Revolver - DVD Edition

The idea was born out of necessity: many of the films, which are important to us, have a hard time at the box office. Some of them never manage to hit the big screen. There is not just one reason for this.  A DVD can never replace cinema. But it is a good memory, a reference and replacement medium. In mid December 2005 the edition starts out with Marseille by Angela Schanelec.
The concept is simple and inexpensive. No compromises regarding the choice of films. No extras. The respective extra material will be published in our magazine. The covers include a brief introduction - extensive material follows in the magazine. Whoever wants, can relate the way they saw the movie with the claims and self-descriptions of the film makers. The gap between the two takes intensifies the visual impression. The discussion is ready to start.

BLISSFULLY YOURS (2002, 125 min) – Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Roong longs for the day when she can be in the arms of her Burmese lover, Min, an illegal immigrant. She pays Orn, an older woman to take care of Min while she looks for a place for them to share their happiness. One afternoon, Min takes Roong to have a picnic in the jungle where they feel free to express their love. Meanwhile, Orn has also gone to the jungle with Tommy, her husband's co-worker. Will an overdose of happiness have after-effects?  – With Kanokporn Tongaram, Min Oo, Jenjira Jansuda, Sa-gnad Chaiyapan (Language: Thai, Burmese, Subtitles: German)
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com

LILA LILI (1998, 105 min) & PETITES RÉVÉLATIONS (2006, 55 min) – Director: Marie Vermillard
LILA LILI: A game of handball. Micheline is the best player on her team, but she's been benched. She's pregnant, but won't say who the father is. A film about a saint who can scream very loudly. A game of handball. Micheline is the best player on her team, but she's been benched. She's pregnant, but won't say who the father is. A film about a saint who can scream very loudly. PETITES RÉVÉLATIONS: A botched reunion, a shared smile, a glance, fear of the cleaning lady. 19 minutes of disturbing intimacy. – With Alexia Monduit, Geneviève Tenne, Simon Abkarian, Antoine Chappey, Zinédine Soualem (Language: French, Subtitles: German, English)
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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MARSEILLE (2004, 91 min) – Director: Angela Schanelec
Young fotographer Sophie exchanges her flat with a student from Marseille. It's February, Marseille seems rough and inaccessible. Sophie is by herself and takes photographs. In a car repair shop she asks the young mechanic Pierre, if he can get her a car. The more she turns herself over to the city, the more impossible her previous life seems to her. – With Maren Eggert, Devid Striesow, Maria-Lou Sellem, Alexis Loret (Language: German, French, Subtitles: German, English, French)
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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PUTTY HILL (2010, 89 min) & HAMILTON (2006, 65 min) – Director: Matt Porterfield
PUTTY HILL: A young man’s untimely death unites a fractured family and their community through shared memory and loss. Cory dies of a heroin overdose in an abandoned house in Baltimore. On the eve of his funeral, family and friends gather to commemorate his life. Their shared memories paint a portrait of a community hanging in the balance, skewed by poverty, city living, and a generational divide, united in their pursuit of a new American Dream. HAMILTON chronicles two summer days in the life of a young family: Lena, 17, and Joe, 20, two recent and accidental parents residing in a diverse, suburban neighborhood in northeast Baltimore City. – With Sky Ferreira, Zoe Vance, James Siebor, Jr., Dustin Ray, Cody Ray, Charles „Spike“ Sauers (Language: English, Subtitles: German)
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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KLARAS MUTTER (1987, 103 min) ) – Director: Tankred Dorst
A small town in Fränkisch-Thuringia in the early 30's. The Falks are new in town: They are critically eyed and deemed communists by the town population because of their unconventional lifestyle. One day, the young Pole Kupka appears at their doorstep. – With Katharina Tüschen, Elisabeth Schwarz, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Dieter Kirchlechner (Language: German, Subtitles: English)
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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DER SOHN (2002, 103 min​) – Director: Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
At first Olivier had refused to take Francis as an apprentice in his carpenter's workshop. But who is this boy? And why  does Oliver follow him through the whole town, right to his home? Why is he attracted magnetically by him? At the same time he seems to fear him ...
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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VATERLAND (1987 - 2006, 222 min) – Director: ​Thomas Heise 
Three films by Thomas Heise, whose work deals with everyday life in reunited Germany as well as his own past in the GDR: VATERLAND (GER 2002, 98 min) is an expedition into the sediments of German history. | IM GLÜCK (NEGER) (GER 2006, 87 min) an inventory of growing up in Berlin between 1999 and 2005. | DER AUSLÄNDER (GDR/GER 1987/2004, 37 min) | FRAGMENT (GDR 1987)
In addition to the films, the following audio documents have been published on the DVD: 01 - Kneipenbekanntschaft 1976, Willi. Sprecher: Thomas Heise  |  02 - Ehe 1: Die Frau, der Mann. Sprecherin: Simone Frost (*22.04.1958 - 14.10-2009)  |  03 - Ehe 2: Die Frau. Sprecherin:  Isabelle Höpfner  |  04 - Ehe 3: Die Frau, der Mann. Sprecherin: Michaela Schmidt  |  05 - Heiner Müller und Wolfgang Heise, Nachdenken über Brecht 18.11.1986 |  06 - Frösche im Russenteich 1987. Originalton |  07 - Zitate. Eine Maßnahme zur Verwischung der Spuren. Hörstück nach Brechts Lesebuch für Städtebewohner mit  in Maßnahmen des Jugendamtes verpflichteten Jugendlichen aus Brandenburg
German text and interview about the film at www.revolver-film.com
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