SICILIA! & WHERE DOES YOUR HIDDEN SMILE LIE? [DVD] transforming a familiar Biblical tale

transforming a familiar Biblical tale into a borderline-surreal cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility

Part absurdist comedy

On over a dozen Ten Best Films of the Year lists

Target Video released the footage of the show as “The Cramps at Napa State” worldwide on the brand new VHS home video format

Emphasizing raw physicality

SICILIA! & WHERE DOES YOUR HIDDEN SMILE LIE? [DVD] transforming a familiar Biblical taleSomething as simple as a herring roasting on a hearth, or a meal of bread, wine and winter melon, takes on the humble aura of a Caravaggio painting in this masterful film from legendary filmmakers Jean Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet. Sicilia! is a tragicomedy involving an orange peddler, an Italian recently returned from America, two stinky police officers, a guilt stricken landowner, a traveling knife sharpener and, perhaps most unforgettably, an