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• Graham Green Collection | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £24.28   |  Saving you £5.71 (23.52%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Third Man (Dir. Carol Reed 1949): This classic noir mystery from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene is regarded to be the best filmwork of both of these extreme talents. 'The Third Man' features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). When he finds that Lime has just been killed in a questionable car accident he decides to remain in the city to investigate his friend's mysterious death. 'The Third Man' is a masterpiece of melancholia featuring extraordinary writing acting and directing as well as a classic zither score by Anton Karas. Brighton Rock (Dir. John Boulting 1947): The elegant and respectable facade of Brighton hides a sinister underworld ruled by intimidation and terror. Richard Attenborough stars as Pinkie a ruthless and sadistic young criminal whose trail of killings and double crossings lead to his eventual downfall when savage justice is finally meted out in a thrilling and memorable climax... Fallen Idol (Dir. Carol Reed 1948): A lonely young boy is caught up in a sinister and intriguing murder-mystery in this classic British film based on a short story by Graham Greene and directed with great style by Carol Reed both of who received Academy Award nominations. It was the first film on which Greene and Reed collaborated and remains both a moving portrayal of lost innocence and a genuine classic of British cinema. Heart Of The Matter (Dir. George More O'Ferrall 1953): Adapted from Graham Greene's novel Trevor Howard stars as Harry Scobie an assistant police commisioner working in Sierra Leone during WWII. Harry finds himself drawn to Helen a survivor of a U-boat attack and whilst the cat is away he decides that he can no longer stay married. However his catholic union threatens the outcome of both relationships. Harry soon convinces himself that desperate measures need to be taken...

• Killer Nun | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £13.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Originally banned in the UK Killer Nun is one of the true greats of the nunsploitation genre! This stunningly shot descent into the morphine-addled world of Sister Gertrude (Ekberg) is high on style and vivid with deliciously surreal murders. Boasting a powerhouse performance from Ekberg and banned upon release in Italy this is one DVD not to take into the confessional box!

• Eyes Without A Face | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Guilt-ridden after recklessly crashing his car and leaving his daughter severely disfigured celebrated plastic surgeon Dr Gennesier becomes obsessed with restoring her beauty by transplanting a new face onto her mutilated features. Aided by his devoted assistant Louisa young woman are lured back to his home to become unwitting 'donors' in his horrific procedures. Although too much for many critics of the day to stomach Franju's masterpiece is now considered to be one of the greatest most influential and disturbing horror films ever made.

• The Paradine Case | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £14.40   |  Saving you £-8.41 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This minor 1948 film by Alfred Hitchcock beats a familiar Hitchcockian drum: an attorney (Gregory Peck), in love with the client (Alida Valli) he is defending on a murder charge, implicates himself in her guilt by trying to put the blame on another man. The no-one-is-innocent theme may be consistent with Hitchcock's best films and world view, but this is one of the movies that got away from his crucial passion for the plastic side of creative directing. Stuck in a courtroom for much of the story, the film is fit to burst with possibility but is pinned down like a freshly caught butterfly in someone's airless collection. --Tom Keogh

• The Third Man | Blu Ray | (13/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A celebrated British noir charting post-war European malaise Carol Reed's The Third Man was previously voted the greatest British film of all time. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten Citizen Kane) a naïve writer of pulp westerns arrives in Vienna to meet his old friend Harry Lime (the incomparable Orson Welles) but finds that Lime has apparently been killed in a suspicious accident. Martins too curious for his own good hears contradictory stories about the circumstances of Lime's death and as witnesses disappear he finds himself chased by unknown assailants. Complicating matters are the sardonic Major Calloway (Trevor Howard Brief Encounter) head of the British forces and Lime's stage actress mistress Anna (Alida Valli). Will Martin's curiosity lead him to discover things about his old friend that he'd rather not know? Brilliantly scripted by Graham Greene and set to Anton Karas' evocative zither score this justly celebrated classic is further enhanced by Robert Krasker's Academy Award winning cinematography and Welles in one of his most iconic screen roles.

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  The Brigette Bardot Collection (3 Discs)

• OEDIPUS REX | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Three years after The Gospel According to Matthew, Pier Paolo Pasolini resumed his series of classical adaptations with a savage, highly personal take on Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex (Edipo Re). As his first colour feature, Oedipus Rex makes brilliant use of wildly alternating Moroccan landscapes to transpose collective myth into a particular vision that is at once tender, sensual, and wholly unsparing. The film is divided into three sections set in different er...

• Les Bijoutiers Du Clair De Lune | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ursual (Bardot) a young girl recently released from a convent runs away with the man who seduced her aunt and murdered her uncle. Pursued by the police their relationship is to prove deadly...

• Hitchcock - Rebecca / Spellbound / The Paradine Case / Notorious | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The four classic films included in this Box Set are: 'Rebecca' 'Spellbound' 'The Paradine Case' 'Notorious

• Dario Argento's Inferno | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £20.69   |  Saving you £2.30 (11.12%)   |  RRP £22.99

  After the box office smash Suspiria comes this second mind scrambling instalment of the 'Three Mothers' trilogy a psychedelic trip into gut wrenching horror. Join master of terror Dario Argento as he takes you inside a world of surreal fear and bloody violence! As a brother and sister delve into a series of gruesome New York murders it soon becomes clear that the devil is at work. A coven of witches are abroad and they bring murder death and escalating insanity with them... Get fired up for one of the masterpieces of Euro-Horror... Get ready for Inferno!

• The Third Man | Blu Ray | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic noir mystery from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene is regarded to be the best filmwork of both of these extreme talents. The Third Man features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). When he finds that Lime has just been killed in a questionable car accident he decides to remain in the city to investigate his friend's mysterious death. The Third Man is a masterpiece of melancholia featuring extraordinary writing acting and directing as well as a classic zither score by Anton Karas.

• Suspiria | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Inspired by Thomas De Quincey's 'Suspiria de Profundis' and co-written by Argento and his long-term partner Daria Nicolodi SUSPIRIA is Argento's undisputed masterpiece of Grand Guignol horror hitting new peaks of terror through its stunning photography (courtesy of Luciano Tovoli) eye-popping production design and terrifying atmosphere of dread - thanks in no small part to the great score from Goblin! Susy Banyon (Jessica Harper) is an American ballet student travelling to Germany to study at an exclusive dance academy in the Black Forest. After one of the students and her friend are hideously murdered in the first of Argento's breath-catching set-piece killings Susy discovers that the academy has a bizarre history and as the body count rises she gets involved in a hideous labyrinth of murder black magic and madness...

• Paradine Case | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £14.25   |  Saving you £-8.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After being accused of poisoning her blind older husband the lovely Mrs. Paradine hires lawyer Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck) to represent her. Though Keane himself is married to a striking and devoted woman he finds himself strangely drawn to his glamorous defendant. However his deepening feelings convince him that she is innocent even though the evidence and his usual sense of logic and reason suggest otherwise...

• The Third Man | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The fractured Europe post-World War II is perfectly captured in Carol Reed's masterpiece thriller, set in a Vienna still shell-shocked from battle. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) is an alcoholic pulp writer come to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Cotton first arrives in Vienna, Lime's funeral is under way. From Lime's girlfriend and an occupying British officer, Martins learns of allegations of Lime's involvement in racketeering, which Martins vows to clear from his friend's reputation. As he is drawn deeper into post-war intrigue, Martins finds layer upon layer of deception, which he desperately tries to sort out. Welles' long-delayed entrance in the film has become one of the hallmarks of modern cinematography and it is just one of dozens of cockeyed camera angles that seem to mirror the off-kilter post-war society. Cotten and Welles give career-making performances and the Anton Karas zither theme will haunt you. --Anne Hurley

• The White Tower | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-11.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The White Tower is an Alpine Peak that has never been tamed by man. It is said to be impossible to climb and toconquer. To attempt it is to invite certain death. The White Tower killed Carla Alton's (Alida Valli) father. Now, tofulfil her father's dream, she has assembled her own team of mountaineers to attempt one last, desperate assault onthe murderous mountain...

• Senso | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Venice. 1866. After a night walking the empty streets of the ancient city together a countess (Alida Valli The Third Man) falls in love with an Austrian officer (Farley Granger Strangers on A Train) and becomes his mistress. War breaks out and separates them until she eventually finds him again in the throes of battle against the Italians. Betraying both her principles and her cause she tries to reform him with cruel and tragic consequences for them both.

• Ridi Pagliaccio (Gigli) | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Paul Horbiger movingly portrays the real-life Canio on whom the opera was based. In the opera's premiere Gigli is the Canio. The express the drama he colours his voice far more than any other Canio on film or record.The music in the film breathes beautifully presumably thanks to the conducting of the legendary Luigi Ricci. This is a rare recorded example of his work. (He is remembered as a coach to Gigli Olivero and others and was a composer in his own right).

• Killer Nun | Blu Ray | (24/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pier Paolo Pasolini Vol.2 | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Hawks And Sparrows (1966): The Hawks and the Sparrows a wildly comic fable stars the beloved stone-faced clown Toto as an Italian everyman the Ninetto Davoli as his good-natured but empty-headed son. Pasolini uses a comic crow which philosophizes amusingly and pointedly about the passing scene as a counterpoint to the performers representing humanity as they progress down the road of life. Pasolini presents a tragic fable which shows two delightful innocents caught like many Italians between Church and Marxism. Oedipus Rex (1967): A dark and riveting retelling of the classic Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. Unknown to himself Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. When the truth is discovered he puts out his eyes and Oedipus wanders the streets until he is found by his daughter Antigone a common blind beggar. Set in Morocco the film is a visual wonder of desert landscapes and powerful Moorish architecture. The interesting cast include avant garde film and theater director Carmelo Bene Julian Beck from New York's Living theater and Pasolini himself as the High Priest. This remastered version is a must for any serious video collector. Pigsty (1969): Porcile (Pigsty) the story of a cannibal in a medieval wasteland is interwoven with that of the son of an ex-Nazi industrialist in modern day Germany. The young German who is more attracted to pigs than his fiance and the cannibal become sacrificial victims of their different societies. This strange grotesque and thought provoking parable is filmed with such a calm beauty and underlying disgust that it gains a deep significance as an attack on the middle classes of the 20th century.