Brahms / Decker Art Of Ida Haendel DVD ** NEW **

Stars: Ida Haendel; Release Date: August 24, 2004

Doug Benson

Oskar Werner

In the wake of such New German Cinema stalwarts as Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Herzog - all of whom gained iconic stature in U.S. arthouses - another, equally interesting German director staked her claim to greatness during the 1970s and 1980s but went almost completely overlooked in North America. Born in 1940, Helma Sanders-Brahms frequently explored the struggles of women in a chaotic, unfair, and all-too-often patriarchal world. This box set contains six of Sanders-Brahms's critically lauded features. It includes:EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE (1974), a tragedy of forbidden love adapted from the short story by controversial author Heinrich von Kleist; UNDER THE PAVEMENT LIES THE SAND (1975), about a politically liberal couple struggling to adjust to the societal complacency of post-1960s Germany; GERMANY, PALE MOTHER (1980), the tale of a group of self-sufficient, determined women who live amid rubble during the Second World War and must rebuild their residences in the years that follow; NO MERC

Joanna Pacula

Robert Gant

Director: Tanit Jitnukul; Release Date: December 27, 2005

The 20th century's most celebrated violinists, including Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, and Eugene Ysaye, take well-deserved bows in this collage of rare archival footage. Audiences will savor the unique sound and style of each influential artist. Additional segments feature contemporary violin virtuosos such as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Haendel, Hilary Hahn, Ivry Gitlis, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon.

The 20th century's most celebrated violinists, including Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, and Eugene Ysaye, take well-deserved bows in this collage of rare archival footage. Audiences will savor the unique sound and style of each influential artist. Additional segments feature contemporary violin virtuosos such as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Haendel, Hilary Hahn, Ivry Gitlis, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon.