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Taking Off NEW PAL Arthouse DVD Milos Forman Lynn Carlin. Taking Off is the first English-language film by Czech director Milos Foreman. But with Foreman it seems not so much what he says as it is how he says it. But in the end the picture is a triumph of whimsy over pathos. 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This DVD will play on standard DVD players in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia (except Japan, Korea, Philippines and Taiwan), Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Chile. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Chile. This DVD (and any other DVD released anywhere in the world) will play just fine on any multi-region DVD player, bought in USA or elsewhere. It will also play on most computers' DVD drives. Some consumers actually own a multi-region DVD player, without knowing it. All you need to do if you own such Philips, Akai, CyberHome or other DVD player is to use your remote control to switch it to multi-region mode. 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If these steps don't work, then unfortunately subtitles are not optional.o We now offer FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world! FILM DETAILS Screened, competed or awarded at:BAFTA Awards Cannes Film Festival Other Film Festival Awards Language Selections:English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )French ( Subtitles )Product Origin/Format:France ( PAL/Region 0 )Running Time:89 minAspect Ratio:Widescreen (1.78:1)Special Features:Cast/Crew Interview(s) Featurette Interactive Menu Scene Access Remastered Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:Country: United States ( Region: USA, Canada )Directed By:Milos Forman Written By:Milos Forman John Guare Actors:Lynn Carlin ..... Lynn TyneBuck Henry ..... Larry TyneGeorgia Engel ..... MargotTony Harvey ..... TonyAudra Lindley ..... Ann LockstonPaul Benedict ..... Ben LockstonVincent Schiavelli ..... SchiavelliDavid Gittler ..... JamieIke Turner ..... HimselfTina Turner ..... HerselfLinnea Heacock ..... Jeannie TyneRae Allen ..... Mrs. DivitoFrank Berle ..... Committee ManPhilip Bruns ..... PolicemanGail Busman ..... Nancy LockstonSynopsis:Taking Off is the first English-language film by Czech director Milos Foreman. His American debut is a comedy, one built on a basically tragic situation. But with Foreman it seems not so much what he says as it is how he says it. Some of it comes out naturally funny; other moments are strained, and the whole has a disjointed look. But in the end the picture is a triumph of whimsy over pathos. The situation involves a runaway teenage girl and the frantic search for her by her distraught parents. The parents, played by Buck Henry and Lynn Carlin, manage to look funny in situations they are basically unhappy. Imagining their daughter the victim of a hippie disaster, they search frantically through New York's East Village, make a wild-goose chase into upstate New York, and wind up joining a group called the Society for Parents of Fugitive Children (S.P.F.C.). Foreman looks at it all rather obliquely and concentrates on the minor details. So it has a pathetically funny look. At the S.P.F.C. meeting people make small talk, just like at funerals. Wives gossip and giggle over their husband's romantic habits. Husbands run around uselessly because they have to do something to appease their wives. Foreman sometimes strains. Parents experimenting with marijuana, so they can understand their offspring, is more movie than real life. The girl disappeared during an audition for teenage singers, and Foreman keeps coming back to this scene. It's a bit confusing but is also a funny and satiric glance at the whole youth exploitation field. Foreman's particular ability is to make the ordinary look interesting. In 'Taking Off' he succeeds. Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lyne Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. 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