Lucian Pintilie Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( L'après-midi d'un tortionnaire / Terminus paradis / Trop tard / La Reconstitution ) ( The Afternoon of a Torturer / Next Stop Paradise / Too Late / Reconstruction )

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France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Romanian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: ***WARNING***ONLY "Next Stop Paradise" & "Too Late" HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES***All 4 titles contain Romanian audio and French subtitles*** Next Stop Paradise (1998) Romanian director Lucian Pintilie helmed this French-Romanian drama that opens on the outskirts of Budapest. Dimitri, aka Mitou (Costel Cascaval) raises pigs for a living, but he's due to begin two years of military service the next day. Clad in hot pants, waitress Elena, aka Norica (Dorina Chiriac) matches Mitou in knocking back shots of vodka. Although Norica is engaged to marry Gili, owner of the rundown roadside sausage stand where she works, she accompanies Mitou to his spare apartment. Resentful of his family and obsessed with Norica, the stubborn, headstrong Mitou is uncompromising and ready for a final showdown with authority figures. Shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival. Too Late (1996) In this French-Romanian thriller, a rookie prosecutor teams up with a female topographer to investigate the mysterious death of a coal miner. Upon his first look at the mine, prosecutor Costa feels appalled by the terrible, unsafe conditions there. He makes a full report to the mine administrators but they, fully aware that their mine is a death trap, and caring only for profit, are disinterested. The miners, desperately needing their jobs, would rather keep things quiet too. Meanwhile Costas and Alina, the topographer become better acquainted until news of a ...Lucian Pintilie Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( L'après-midi d'un tortionnaire / Terminus paradis / Trop tard / La Reconstitution ) ( The Afternoon of a Torturer / Next Stop Paradise / Too Late / Re