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* Languages
All forty movies are spoken in Portuguese. Some have alternate audio for other languages:
"Ilha das flores" (Island of Flowers): English, Spanish and French
"Ventre livre" (Liberation): English, Spanish and French
"Esta não é a sua vida" (This is not your life): English
"Três Minutos" (Three Minutes): English
* Subtitles
The 33 theatrical productions are subtitled in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
The 7 productions made for TV ("O Bochecha" (Cheeks), "Dia de Visita" (Visiting Day), "A Importância do currículo na carreira artística" (Importance of the Resume), "O Amante Amador" (The Amateur Lover),"Faustina", "O Comprador de Fazendas" (The Farms Buyer), "Meia encarnada dura de sangue" (Blood-hardened Scarlet Sock) and "Anchietanos") are subtitled in English and Portuguese.
Extras are not subtitled.
* Audio formats
Stereo (2.0).
* Screen format
34 of the 40 movies were shot in 1.33 aspect ratio (4x3 or "full screen"). Therefore, they can be seen on TV screen with no loss of image quality.
"O Sanduíche" (The Sandwich), "Dona Cristina perdeu a memória" (Dona Cristina lost her memory), "Deus ex-machina" and "Um Homem sério" (A Serious Man) were shot in 1.85 (North American standard). For these movies to be seen on TV without loss of image quality, bars were placed above and below the image ("letterbox").
"Ângelo anda sumido" (Angelo has Vanished) and "Estrada" (Road) were shot in 1.66 aspect ratio (European standard). Since there’s little difference between 1.66 and 1.33, these movies are presented with small lateral cuts, filling the whole screen ("full screen").
* DVD Region/Zone
No restriction. It works in every region/zone.
* Disc Type
DVD5 (one side, one layer).
* Extras
All menus in 4 languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Ana Luiza Azevedo DVD: testimonial by the director (11 min), "Dona Cristina perdeu a memória" (Dona Cristina lost her memory) making of (5 min).
Carlos Gerbase DVD: testimonial by the director (11 min), behind the scenes of "Deus Ex-Machina" (2 min), "Passageiros" (Passengers) making of (14 min).
Jorge Furtado DVD: Testimonial by the director (8 min), "A Matadeira" (The Killing Machine) making of (16 min) and "O Dia em que Dorival encarou a guarda" (The day Dorival faced the guard) making of (11 min).
Other Stories DVD: no extras.
Bonus DVD (only for the first 1,000 buyers): Besides "Anchietanos" (50 min) and "Meia encarnada dura de sangue" (Blood-hardened scarlet sock" (23 min), there is also a TVE network program made during the shooting of "O Dia em que Dorival encarou a guarda".
* Time
596 minutes (or almost ten hours) divided between 38 movies; 73 more minutes of bonus movies; 95 minutes of extras.
* Rating
Ana Luiza Azevedo, Jorge Furtado and Other Stories DVDs are unrated. Carlos Gerbase DVD is recommended for adults only (nudity).
* Packaging
Each DVD comes in an individual plastic casing, colored, with movie pictures and title. (The bonus DVD for the first 1,000 buyers comes in an extra slot in the Jorge Furtado case). The set is packaged in a colored cardboard box, with the title of every movie in the back.
There is also an exclusive 28-page colored booklet (7.4 x 5 inches), with synopsis, technical specifications and pictures for every movie, in Portuguese and in English.
* Box size
194 x 135 x 68 mm (7.6 x 5.3 x 2.7 inches).
Approximately 500 g (1.1 pounds)
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