FILMS OF RAUL RUIZ 2DVD set
[DV92312]

Exiled Chilean director Raul Ruiz offers up three films that showcase hisvisually intense, highly metaphysical style. In Three Crowns of theSailor (France, 1983, 117 mins.), a surreal drama based on the Chilo myth of Caleuche or The Ship of the Dead a sailor spins fantastical yarns of far-off brothels, opium dens, and exotic characters for a young boy who just committed murder. Sacha Vierny (Night and Fog) lends his beautiful black-and-white lensing to the avant-garde staple The Hypothesis of a Stolen Painting (France, 1979, 63 mins.), in which a pompous art collector guides a tour through a fantastic gallery of living images." As the human artworks begin to smirk and fidget a new level of spectatorship is introduced into this daring meditation on the relationship between words and images. An"d in The Suspended Vocation (France, 1978, 96 mins.), based on a Pierre Klossowski novel about his experiences in the seminary during the German Occupation, Ruiz uses a complex parallel narrative to offer a critical examination of the mysteries of the Catholic Church. In French with optional Raul Ruiz---France---1978-1983---276 mins.

Directed by: Ruiz, Raul

Running time: 276

Year: 2007

French with English Subtitles