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Reviewed on March 15, 2011
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912–94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2011 | Video/DVD
Gr 9 Up—This interpretation of "The Cask of Amontillado" closely follows the text of Poe's classic short story. Montresor hatches a plan to exact revenge on Fortunato, who has insulted him one too many times. With the promise of a cask of Amontillado wine, Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacomb beneath his home and chains him within a crypt. As each tier of a wall of bricks is laid, Fortunato grows more desperate to escape, but Montresor will not be swayed. In a variation from the original tale, the video production is framed by an elde...Log In or Sign Up to Read More