The King is Alive (US Version) DVD Region 1

The fourth contribution to the grass roots Dogme 95 collective, THE KING IS ALIVE is a psychological horror film that uses a bleak yet beautiful African landscape to tell a haunting tale of human weakness and survival. The story concerns a group of vacationers who are traveling through the torturous Namibian desert. When they discover that the compass the driver, Moses (Vusi Kunene), has been using is actually broken, they quickly become terrified at the prospects of becoming stranded. This fear quickly turns into reality after the bus runs out of gas near a small abandoned village. The only resident, Kanana (Peter Khubeke), watches the foreigners slowly unravel with a resigned detachment. The travelers themselves--including the unhappily married couple Ray (Bruce Davison) and Liz (Janet McTeer), French intellectual Catherine (Romane Bohringer), flaky American Gina (Jennifer Jason Leigh), condescending Englishman Charles (David Calder), and sensitive actor Henry (David Bradley)--begin to lose their sanity ever so slowly, fighting with each other and themselves, until there appears to be no hope left. Henry's last attempt to keep the group unified, by engaging them in staging a performance of Shakespeare's KING LEAR, provides the weary individuals with an outlet that just might save them after all. Kristian Levring uses Dogme's tenets to breathe striking new life into an otherwise traditional genre.

"...Mr. Levring's vision of hell is vivid and stark....Touched with a pictorial sublimity rarely attempted within the constraints of Dogme aesthetic..." - A. O., Scott (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 05/11/2001

"...[The filmmakers] vividly portray the dramatic desert setting....It's a striking and intelligent use of DV technology..." - Richard, Falcon (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 04/01/2001

"...THE KING IS ALIVE is more than a worthy addition to the Dogme canon -- it's a haunting, gripping film in its own right..." -- 4 out of 5 stars - Peter, Ross (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 06/01/2001

"...Great-looking....Stylish and gritty..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 05/11/2001

"...It's built from raw materials, needs and memories....This kind of story gives great opportunities to actors, who can test their emotional range..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 05/18/2001

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Product Title:	The King is Alive (US Version) The King is Alive (US Version) The King is Alive (US Version) The King is Alive (US Version) The King is Alive (US Version)
Also known as:	Dogme IV: The King is Alive Dogme IV: The King is Alive Dogme IV: The King is Alive Dogme IV: The King is Alive Dogme IV: The King is Alive
Artist Name(s):	Janet McTeer (Actor) | David Calder (Actor) | Vusi Kunene (Actor) | Romane Bohringer (Actor) | Brion James (Actor) | Rupert Grint (Actor) | Jim Caviezel (Actor) | Anders Thomas Jensen (Actor) | John Dondertman (Actor) | Malcolm Shields (Actor) | Sally Robinson (Actor) | Kristian Levring Janet McTeer (Actor) | David Calder (Actor) | Vusi Kunene (Actor) | 荷曼波靈潔 (Actor) | Brion James (Actor) | Rupert Grint (Actor) | Jim Caviezel (Actor) | Anders Thomas Jensen (Actor) | John Dondertman (Actor) | Malcolm Shields (Actor) | Sally Robinson (Actor) | Kristian Levring Janet McTeer (Actor) | David Calder (Actor) | Vusi Kunene (Actor) | Romane Bohringer (Actor) | Brion James (Actor) | Rupert Grint (Actor) | Jim Caviezel (Actor) | Anders Thomas Jensen (Actor) | John Dondertman (Actor) | Malcolm Shields (Actor) | Sally Robinson (Actor) | Kristian Levring Ｊａｎｅｔ ＭｃＴｅｅｒ (Actor) | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｃａｌｄｅｒ (Actor) | Ｖｕｓｉ Ｋｕｎｅｎｅ (Actor) | ロマーヌ・ボーランジェ (Actor) | Brion James (Actor) | Rupert Grint (Actor) | Jim Caviezel (Actor) | Anders Thomas Jensen (Actor) | John Dondertman (Actor) | Malcolm Shields (Actor) | Ｓａｌｌｙ Ｒｏｂｉｎｓｏｎ (Actor) | Kristian Levring Janet McTeer (Actor) | David Calder (Actor) | Vusi Kunene (Actor) | Romane Bohringer (Actor) | Brion James (Actor) | Rupert Grint (Actor) | Jim Caviezel (Actor) | Anders Thomas Jensen (Actor) | John Dondertman (Actor) | Malcolm Shields (Actor) | Sally Robinson (Actor) | Kristian Levring
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Release Date:	2002-11-19
UPC Code:	027616880031
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	MGM Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	95 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004390461

Director: Kristian Levring

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Stereo Surround - English