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| Alix Lambert's The Mark of Cain | 
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Studio: Microcinema DVD
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 11500
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: Russian (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 73
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MC-775
UPC: 880198077592
EAN: 8801980775924
ASIN: B0011UBDV8
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 25, 2008
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ALIX LAMBERT'S THE MARK OF CAIN (DVD MOVIE)
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Available at last. February 1, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
"I thought it would be more interesting if I listed some things that I read and watched in preparation for the making of "Eastern Promises" than just listing a random bunch of things that I like. Among these are "The Mark of Cain," by Alix Lambert, not yet available on DVD. A companion piece to the Russian Criminal Tattoo books, this a very courageous documentary on the tattooing subculture in Russian prisons. I don't know how it ever got made, but it's beautiful, scary, and heartbreaking."
- David Cronenberg
Yes, it is now available. As of March 25, 2008 you don't have to be friends with David Cronenberg or Viggo Mortensen to see this amazing film. Those of you who saw it the first time around when it was a finalist for the Independent Spirit Award know the gist of the story, but for those who don't, it's still incredible.
On a shoestring budget, filmmaker Alix Lambert traveled to Russia and through sheer determination, gained access to the darkest prisons in the country. Her interviews with murderers and mobsters who openly discuss multiple beheadings, contract killings and the mythology and meaning of their tattoos make up the majority of the film, but it is the prison system itself that is most effectively exposed.
Cronenberg talks about re-writing the script for 'Eastern Promises' after seeing this film, and after you see it, you'll understand why. You can't talk about organized crime in modern Russia without referencing Alix Lambert's "The Mark of Cain". This is the seminal work.
Unbelievable February 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
More than enough coverage of prison tattoo culture to satisfy enthusiasts - though this film is much, much more. Lambert witnesses complexities of the Russian prison system: staff talent shows, generational changes in prison culture, interviews with inmates and administrators, access to overcrowded cells - inventiveness from nowhere. Tremendous, lucid density. Accomplished with an artful, blunt view - a window to the unspeakable and an exceptionally memorable film.
AMAZING April 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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good show March 3, 2008
I bought this about three and half years ago directly from Alix and have watched it about 25 times since then and have let many friends and tattoo artists view it also. It is a nice documentary and there is a definate human element that comes through in it. It actually is a depressing but very good film. You folks are now lucky to be able to get this on DVD, I paid $60 dollars for this film, (not that I regret it!) but Alix had to transfer it from VHS to DVD for me which I so much appreciated. Purchase it, learn from it, enjoy it!!!
a riveting education March 26, 2008
The opening scene of Alix Lambert's "The Mark of Cain" immediately draws the viewer into the Russian prison system with a haunting song that sets the mood. This remarkable and highly effective film goes on to introduce music and light and air into a dreary, dark, and fetid world never before laid bare. It was compiled from countless hours of footage revealing the inmates' stories, the age-old evolving tattoo culture, and the politics and psychology of a hidden subworld. It is in no way a pompous, voice-over lesson. It is composed of the prisoners' own words as they tell how their society is structured, why they have been relegated to it, what their pasts consisted of, and what they dream of. A few of them are chilling, many are quite charming. There is palpable, unspoken compassion in this presentation that lets us absorb a wealth of disturbing information about humanity and inhumanity.
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