At the Naro Expanded Video, we always have lots of excellent DVDs to suggest for you to rent. From the recent Hollywood titles to classic films from around the world, our selection can be delightfully overwhelming.
Here are 5 DVDs to consider:
"The Age of Stupid" (2009)
In this mesmerizing blend of fiction and nonfiction, an archivist from the future looks back from the current environmental devastation of 2055 to our era when we could have done something to prevent the global catastrophe that we saw coming. This is another in the recent wave of DVDs addressing our climate crisis.
"Homicidal" (1961)
The murder of a small-town justice of the peace ignites an investigation that ultimately forces family secrets to light. Miriam is happy that her half-brother has returned stateside, but he brought with him a strange woman named Emily, whose machinations to steal the family fortune are just part of the madness in William Castle's homage to Hitchcock's "Psycho".
"Loggerheads" (2005)
Three stories set in North Carolina converge in a potent drama set over a couple of years. A young drifter begins a tentative relationship with a motel handyman. One woman struggles with obeying her religious husband and wanting to find the son he drove away. And another woman wakes up one day and decides to find the son she gave up for adoption, which is the catalyst bringing the stories together.
"Persona" (1966)
Ingmar Bergman's classic film brilliantly explores identity and art through two women stuck in seclusion. A famous actress suffered a breakdown on stage and is being cared for by a nurse, and soon their personalities converge and become reflections of each other.
"The Window" (2008)
An old man in Argentina is looking forward to the return of his estranged son. Through his window, he sees the gorgeous landscape and decides to leave the confines of his bed, without telling his caretakers. This could be his last day alive and no matter what, he wants to live it.
