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• Story Of O | DVD | (30/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Box Set complete with DVD and Novel STORY OF 'O' is based on the hugely successful S&M novel that has been read by millions of people worldwide. The author Pauline Reage tells the story of a beautiful young woman known only as 'O' who is taken by her boyfriend Rene to a chateau just outside Paris. There 'O' is trained in bondage and sexual perversion. 'O' is deeply in love with Rene and in order to prove her love she allows herself to be subjected to all kinds of degradation and abuse. Finally, Rene discharges a personal debt by transferring possession of 'O' to his stepbrother Sir Stephen. In the film which produced in 1975, Just Jaeckin the director explores the cruel world in which 'O' finds herself. A world of sado-masochism and kinky and bizarre sexual practices. The film was refused certification when it was originally submitted, has now been passed uncut by the BBFC.Also Available as a DVD only version.

• Essential Truffaut Collection | DVD | (05/12/2005) from £89.99   |  Saving you £-40.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Jules Et Jim (1960): Francois Truffaut's beautiful and enigmatic film about the lifelong friendship between two writers - French novelist Jim (Henri Serre) and Austrian children's author Jules (Oskar Werner) - and their mutual love for the eccentric Catherine (Jeanne Moreau). The story begins in 1920s Paris when Jules and Jim first meet and become friends. As young single men they gallavant about Paris chasing women or studying ancient art. When they meet the equally energetic Catherine whose impulses range from dressing up as a man to taking midnight plunges into the Seine their circle is complete. But when World War II erupts with Jules and Jim fighting on opposite sides everything changes. Jules marries Catherine before going off to battle. After the war they settle into a quiet existence in the French countryside. But Catherine is restless and unfaithful. Jim reunites with his oldest and closest friend and Catherine makes room for him in their house asking him to move in and become her lover. Jim complies as he wants nothing more than to please his friend Jules who agrees to the plan... The Last Metro (1980): Winning an incredible ten French Academy Awards in 1981 The Last Metro is one of Truffaut's most highly acclaimed and popular films. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu in magnetic performances the story is set in Paris 1942 during the Nazi occupation of France. When Lucas Steiner (Heinz Bennett) the Jewish owner of the Montparnasse Theatre is forced into hiding his wife and lead actress Marion (Deneuve) takes over. Desperate to keep both the troupe and Lucas alive she stages a new play which must be a success to continue. She hires the womanising actor Bernard Granger (Depardieu) for the lead in their next production. Just as the actors begin their rehearsals an anti-semitic journalist ensconces himself in the theatre creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. Will he discover Lucas' hideaway and the political affiliations of the group's lead actor? Truffaut delivers a captivating study of artists (the actors) struggling against the odds (the Nazis) and a compelling insight into the atmosphere of wartime Paris and the theatre set against a backdrop of exquisite period detail. La Peau Douce (1964): Pierre is a successful happily married publisher who meets Nicole a lovely airplane stewardess and begins a lustful affair with her. As his passion deepens he realizes he must choose between his wife Franca and his mistress. However the movie takes a suprising twist leading to one of the most startling conclusions in film history... The 400 Blows (1959): Praised by film-makers and critics the world over Truffaut's 400 Blows launched the Nouvelle Vague and paved the way for some of cinema's most important and influential directors. Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel has troubles at home and at school. Ignored and neglected by his parents his relationship with his mother is further strained when he discovers that she has taken a secret lover. Added to this his school teachers have written him off as a troublemaker and with luck seemingly never on his side it is Antoine who ends up getting the blame for bad behaviour. Finding refuge only in his love of cinema Antoine soon finds it necessary to break free and discover what the world can offer outside of the confines of his everyday life. This remarkable film features the extraordinary talent of Jean-Pierre Leaud as the rebellious Antoine a character based on Truffaut himself. Doinel was to make appearances in a number of Truffaut's films (including Stolen Kisses Bed and Board and Love on the Run) all of which chart his further adventures into adulthood.

• The Trio | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's an odd rule: No exchanging of bodily fluids within the team but then it's an odd team. Professional con artists Zorbel (Gtz George) and his spunky daughter Lizzie (Jeanette Hain) have a vacancy for an able pick pocket. Enter the very amiable Rudolf (Felix Eitner) it's a shame that he's so handsome it's a shame that he's so gorgeous it's a shame that he's a crap thief but then you can't have everything or can you? And when it comes to sex it's also a shame that Rudolf can't say no not to the cute Lizzie and definitely not to the flamboyant Zorbel. Rules are made to be broken bodily fluids are made to be exchanged and secrets are made to be exposed. When partners in crime become partners in bed all hell breaks loose in this outrageous sex comedy that keeps it all in the family...

• Les Contes D'Hoffmann | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Hoffmann a poet and composer is in love with the prima donna Stella. As the opera begins she is appearing in her most famous role: Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni. Hoffmann's Muse declares that she will win back the artist and protect him from any further amorous obsessions. In order to do so she will assume the identity of Hoffmann's friend Nicklausse.Councillor Lindorf also desires the diva Stella and he bribes her servant Andres into giving him a letter addressed to Hoffmann which contains the key to her dressing room. As the curtain falls on Act I of Don Giovanni Luther and his waiters hurriedly prepare for the arrival of Hoffmann and his friends.Hoffmann is in an agitated state of mind but is soon persuaded to sing the ballad of Kleinzack. While doing so he is distracted and recalls his first love. His friends bring him back to reality and he finishes the song. Suddenly Hoffmann sees Lindorf and a heated argument develops between them. Hoffmann reveals that Lindorf has always brought him bad luck. When three of the poet's friends boast about their mistresses Hoffmann declares that Stella embodies three types of woman: the young girl the artist and the courtesan. Hoffman asks his friends if they would like to hear about three of his past loves. Despite Luther's warning that the curtain is about to rise on Act II of Don Giovanni the crowd fill their glasses and prepare to listen to Hoffmann's tales.

• Pelleas Et Melisande | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Debussy's haunting opera Pelleas et Melisande based on a tragic fairy tale recounts the ill fated love of half brothers Golaud and Pelleas for the same woman the enigmatic Melisande. Graham Vick's beautiful fin-de-siecle production for Glyndebourne Festival Opera filmed in 1999 stars Christiane Oelze as Melisande Richard Croft as Pelleas and John Tomlinson as Golaud.

• Devils Hand | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Robert Alda stars as a man who becomes entranced by the beautiful high-priestess of a voodoo cult. Totally bewitched he realizes that he has to break his own spell when his fiance is kidnapped and due to be sacrificed.

• Story Of O / The Story Of O - Untold Pleasures | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Story of O (Dir. Just Jaeckin 1975): This film is based on the hugely successful S&M novel that has been read by millions of people worldwide. The author Pauline Reage tells the story of a beautiful young woman known only as 'O' who is taken by her boyfriend Rene to a chateau just outside Paris. There 'O' is trained in bondage and sexual perversion. 'O' is deeply in love with Rene and in order to prove her love she allows herself to be subjected to all kinds of degradation

• Jazz In Paris - Carter, Escoude, Charles Capon | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (65.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Paris Jazz festival is a tradition in the jazz concert calendar with artists from around the world delighted to accept an invitation to play. The unique 1987 festival series not only captures some of jazz's finest innovators in concert but also rehearsals for this prestigious event and candid backstage interviews with the artists. With more than 2 500 album credits Ron Carter may be the world's most recorded jazz bassist. He is easily among the most respected and original. In h

• Christian Ivaldi/Jean-Claude Pennetier-Les Pianos De La Nuit | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £22.65   |  Saving you £-7.66 (-51.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Les Pianos De La Nuit' is a collection of piano recitals performed live in the heart of Provence during the International Piano festival of La Roque d'Antheron. Conceived specifically for DVD release these virtuoso performances by contemporary artists can claim authoritative status as classic 21st-century archival footage.'Tracks Include:FRANZ SCHUBERT - Eight Variations on a French song in E minor D. 624- Grand Rondo in A major D. 951- Allegro in A Minor 'Lebenssturme' D. 947- Fantaisie in F minor D. 940

• Images of Women or the Social Corset | DVD | (18/06/2012) from £19.66   |  Saving you £10.33 (34.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A critical look at the tyranny of appearances.What makes a man turn around on a woman? What images of women are offered to men's consumption. The social corset wonders about the tyranny of fashion.A vertiginous reflection on social images of women , this film succeeds in deconstructing the social stage of our unconscious desires.With the participation of major world fashion designers, philosophers, psychoanalysts, directors of women monthlies, and the many models and women who give flesh to the social corset.Participants :Sharon StoneFlorent PagnyKad MeradCatherine Breillat (director)Jacques Abeille (writer)Catherine Perret (philosopher)Christina Lacroix (stylist)Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (minister)Jean Charles de CastelbajacLio (singer)Pascal Ory (historical writer)Tina Kieffer (publicist)Sarah Stern (psychiatrist)Chantal Thomas (stylist)Marie Darrieusecq (writer)Isabelle Marant (stylist)Marie Franoise Collombani (Elle)

• Magma - Concert Bobino 1981 | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-11.74 (-53.40%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Tracklisting: 1. Zain 2. Hhai 3. Urgon Gorgo 4. Retrovision 5. Who""s my love 6. Otis 7. Zess 8. You

• Slaver | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Inspired by true events Slaver is a grisly indie-horror film that follows in the torture-porn tradition of Hostel and Wolf Creek. When a group of college students go partying in the woods they find themselves targeted by a sadistic hunter who traffics in selling his human victims to the white-slave trade.