The Nameless

Starring:Emma Vilarasau, Karra Elejalde, TristÃ¡n Ulloa, Toni Sevilla, Brendan Price, Jordi Dauder, NÃºria Cano, Isabel Ampudia, Carles Punyet, Aleix Puiggali, Susana GarcÃa DÃez, Pep Tosar, Carmen Capdet, Manel SolÃ¡s, VÃctor GuillÃ©n, Sebastia Sellent, Boris Ruiz, Josep Maria DomÃ¨nech (II), Manuel Bronchud, Joan Massotkleiner
Director: Jaume BalaguerÃ³
Studio: Miramax
Product Type: DVD

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DISAPPOINTING... ALAS
A movie that should be called "The pointless"
ride the roller coaster off the cliff
A perfect 10 film
The true meaning of horror!

The Nameless
Starring: Emma Vilarasau , Karra Elejalde , Tristán Ulloa , Toni Sevilla , and Brendan Price
Director: Jaume Balagueró
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ASIN: B0007XG16W
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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An intense thriller in the riveting style of SEVEN from the director of DARKNESS! Five years after her daughter was brutally murdered, Claudia remains mired in despair and can't move on with her life. Then she receives a phone call from a young woman claiming to be that daughter, Angela, asking for help and stating that a nameless "they" only wanted Claudia to think she was dead! With skeptical authorities unwilling to help, it's up to Claudia herself to investigate the shadowy subculture of danger and secrecy that holds the answer to Angela's true fate! Lauded with numerous international movie awards including Best International Film at the Fant-Asia Film Festival, THE NAMELESS will put you on the edge of your seat as the mystery deepens all the way through its pulse-pounding conclusion!

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DISAPPOINTING... ALAS.......2006-06-29

This is a kind of film where you are given so much in the beginning you start thinking it can't be a bad movie. But as it often happens the ending ruins it all. In the opening sequence a couple is going to the forensic morgue to identify the body of a girl who is presumably their daughter and who was brutally killed some time ago. Mutilated corpse of a girl in the beginning of a thriller - what can (don't get me wrong) catch our attention better? OK, then we meet the girl's mother 5 years later, now she lives alone. And one day she receives a telephone call from somebody saying it's her daughter and asking for help. WOW! - I thought and drew myself closer to the screen. Fortunately those were not the only intriguing and catchy moments in the movie so I was watching with interest having high expectations about this one. And during all the narration the film kept this tension, dread and macabre feeling about it. Everything was great. What was unfortunate is the ending that killed everything director was building up during these 1 hour 40 minutes. After so many on-screen talks about the essence of evil and somebody trying to commit an act of ultimate malevolence and vice you really wait for something terminally vicious. But you won't get it, that's for sure. It was one of those moments when you stare at the rolling credits and say out loud: "So what?!"
I suggest an interesting thing - watch the first hour and a half of the film and turn it off. You'll be thinking about it for the rest of the month trying to figure out what was happening there - the atmosphere of the "The Nameless" (which in Spanish sounds like "Los sin nombre" implying "them" who have no name) won't leave you. Watch the finale - and it'll ruin the whole impression. But maybe it's just me.
I was hoping this film would be one of the European thrillers that become more and more intense and interesting lately, but it didn't live up to my expectations. Three stars only although it could have had all five. Better watch George Sluizer's "The Vanishing" or recent German "Antikörper" - really talented thrillers from Europe.

A movie that should be called "The pointless".......2006-06-28

The first half of this thriller is pretty arresting. The almost David Fincher-like dark look of the film (with its accents on chilly, decaying colours like black, silver, green and brown, tight framing, claustrophobic degenerated buildings and an overall dark tone) is pretty much arresting.
The fast, almost subliminal crosscutting between the static mise-en-scene and some eerie, blurred home moviestyle imagery, works on more than one level. It's scary, it gives a distinct feeling of unease, and intriguies because in those nightmarish one-second-flashes there might be clues hidden.
But then we start to notice more things we've seen before in classic horror suff.

The gruwesome autopsy scene on a young woman in "The silence of the lambs" is quadrupled here, but the scene is so graphicly disturbing that it breaks the carefully build-up tension and thereby misses the point entirely.
A bunch of policemen start to penetrate the dark with flashlights and we're back in "Se7en" again.
More and more references to a strange cult emerge, a sect that worships pain and torture because it would act like a drug to get into higher regions of extasy. The true horror fanatic knows we're in "Hellraiser"-country now.
Following this is a statue of a saint in a church with bleeding eyes. Outsiders who have to fight against the ignorance of their chiefs who don't want the stubborn employees to investigate any further. Have we seen this before too?
And to make things really corny, at one point the main characters visit a prison to speak with an insane creep, who gives them some important clues through cheesy riddles. While doing this the actor in charge throws all the incarcerated-psycho-clichés he can muster like manic facial expressions, brooding pseudo-fascinating gazes, hissing and howling, and so the whole wornout doctor Lecter-thing starts to sprout its little offspring too.

And all is wrapped up with an ending that is a complete let-down. I won't be giving spoilers, but why do thrillers, who have a terrific suspense all the way from start, have to end with an ordinary shoot-out?
"The Silence of the lambs" had a shoot-out, "Se7en" had, as did "Memento", "Resurrection", "Suspect Zero", "The Stranger within", "Mulholland Dr." and the list of good movies with this textbook final goes on and on.
Apparently filmmakers think there must be some kind of explosion at the end for the audience to release the tension. To give the viewers an easy and rather cheap chance be releaved of anything dark that has settled in their souls while watching the film.

I would suggest all genre filmmakers to read Thomas Ligotti's collections of short stories "Songs of a dead dreamer", "Grimscribe" and "In a foreign town, in a foreign land".
These are perfect examples of eerie, suspensefull storytelling and dark-atmosphere-creating with glimpses of true horror and the perverse, without having a "must have" shoot-out or a obligatory "kill-the-bad-guy-with-his-own-axe" scene.
And believe me, because of this, the effect is all the more horrific.

Don't get me wrong here, Jaune Balagueró is a gifted filmmaker with a talented young film crew and cast of enthusiastic actors under his wings. He just didn't get the right material to work with.

ride the roller coaster off the cliff.......2006-01-10

I read enough reviews to figure I was in for at least a few fistfulls of adequately sleek visuals and perhaps more than the usual smattering of nail-biting tension but that I would -- as is the norm -- grimly watch as the plot deflated like a balloon animal twisted into shape by a pack of lobsters. So I put it way down on my shopping list and waited until I found a copy for $10. I can't help it; I'm a hopeless fan of horror and I'm always on a quest for that perfect flick. "Nameless" isn't perfect, but it's within hiking distance, closer than "Ringu" or "Ju-On" or "The Devil's Backbone," not to mention aggro thunkhead American drivel. And it's by far scarier and more intelligent than the director's more well-known effort, the delinquent and impotent "Darkness." Telling of the mastery behind this "Rosemary's Baby"-ish tale of a young girl stolen from her mother and either killed or enslaved by denizens of the occult are the number of tense, unsettling scenes woven into the framework for which the director is confident enough not to feel the need to slap viewers over the head with an immediate payoff. The cinematography and special effects leave nothing to be desired. And the acting is top notch, unlike the self-aggrandising gesticulations in "Silence of the Lambs," which this matches in squeamishness. The film thankfully holds up like a prize fighter through to its knockout finale. I'm a sucker for mack truck endings that come out of nowhere, drop the payload and roll credits. Bye.

A perfect 10 film.......2005-10-13

Maybe the best and more solid terror films of the last 20 years, period.

The true meaning of horror!.......2005-09-26

Los Sin Nombre is a twisted and dark horror film about a woman who's life is shattered when her young daughter disappears one night. A few days later, her body is found and this simply destroyes the family. Years later, the woman is on her own trying to rebuild her shattered personnal life. But one night after a rough day in the office, she recieves a call that sends a chill down her sign and brings back painful memories. Who or what was this phone call about? To find out you'll have to watch NAMELESS a.k.a. LOS SIN NOMBRE.

Based upon the novel by British horror novelist Rasmey Campbell, the director Jaume Balaguero (DARKNESS) delivers the good once again in this dark horror film that'll have you thinking about the true meaning of horror. Is it real or supernatural? You be the judge!!

Highly recommended!!

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wonderful DVD!
An Incredible story of Genius and Loss
Thank you, Mr. Rose
Excellent Film - Simultaneously Eerie and Heartfelt
Rose's LOSS... is our gain...

The Loss of Nameless Things
Starring: Oakley Hall , Patricia Charbonneau , Bruce Bouchard , Deborah Hedwall , and Sofia Landon Geier
Director: Bill Rose
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Release Date: 2006-12-05

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In 1978, Oakley Hall III was a 28-year-old playwright with a reputation for brilliance and on the verge of national recognition. The son of novelist Oakley Hall (Downhill Racer, Warlock), he was the charismatic co-founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater in upstate New York, where he served as artistic director. His work had been optioned by Joseph Papp at New York's famed Public Theater. Mandy Patinkin and William Hurt starred in his staged readings of his plays. Hall was an enfant terrible in every sense, with not just a bright future but a great one. He had just completed work on his verse play Grinder's Stand, based on the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, when his life was violently interrupted by a mysterious fall from a bridge. He suffered horrific head injuries, was hospitalized nearly a year and incapacitated much longer. There was little thought of him ever using his brain again, let alone having an artistic life... until twenty-five years later, when a Northern California theater company received an NEA grant to produce the very play Hall was writing the night he fell. The story does not end there, however, as The Loss of Nameless Things uncovers much more about Hall s work and that fateful night, long ago. It is the tale about how one powerful soul finds strength in who he is, when he could no longer be who he d been.

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In 1978, Oakley Hall III, the brilliant and charismatic founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater, had it all. Living as king of a fiercely loyal band of actors/acolytes, his writing flowed as smoothly as the golden whiskey he consumed with gusto. Together, his merry band transformed the run-down Catskills camp where they worked and lived into their creative paradise. Fueled not only by art and passion, but also by sexual energy, drugs and booze, Hall and company staged obscure absurdist plays as well as daring reworkings of classics such as Frankenstein and A Streetcar Named Desire. The theater was red-hot, garnering breathless reviews from critics, and Hall's just-completed epic play, Grinder's Stand, would soon be optioned by Joe Papp's Public Theater. But theatrical convention requires that such brilliant ascendancy be followed by a fall, and in Hall's case, it was brutally literal, a devastating crash onto a rocky ledge from a high bridge on a bleak, foggy night. THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS is the harrowing tale of Hall's fall from grace, a bittersweet look at what was recaptured and a heartbreaking reminder of what was lost forever. " - Independent Lens, PBS. This is the ORIGINAL DIRECTOR'S CUT, with over twenty minutes of additional footage not seen on PBS, including readings from Oakley's play, Grinder's Stand.

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wonderful DVD!.......2007-04-29

This DVD is the story of a gifted playwright who had a terrible fall that left him without his former abilities. He went from enfant terrible to a sweet guy. I knew him briefly after the fall, but did not know his story then. This is an extraordinary story and the DVD is very professional and well done. Very moving and sad, but hopeful.

An Incredible story of Genius and Loss.......2007-03-30

Oakley Hall III was the resident genius, guru, and inspiration behind the 1970s Lexington Conservatory Theater, a high water mark in the history of energetic and inspired American theater. His play "Grinders' Stand" is a little known classic, the story of Meriwether Lewis in blank iambic pentameter. In 1978, Hall fell from a bridge and suffered massive brain damage, changing his personality and robbing him of his genius. He lost years. Life has its own genius, however, and Hall's post-fall life resonates with the indestructibility of the human spirit. Documentary filmmaker Bill Rose has made a great film: hard-edged, strong, inspiring. It's good.

Thank you, Mr. Rose.......2006-03-05

This film will probably ring true for many of the millions of people who are living with, or have a loved one who has experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or any type of injury or illness that has stolen their gifts and talents. As you watch the life story of the protagonist, Oakley Hall, unfold, you will probably begin to ask yourself some difficult and often painful questions about who you really are and what truly defines you--questions that everyone should attempt to answer even if they have not been challenged with a life-changing injury or illness. I recommend you take the time to view this film. You will have the opportunity to learn something by doing so.

Excellent Film - Simultaneously Eerie and Heartfelt.......2006-03-05

Fantastic work! I want to recommend it to all my friends, especially my sister, a screenwriter/filmmaker who lives in Tivoli, NY. (near Lexington). Again, great work - chilling, touching . . . . it has it all!

Matthew Krueger
Berkeley, CA

Rose's LOSS... is our gain..........2006-03-03

A recent airing of Bill Rose's THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS on PBS's "Independent Lens" afforded me the opportunity to see this extraordinary documentary film about an extraordinary playwright, Oakley Hall, III. Like so many of life's chance discoveries, I was completely surprised by the beauty of this film - both in its subject matter and its crafting.

It is more than apparent that Mr. Hall was - is - one of those uniquely gifted individuals who appear rarely on life's stage. Unfortunately, such exceptional characters seem inevitably to be cursed with flaws which lead to their own "falls." Though this was largely the case with Oakley, too, his tale ends on notes of redemption and rebirth.

Changed though he may be today, few among us will ever be able to create anything of lasting significance as Oakley has done. In his achievements, he is a fortunate man, indeed.

Bill Rose has captured this man's dramatic life in an artful and sensitive way. His use of old photos and films, interviews with friends and family, and visual references back to the LTC environs (especially, the haunting old bridge and the river below) are all superbly done. The care that has obviously been put into the creation of this documentary betrays a genuine fondness for the subject and the genius of the film artist behind its production.

Though Oakley appears at least contented with his life today, much was lost at the time of his accident. The saddest piece of the story, of course, is the apparent lack of reconciliation that exists between Oakley and his first wife. Hopefully, she - and their son - will one day see this film and it will serve to awaken those memories that are good ones; and, perhaps, they will be proud and thankful to have participated in Oakley's life.

On the Nameless Height / Na bezymyannoi vysote

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On the Nameless Height / Na bezymyannoi vysote

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LANGUAGE (AUDIO): RUSSIAN ONLY; SUBTITLES: ENGLISH. War, Drama, Russia, 2004, 196 min. Format: Full screen, 4:3. This is movie about love and war. Time set - 1944, Soviet Union, struggling for liberation from fascists. She is a sniper and he is an officer. Before the death they will meet a love.. Not all of soldiers will survive in those days, but for some of them these days remained the happiest time in their life... Director: Vyacheslav Nikiforov. Cast: Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Alexej Chadov, Nikolay Chindyajkin, Alexej Yaglych.

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Absolutely Worth Seeing ..........2004-10-18

This a very realistic and true to the era production. I was pleasantly surprised - quite honestly, it really surpassed my expectations. This is a made-for-TV movie but the quality is as good, if not better than most wide-screen feauture movies. It is abundant in characters that are very well developed, except maybe for one - the political officer (?). Not that I would expect him to be either a "good" or "bad" guy, but the motivations of some of his actions were pretty unclear. But that was about the only thing I didn't like as much. Overall it is agreat and very powerful series, especially the last (fourth) part. ... One thing I particularly liked about this movie is that unlike most western movies, which have at most just two characters you care about, while other "minor" characters just provide a background, in this one you are equally concerned about everyone you see on the screen. You manage to catch individuality, what each represents, their emotions. I think it's amazing. You just never get bored even though it's more than three hours long.

The series has English subtitles. the score is beautiful. The quality of the subtitles is not perfect - some contain pretty serious grammar mistakes, bad choice of words, but most of them are ok.

I would recommend 'On a Nameless Height" to everyone who is interested in World War 2 movies or antiwar movies in general. As far as I am concerned I even think it is worth having it in my DVD collection.

Nameless Star [NTSC] [Russian Sound Only]

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Nameless
Starring: Vilarasau , Elejalde , Ulloa , and Sevilla
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NAMELESS ISLAND

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The story happened in 1958, Fujian province. Jiang Jieshi's Tai Cheng Warship landing our mainland, it finally sinking.

On the nameless height ( Na bezymiannoy Vysote )

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Timebomb (Nameless) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]

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Timebomb (Nameless) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]
Director: Avi Nesher
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Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: German (Mono), Italian (Mono), Spanish (Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Dutch (Subtitles), English (Subtitles), French (Subtitles), German (Subtitles), Italian (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: After he finds himself the target of mysterious assassins, an amnesiac (Michael Biehn) convinces a psychiatrist (Patsy Kensit) to help him remember his past. It would seem he was involved in a CIA operation that the agency does not want him to reveal. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access,