Dowland did for lute music what Haydn did for the string quartet and Beethoven the piano sonata. The finest lutenist and songwriter of his age--he composed several of the greatest hits of the late 16th and early 17th centuries--the surviving lute works c..
* 101 DALMATIANS has charmed audiences for generations with its irresistible tail-wagging stars, memorable music, and a wonderful blend of fantasy, humor and adventure. Now, with spectacular new bonus features and brilliantly restored, Walt Disney's belove..
The author develops a powerful and original defense of the notion that God is eternal in that he exists timelessly; that is, that though God exists, he does not exist at any time. Leftow defends the claim that a timeless God can be an object of human exper..
Branch Brook Park, located in Newark, was America''s first county park. The park was established in 1895 as the cornerstone of the Essex County Park System. The vision for Branch Brook Park came in 1867, when Newark park commissioners retained Olmsted, Vau..
Alta Via 1 is 120km long and requires up to 10 days; Alta Via 2 is 150km long, is generally higher and needs about 2? weeks. Running north/south through the heart of the Dolomites, they connect the Tyrolean Val Pusteria with the fringes of the Venetian pla..
![Voted one of the top five Japanese films ever made in a critic's poll by Japan's leading cinema publication Kinema Junpô yet barely known in the West Yûzô Kawashima's richly funny multi-levelled portrait of Japanese society Bakumatsu taiyô-den [A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era] is a glorious rediscovery. When man-about-town Saheiji (the beloved comedian Frankie Sakai) finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to his advantage as he interacts with a whole range of characters from rivalling courtesans to political activists. Co-scripted by Shôhei Imamura (Vengeance Is Mine) it sharply and comically demonstrates the constants of human nature just as it delineates the tumultuous political times (the 1860s leading up to the Meiji Restoration) in which they lived. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this classic in a new high-definition restoration. Special Features: Gorgeous new Nikkatsu restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio New and improved English subtitles A booklet including Shôhei Imamura's tribute to Yuzo Kawashima and more](http://images.productserve.com/thumb/5513/3192748251.jpg)
![Voted one of the top five Japanese films ever made in a critic's poll by Japan's leading cinema publication Kinema Junpô yet barely known in the West Yûzô Kawashima's richly funny multi-levelled portrait of Japanese society Bakumatsu taiyô-den [A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era] is a glorious rediscovery. When man-about-town Saheiji (the beloved comedian Frankie Sakai) finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to his advantage as he interacts with a whole range of characters from rivalling courtesans to political activists. Co-scripted by Shôhei Imamura (Vengeance Is Mine) it sharply and comically demonstrates the constants of human nature just as it delineates the tumultuous political times (the 1860s leading up to the Meiji Restoration) in which they lived. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this classic in a new high-definition restoration. Special Features: Gorgeous new Nikkatsu restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio presented in 1080p HD on the Blu-ray New and improved English subtitles A booklet including Shôhei Imamura's tribute to Yuzo Kawashima and more](http://images.productserve.com/thumb/5513/3195503425.jpg)
