Francois Ozon: A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 1993-2006 [DVD]
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Francois Ozon: A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 1993-2006

Format:   DVD 
 
This collection of seven short films by provocative director Ozon includes "Victor" (1993), concerning a young man who keeps his deceased parents in the house; "A Rose Between Us" (1994), in which an odd British woman enjoys a wild Parisian night with a hairdresser; "X 2000" (1998), about three couples awaking amid the debris of a "millennium party"; "Truth Or Dare (Action Verite)" (1994), in which a game between four teens turns dangerous; "Little Death" (1995), about a gay man's visit with his estranged, dying father in the hospital; a lighthearted series of sketches on love and sex, "Bed Scenes" (1997); and "A Curtain Raiser" (2006), where a man's fidelity depends on his girlfriend's punctuality. Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D47609
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Francois Ozon
Color:
Color
Closed Captioned:
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