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A pairing of foreign comedies that spoof American film noir and science fiction with style to spare. The hip, action-packed detective thriller, Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (Shinji Aoyama, Japan, 2002, 71 mins.), follows private eye Mike Yokohama (Masatoshi Nagase) as he dons Elvis-esque attire and agrees to help a wealthy businessman find his daughter. "A tasty blend of Japanese and American pop culture... Nagase is a thoroughly engaging hero" (Variety). This is joined by the Czech New Wave classic, Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (Vaclav Vorlicek/Milos Macourek, Czechoslovakia, 1965, 80 mins.), a zany film about a scientist who invents a machine that enables a sleeping person's dreams to be viewed through a projector. Trouble ensues when she uses the device to watch her husband's dreams. In Japanese and Czech with English subtitles. 2-DVD set.
Shinji Aoyama/Vaclav Vorlicek/Milos Macourek---Japan/Czechoslovakia---2002/1965---151 mins.
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