Huana Ke Aloha

• Hawaiian language
• easy listening
• lullabyes
• liner notes with English translations

Huana Ke Aloha when translated to aloha overflows abundantly. Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho have combined their talents once more and the result is this easy listening most enjoyable album. These new songs speak to adult yearnings for refuge from chaos and the whirlwinds of every day life. As the music washes over you, the songs invite you to sit back, close your eyes, and let the music carry you away from your worries and cares!

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Raveena Tandon Bollywood Canvas Art Canvas Print Picture print Size: (36" x 24")

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An established writer, Ranbir is living in marital bliss with his wife Anjali. But one fine day, he gets a phone call and everything changes. On the other side of the line is Ziya his former lover, but their relationship ended as Ziya turned schizophrenic. Ziya informs Ranbir of a well-kept secret that tears his world apart. He has a son by his former lover! This son is now purportedly residing with a family in Goa and Ziya wants Ranbir to accompany her to wish their son on his birthday. So Ranbir decides to go to Goa. Meanwhile Ziya attempts to convince Ranbir that his wife is cheating on him and succeeds in her plans to a large extent. Is Ziya trying to destroy his marriage? Or, is she just another jilted, anguished woman craving for sympathy?Starring: REKHA, AKSHAY KUMAR, RAVEENA TANDONGULSHAN GROVER, INDER KUMAR, BARKHA MADAN

Synopsis: Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is about the deadly game of survival in a ruthless world of crime & sleaze.Akshay (Akshay Kumar) who is an army officer is on his way to U.S.A. to attend his brother, Ajay's (Inder Kumar) wedding, on the flight meets Priya & it is love at first sight for both of them. But tragedy awaits Akshay in America. His brother is missing and is wanted by the American Police. Akshay's Search for his brother leads him to the dangerous Maya (Rekha) who is above even the American Law. An untouchable. Thus starts a game of life and death. The player involved will have only one chance.Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is a thrill a minute film ....! . a do not miss.

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The above product is a FRAMED CANVAS meaning it comes ready stretched on a canvas stretcher bar frame. All you need to do is take it out the box, hang it on your wall stand back and admire! We are a specialist Canvas Printing company who now also manufacture and produce Perspex printed mounts. Over the last 6 years we have grown to become the UK's largest seller of Printed Canvas Art. This year alone we have already shipped out in the region of 168,000 canvas prints. We operate from a fully equipped 6000sqft art studio based in London (UK). All our canvas prints are printed on the highest quality canon canvas printing machines and are hand stretched by our professional 12 man stretching team. All items are made to order and nothing is bulk created and stored away. We have all our raw materials such as canvas, stretcher bars and p! ackaging specially manufactured for us. We pride ourselves on ! the high est of quality and customer services. If you have any questions related to this product or any of our services feel free to contact the Canvas101 team. DON'T BE PUT OF ORDERING; if you're ordering from the USA or CANADA please don't be put of ordering just because we are on the other side of the country. We have teamed up with world leaders FEDEX and are now able to get a parcel from the UK to the USA within 48-72 of you placing your order. We have also been known to ship good to the USA within 24 hours before. In order to make ordering as easy as we can we have also set up a US based telephone support number ( 16467701959 ) which is available from 8.00am - 6.00pm (GMT)

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Lady Daddy Movie Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2010) Korean Style A -(Na-yeong Lee)(Ji-seok Kim)(Hee-su Kim)(Ae-Yeon Jeong)(Eung-soo Kim)

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Korea’s own “Queen of Tears”. Soo-Ae (Emperor of the Sea, Midnight FM) lights up the screen in this breathtaking epic inspired by tragic, true-life events.

Soo-Ae majestically portrays the Joseon Dynasty’s legendary Empress Myseongseong, a cherished ruler who fought courageously to modernize Korea. Forced to marry a king she did not love â€" and embroiled in a brutal struggle between rival world powers â€" the Empress draws her strength from a d! ashing rogue, a nameless headhunter who would do anything to be near her. This dark and brooding master of the blade protects the Empress as she stands strong against the sinister forces seeking to colonize her beloved country. When a traitor within the royal family orchestrates a plot to assassinate the Empress, only this anonymous swordsman proves willing to spill his own blood in defense of the noble beauty who would sacrifice her life for the people of Korea.Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a ! collaboration focused on South Korean radio presenters.Koreaâ€! ™s own â €œQueen of Tears”. Soo-Ae (Emperor of the Sea, Midnight FM) lights up the screen in this breathtaking epic inspired by tragic, true-life events.

Soo-Ae majestically portrays the Joseon Dynasty’s legendary Empress Myseongseong, a cherished ruler who fought courageously to modernize Korea. Forced to marry a king she did not love â€" and embroiled in a brutal struggle between rival world powers â€" the Empress draws her strength from a dashing rogue, a nameless headhunter who would do anything to be near her. This dark and brooding master of the blade protects the Empress as she stands strong against the sinister forces seeking to colonize her beloved country. When a traitor within the royal family orchestrates a plot to assassinate the Empress, only this anonymous swordsman proves willing to spill his own blood in defense of the noble beauty who would sacrifice her life for the people of Korea.Lady Daddy Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2010) Korean Style A reprodu! ction poster print

CAST: Na-yeong Lee, Ji-seok Kim, Hee-su Kim, Ae-Yeon Jeong, Eung-soo Kim;

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Fortune Salon Poster Movie Korean B 11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm Yeh-jin Park Chang Jung Lim Hee-won Kim Yeong-hie Seo Hong-Jin Ahn Soon-chang Hong Min-seo Jeon

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In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee’s presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost.

South Korea’s pol! itical landscape under Park defies easy categorization. The state was predatory yet technocratic, reform-minded yet quick to crack down on dissidents in the name of political order. The nation was balanced uneasily between opposition forces calling for democratic reforms and the Park government’s obsession with economic growth. The chaebol (a powerful conglomerate of multinationals based in South Korea) received massive government support to pioneer new growth industries, even as a nationwide campaign of economic shock therapyâ€"interest hikes, devaluation, and wage cutsâ€"met strong public resistance and caused considerable hardship.

This landmark volume examines South Korea’s era of development as a study in the complex politics of modernization. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources in both English and Korean, these essays recover and contextualize many of the ambiguities in South Korea’s trajectory from poverty to a sustainable high rate of economic g! rowth.

In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979! it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee’s presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost.

South Korea’s political landscape under Park defies easy categorization. The state was predatory yet technocratic, reform-minded yet quick to crack down on dissidents in the name of political order. The nation was balanced uneasily between opposition forces calling for democratic reforms and the Park government’s obsession with economic growth. The chaebol (a powerful conglomerate of multinationals based in South Korea) received massive government support to pioneer new growth industries, even as a nationwide campaign of economic shock therapyâ€"interest hike! s, devaluation, and wage cutsâ€"met strong public resistance and caused considerable hardship.

This landmark volume examines South Korea’s era of development as a study in the complex politics of modernization. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources in both English and Korean, these essays recover and contextualize many of the ambiguities in South Korea’s trajectory from poverty to a sustainable high rate of economic growth.

This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3852 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Preparation and Characterization of Polyimide Nanocomposites Wit! h Different Organo-Montmorillonites.
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Distributed by Thomson GaleHe has the perfect pedigree, the perfect resume, the perfect girlfriend; everything is perfectly perfect. But one morning, Dae-suh wakes up next to a beautifully perfect stranger, Jin-kyung, who just happens to be from one of the most powerful mob families in the country. Her father had always wanted to bring prestige and honor to the family â€" and Dae-suh is the ticket. All Jin-kyung’s brothers have to do is get these two perfect strangers to fall in love. If they can’t get it to happen, then they will have to make it happen.Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 06/27/2006Fortune Salon Reproduction Poster Print Korean Style B 11 x 17 Inches - ! 28cm x 44cm

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NoJo Alexis Garden 4 Piece Crib Set

• Alexis Garden is an Asian inspired Infant bedding group
• 4 piece crib set includes the comforter, 4 sided bumper, fitted crib sheet and dust ruffle
• Fits a standard size crib mattress 28 x 52
• Easy care, machine washes with like colors in warm water
• Soft leaves and butterflies in hues of burgundy, ivory aqua and sage green

8 gifted contestants reprise themes from our most popular competitions. Follow the camera backstage for some very revealing all access uncoverage. Isabella Camille, Joey Lee, Vanessa Avila, Ashley Roberts, Viviana Hughes, Kloey Love, Penny Flame and AleA modern spell book that contains 25 love attraction spells. Spells include:

* Attracting a new love or soul mate into your life
* Powerful love/attraction amulets
* Healing a rift with a lover
* Breaking a curse against you
* Strengthening existing relationships* Attracting a specific person, and more!

Spell ingredients are easy to obtain and inexpensive. No matter how long you have been practicing the Craft, there will be something here for you to learn!

Short chapters in the beginning include a candle color correspondence chart and an overview of moon phases and auspicious days of the week for casting.

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A modern spell book that contains 25 love attraction spells. Spells include:

* Attracting a new love or soul mate into your life
* Powerful love/attraction amulets
* Healing a rift with a lover
* Breaking a curse against you
* Strengthening existing relationships
* Attracting a specific person, and more!

Spell ingredients are easy to obtain and inexpensive. No matter how long you have been practicing the Craft, there will be something here for you to learn!

Short chapters in the beginning include a candle ! color correspondence chart and an overview of moon phases and ! auspicio us days of the week for casting.

Thank you and enjoy!

NoJo Alexis Garden 4 Piece Crib Bedding Set by Crown Crafts Infant Products. This nursery set includes a comforter, 4-sided crib bumper, fitted crib sheet and dust ruffle. Fits a crib with a standard size 28" x 52" crib mattress. All pieces are 100% cotton exclusive of decorations. Machine washable. Comes packaged in a clear vinyl zipper bag.

Crown Crafts Infant Products is a leading manufacturer of bedding and accessories. Their parent company, Crown Crafts, Inc., pioneers in the development of juvenile soft goods and accessories. It is committed to giving parents, grandparents and gift-givers a wide selection of quality, trend-setting designs that fit today's lifestyle. From high-fashion originals to popular licensed characters, their portfolio of world-class licenses and designs is sure to brighten up any baby's nursery.

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Slayer Movie Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2006) Style A -(Casper Van Dien)(Tony Plana)(Kevin Grevioux)(Jennifer O'Dell)(Alexis Cruz)(Joyce Giraud)

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Return to a land of adventure, fantasy and excitement in The Lost World, where a group of intrepid explorers fight for survival and discover a wondrous land never before seen by human eyes. Dinosaurs, man-beasts, and other startling creations make for hours of thrills in this action-packed television series taken from the pages of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, presented here with the entire second season for you to enjoy again and again! Episodes include: All Or Nothing, ! Amazons, Tourist Season, Stone Cold, Divine Right, Skin Deep, London Calling, The Prisoner, The Games, The Source, Trophies, Voodoo Queen, The Guardians, Under Pressure, The Outlaw, The Quality Of Mercy, Mark Of The Beast, Survivor, The Pirate's Curse, The Visitor, A Man Of Vision, Into The Fire.The Sometimes They Come Back series of made-for-cable-TV movies proceed from a common idea, lifted from a short story of the same name by Stephen King. Something happened in our protagonist's past, a challenge or crucial test of courage or resolve that he couldn't meet, maybe because of immaturity or some inner defect. Now, usually through a supernatural agency, preferably of satanic origin, that threat from the past that's been haunting our hero all these years has returned to give him another shot at it. Or to force him to deal with it directly. That's pretty much how it plays out in the first film and the second, Sometimes They Come Back... Again. Now comes the! third variation, More. But it's really Less. T! he setti ng is Antarctica, Ice Station Erebus, where a CIA outpost is experiencing high casualties from an unknown source. In drop a couple of soldiers, one of whom, our hero Captain Sam Cage, turns out to be the target of the piece, whose past is at the center of the present deaths. Nothing really makes much sense here, including the action-packed ending that will have you saying things like, "Why did that work?" and "The babe who's bathed in white light is named Mary, I get it! But why is she dressed for a feminine hygiene commercial?" --Jim GaySlayer Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2006) Style A reproduction poster print

CAST: Casper Van Dien,Tony Plana,Kevin Grevioux,Jennifer O'Dell,Alexis Cruz,Joyce Giraud,Ray Park,Danny Trejo,Lynda Carter,Ski Carr,Pablo Espinosa,Merritt Bailey,Jim Morse,Toby Holguin,Eddie J. Fernandez; DIRECTED BY: Kevin VanHook;

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The City of Your Final Destination

• CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION (DVD MOVIE)

Laura Linney stars in her Golden Globe®-winning role as Cathy Jamison, a 42-year-old schoolteacher who has always played by the rules. That is, until she receives a life-changing diagnosis. But instead of giving up, Cathy decides to live it up! Nothing and no one is safe, including her self-absorbed family, her cantankerous neighbor, and her smart-ass students. Oliver Platt (TV’s Huff) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) shine in this talented ensemble. Brutally honest, unapologetically funny and perfectly profound, The Big C is a surprisingly different comedy that reminds us that life is always worth living on our own terms.

1. Pilot - A diagnosis of terminal cancer inspires Cathy to live life to the fullest, free and uninhibited, for as long as she can. A pool in her backyard is at the top of her to-do list.
2. ! Summertime - After Dr. Todd tells Cathy just how little time she has left, she insists that her son Adam stay home with her instead of attending summer soccer camp.
3. There’s no C in Team - As she fends off both Paul’s pleas to revive their marriage and a cancer support group’s cheery efforts, Cathy is stunned to learn that Marlene’s dog can sense her cancer.
4. Playing the Cancer Car - At the suggestion of his therapist, Paul jump-starts his single life by returning to rugby. Cathy tries on impulsiveness by cashing out her retirement fund to buy a new sports car.
5. Blue-Eyed Iris - Cathy looks to reclaim her sexuality with a “Trip to Brazil” and a new man. While Paul gets the attention of a Rugby groupie, Sean gets a “new” suit courtesy of Marlene’s dead husband.
6. Taking Lumps - When a new lump reveals that her cancer is getting worse, Cathy questions her dalliance with Lenny as she looks to reunite her family for an annual char! ity bathtub race.
7. Two for the Road - Cathy persuades ! Sean to join her on a trip to surprise their dad for his birthday, leaving Adam and Paul at home for a long needed boys’ weekend together. Paul gets a sobering wake-up call from Marlene.
8. Happy Birthday, Cancer - When Paul throws her a surprise party for her 43rd birthday, Cathy is conflicted about her plans to join Lenny for the weekend in the Bahamas. Sean begins an affair with Rebecca (Cynthia Nixon), Cathy’s old college friend.
9. The Ecstasy and the Agony - As things continue to heat up with Lenny, Cathy decides to experiment with Ecstasy. After witnessing her affair, Paul tells Cathy he wants a divorce.
10. Divine Intervention - Realizing that her recent decisions have real and lasting consequences, Cathy finally tells Paul that she has cancer as she looks to make amends with those around her.
11. New Beginnings - Adam meets a girl at the bus stop. Cathy, Rebecca and Marlene enjoy lunch at a strip club. Paul’s spontaneous display of solidarity p! rompts Cathy to seek out a cure.
12. Everything that Rises Must Converge - Cathy and Dr. Todd head to Canada to try an alternative bee venom treatment from the “Bee Man” (Liam Neeson). Paul moves back home. Laura Linney is so radiant as the terminally (and secretly) cancer-stricken Cathy in The Big C that the viewer briefly is reminded of Love Story, in which Ali McGraw, also terminally ill, became more and more radiant as her not-quite-believable death approached. But there the similarity ends. Linney's performance as Cathy is utterly believable, and charming, even if Cathy's actions aren't always respectable. Linney is diagnosed early in the season with terminal melanoma that's spread through her body, and she keeps her diagnosis from her husband (Oliver Platt, never better) and her son, Adam (Gabriel Basso). The idea for The Big C haunts the viewer throughout the episodes--what would you do if you knew you were only going to live a short w! hile longer? How would you approach your relationships--and wo! uld you keep them? What kinds of risks would you take? Linney's Cathy, until now a responsible schoolteacher, begins to question her life of "staying within the lines," and begins to take chances that baffle her family. The supporting cast is divine, including Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) as a student Cathy is tutoring and coaching--and often annoying. Idris Elba (Luther) is a hunky handyman at Cathy's school, who becomes the object of Cathy's careless flirtations, and John Benjamin Hickey is hilarious as Sean, Cathy's living-off-the-grid brother. But with all the wry humor, The Big C has some sad, anguished moments--including the first-season finale, which should not be watched without a box of tissues. The Big C features Linney at her finest, a very believable character facing an all-too-believable fate--and managing to live her life out loud. Extras include candid interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, and outtakes. --A.T. HurleyA single mother! still living in the house she grew up in struggles to deal with her drifter brother when he comes home for a visit.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 2-MAY-2006
Media Type: DVDYou Can Count On Me starts with a terrible car crash that instantly orphans a little boy and his older sister. At film's end, that boy, now a grown-up nomad and ne'er-do-well, takes off by Greyhound after a brief reunion with his sister, who lives at permanent anchor in their unspoiled hometown. The sibling saga that unreels between wrenching collision and bittersweet separation celebrates the idiosyncratic ways wounded folk like Terry (Mark Ruffalo) and Sammy (Laura Linney) put one foot in front of the other, both energized and hamstrung by the knowledge that nothing is ever certain in the road-movie of life. During his visit, Terry roils Sammy's becalmed existence, mostly by "fathering"--for good and ill--her overprotected 8-y! ear-old (Rory Culkin), sneaking him out to play empowering bar! pool, l ater introducing him to the weaselly dad he's fantasized into a superhero. Sammy starts a torrid affair with her married boss at the bank (Matthew Broderick gives delicious bureaucratic smarm), and considers marrying her sometime suitor (Jon Tenney), sweetly dull yet dependable. The narrative peaks here are human-sized, elevated by gentle humor and clear-eyed faith in the existential importance of these intersecting small-town lives. Linney is simply superb as Sammy, wild girl gone good, involuntarily "mothering" every man in her life. An authentic original, newcomer Ruffalo gives his modern-day Huck Finn a drawling, James Dean delivery tuned somewhere between a screwup's whine and the twang of pothead wisdom. (Hard to think of another recent film that so deftly nails down the rich dynamics of everyday conversation--the starts and stops, circumlocutions, clichés, sudden veers into revelation and eloquence.) This is that rarity, an action movie of the heart: no exp! losions or epiphanies, yet everything evolves through the catalysts of character and experience. --Kathleen MurphyLOUISE IS A DIVROCED 30 SOMETHING ADMISSION'S OFFICER ATCOLUMBIA. WHEN A GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION CROSSES HER DESK,SHE ARRANGES TO INTERVIEW THE YOUNG PAINTER. WHEN SCOTT APPEARS HE BEARS AN UNCANNY RESEMBLENCE TO LOUSE'S HIGH SCHOOL LOVE, AN ARTIST WHO DIED IN A CAR CRASH 20 YEARS EARLIER.A May-December romance turns metaphysical in P.S., from the director of the critically acclaimed Roger Dodger. Louise (Laura Linney, You Can Count On Me, Kinsey) has a warm friendship with her ex-husband and a satisfying position as an admissions officer for Columbia University, but she's never gotten over losing her first love from high school. When a young man with the same name, face, and artistic talents (Topher Grace, Traffic) as her lost love suddenly arrives for an admissions interview, Louise tumbles into an abrupt and ques! tionable relationship. P.S. is at its best when it foll! ows the tics and foibles of human behavior; Linney and Grace both give vivid, lively performances. But every time reincarnation rears its head, the movie flounders, particularly in clumsy scenes with Louise's predatory best friend (Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River), who stole Louise's boy so long ago. Fortunately (or strangely), that element is almost a tacked-on subplot; center stage is the romance between Linney and Grace, which glows sweetly. Also featuring Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing) and a woefully underused Paul Rudd (The Shape of Things, Clueless). --Bret FetzerWhen obsessive, introverted artist Lyle Maze wants to broaden his work, his best friend's girlfriend Callie agrees to pose for him. But as the paint dries, they both begin to realize that there's more to their friendship than meets the eye. Now, they are faced with one of life's big questions... Can a man and a woman just remain friends?28-year-old Kansa! s University doctoral student Omar Razaghi has won a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund - his brother, widow, and younger mistress - so he can get authorization to write the biography.The Merchant-Ivory filmmaking team (Howards End, A Room with a View) always took scrupulous care in their literary adaptations, bringing a tasteful point of view and a certain erudite wit. The City of Your Final Destination, based on a novel by Peter Cameron, has a literary concept even more page-bound than their usual productions, so director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala--longtime producing partner Ismail Merchant died in 2005--truly have their hands full. The setting is a country estate in Uruguay, the former home of a celebrated writer who committed suicide on the property. The survivors have repeatedly turned down the requests of a would-be biographer (Omar Me! twally) to write about the dead man, so the scribe takes it up! on himse lf to show up on their doorstep, leaving behind his somewhat pushy girlfriend, played by Alexandra Maria Lara (The Reader). He discovers an unusual family unit: the writer's widow (Laura Linney) and his mistress (Charlotte Gainsbourg) are living under the same roof, and a hedonistic brother (Anthony Hopkins) is also ambling about the property, his boyfriend (Hiroyuki Sanada) close at hand. Some days pass in idleness, as the subject of the biography comes and goes… an interlude that was perhaps more compelling in the novel than it is in the film. Ivory's touch seems tired, and the actors (an impressive ensemble, to be sure, including Norma Aleandro as a loud local lady) appear to be operating in their own zones and their own styles. Although the very handsome setting creates a pleasant lazy-Sunday atmosphere, the effect tends to tip over a bit too far into the soporific, and the whole thing might make you want to curl up with a good book instead. --Robert Horton

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I Am Love

• I AM LOVE (DVD MOVIE)

I AM LOVE tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, and in so doing, surprises everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. However, Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a talented chef. At the heart of Tancredi's family is his wife, Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, Emma's existence is shocked to the core when she falls deeply in love with Antonio and pursues a passionate love affair that will change his family forever.This movie is like eating bonbons in a hothouse. For some films, walking the fine line between sublime and silly becomes an entertainment in itself, and such is the ca! se with I Am Love, Luca Guadagnino's lush drama set within an Italian business dynasty in Milan. We see much of the film from the perspective of an outsider who has nevertheless fitted herself into this aristocratic world for many years: Emma, the Russian-born wife of the textile company's new CEO. She's played by Tilda Swinton, whose customarily penetrating work is enhanced by her speaking Russian and Italian (how does she do it?). The Russian heritage might be a tip-off--Emma could have a touch of Anna Karenina about her--because she embarks on a grand affair with a much younger man. The many levels of melodrama play out against gorgeous exteriors and wildly overdressed interiors, as though Guadagnino looked back through Italian film heritage and decided it was time for someone to out-do the opulent visions of Luchino Visconti. Adding to the strong flavor of high aestheticism is the soundtrack, which uses various excerpts of pieces by the great contemporary compose! r John Adams, to evocative effect (the opening shots of snowed! -over Mi lan buildings are spellbinding). But let's not forget about the silly: one can concede the movie's usefulness as eye candy while noting that there is something fundamentally pretentious and overheated about it all, a designer's vision of storytelling. I Am Love overshoots the sublime by a wide margin, but it's fun to consume. --Robert Horton

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