Lover

The Lover
$14.98
Jean Jacques Anaud is a very talented director. Since his debut in 1977 with "Black and white in colors" and his cult movie "The war of fire", we were aware about him. He was the responsible for bringing us the notable cinematographic adaptation of "The name of the rose". That's why one wonders oneself about his unlimited magic. "The lover" is a film based on Marguerite Duras' novel, and portraits the memories of a teenager who meets a Chinese and wealthy dandy. Impacted and dazzled by his elegance and good manners, tired of her problematic familiar nucleus, impoverished by external affairs and wishful to experience new sensations, becomes his mistress.

Although the film is slow-paced, it has intense moments, perhaps due the fact the handle of the narrative time doesn't fit with the time in the cinema. Sometimes reiterative and rhetorical, we will witness the imminent fatality that waits for them when the cultural, economic and social appears as an insurmountable barrier.

An original item among your invaluable collection.

Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 3)
$7.99
This book is definitely the best of the BDB series. Zsadist is a fascinating character with a heartbreaking past. I love the way he changes and learns to overcome his demons, with the help of Bella. Bella is a great heroine; brave, beautiful, totally dedicated to Zsadist. This book has everything: great action, sympathetic characters and, of course, wonderful romance. A must read!!!

Eureka Seven: Good Night Sleep Tight Young Lovers [Blu-ray]
$39.98
I'm a HUGE fan of "RahXephon". I don't think it's the best anime out there, but it's by far the one I love the most. I'm saying this because watching "Good Night Sleep Tight Young Lovers" on the big screen in September reminded me of the revolting experience of watching Xephon's own "re-imagining" movie "Pluralitas Concentio". But the Eureka movie is even more abominable, since it doesn't just change details, but almost everything, and I could honestly see no reason to even keep the names of the characters.

I have to admit I couldn't finish the original "Eureka Seven". Something just prevented me from caring enough for the story, so I dropped it around Episode 20. But for all its flaws, the show has potential (and maybe even realizes it further on in the series) and a logical plot. It wasn't engaging for me, but I don't think it's bad. The movie however has no logic whatsoever. It re-uses a lot of the original footage in a VERY illogical way, changes almost everything there is to change, AND ADDS POKEMON-LIKE CREATURES WITH "KYUKCHU" LINES!!! Seriously, I loved the "Kaway Aliens" from Excel Saga, but Excel is a *beeping* parody! And if anything, GNSTYL is dramatically devoid of ANY humor whatsoever.

To be perfectly honest, the only thing of worth about this movie is the making featurete, where the actor dubbing Renton cracks some pretty cool jokes.

So, in a nutshell, this is one of those completely pointless and obviously sad movies which you feel kinda embarrassed to have seen. DO AVOID PLEASE.

The Lover
$11.00
I love this book. It's not written from the movie THE LOVER 1992 but from the author's own view of her life in Indochina as a young teen and her family and her Chinese lover. It's a beautiful love story but sad in the end. If you have a love who you could not be with in life, then you could relate to this book. It's also great to watch the movie THE LOVER which the movie was based on. Not for children or young teen because of subject matter.