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• Ikarie XB-1 | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £10.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (18.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jindrich Polák's pioneering and much-imitated feature is one of the cornerstones of contemporary sci-fi cinema. Adapted from Stanislaw Lem's 1955 novel The Magellanic Cloud and predating Gene Rodenberry's Star Trek and Kubrick's 2001 Ikarie XB-1's influence can be seen on both - and on almost every other science-fiction vehicle that followed.

• The Hop-Pickers | Blu Ray | (25/11/2024) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The first ever Czechoslovak film musical, Ladislav Rychman's sumptuous The Hop-Pickers was a sensation upon release. Its popularity has since endured for generations of Czech viewers with its sympathetic portrayal of youthful rebellion, romance, flamboyant production numbers, and catchy songs. Tapping into the Swinging 60s with a uniquely Czech perspective on the big-screen musical, The Hop-Pickers vibrantly fuses music, dance, and a New Wave-style authenticity with an untypical attitude to prescribed norms and sexual freedoms.