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• The Bedroom Window | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A young architect (Guttenberg) is engaged in an affair with his boss's wife. Witnessing an attack on a young girl from his bedroom window she needs him to report it since she cannot admit to being there for fear of alerting her husband to the affair. The architect dutifully steps forward and pretends to be the witness only to become the chief suspect in a series of brutal murders...

• Shameless Pop Erotica Fest (Baba Yaga, Venus In Furs & Frightened Woman) | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £11.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Unwind with Shameless! Shameless proudly announces a collection of Cult cinema's most iconic sexy films - Venus in Furs, The Frightened Woman and Baba Yaga - these will be presented in Shameless’ new strand of videotape-themed nostalgia collector's box-sets. The third in the series of “Shameless-Unwind” videotape-themed box-set, this is the unmissable Pop Erotica Box-Set Stylish, imaginative and deliciously twisted, these three Cult classics reveal the darker side of passion, love and sex.. Inspired by eclectic masterpieces, from the erotic literary genius of Leopold Sacher-Masoch’s Venus in Furs, to Guido Crepax’s arousing iconic comic strip Baba Yaga, via the far-out sets of Niki De Saint Phalle in Frightened Woman, this Erotic Pop Fest also features some of cinema’s most alluring leading ladies - think Dagmar Lassander, Laura Antonelli ! - caught up in increasingly bizarre and dangerous sex games… Shameless’ Pop Erotica Box will be presented with specially commissioned artwork from a top British artist emphasizing the videotape-shaped boxset - this time a V2000!

• Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne | DVD | (14/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Offenbach's 1867 La Vie Parisienne is perhaps the quintessential French comic operetta: a broad satire on Paris society set against the backdrop of the 1867 Exposition and the descent of easily lampooned foreigners on to the city; sharp moments that Molière would be proud of; undercurrents of quick-fire farce, confusion, lust and mistaken identity; and a rich cast of characters racing inexorably to a can-can finale. This 1991 production by the Lyon National Opera presents a welcome opportunity to revel in a uniquely Gallic confection rarely seen outside France. It's also a chance to enjoy one of Offenbach's most inventive, melodic scores in which the starring musical role and many of the best tunes go to the orchestra, here conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce. This is no accident: the operetta was originally created for a company of actors who relied on pastiche and the composer's help to get them through their "numbers". Not so these singers, of course. As Metella, the languorous courtesan who is responsible for the unravelling debacle, Helene Delavault is in meltingly good voice for her show-stopping rondeau, "A minuit sonnant commence la fete". Her sparring suitors Gardefeu (Jean-Francois Sivadier) and, particularly, Bobinet (Jacques Verzier) combine marvellous visual comedy with fluid singing and there is some dazzling vocal work from the supporting cast. It's a long piece, but hugely enjoyable. On the DVD: La Vie Parisienne has the usual, excellent booklet notes of ArtHaus DVD releases, which go some way to compensate for a disappointing lack of extras. Time, surely, to introduce some on-screen history or cross-references to other relevant works. The picture quality is good and sharp, although the 4:3 format does little justice to Carlo Tommasi's sweeping, stylish sets. The PCM Stereo soundtrack provides an adequate orchestral experience while managing to muffle much of the spoken dialogue. --Piers Ford

• Le Pacte Du Silence | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (66.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gerard Depardieu stars as Jesuit priest Dr. Joachim Ferrer harboring a secret from his violent past and having found solace in the church he soon finds himself caught in a web of intrigue when a young Carmelite nun Sarah is rushed to the hospital. Suffering from inexplicable pain and delusions Joachim recognizes in Sarah the familiar symptoms of repression and denial. What no one knows is the terrifying secret she carries inside her a secret her twin sister Gaelle three thousand

• The Contract | DVD | (18/01/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Contract is a high concept film set over one night in London where two worlds collide when wealthy hedge fund manager, Nick Dalton, returns home to find squatters have occupied his country house. This ignites a chain of events leading to chaos he could never have foreseen. Nick finds himself thrown into a race against time - he'll be thrust into the world of London's criminal class that is so hellish and so fraught with danger that it will tax every fibre of Nick's being and eventually awaken the part of his soul that has grown limp. Nick is joined on his journey by Erika, a woman who has lost her memory in a violent accident and is being hunted by smalltime gangsters because she has something that they want. Nick is drawn into her dilemma and her seedy, violent world. For the sake of his own life and hers, he must piece together the jigsaw puzzle of her confused mind and rescue them both from harm.

• Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria -- Zurich/Harnoncourt | DVD | (10/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Klaus-Michael Gruber's austere staging of Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria ("Ulysses' Return") gives the impression of a sun-drenched ancient Greek island by the simplest of means: a bleached white wall against a dazzling sky-blue backcloth. It is an ideal setting for conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt's pared-down reading of the score (fewer "authentic" rasps and rattles than 25 years ago) and Vesselina Kasarova's intense, restrained performance of Penelope, all the more powerful for being held back. For example, her repeated cry of "Torna!" ("Return to me!")--an excuse for much hand-wringing on the part of some mezzos--rarely rises above mezzo-forte here. Dietrich Henschel is equally impressive as Ulisse, and uses his rich, flexible voice with inventiveness: he handles the moment of recognition with his son Telemaco (the outrageously handsome Jonas Kaufmann) beautifully. There are some off-the-rail moments to the staging which might not appeal to English theatrical tastes: Penelope's suitors are presented in a rather silly puppet show and the comedy scenes with Iro (Rudolf Schasching) fall flat. But it doesn't prevent the final moments of reconciliation and recognition reaching powerful heights. On the DVD: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria is presented in 16:9 ratio and has PCM Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options. There are subtitles in Italian, German, English, French and Spanish. A handsome, well-lit production is rendered on the small screen with as much subtle shading as possible by video director Felix Breisach, and falls very easily on the eye. --Warwick Thompson

• Francois Truffaut Collection - The Man Who Loved Women/The Wild Child/Mississippi Mermaid/The Story Of Adele H/The Bride Wo | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Title Comprise: The Man Who Loved Women:Bertrand Morane is a ladies' man like no other. Wholly obsessed with the female species he goes to outrageous lengths for the prospect of a fleeting romantic encounter. But when he documents all his passionate flings in a racy autobiography he piques the interest both personally and professionally of a beautiful and provocative editor. The Wild Child: (aka: L'Enfant Sauvage)At the National Institute For The Deaf and Dumb in Paris a barely clothed and dirty young boy is admitted. Found in a forest the child is unable to speak communicate or function in society. Christened Victor by the hospital staff his case is taken up by Doctor Itard a lone physician who has an unyielding dedication to re-integrating the lad into society. But the road to tame the beast is a rocky one and Itard will have to work tirelessly to teach Victor how to reclaim his place in the world...even if it means staking his reputation on it! Mississippi Mermaid:Louis Mahe a tobacco planter of Reunion Island desires to marry the mail-order bride he has grown to love through her love letters only when he meets her for the first time she does not look like the girl in the picture she had sent of herself. After he marries her despite being misled she turns out to be someone else and runs off with his money. He pursues her and so begins their passionate love story... The Story Of Adele H.Like her father Victor Hugo Adele had a gift for writing. However she wrote in code creating a secret diary. Only in modern times was the diary deciphered revealing the true-life story of her obsessive love. The Bride Wore Black:Julie (Moreau) a beautiful young bride has just married her childhood sweetheart and love of her life. But just moments after the ceremony her beloved is murdered on the steps of the church. Emotionally distraught Julie becomes obsessed with her bridegroom's death and begins a descent into madness as she relentlessly pursues the men responsible. One by one Julie sees to their demises and with each murder more bone-chilling and diabolically clever than the last the question is not who will be next - but rather how they will meet their ghastly end.

• Art Of Passion | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £4.28   |  Saving you £12.97 (429.47%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Steve Buchanan is a driven young painter on the verge of discovery. Three beautiful women vie for his attnetion: Theresa the young sensual model who lives for the images Steve creates for her; Melissa a young art student who worships what she thinks Steve stands for; and Mary the woman who is about to change Steve forever whose art and life are about passion and emotion. Enveloped in a doomed relationship abandoned by his friends his model his mentor and the one woman who truly loves him Steve finds himself on the brink of total self-destruction. It is from that point he must find inspiration his own voice and the true meaning of the Art of Passion.

• I Pierre Riviere | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £17.35   |  Saving you £2.64 (15.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault I Pierre Riviere a unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835 when a young man Pierre Riviere murdered his mother sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. With a cast made up of real-life villagers from the area where the events took place the detailed re-enactments and careful attention to the gestures of their ancestors serve to create an intense and sometimes disturbing atmosphere of hyper-realism. Details of the crime and of the trial that followed are told from varied perspectives including the written confession of Pierre himself and form a rich and complex narrative that interrogates the concepts of 'truth' and 'history'. Radical bold and uncompromising director Rene Allio's extraordinary work is at one and the same time an ethnographic enquiry an historical reconstruction and an unflinching portrait of psychopathology and its aftermath.

• Don't Turn Out The Light | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A gripping story unfolds after a cop accidentally shoots a hostage and sees his partner killed. Tortured by guilt he leaves the area and vows to avoid firearms... a decision he will soon regret! Haunted by the past his further weakness and indecision lead to three convicts escaping transfer to a top security prison. By a cruel twist of fate the trio led by a psychopathic killer take his family hostage. Tormented by his past and his pledge to never use a gun he prepares to take on

• Classical Ballet 2 - From Dream To Reality - The Dancing Lesson Years 1 And 2 | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Chloe's dream is coming true. The ballerina of her imagination has magically appeared and is going to introduce her to classical ballet. Chloe is going to start her training by taking part in a dance lesson. This programme is divided into four main parts: Barre Exercises Centre Work The Enchainement The Reverence (Acknowledgement) You will then find a retrospective - The development of classical ballet up to the neo-classical style. At the end of the DVD you will discove

• Notre-Dame De Paris | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Victor Hugo's beautiful story of love and death is here transformed into a stunning piece of choreography starring Paris National Opera etoiles Isabelle Guerin and Nicolas Le Riche. The ballet features a score by film composer Maurice Jarre and costumes designed by the legendary Yves Saint Laurent. The ballet created in 1965 at the Paris Opera has frequently been revived. Now thirty-six years later with its clear and incisive language its poetic pas de deux and passionate trios and the staging which makes the crowd scenes so intense Roland Petit's Notre-Dame de Paris has become a modern classic.

• Bob Le Flambeur / Un Flic | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A double bill of Jean-Pierre Melville classics including 'Bob Le Flambeur' and the hardboiled thriller 'Un Flic'. Bob Le Flambeur (1955): Once a renowned criminal Bob the Gambler now contents himself with gambling frequenting casinos in the shady districts of Paris. He is convinced his gangster days are over - until he meets up with an old accomplice who has news which interests him. The casino at Deauville has a safe which is loaded with several hundred million francs. Short of cash Bob decides to plan one last great robbery. He recruits a number of former fellow criminals and plans the theft to the greatest detail. Unfortunately on the day of the robbery things rapidly begin to go wrong. Bob's luck appears to have taken an unexpected turn - for the better. Un Flic: Melville's last film returns to the genre in which he made the classic Le Samourai. A band of crooks carry out a bank robbery and then an incredible hold-up on a train. When he investigates the crimes Parisian detective Commissaire Coleman discovers that they were masterminded by his friend - the night club owner Simon abetted by his seductive girlfriend Cathy...

• Rebel | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £12.43   |  Saving you £-6.44 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! At last he found something worth fighting for The year is 1942. The war already 3 years old rages on with no end to the bitter struggle in sight. For Rebel sickened by the horrors of jungle warfare desertion is the only way out. On the run in Sydney he drifts from bar to bar in the city's notorious red light district until he meets and falls in love with Kathy the beautiful singer in an all-girl band. But Rebel's days of running are numbered. Relentlessly pursued by the Military Police he is finally forced to choose between escaping to freedom or risking capture by staying with the girl he loves. Alive with an unforgettable soundtrack that brilliantly mixes the music and moods of the 40s with the punch and style of the 80s.

• Successive Slidings of Pleasure | Blu Ray | (24/02/2014) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cult erotic drama from one of the most ground-breaking and daring of the post-war French filmmakers Alain Robbe-Grillet and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Isabelle Huppert. A young woman is questioned by the police and the judges suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead bound to the posts of her bed a pair of scissors impaled in her heart. Does the woman have the powers to make all around her fall prey to her spell forcing them to slide progressively into desire lust and ultimately the unknown. Written and directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet best known for his experimental post-war novels and writer of Alain Resnais' Last Year of Marienbad. This is one of the first in a collection of BFI releases which finally make the films of Robbe-Grillet's films available for the first time. Each title is release on DVD and Blu-ray in a Dual Format Edition. Special Features: Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Extensive booklet with essay by Ben Hervey and full film credits

• Love Rites | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  One day Hugo meets Myriam a prostitute who picks up her clients on the Paris metro. Hugo becomes obsessed with Myriam's sultry beauty and follows her to her flat owned by the mysterious 'Sara Sand' where he consumates his passion. Suddenly he finds the rules of the game have changed and Myriam is now in charge.. of his body and soul.

• Le Parc | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Angelin Preljocaj - Le Parc - Recorded on April 1999.

• Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Rudolf Nureyev / La Bayadere | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £12.03   |  Saving you £9.22 (85.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An exploration of the Nureyev ballets. This programme features 'La Bayadere'. The story follows the doomed love affair between a warrior and a Bayadere who is later killed by her rival.

• Yvette Chauvire: France's Prima Ballerina Assoluta | DVD | (26/07/2007) from £16.10   |  Saving you £2.89 (15.20%)   |  RRP £18.99

• The Laurel And Hardy Collection - Be Big / Lucky Dog | DVD | (15/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two Laurel & Hardy shorts: Lucky Dog (1921) and Be Big (1931).