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Short Issue 4: Seduction

Joaquim de Almeida (Actor), Robert May (Actor), Don Hertzfeldt (Director), Marianne O. Ulrichsen (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Have you ever had a dream in which you've been cleaning a bathroom while filmmaker Henry Jaglom (Venice/Venice) talks over the phone about movie sex? Well, now you can have that experience vicariously via Rainier Judd's brief, weird introductions to each chapter in this short film anthology on the theme of seduction (of one or another kind). The section called "Marquee" offers Seth Edelstein's sweet World War II anecdote, Anticipating Sarah, in which an earnest G.I. returning home from European trenches awaits a woman to whom he has written but never seen. Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen's Kom is a touching tale of an old woman's erotic recollections from youth and the richness of love in winter. Hisao is Masahiro Sugano's startling, herky-jerky, experimental document about an underground Japanese singer-songwriter lured by fame. There's also an award-winning, animated piece called Lily and Jim, a witty and knowing testament to the ups and downs (mostly downs) of a blind date. Each of the films is accompanied by selectable production notes, and several feature alternate soundtracks, including a monologue by performance artist Annie Sprinkle for Kom. Certainly the biggest conversation piece among the remaining titles is Jeremy Boxer's The Last Supper, which concerns a rather ordinary-looking, yuppie dinner party in which a small practical joke leads to a shocking conclusion. You'd swear the story is based on urban legend, but Boxer insists it was derived from fact. --Tom Keogh

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4.0 out of 5 stars solid collection of short films, Nov 2 2003
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This review is from: Short Issue 4: Seduction (DVD)
Usually when I take a chance on a collection of films (or songs, or short stories), it's with the expectation that the good ones will offset the bad ones. In this DVD, almost all the films are first-rate. The rundown:

TUNNEL OF LOVE is an expertly-filmed tale of seduction with a twist with a nice 1960s British feel to it.
KOM is a brief sweet tale of love, age, and nostalgia.
ANTICIPATING SARAH-- a World War II story of a woman testing a soldier's love that has a nice O'Henryish twist to it.
LILY AND JIM-- Hands down, the best film on the DVD. This is a tale of a blind date gone horribly wrong, and is as screamingly funny as early Woody Allen.
HISAO is a look at a Japanese singer hoping for success. This experimental film is a bit perplexing and doesn't really fit in with the others, but is interesting nevertheless.
TALE ABOUT THE CAT AND THE MOON-- A simple fable-like tale of a cat who falls in love with the moon, with a beguiling visual sense.
THE LAST SUPPER-- Friends dining in a restaurant decide to play a joke on one of their own by tricking him into thinking he has won the lottery, with shocking results.
T.R.A.N.S.I.T. is a superbly animated tale of love and betrayal told in reverse order based on travel stickers on a suitcase.
THIS IS HARDCORE-- a music video by the band Pulp takes a lush look at some vintage Hollywood cliches.
DIGIPET-- pointless and dumb.
OPENING MOVIE-- a repeat of the opening segment.
CREDITS-- a look at two losers (one of them Ryan Stiles of The Drew Carey Show) who cause trouble in a grocery store. Slight but amusing.

The only reason I am not giving this DVD five stars is because of the stupid commercials that open some of the films (and which cannot be fast-forwarded through or skipped over, two worthless items in the JUNKDRAWER (DIGIPET and OPENING MOVIE), and the fact that the list of films listed on the inside of the case have some of them in the wrong section. Otherwise, a superb collection. This is a good DVD to suggest the next time your girlfriend wants to see a movie but doesn't want to see another action film, and you don't want to see another chick flick.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Collection!, Jan 24 2003
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Viv "Island Girl" (Makaha, HI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Short Issue 4: Seduction (DVD)
Seduction is the first issue I experienced from the Short collection. I was hooked. It's definently not for the simple-minded. The issue of seduction is one that is in all of our lifes and these short film takes our minds into realms of thinking that might (as my friends have said) leave you a little disturbed, in a good way.
Watch in the company of mary Jane.
In regards to the commercials I found them very entertaining. It gives a nice break between each film.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Buyers beware this product comes with a fault!, Jun 21 2002
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Uncle Borges (Via Lungomare 6) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Short Issue 4: Seduction (DVD)
The quality of films presented notwithstanding I feel cheated by the manufacturer/distributor which is Time/Warner. Nowhere in any description do they tell you that this DVD comes WITH THE PRETTY NASTY ADVERTISMENTS IN BETWEEN THE SHORTS THAT CANNOT BE ZIPPED PAST! So,as I did not expect commercials for the BMW's, Henry Jaglom's personal phone talks and a few trailers for Hollywood schlock: I would DEFINITELY AVOID ANY OF THEIR SIMILAR . TOO BAD BECAUSE I LOVE SHORT AND UNUSUAL FILMS.
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