Martin Scorsese's world cinema project. No. 2, Law of the border ; Taipei story.
(Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

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Contributors
Scorsese, Martin compiler.
Akad, Lütfi Ö. film director,
Güney, Yılmaz, 1937-1984 actor.
Par, Pervin, 1939- actor.
Taş, Erol, 1928-1998, actor.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2017].
ISBN
9781681433066, 1681433060, 9781681433110, 1681433117, 9781681433127, 1681433125
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Movies & TVMOVIES WORLD MULTI MAROn Shelf

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LC Subjects
Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Real estate development -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Drama.
Smugglers -- Drama.
Syria -- Boundaries -- Drama.
Transnational crime -- Turkey -- Drama.
Turkey -- Boundaries -- Drama.
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray / DVD Combo
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (195 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 DVD videodiscs.
Language
rus
ISBN
9781681433066, 1681433060, 9781681433110, 1681433117, 9781681433127, 1681433125
UPC
715515198219

Notes

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Title from container.
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Law of the border: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.
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Taipei story: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
The single Blu-ray disc and the set of two DVDs each contains the World Cinema Project's 2K digitally-restored versions of the feature films Law of the border (76 min.) and Taipei Story (119 min.) and a collection of special features.
General Note
Originally issued in a box set titled Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project no. 2 published by The Criterion Collection, ©2017 (Criterion Collection, volume 873).
General Note
Special features on Blu-ray disc and the two DVDs include new introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese, a new interview with producer Mevlüt Akkaya on Law of the border, and a new conversation between filmmakers Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edmond Wong on Taipei Story.
Creation/Production Credits
Law of the border: cinematography, Ali Uǧur ; editor, Ali Ün ; music, Nida Tüfekçi.
Creation/Production Credits
Taipei story: Producers, Huang Yung, Lin Jung-feng, Liu Sheng-chung ; cinematography, Yang Wei-han ; editors, Wang Chi-yang, Sung Fan-chen.
Participants/Performers
Law of the border: Yılmaz Güney, Pervin Par, Erol Taş.
Participants/Performers
Taipei story: Tsai Chin, Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Description
Law of the border: Set along the Turkish-Syrian frontier, this film is a terse, elemental tale of smugglers contending with a changing social landscape. One of them is a quiet man who finds himself fighting for his young son's life as he becomes pitted against his fellow outlaws.
Description
Taipei story: A washed-up baseball player and his property girlfriend struggle with their relationship as they work towards marriage and emigration.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; 1.37:1 aspect ratio (Law of the border) or 1.85:1 aspect ratio (Taipei Story); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 1.37:1 aspect ratio (Law of the border) or 1.85:1 aspect ratio (Taipei Story); monaural.
Language
Law of the border: In Turkish with optional English subtitles.
Language
Taipei Story: In Mandarin and Hokkien with optional subtitles in English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2017). Martin Scorsese's world cinema project (Dual-format edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin Scorsese et al.. 2017. Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin Scorsese et al.. Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Criterion Collection, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Scorsese, Martin, et al. Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Dual-format edition., Criterion Collection, 2017.

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