A mocumentary comedy about the goings on behind the scenes at a major dog show.
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head parodies the adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, with crinkly cackling Sid James as master of disguise the Black Fingernail and Jim Dale as his assistant Lord Darcy. He must rescue preposterously effete aristocrat Charles Hawtrey from the clutches of Kenneth Williams' fiendish Citizen Camembert and his sidekick Citizen Bidet (Peter Butterworth). The Black Fingernail is assisted in his efforts to thwart the birth of the burgeoning republic by the almost supernatural stupidity of his opponents, who fail to recognise the frankly undisguisable Sid James even when dressed as a flirty young woman. What with an executioner who is tricked into beheading himself in order to prove the efficacy of his own guillotine, it's all a little too easy. As usual, no groan-worthy pun is left unturned, or unheralded by the soundtrack strains of a long whistle or wah-wah trumpet. This is pretty silly stuff even by Carry On standards, with most of the cast barely required to come out of first gear and an overlong climactic swordfight sequence hardly raising the dramatic stakes. Most of the humour here resides neither in the script nor the characterisation but in the endlessly watchable Williams' whooping, nasal delivery (occasionally lapsing into broad Cockney) and the jowl movements of the always-underrated Butterworth. --David Stubbs
An elite policeman and an ex convict have to diffuse a bomb that's fallen into the wrong hands.
Based on the true-life best-selling memoirs of Brian Keenan and John McCarthy Blind Flight tells the harrowing but ultimately uplifting story of the Irish teacher and the English journalist who were kidnapped and held together as hostages in Beirut during the mid-1980s. Despite their different backgrounds and political perspectives the two men form an unlikely friendship one that gives them the strength to survive through four-and-a-half years of torture and soul-destroying adve
Daniel Auteil stars in the French comedy in which a universally disliked antique dealer must prove he has a friend.
When war breaks out in the lull of summer 1914 it surprises and pulls millions of men in its wake. And Christmas arrives with it's snow and multitude of family and army bundles. But the surprise won't come from the inside the generous parcels which lie in the French Scottish and German trenches. That night a momentous event will turn the destinies of four characters; A Scottish priest a French lieutenant an exceptional German tenor and the one he loves and sings with a wonderful Danish soprano. They will find themselves at the heart of unprecedented fraternisations between German British and French troops. During that Christmas Eve the unthinkable will happen: rifles will be left at the bottom of trenches and steps will be taken towards those opposite to shake their hands exchange a cigarette or a piece of chocolate to wish them a ""Merry Christmas"".
Cinematic fantasy, topical subject matter, edge-of-the-seat pacing and witty wordplay combine in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest outing.
Cinematic fantasy, topical subject matter, edge-of-the-seat pacing and witty wordplay combine in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest outing.
Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller Topaz seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh
Josée is the wife of an artist whose work is exhibited in Stan Hassler's modern art gallery. Stan, impotent and depraved, satisfies himself by photographing women in humiliating poses. Josée is fascinated by the man and soon falls completely in love with him...
When the terminally ill Count Hervé de Kerloquen (Pierre Brasseur, Goto, Isle of Love) vanishes without trace, his heirs are told that they have to wait five years before he can be declared legally dead, forcing them to devise ways of paying for the upkeep of the vast family château in the meantime. While they set about transforming the place into an elaborate son et lumière tourist attraction, they are beset by a series of tragic accidents if that's really what they are The little-known third feature by the great French maverick Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face, Judex) is a delightfully playful romp through Agatha Christie territory, whose script (written by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac of Les Diaboliques and Vertigo fame) is mischievously aware of the hoariest old murder-mystery clichés and gleefully exploits as many of them as possible. They're equally aware of the detective story's antecedents in the Gothic novel, a connection that Franju is only too happy to emphasise visually at every opportunity thanks to his magnificent main location. A young Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist, Amour) is amongst the Kerloquen heirs. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of the feature, restored by Gaumont Uncompressed French Mono 1.0 PCM Audio Optional English subtitles Vintage production featurette from 1960, shot on location and including interviews with Georges Franju and actors Pascale Audret, Pierre Brasseur, Marianne Koch, Dany Saval and Jean-Louis Trintignant Original theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Chris Fujiwara
Pascal Chaumeil directs this French romantic comedy starring Diane Kruger and Dany Boon. Isabelle (Kruger) has found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, Pierre (Robert Plagnol), but is reluctant to tie the knot since her family has a history of failed first marriages. Instead she decides to find a gullible stranger to marry and then divorce before settling down with Pierre. With this in mind, she sets her sights on travel writer Jean-Yves (Boon) and attempts to seduce him. H.
Josée is the wife of an artist whose work is exhibited in Stan Hassler's modern art gallery. Stan, impotent and depraved, satisfies himself by photographing women in humiliating poses. Josée is fascinated by the man and soon falls completely in love with him... Features: ELISABETH WIENER REBELLIOUS
An elite policeman and an ex convict have to diffuse a bomb that's fallen into the wrong hands.
The course of true love has never run smoothly for Parisian Violette, a 40 year old workaholic whose romantic life is continually challenged by possessive teenage son, Lolo. Enjoying a long holiday in Biarritz, fashion exec Violette is surprised to find herself falling for fellow divorcee Jean-Rene, a clueless but highly persistent local computer programmer. When Jean-Rene announces he s due to move to Paris for a work opportunity, the unlikely relationship is given a chance to continue. However he must first attempt to win the trust and respect of troublesome 19 year old Lolo, a challenge that the endearingly naïve Jean-Rene is not at all prepared for. When Lolo returns to live with Violette, and his playful schemes evolve into more serious set-ups, Jean-Rene is faced with a decision; is he willing to compete with Lolo s obsession to remain Violette s one and only favourite?
Berlin's F*ck For Forest is one of the world's most bizarre charities. Based on the idea that sex can save the world the NGO raises money for their environmental cause by selling home-made erotic films on the internet. Meet Danny a troubled soul as he accidentally discovers this exuberant neo-hippy world where sexual liberation merges with global altruism and joins their already colourful operation. From the streets of Berlin to the depths of the Amazon together they are on a planet-saving mission to buy a piece of forest and save the indigenous peoples from the sick sick West.
Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller Topaz seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh
The immortal Peter Sellers is hilarious as a pompous retired general who still has a taste for the ladies in French playwright Jean Anouilh's philosophical farce. A lusty comedy of manners ""Waltz of the Toreadors"" tempers its treatment of an old rake's delusions with generous dollops of wit and compassion.
The immortal Peter Sellers is hilarious as a pompous retired general who still has a taste for the ladies in French playwright Jean Anouilh's philosophical farce. A lusty comedy of manners 'Waltz of the Toreadors' tempers its treatment of an old rake's delusions with generous dollops of wit and compassion.
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