cackling, pun-packing self-parody. The money-driven aim to go Total Freddy is miserably transparent. The best of the voluminous extras here remind us that Hellraiser originated as a passion project. Barkers pains were horrors gains: the long-mooted reboot should look to the source. EXTRAS: Making Ofs > Book > Commentaries > Documentaries > Shorts > Interviews > Galleries > Storyboards > Poster > Art Card Director: Various Starring: Various BD release: 7 December 2015 Kevin Harley
MAGIC MIKE XXL
Oiled pecs and thrusting pelvises abound in this second helping of male-stripper bromance, which sees Channing Tatum hook up once more with his beefy old pals for a road trip enlivened en route by Andie McDowell and Jada Pinkett Smith. Sadly, though, no sign of Matthew McConaughey and little of Steven Soderbergh, whose professional handling of the editing and lensing isnt enough of a substitute for the truth and rawness he brought to the original as director. Great dance moves, shame about the plot. Skimpy extras. EXTRAS: Featurettes > Extended dance scene (BD) Director: Gregory Jacobs Starring: Channing Tatum, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Elizabeth Banks DVD, BD release: 30 November 2015 Neil Smith
PIXELS
Adam Sandler fronts what was presumably intended as a Ghostbusters-for-games franchise, with misfit nerds saving the world against the odds and in branded overalls. Sandler himself is the films major weakness his sadsack installations guy, arcade glory days behind him, has no charm or spark. In comparison, the invading fleet of retro videogames which provide Pixels with its core conceit Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Centipedes unpatronisingly capture the spirit of the originals. Its a shame the story theyre placed in couldnt do the same. EXTRAS: None Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan DVD, BD release: 7 December 2015 Nathan Ditum
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
It might have got lost as the box office amid 2015s glut of spy movies, but Guy Ritchies retro reboot of the 60s TV hit is an entertaining, refreshingly old-school addition to the genre. Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer are suave sparring partners as rival Cold War agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, forced together in a breezy European jaunt involving chic femme fatales Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Debicki. As in Sherlock Holmes, Ritchie blends his instinct for a caper into a winning package of cheeky action, mismatched buddy banter and designer style, with Daniel Pembertons swinging score the MVP. EXTRAS: Making Of Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander DVD, BD release: 7 December 2015 Simon Kinnear
THE GIFT
Renowned for his hard-hitting performances, Joel Edgertons directorial debut is a nuanced psychological thriller that keeps on giving until its somewhat dubious climax. A modulated modern-day take on hysterical 80s cuckoo-in-the-nesters like The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The Gift sees picture-perfect couple Simon and Robyn (Jason Bateman, Rebecca hall) bump into Simons old mate Gordo (Edgerton, timorous and weaselly) and so begins a gradual slipslide into fraught, perilous territory. Percolating with paranoia and past trauma, Edgertons screenplay goes to unexpected places, and all three leads are excellent. EXTRAS: Featurettes > Deleted scenes > Alternate ending Director: Joel Edgerton Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton DVD, BD release: 7 December 2015 Jamie Graham
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
Robin Williams final film role the first movie to unite all the Pythons since 83s The Meaning Of Life Terry Jones first directing gig in a decade Alas, this cosmic comedy isnt half the event it sounds on paper. Simon Pegg plays Neil, a singleton teacher bestowed by aliens with the power to make anything happen. With the Pythons collectively voicing the extraterrestrials, its a shame this sporadically amusing but ultimately infantile nonsense might be the last time the old gang get together. Even sadder is the end-credits footage of Robin Williams voicing Peggs dog; he surely deserved a better swansong. EXTRAS: Featurettes > Interviews Director: Terry Jones Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams, Rob Riggle, Sanjeev Bhaskar DVD, BD, Digital HD release: 7 December 2015 James Mottram
THE CANNONBALL RUN/ CANNONBALL RUN II
Wacky Races meets Its A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in these two all-star 80s comedy caper classics as teams race cross-country. More fun than breaking the speed limit, Burt Reynolds is in his element as driver J.J. McClure, accompanied by Captain Chaos himself, Dom DeLuise. But its the stunt casting that makes it from Rat packers Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin as Ferrari-driving priests to Roger Moore parodying his 007 image in an Aston Martin. CBII recycles the same idea/gags to slightly lesser effect, and is mainly notable for being Frank Sinatras last movie. EXTRAS: None Director: Hal Needham Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Frank Sinatra DVD, BD release: 30 November 2015 James Mottram
SHANE
George Stevens classic Western blends two staple set-ups of the genre: the territorial clash between ranchers and homesteaders, and the lone gunslinger with a mysterious past who rids the settlement of villainy before returning to the wilderness whence he came. Alan Ladd plays the buckskin-clad Shane who shows up at the little farm of Joe Starrett (Van Heflin), his wife Marian (Jean Arthur, in her final film role) and their young son Joe Jr (Brandon De Wilde), just in time to witness the threats of a group of heavies sent by rancher Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer). Under the hero-worshipping gaze of the boy, Shane moves in, ostensibly as a farmhand though we confidently await the moment when he buckles on his six-guns to protect his adopted family. Yes, the plot of Shane springs few surprises: you can tell pretty much whats coming, especially once Ryker sends for a notorious killer (Jack Palance, serpentine in black) to back up his arguments. The action unfolds at the stately pace typical of Stevens post-war work (Giant, The Greatest Story Ever Told) with pauses for sententious speeches about freedom and standing up for ones rights. And young De Wilde, full of cutely wide-eyed adoration, does get a bit tiresome. Even so, theres a wistful poetry about Shane that redeems it from pomposity. Its at its best in the scenes of unstated emotion between Ladd and Arthur, as Marian finds herself irresistibly drawn to the laconic stranger despite her fidelity to her husband. And it looks magnificent, too, with Wyomings Teton mountain range forming a majestic background to the action. Ladd gives a career-best performance, and theres a fine support role for Elisha Cook Jr, cast against type as a belligerent Southerner still fighting the Civil War. The commentary, from the directors son and associate producer Ivan Moffat, doesnt add too much. EXTRAS: Commentary > Interview > Radio adaptation > Booklet Director: George Stevens Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde, Jack Palance Dual format release: 30 November 2015 Philip Kemp
A NEW LEAF
Golden Globe-nommed on release but largely neglected since, comic legend Elaine Mays directorial debut is a gem that deserves rediscovery. When rich snob Henry Graham (Walter Matthau on imperious form) discovers hes broke, he targets eccentric botanist Henrietta Lowell (May), hoping to marry and then murder her. The film was disowned by May after Paramount sliced her original three-hour cut in half, but the studio might have done her a favour. There is virtually no fat here; the screwball pacing suits the storys deft mix of erudition, slapstick and pitch-black wit, and the stars off-kilter chemistry is a joy. EXTRAS: Video essay > Booklet Director: Elaine May Starring: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston Dual format release: 7 December 2015 Simon Kinnear
THE QUIET MAN
The sexiest film ever made, said John Ford of The Quiet Man, which won him his fourth directing Oscar. You might disagree anyone with a low tolerance for sentimental Hollywood Oirishry should beware but theres a romantic sweep to the action that makes it hard to resist. John Wayne plays an ex-boxer returning to the Irish village of his birth, where he falls for local girl Maureen OHara, whose brother takes an instant dislike to our hero. Its essentially The Taming Of The Shrew transposed to 20s Ireland, played to the hilt. EXTRAS: Video essay > Making Of > Booklet Director: John Ford Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald BD release: 20 November 2015 Philip Kemp
GHOST STORY
If John Irvins Robin Hood (1991) was the one that wasnt Prince Of Thieves, his hit/miss Peter Straub adap was the snowy early-80s dream-chiller that wasnt The Shining. The pluses are big: a fine cast of OAPs (including Fred Astaire) form a gang of guilt-haunted friends telling scare stories against Jack Cardiffs atmos-dripping images. Cruder tactics intrude via a ghost womans prosaic revenge plot and Alice Kriges omnipresent nipples. The schlock dilutes a decent source in ways The Shining didnt. Generous extras. EXTRAS: Video essay > Making Of > Booklet Director: John Irvin Starring: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman DVD, BD release: 7 December 2015 Kevin Harley
WILDE
One great bon vivant portrays another in brain Gilberts Oscar Wilde biopic. Stephen Fry is such a dead ringer for Wilde that he must have been the first and only choice; yet his fragile, emotional performance is much more than simple imitation. Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Sheen join the cream of British acting talent trying hard to lift a safe script from over-campness and endless witticisms, but its Fry who succeeds with the performance of his career. A chat-track with the actor would have made an essential bonus, but this is a bare-bones disc. EXTRAS: None Director: Brian Gilbert Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle BD, Digital HD release: 14 December 2015 Paul Bradshaw
TOM & VIV
Miranda Richardson landed her second Oscar nomination for her work in this chronicle of T.S. Eliots disastrous first marriage, a highbrow portrait of literary dysfunction. Based on Michael Hastings stage play, Brian Gilberts film contends that Eliots travails with Vivienne Haigh-Wood were a double-edged sword hugely embarrassing, yes, but crucial to the creation of The Waste Land. The viewer, though, has a bigger conundrum: fathoming what Richardsons vivacious Viv would ever see in such a stuffed shirt as Willem Dafoes emotionally constipated poet. EXTRAS: None Director: Brian Gilbert Starring: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris BD release: 14 December 2015 Neil Smith
VACATION
The script was so damn funny, enthuses Ed Helms on the 10-minute Making Of that accompanies this reboot. Hes not wrong leading a game cast as the head of the next-gen Griswolds, helms and on-screen family (Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins) exhaust funny bones as their road trip sees them battling futuristic tech, faecal spa facilities and Chris Hemsworths prosthetic schlong. Id be annoyed if people said this was the best one, admits Chevy Chase, who cameos and this Vacation very nearly earns that accolade. EXTRAS: Making Of (BD) > Gag reel (BD) > Featurette (BD) > Deleted scenes Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins DVD, BD, Digital HD release: 14 December 2015 Josh Winning
AFERIM!
Winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin and hovering as a possible Oscar contender, Radu Judes sparse, authentic Romanian western exposes the deepest roots of Balkan social history. Set in Wallachia in 1835, it sees rural cop Costandin (Teodor Corban) hired by a boyar lord to track down the gypsy slave who ran off after sleeping with his wife. Tightly plotted and surprisingly funny (with some spectacularly creative swearing from Corbans bad-tempered, intolerant old jobsworth), Judes black and white pastoral does a fine job of tracing the racial and social divisions that are still affecting the region. EXTRAS: None Director: Radu Jude Starring: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comnoiu, Toma Cuzin DVD, Digital HD release: 7 December 2015 Paul Bradshaw
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