French distributor on Wednesday unveiled a list of 20 titles it plans to release in the high-definition DVD format later this year -- a move that industry observers see as a significant push into the next generation of home video. The mixed bag of 20 titles from a total of 30 planned HD-DVD releases includes such classics as "The Deer Hunter," "The Elephant Man," "Terminator 2" and "The Graduate" as well as more recent hits like "Million Dollar Baby," "The Pianist," "Mulholland Drive" and "Traffic." There also are a handful of French movies, from the popular classic "La Grande Vadrouille" to more recent cult films "La Haine" and "Brotherhood of the Wolf."

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