Swedish Directors - Lasse Hallstrom

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Swedish Directors - Lasse Hallstrom

Casanova Lasse Hallstrom Heath Ledger plays history's most famous ladies' man in a stylish and tastefully ribald comedy from Lasse Hallstrom (My Life as a Dog). Based ever-so-loosely on Giacomo Casanova's memoirs, the film follows the irresistible charmer as he tries to wriggle out of trouble with Venetian Inquisitors. Though he's capable of winning the hand of almost any woman he chooses, Casanova's gaze settles on the fiercely independent Francesca Bruni (Sienna Miller), a beautiful and intelligent young woman who thinks Casanova is nothing but a cad. With Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, and Lena Olin. "A handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero" (Variety). USA, 2005, 108 mins. DVD $44.95

Chocolat Lasse Hallstrom Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, Carrie Anne Moss and Johnny Depp star in this sensuous fable about individuality, love, and indulgences. Binoche plays a single mother who arrives with her daughter in a small, fictional French town. The candy shop she sets up and her secular philosophy don't sit well with the more conservative members of the community - particularly the uptight mayor (Molina). But the newcomer proves to be a force of healing, joy, and possibly even magic for many of her neighbors, including an elderly woman (Dench) kept apart from her grandson, and an Irish vagabond (Depp) who is a little sweet on the sweets lady. The DVD is letterboxed, includes filmmakers' commentary track, "making of" segment, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes segments on costumes and production design, with optional French soundtrack and Spanish subtitles. USA/Great Britain, 2000, 121 mins. DVD $37.95

The Cider House Rules Lasse Hallstrom A dedicated but rebellious doctor running a Maine orphanage in the 1940s raises one of the orphans as his own son, hoping that he might one day succeed him in his profession. His protege, however, decides he must first get a taste of life outside the orphanage confines. John Irving adapted his own novel for the screen. Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo and Paul Rudd star. An Academy Award-winner for Best Supporting Actor (Caine) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes audio commentary by Lasse Hallstrom and John Irving, "making of" segment, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer and more. USA, 1999, 125 mins. DVD $37.95

The Hoax Lasse Hallstrom Richard Gere gives a brilliant performance as Clifford Irving in Lasse Hallstrom's entertaining film about the man who notoriously defrauded the McGraw-Hill publishing house in the early 1970s by selling the rights to an "authorized autobiography" of reclusive mogul Howard Hughes. As the con unfolds, we find the film's lively pace is hiding a sinister undercurrent--with clear connections to the story's sociopolitical context. Cast includes Julie Delpy, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Stanley Tucci, and Alfred Molina as his jittery accomplice. Includes French and Spanish subitle options, 5.1 sound, and more. USA, 2006, 115 mins. DVD $44.95

My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallstrom More than just a movie, a phenomenon that has captured the hearts of America. A bright, funny, touching tale of one boy's special growing-up year. Bundled off to a rural village while his ill mother recuperates, young Ingermar finds unexpected adventure with the town's warmhearted eccentrics. The DVD is a Criterion Collection edition and includes a 35-minute film by Lasse Hallstrom, "Shall We Go to My Place or Your Place or Each Go Home Alone?", original theatrical trailer and interview footage of Hallstrom and author Kurt Vonnegut. Swedish with English subtitles. Sweden, 1987, 101 mins. DVD $59.95

The Shipping News Lasse Hallstrom Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlethwaite and Scott Glenn star in the film version of E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A newspaper man leaves his dead-end job in upstate New York to move to his ancestral home in Newfoundland, where he slowly begins to rediscover his worth and finds unexpected romance. The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes director's commentary, behind-the-scenes segment, stills gallery and more. USA, 2001, 111 mins. DVD $44.95

Something to Talk About Lasse Hallstrom Julia Roberts stars opposite Dennis Quaid in this comedy about a woman who finds out her husband is playing around. Everything seemed perfect until she discovered he was being unfaithful. Now nothing in the small town where they live will ever be the same again as she goes on a personal rampage to root out the hypocrisy of infidelity. Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick and Gena Rowlands are also featured. USA, 1995, 105 mins. DVD $37.95

An Unfinished Life Lasse Hallstrom Hollywood heavyweights Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman unite in this wistful drama about failed, aging men who gaze back on lives that could have been. Redford stars as Einar Gilkyson a Wyoming rancher who succumbed to alcoholism after his son was killed suddenly in a car accident. The only friend he has left is a former cowhand (Morgan Freeman) whose life was irrevocably changed by a bear attack. When the woman that Einar blames for his son's death (Jennifer Lopez) shows up on his door, the rancher must decide whether to keep living in the past or confront the present. Includes commentary with director Lasse Hallstrom, producer Leslie Holleran and editor Andrew Mondshein, making-of featurette, Training Bart the Bear featurette, still gallery, 5.1 sound, English and French language options, and Spanish subtitle option. With Josh Lucas and Becca Gardner. USA, 2005, 107 mins. DVD $44.95

What's Eating Gilbert Grape Lasse Hallstrom Trapped in a small town, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) supports his eccentric family, which includes a 500-pound mother, a mentally disabled brother and two problematic sisters. All this is put in jeopardy when he finds love with a newcomer played by Juliette Lewis. Leonardo DiCaprio made his mark in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated performance as Gilbert's brother in this moving film. Also starring Mary Steenburgen, John C. Reilly, Kevin Tighe, and Crispin Glover. Special Collector's Edition includes interviews with Johnny Depp, Mary Steenburgen, and Juliette Lewis, 3 featurettes, commentary with director Lasse Hallstrom and writer Peter Hedges, and trailer. USA, 1993, 118 mins. DVD $37.95