First Run Features Presents a New DVD Box Set -- THE BEST OF GLOBAL LENS: BRAZILAlmost Brothers (Quase Dois Irmãos) A film by Lúcia MuratThis searing look at the class struggle of Brazil over a period of four decades is told through the closely linked yet fatally divided lives of Miguel, a middle-class white rebel, and Jorge, his black childhood friend. Remembering their time of imprisonment by the right wing government in the "60s, Miguel returns as a progressive politician to the prison where Jorge serves a sentence as a gang leader, to seek his help in changing the cycle of death and poverty.{FIPRESCI Prize; Best Latin-American Film; Best Director; Best Actor, Rio Film Fes, 2004} {Best Movie, Amazons Film Fes, 2004} {Best movie; Special Jury Award, Marseille Fes, 2005} "Strong stuff...savage, wonderful!"- New York Times"Think "City of God", with its Hollywood shenanigans deleted and three decades of politics inserted. Emotional, raw, satisfying!" - SF Bay GuardianCinema, Aspirins and Vultures (Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus) A film by Marcelo Gomes1942. Johann, a young German opposed to Hitler"s war, travels the dusty roads of northeastern Brazil selling a new wonder drug, Aspirin, to peasants and farmers. Along the way he picks up a hitchhiker, the sharp-tongued Ranulpho, who helps in his efforts. But as Brazil enters the war against Germany and Johann is ordered back home, each man must decide his own fate.{Official Brazil Submission; Best Foreign Language FIlm, THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, 2006} {Best Feature, Best Actor, San Paulo Int"l Film Fes, 2006} {French National Education Prize, "Un Certain Regard" Selection, Cannes Film Fes, 2005}"A lovely road movie, especially captivating."- Time Out London"Thoughtful...every moment seems to tremble with mystery and possibility." - The New York TimesMango Yellow (Amarelo Manga) A Film by Cláudio AssisThe hothouse atmosphere of Brazil comes alive in Mango Yellow, where lust and economic desperation combine in a volatile brew of provocative cinema. On the mean streets of the coastal town of Recife, an array of characters including a jaded waitress, a gay cook, a philandering butcher and his evangelical wife emerge as "full dimensional people in touch with their explosive feelings" (New York Times).{C.I.C.A.E. Award, Forum of New Cinema, Berlin Int"l Film Fes, 2003} {Best Cinematography; Coral Award, Best First Work, Havana Film Fes, 2003} {APCA Trophy, Best Editing, Best Director, Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards, 2004}"A provocative and unique Brazilian import." - CBS Radio"A wildcat of a film!" - Variety Margarette"s Feast (La Festa de Margarette) A Film by Renato FalcãoA modern silent masterpiece using the style and techniques of Brazil"s cinematic past, Margarette"s Feast tells an allegory of Brazil"s social struggles without words while making dazzling use of exhilarating Brazilian music. After losing his job, goodhearted but penniless Pedro comes into possession of a miraculous suitcase that never runs out of money, allowing him to throw an extravagant birthday party for his wife.{Candango Trophy, Best Art Direction; Special Jury Award, Brazilia Fes of Brazilian Cinema, 2002} {Feature Film Trophy, Best Original Score, Cine Ceara National Cinema Fes, 2002} {FIPRESCI Prize, Motovun Film Fes, 2003}"A remarkable debut film! Recalls Chaplin in its mix of comedy and tragedy." - Cleveland Institute of Art"Touching, funny, and engaging." - Portland Mercury