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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

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