However, it caught the attention of Michael Barker, who was responsible for handling Orion Classics' sales at the time.

Mr. Barker said Orion Classics had been interested in the project when it was still a script.

In 1984 Beck joined Orion Classics.

Orion Classics acquired Slacker for nationwide distribution, and released a slightly modified 35mm version on July 5, 1991.

His first film, End of the Line (1987), was a Sundance Institute project and was released by Orion Classics.

Executives at Orion Classics describe Mr. Bellocchio's adaptation as a serious work by a recognized film artist.

United States rights to the film - the first the director has made in France in many years - have been acquired by Orion Classics.

Prisoner of the Mountains (Orion Classics).

It is to be released here this summer by Orion Classics.

We lasted at Orion Classics because we didn't bite at $7 million to $10 million art films.