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House of Fools Andrei Konchalovsky A sweet, delusional mental patient falls in love with a young soldier in this amusing romantic comedy set amidst the horrors of war. Through a blend of harsh realism and gentle, dreamlike sequences, director Konchalovsky touchingly follows the love that grows between Janna, who is convinced that she is the fiancee of pop singer Bryan Adams, and Ahmed, a Chechen soldier who has occupied her hospital. Features Bryan Adams as himself. Winner of the Jury Grand Prize at the 2002 Venice Film Festival. In Russian with English subtitles. Russia/France, 2002, 108 mins. DVD $54.95
The Lion in Winter Andrei Konchalovsky Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart star as Queen Eleanore of Aquitane and King Henry II, respectively, in the second film adaptation of James Goldman's play. King Henry summons his cunning wife Eleanore out of exile to join him and their three sons for a holiday reunion, where the struggle to decide who should succeed the throne divides the already crumbled family. USA, 2003, 167 mins. DVD $37.95
Maria's Lovers Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Konchalovsky (Shy People, Runaway Train) made his American film debut with this drama about the strained relationship between a solder returning from World War II and the fiancee he left behind. Unable to consummate their love, he encourages her to take other lovers, a decision that only increases his torment. Starring John Savage, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Mitchum, Keith Carradine, Vincent Spano, Bud Cort, and John Goodman. The DVD is letterboxed, and iuncludes optional French and Spanish subtitles, theatrical trailer. In English. USA, 1984, 109 mins. DVD $37.95
Nest of the Gentry Andrei Konchalovsky Ivan Turgenev's classic novel is sumptuously adapted for the screen by Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky. It tells of a nobleman, Lavretsky, and his trip home to Russia from 1840s Europe. Along the way he meets an enchanting woman who spurs him to forget about the wife and past he's left behind. A passionate, romantic tale adapted beautifully to the screen. DVD includes interview with director Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky and writer Valentin Yezhov, making-of featurette, filmographies, photo gallery, and trailer. Russian with English subtitles. Soviet Union, 1969, 111 mins. DVD $44.95
The Odyssey Andrei Konchalovsky This ambitious television adaptation of Homer's epic is a four-hour mini-series starring Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, Eric Roberts, Christopher Lee, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbe and Bernadette Peters, complete with slick special effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop and colossal props, including a to-scale Trojan horse. Francis Ford Coppola was one of the executive producers. "A major entertainment event" (The New York Times). In English. USA, 1997, 165 mins. DVD $37.95
Runaway Train Andrei Konchalovsky John Voight and Eric Roberts star in this thriller based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, from the director of Maria's Lovers. Voight and Roberts play escaped cons in the Northeast wilderness, aboard a speeding train hurtling toward certain derailment. DVD is widescreen, with production notes, trailer, Spanish & French subtitles. In English. USA, 1985, 112 mins. DVD $44.95