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My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallstrom More than just a movie, a phenomenon that has captured the hearts of America. A bright, funny, touching tale of one boy's special growing-up year. Bundled off to a rural village while his ill mother recuperates, young Ingermar finds unexpected adventure with the town's warmhearted eccentrics. The DVD is a Criterion Collection edition and includes a 35-minute film by Lasse Hallstrom, "Shall We Go to My Place or Your Place or Each Go Home Alone?", original theatrical trailer and interview footage of Hallstrom and author Kurt Vonnegut. Swedish with English subtitles. Sweden, 1987, 101 mins. Videocassette $44.95 DVD $59.95
The Children of Noisy Village Lasse Hallstrom Before World War II, six boisterous children find adventure and old-fashioned fun around their home town of Noisy Village. Simply exploring the lush countryside of fields and woods inspires these kids to invent a slew of imaginative games. The result is a childhood grounded in seemingly endless possibilities. Based on the best-selling novel from author Astrid Lindgren, who also wrote Pippi Longstocking. Swedish with English subtitles. Sweden, 1995, 88 mins. Videocassette $44.95
Chocolat Lasse Hallstrom Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, Carrie Anne Moss and Johnny Depp star in this sensuous fable about individuality, love, and indulgences. Binoche plays a single mother who arrives with her daughter in a small, fictional French town. The candy shop she sets up and her secular philosophy don't sit well with the more conservative members of the community - particularly the uptight mayor (Molina). But the newcomer proves to be a force of healing, joy, and possibly even magic for many of her neighbors, including an elderly woman (Dench) kept apart from her grandson, and an Irish vagabond (Depp) who is a little sweet on the sweets lady. The DVD is letterboxed, includes filmmakers' commentary track, "making of" segment, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes segments on costumes and production design, with optional French soundtrack and Spanish subtitles. USA/Great Britain, 2000, 121 mins. DVD $37.95
The Cider House Rules Lasse Hallstrom A dedicated but rebellious doctor running a Maine orphanage in the 1940s raises one of the orphans as his own son, hoping that he might one day succeed him in his profession. His protege, however, decides he must first get a taste of life outside the orphanage confines. John Irving adapted his own novel for the screen. Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo and Paul Rudd star. An Academy Award-winner for Best Supporting Actor (Caine) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes audio commentary by Lasse Hallstrom and John Irving, "making of" segment, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer and more. USA, 1999, 125 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $37.95
More About the Children of Noisy Village Lasse Hallstrom From Lasse Hallstrom, the director of What's Eating Gilbert Grape and My Life as a Dog, and Astrid Lindgren, the creator of Pippi Longstocking, comes this story of six children who find adventure in their home town, Noisy Village. Set before World War II, the children explore the idyllic countryside, invent wondrous games, and romp and frolic around their tiny village. A delightful tale that brings back an age of simple fun and good times. Swedish with English subtitles. Sweden, 1994, 85 mins. Videocassette $37.95
The Shipping News Lasse Hallstrom Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlethwaite and Scott Glenn star in the film version of E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A newspaper man leaves his dead-end job in upstate New York to move to his ancestral home in Newfoundland, where he slowly begins to rediscover his worth and finds unexpected romance. The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes director's commentary, behind-the-scenes segment, stills gallery and more. USA, 2001, 111 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $44.95
Something to Talk About Lasse Hallstrom Julia Roberts stars opposite Dennis Quaid in this comedy about a woman who finds out her husband is playing around. Everything seemed perfect until she discovered he was being unfaithful. Now nothing in the small town where they live will ever be the same again as she goes on a personal rampage to root out the hypocrisy of infidelity. Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick and Gena Rowlands are also featured. USA, 1995, 105 mins. Videocassette $37.95