Heralded as the greatest film ever made on release winning an Oscar in 1949 and topping the Sight & Sound film poll in 1952 De Sica's seminal work of Italian neorealism has had an impact on cinema worldwide from release to the present day with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray and Ken Loach claiming the film as a direct influence on their own. Bicycle Thieves tells the of Antonio a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle. His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem the already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come until the bicycle is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle which will keep them away from poverty and humiliation but amidst a sea of bicycles and without proof the search is fruitless. Bicycle Thieves us as much about the position of Italians in post-War post-Fascist Italy as well as the relationship between father and son told through the labyrinth of the cinematic city with De Sica's visual poetry. With pared down minimalism eschewing studios and famous actors for real locations and non-professional actors who lived the lives they were playing Bicycle Thieves defined the neorealist period a small period of filmmaking that focused on simple humanist stories of which Bicycle Thieves was one of the most captivating and moving. Arrow Academy presents Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Earth s natural resources are rapidly depleting and time for the human race is running out. A select team of particle physicists group together to design and construct the world s largest particle Super Collider to secure a new energy source for the world. Unprecedented, innovative and dangerous, the launch is cancelled amid fears of a perilous malfunction. However, when a series of catastrophic disasters unfold around the world, one of the scientists discovers that the launch was hijacked and secretly went ahead. Now it is a race against time for the scientists to stop the Super Collider, end the cataclysmic destruction and save humanity from extinction...
From his initial appointing as Drottningholm's Artistic Director Arnold Ostman set about establishing a unique Mozart style attempting to recapture an authentic flavour through detailed historical research and the use of period instruments / he collaborates with German producer Willy Decker on this ever-popular Mozart comedy with an extensively rehearsed cast of young swedish singers.
The opera Carmen.
In this Glasgow-set comedy, four twentysomethings - Sean, Vincent, Jody and Lenny - tackle those nagging issues, like growing up and being responsible.
In this vintage Spaghetti Western young boy Jeremiah Bridger witnesses the massacre of his parents and little sister by Indians. He grows into a vengeful hate-filled young man (Leonard Mann) killing Indians and selling their scalps. After capturing a beautiful Indian girl Jeremiah falls foul of two of local businessman Perkins' (Ivan Rassimov) henchmen. Shot and bleeding Jeremiah is healed by travelling quack Doc (Steffen Zacharias) who also informs him that Indians doesn't m
Like all successfully filmed operas, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's 1974 film of his 1972 La Scala production of The Barber of Seville weaves its magic on multiple levels: naturalistic lighting and camera-work which break through the invisible barrier of the proscenium arch and take the viewer to the heart of the action; wonderful casting and magnificent singing; opera singers who can act to the camera (Teresa Berganza, in particular, is luminous); and conducting which simply revels in the richness of a much-loved score (Claudio Abbado wrings every ounce of levity and brilliance from the music). Rossini's 1816 work, based on Beaumarchais' Figaro characters and an earlier libretto by Paisiello, is one of the great joys of comic opera, crammed with familiar arias and duets, all of which drive the galloping pace of the book without ever interrupting the plot. Its ingredients of romance, disguise and intrigue merge in Rossini's extraordinarily vibrant and increasingly explosive score. At the heart of the tale is the love triangle of Count Almaviva (a lusty Luigi Alva), the wilful Rosina (Teresa Berganza at the peak of her mezzo-soprano powers) and her guardian with an ulterior motive Bartolo (Enzo Dara, constantly foiled). Thanks to the machinations of Figaro (Hermann Prey, making the most of his trademark theme "Largo al factotum") they are put through a series of hoops in which love conquers all and no real harm is ever done. On the DVD: If this Barber has dated at all it's largely thanks to Abbado's pudding-basin haircut and the film's inevitable 1970's quality. It is presented in standard 4:3 format with a PCM Stereo soundtrack, producing a merely average video-standard viewing experience. Apart from a good choice of subtitles there are no extras. A history of the production would have been useful. But these shortcomings, and the occasionally dull sound quality, are soon forgotten in the heat of the action.--Piers Ford
Banana Joe (Bud Spencer) is delightfully free of the ravages of intelligence and lives blissfully in a tropical village in Africa which is untainted by hard-nosed corporations corruption drugs gangs or other ills of modern society. One day Banana Joe takes his banana boat to the local trading post where he is informed he now needs a permit in order to operate his boat. Quite willing to comply with this seemingly simple formailty he treks off to the big city to gain this importa
International criminals steal a Top Secret Defence microchip and after a high-speed car chase they are arrested and land in the same jail as Slick and Carny our two bungling dim-wits! Just before Slick and Carny are about to be released the criminals slip the microchip into Carny's food to smuggle it out. But the bowls get mixed up and the ciminals don't know which one ate the chip! Waiting outside to nab them are Miss Clorine the devious mastermind behind the heist of the microchi
The 'Bulldozer ' a former football star once had it all. But because he refused to believe that one day he might lose he decided to end his ties with sports. Hiding his true identity and trying to forget the past he becomes a fisherman. When his boat becomes damaged by a submarine he finds himself unemployed and agrees to coach football to a team of young men. But Bulldozer's second time in the sports business is different because this time he's determined to show the public just why he's the best! Unable to face the prospect of one day aging and losing his game a pro football star turns his back on the sport and goes into hiding as a fisherman. When later on this career path fails Bulldozer is drawn towards coaching young men in the sport he tried for so long to deny his passion for.
A Man Called Blade is atypical Sergio Martino movie that runs at a cracking pace. Slide on your cowboy boots don the Stetson spin your spurs and load your Winchester for some frenetic western action!
In this extraordinary production the directing duo of Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito, well-known for their psychological realism, address the dormant and profound questions of our civilization an its myths that trouble the eponymous sleepwalker.
A triple box set containg Tinto Brass's most seductive dramas...; ; Paprika; In a masterful combination of provocative showgirl revue, incisive parody, scandalous erotica and tender romance, Madame Colette's delicious brothel becomes the fantastic surreal world where the generously endowed Mimma takes her first steps as lady-of-the-night 'Paprika'.; ; Miranda; Miranda is the landlady of a tavern in a small village somewhere in post-war Italy who is looking for a husband. During ...
Rossini - Rossini (Gui Lomanto Stabile Gatti)
Don't blink - you might miss it! These big fellas hit hard! It's going to be explosive; it's going to be dynamic and it's probably going to be brief! When David Haye climbs into the ring with Enzo Maccarinelli on March 8th at London's O2 Arena Britain is set for its biggest domestic dust up in 15 years. Not since Benn Eubank has a British fight promised to go off like this! Cruiserweights Haye and Maccarinelli boast three world title belts between them and are two of the biggest punchers in the sport. Forty of their 50 opponents have hit the canvas - and stayed there! Swansea's Maccarinelli the WBO champ is promising to stop the Londoner who in turn believes his own Hayemaker will determine a swift conclusion.
Miranda runs a tavern in a small village somewhere in post-war Italy and juggles an assortment of lovers: a rich politician, a passing American GI, and a local gigolo, while all the time leading on and teasing the waiter she employs,
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