vhs video: Erich von Stroheim     vhs video:     Erich von Stroheim      As You Desire Me Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas MGM (Warner), 1998 As You Desire Me "...there is nothing left in me, nothing in me, take me, take me and make me as you desire me!" Along with Gabriele D'Annunzio (poet and contemporary), Luigi Pirandello reigns an inspired playright. In his enigmatic 'As You Desire Me', Pirandello (b1867) grabs the ...             Man You Loved to Hate Ed Binns, Paul Kohner Kino Video, 2000             Portrait of an Assassin Maria Montez, Erich von Stroheim Vanguard Cinema, 2001 PORTRAIT D'UN ASSASSIN (1949) aka Portrait of an Assassin (1949) aka Pasión Prohibida (Drama, 1 hr 30 min, Black & White) S.E.L.F. - FRANCE DIRECTOR: Bernard Roland CAST: Maria Montez (As: Christina), Erich Von Stroheim (As: Eric), Arletty (As: Martha), Pierre Brasseur (Fabius), Jules Berry ...             Sunset Boulevard Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Jack Webb Erich Von Stroheim Paramount Home Video, 1988 Some sunsets come too soon while some set on the unaware In Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) a superb cast, story and cinematography combine to make a film noir classic. This was one of the first selected for preservation by the National Film Registry, and is #16 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 best ...             Mask of Diijon Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates Image Entertainment, 1999 Sevengali + Mad Magician ? A Budget= Barely Watchable. I almost gave this 3 stars, then I remembered how turgid the buildup to the supposed climax was, and how contrived, improbable and lazily directed (by Lew Landers of Return of the Vampire) the "poetic justice" ending was, and so I took a star away. This is a cheap ...             Grand Illusion Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo Homevision, 1999 Essential French Cinema: Renoir's La Grande Illusion. There's an endearing reference to The Grand Illusion in Woody Allen's Manhattan, which I saw again recently in the theater (in its new 35mm print). That reference prompted me to revisit Renoir's antiwar masterpiece in French cinema last night. The Grand Illusion is ...             So Ends Our Night Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan Ivy Classics Inc., 1999 A major work, ahead of its time This is an unjustly neglected work: complex, subtle, and harrowing in its treatment of one of the major tragedies of the 20th Century: the rise of Nazi Germany and the persecution of that murderous regime of jews and of course, any opponents. One of the more striking ...             Five Graves to Cairo (1943) Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter Universal Studios, 1997 Billy Wilder's best of Action/Thriller/Suspense WWII Here's one of Billy Wilder's earlier works which has his magic touch - by far the best director Hollywood ever produced; an action-packed WWII thriller. With a complete story, actors, scenery, photography, and drama and his intangible ability to draw you into the ...             American Film Inst: Hollywood Mavericks David Lynch, Erich von Stroheim Republic Pictures, 1998 In 1975, while accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, Orson Welles made a plea for the independent artists who made their art on the edges of Hollywood: "If there's any excuse for us, it's just that we're practicing the old American tradition of the maverick, and we are of a vanishing breed." The AFI celebrated ...             Sunset Boulevard William Holden, Gloria Swanson Paramount, 1998 One of the best films ever made about Hollywood, tough, yet human too.... This is one of those classics that deserves its reputation and then some. It's one of the best films ever made about Hollywood, and it doesn't have a trace of "inside" jokes or condenscenion as a lot of films/TV shows about Hollywood do today. The story starts out in ...             Sunset Blvd. William Holden, Gloria Swanson One of the best films ever made about Hollywood, tough, yet human too.... This is one of those classics that deserves its reputation and then some. It's one of the best films ever made about Hollywood, and it doesn't have a trace of "inside" jokes or condenscenion as a lot of films/TV shows about Hollywood do today. The story starts out in ...             The Great Flamarion Steve Barclay, Dan Duryea Terra, 2003 The film's a poverty row knock-off of Scarlet Street, but it's not bad and has an interesting performance by Erich Von Stroheim The Great Flamarion might be a poverty row knock-off of Scarlet Street, but it has much to offer to those fond of noirs and who like effective performances from unexpected sources. In Mexico City in 1936 at a second-string variety act theater, shots ring out in the ...             Man You Loved to Hate (Silent) (Spec B&W) Ed Binns, Paul Kohner Kino Video, 2003             The Grand Illusion Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo Essential French Cinema: Renoir's La Grande Illusion. There's an endearing reference to The Grand Illusion in Woody Allen's Manhattan, which I saw again recently in the theater (in its new 35mm print). That reference prompted me to revisit Renoir's antiwar masterpiece in French cinema last night. The Grand Illusion is ...             Weapons at War: Armored Attack Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews A & E Home Video, 2001 Amazon mixed 2 unrelated videos Amazon's product description & the attached "box foto" relate to an A&E educational documentary (prob. only 50 min. long) about the history of tank warfare over the last century. 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