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Cassandra's Dream 
| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: WELLSPRING/GENIUS Catalog: DVD Release date: 2008-05-27 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2007 Running time in minutes: 108 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2007 Ean: 0796019810647 Upc: 796019810647  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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 Written on June 9, 2008 Summary: after this I'll always love a woody allen movie A fantastic movie, two brothers having completely opposite characters, colin the younger brother with conscious, a suspense movie that Suspense builds as the pair attempt to carry it out which i enjoy very much with a sad ending, colin was so brilliant & so amazing. This was my first time seeing a Woody Allen movie & i'm glad i did because i loved & enjoyed the movie so much, my vote would be 5 / 5 & i recommend this beautiful movie to every one , enjoy it.  Written on June 7, 2008 Summary: Moral Dilemmas In Woody Allen's latest suspense film, we see the drama played out against a backdrop of family struggles, mostly financial. Two English lower-class brothers, with big dreams, gaze longingly upon a future they cannot quite grasp; their rich uncle, to whom they reach out for help, promises to assist. But they must do the unthinkable...commit murder to help their uncle escape a certain prison term if the target, a whistle-blower, speaks out to the authorities. Suspense builds as the pair attempt to carry out the deed...almost failing, as their efforts seem ill-timed on more than one occasion. But then it is done. Now, living with the consequences, especially since they apparently "get away with it", turns out to be more difficult than they had anticipated. Especially for the one brother, whose drinking and depression lead him to the brink. And then a twist of fate steers the brothers to a dire and tragic end. This thriller is somewhat less compelling than "Match Point", but is worth the viewer's time and engagement. Written on June 6, 2008 Summary: Allen Not Up to Par with a Noirish Parable About Desperate Brothers There's an oddly pinched tone to Woody Allen's 2007 noirish morality tale about the evil men are willing to do for the elusive things they can't have. Still in exile in London for his third film in a row across the pond, Allen has made a film that is recognizably his own even although he is nowhere to be seen this time. You can tell by the clean cinematography courtesy of Vilmos Zsigmond (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), the dialogue-rich scenes, and the parable-like way the story unfolds as if it was a contemporary take on a classic Greek tragedy. In this respect, the film immediately recalls Allen's 2005 Match Point, but this time, the moralistic perspective clamps down the dramatic angle as the narrative takes a well-trodden path. The title refers to a small sailboat much sought after by two working-class brothers. On the surface, older brother Ian is the prototypical good son who works at his father's struggling restaurant out of familial devotion. Younger brother Ian, however, has an addictive personality - whether it's gambling, alcohol or pills - that makes him the object of ridicule and scorn by his parents. We soon discover that both are really the opposite of what they appear. By casting Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as Ian and Terry, Allen appears to be switching the roles one would associate with the actors' screen personas. The usually gallant McGregor plays the cool Machiavellian one, while the cocksure Farrell is the naïve, guilt-ridden one. Thanks to Terry's lucky betting streak, the brothers get the boat and quickly get in over their heads. Ian needs funding in order to invest in a chain of high-end hotels in California, while Terry racks up insurmountable gambling debts. Just in time, the family success, their well-heeled Uncle Howard shows up, and the brothers waste little time in asking him for money since Howard has been helping their parents for years. The central plot twist comes as Howard is willing to help the boys upon the condition that they kill a colleague that could destroy him in the midst of a pending investigation into his clinic business. How the plot evolves is pretty standard, and Allen appears to have trouble keeping it all reasonably suspenseful. The problem is that Terry's emotional breakdown is dragged out amid the contrived plot twists until the somewhat ironic ending. While Tom Wilkinson is dependably compelling in his few scenes as Uncle Howard, the rest of the performances are variable in quality. McGregor captures the ambition of his character, but he is not nearly as convincing when Ian's desperation turns malevolent. Farrell is comparatively more surprising as Terry as he shows his character's budding conscience with conviction. It's too bad Allen's screenplay lets him fester in his guilt for so long. Newcomer Hayley Atwell lacks the range to play Ian's actress girlfriend Angela as anything more than a spoiled beauty. Sally Hawkins is better as Terry's effusive, concerned girlfriend Kate, but she is given little screen time. This is not Allen's finest hour, not by a long shot, but this film still has worthwhile moments. Like most video transfers of Allen's film, the 2008 DVD offers no extras. Written on June 1, 2008 Summary: One of the best films of last year: It seems that there has been developed a certain trend among the majority of critics and even Allen's fans regarding his work of the 1990 - 2000+ period. With every new movie he's made there are complains that Woody lost it and would never create anything as great as some of his best films of the 70s and 80s. It is a good thing that Allen does not seem to care and keeps releasing year after year the films that are still among the best the industry has to offer. I've seen every picture Allen has made, and I said in one of my reviews, "Woody Allen makes good, very good, and great movies". Even if I don't love all his movies equally, they are all good, there is something (often - a lot) to enjoy in every single one. His latest, "Cassandra's Dream" is not an exception. This is a tale of two London brothers, Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell), who are good friends and have been very close since their childhood. At one fateful moment of their lives they both would face an inevitable choice of how far they would go to get what they want and what price they would pay. I found both McGregor and Farrell terrific and they had a very believable chemistry together. Tom Wilkinson, as the successful and wealthy American uncle/Mephistopolis who seduces the nephews with a terrifying yet promising offer is wonderful as always. I happened to read a few critical reviews before I watched the film and after I finished it, I couldn't help thinking if it was the same movie we saw? Yes, once again, Allen meditates on the eternal subject of Crime and Punishment and he comes up with the superb script, confident directing, and as a result - a gripping and thrilling film that is as much a crime movie as it is about family values, loyalty, choices, doubt, guilt, and regrets. The film is beautifully shot by great Vilmos Zsigmond (McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, The Black Dahlia, Images, The Long Goodbye, and Melinda and Melinda}, and the original dramatic unsettling score is composed by Philip Glass. As you can see, there is a lot to enjoy in the Allen's movie of 2007 which I see as one of the best of the last year. I personally can't wait for the next Allen's project to be released, the new film set in Barcelona. Written on May 30, 2008 Summary: Woody Allen, London, Fine Acting, Suspense Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor, playing two London brothers, buy a sailboat and name it Cassandra's Dream. In this Woody Allen movie (thankfully he's not in it; his tics and neuroses have long since worn thin) Farrell is a pill-popper, chain-smoker, alcoholic, compulsive gambler, and a lovable [...] with a conscience. His brother is brighter but has a pie in the sky mentality. The brothers, both needing money, go to their rich uncle, Tom Wilkinson, in a part that should have been fleshed out more, for dough, but he in return wants them to be his hit men to get rid of a whistle blower. The two men are like clowns as they go through their plans to get rid of the uncle's enemy. It's almost farcical as they fail in one attempt. Both actors are extremely good in their roles. A moral dilemma is presented, but the story doesn't quite sound credible. Farrell, very likable, has to teeter on the edge of caricature. It's filmed in stunning sunlight with glorious views of London and the countryside which looks idyllic until you get into the minds of the two brothers who are trapped by their own ambitions and flaws. "The New Yorker" featured the DVD in its May 26, 2008 edition. The piece says that Allen's purpose is "to depict life as cruel, grim, and doomed" with "a hopeless view of existence." Because the two brothers are so cloddish in their planning and because they seem so lacking in real guile, I don't think the movie is quite that grim. Cassandra, after all, was the Trojan prophetess whose correct predictions were not believed because she had spurned Apollo. The movie bears similarities to "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." This movie will hold your interest. Clawed Back from the Dead Nine Lives Too Many The Daemon in Our Dreams The Rice Queen Spy |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2008-05-27 | 2008-06-24 | 2008-05-27 | 2008-07-15 | 2008-04-15 | 2008-06-10 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008-02-29 |
| Running time in minutes | 108 | 107 | 84 | 111 | 112 | 115 |
| DVD aspect ratio | - | 2.35:1 | - | 2.35:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 |
| Audience Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Ean | 0796019810647 | 0025195016322 | 0796019811729 | 0031398236108 | 0014381487527 | 0043396214507 |
| Upc | 796019810647 | 025195016322 | 796019811729 | 031398236108 | 014381487527 | 043396214507 |
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