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• Un Coeur En Hiver | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stephane and Maxime run a renowned violin making and repair business. One day Maxime introduces his partner to Camille the beautiful violinist he has being seeing. Camille is attracted to the enigmatic introverted Stephane who it seems may share her feelings but is incapable of expressing emotion. Convinced that she can find love beyond his cold exterior her attraction turns to obsession...

• The Wild Child | DVD | (04/08/2003) from £3.95   |  Saving you £13.30 (494.42%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An ingenious and poignant experience, Francois Truffaut's fascinating The Wild Child is based on a real-life 18th-century behavioural scientist's efforts to turn a feral boy into a civilised specimen. In a piece of resonant casting that immediately turns this story into an echo of the creative process, Truffaut himself plays Dr Itard, a specialist in the teaching of the deaf. Itard takes in a young lad (Jean-Pierre Cargol) found to have been living like an animal in the woods all his life. In the spirit of social experiment, Itard uses rewards and punishments to retool the boy's very existence into something that will impress the world. Beautifully photographed in black and white and making evocative use of such charmingly antiquated filmmaking methods as the iris shot, The Wild Child has a semi-documentary form that barely veils Truffaut's confessional slant. What does it mean to turn the raw material of life into a monument to one's own experience and bias? The question has all sorts of intriguing reverberations when one considers that Truffaut's own wild childhood was rescued by love of the cinema and that a degree of verisimilitude factors into his films starring Jean-Pierre Leaud--the troubled lad who grew up in Truffaut's work from The 400 Blows onward. (The Wild Child is dedicated to Leaud.) --Tom Keogh

• Universal Soldier | DVD | (28/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Universal Soldier offered director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin their first venture before going on to make a mountain of money as the creators of Independence Day and Godzilla. Teaming up for this action flick disguised as a science fiction thriller, muscle hunks Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren play embattled Vietnam soldiers who kill each other in combat. They are subsequently revived 25 years later as semi-android "UniSols" in a high-tech army of the near future. Their memories were supposedly wiped clean, but flashbacks occur to remind them of their bitter hatred (Lundgren committed wartime atrocities; Van Damme had tried to stop him) and the warriors resume their tenacious battle while a journalist (Ally Walker) uncovers the truth about the secret UniSol program. With energy to spare, the standard action sequences are adequate for anyone with a short attention span. And besides, with Van Damme and Lundgren in the lead roles, who needs dialogue? --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Coco Chanel | DVD | (06/06/2011) from £9.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (60.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Starring Shirley MacLaine and Malcolm McDowell Coco Chanel is the rags-to- riches tale charting the rise of one of the most influential fashion icons of the 20th century. From her humble childhood in a French orphanage through her early days as a young dressmaker's assistant to her passionate and tragic love with a dashing Englishman and ultimately to her success as a pioneering icon. Coco Chanel is an epic true story of a glamorous woman who was hard to love and even harder to ignore.

• Universal Soldier Regeneration | Blu Ray | (05/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1992 two of the world's most popular action superstars were brought together to create one of the most unforgettable martial arts/action/sci-fi cult classics of its time. The film was Universal Soldier the stars were Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD Legionnaire Bloodsport Kickboxer) and Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV The Punisher Direct Contact). In 2010 director John Hyams (NYPD Blue One Dog Day The Smashing Machine) has brought these legends of action cinema together again for the ultimate future killing machine showdown Universal Soldier: Regeneration. The world is in danger and the government is being threatened. Crazed terrorists are on the loose and will stop at nothing to cause death and destruction. Using stolen technology they have created their own version of the Universal Soldier: a lethal robot warrior whose only programme is to kill and kill again. The government's only hope is to regenerate Luc Deveraux a decommissioned Unisol and expert assassin. His mission: to infiltrate a highly armed fortress slaughter the enemy and save the world from nuclear disaster. But somebody - or something - is waiting for him something intent on crushing the future into oblivion. Let the combat commence.

• Replicant | DVD | (07/01/2002) from £6.61   |  Saving you £13.38 (202.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jean-Claude Van Damme plays two roles in Replicant, a surprisingly good action thriller that also stars Michael Rooker as Jake Riley, a cop who's been tracking a serial killer called "The Torch" (Van Damme). Frustrated, Riley decides to retire--and the National Security Department makes him an offer: they've cloned "The Torch" as part of a programme to track down terrorists; they'll turn this replicant (Van Damme again, of course) over to Riley as a sort of test run for the programme. The idea is that the replicant will slowly recall the original person's memories and lead the cops to the original. It's ridiculous, but no more ridiculous than the setup for the highly successful Face/Off, and it works just as well as the engine for an effective action flick. What makes Replicant more unusual is that the writers actually put some thought into the relationship between Riley and the replicant, which starts to mirror parent-child relationships in emotionally complex ways. Furthermore, while it's no surprise that Rooker gives a solid performance, it is surprising that Van Damme does just as good a job in both of his roles--he's perfectly creepy as the serial killer and genuinely affecting as the quickly developing replicant, projecting a mixture of innocence and turmoil. Replicant was directed by Hong Kong director Ringo Lam, the man behind Full Contact and City on Fire. He was clearly working on a limited budget, but the movie looks good, moves with lean efficiency, and has some riveting action sequences and good quality effects--the scenes where Van Damme (inevitably!) fights himself are completely convincing. A satisfying movie.--Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Paris Nous Appartient | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Paris Nous Appartient was 'Cahier Du Cinema' critic Jacques Rivette's first film as is regarded as one of the foremost examples of the movement. A young literature student studying in Paris Anna Goupil (Betty Schneider) is drawn to the mysterious suicide of a young Spanish man Juan following a discussion with his friends at a party. Taking a role in an amateur performance of Shakespeare's Pericles Anna uses the rehearsals to try to uncover the reason why Juan took his own life.

• The Lady And The Duke | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Using ground-breaking digital technology director Eric Rohmer inserts his actors into painted backdrops to relay the story of the French Revolution as told by Grace Elliot a Scottish aristocrat and the Duc d'Orleans's former mistress...

• Five Children And It / Two Brothers / James And The Giant Peach | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  5 Chidren And It: Written by E.Nesbit author of 'The Railway Children' this is the movie of five childrens' chance encounter with 'The Psammead' - an ancient extremely irritable sand fairy who has the ability to make wishes come. The only problem is that the wishes only last till sunset and the children also find it hard to think of sensible wishes! Two Brothers: Two tigers separated as cubs and taken into captivity are reunited years later as enemies by an explor

• Death In A French Garden | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £8.43   |  Saving you £11.56 (137.13%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Michel Deville's sleek drama of eroticism and murder was released in 1985 in France to great acclaim. It has all the ingredients required for an intriguing thriller: sex dishonesty voyeurism murder and a stunning cast. A rich business man and his young wife Julia hire David to teach guitar to their teenage daughter Vivianne. Julia quickly seduces David and they begin a steamy affair which unbeknownst to them is being filmed by the next door neighbour whom David has befriended.

• Black Water | Blu Ray | (28/05/2018) from £15.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A faithful and longstanding CIA operative Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has been drugged and brought aboard the Blackwater, a high security prison repurposed from a submarine. There, Wheeler is being tortured into revealing the location of a highly profitable and secret CIA dongle that allows for the decoding a drive containing information about CIA operatives around the world. Trapped on the ship and under fire, Wheeler must befriend rookie agent Cassie (Jasmine Waltz) and an ex-German agent Marco (Dolph Lundgren) in order to get off the ship alive.

• LES COUSINS | Blu Ray | (08/04/2013) from £32.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made barely a year after Claude Chabrol's debut Le Beau Serge, Les Cousins featured the earlier film's same starring pair of Jean-Claude Brialy and Grard Blain, here reversing the good-guy/bad-guy roles of the previous picture. The result is a simmering, venomous study in human temperament that not only won the Golden Bear at the 1959 Berlin Film Festival, but also drew audiences in droves, and effectively launched Chabrol's incredible fifty-year-long career. A gripping and urbane examination of city and country, ambition and ease, Les Cousins continues to captivate and shock audiences with its brilliant scenario, the performances of Brialy and Blain, and the assuredness of Chabrol's precocious directorial hand. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Claude Chabrol's breakthrough film in a beautiful new Gaumont restoration on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the UK. Special Features: Gorgeous new Gaumont restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio, presented in 1080p on the Blu-ray New and improved English subtitles Original theatrical trailer A 47-minute documentary about the making of the film L'Homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel [The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower], Chabrol's 1964 short film A lengthy booklet with a new and exclusive essay by critic Emmanuel Burdeau; a new and exclusive translation of a rare text about actress Franoise Vatel provided for this release by its author, the filmmaker and critic Luc Moullet; excerpts of interviews and writing by Chabrol; and more

• Black Eagle | DVD | (04/05/2015) from £7.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (66.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  MARTIAL ARTS LEGEND SHO KOSUGI FACES OFF AGAINST ACTION MOVIE STAR JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME IN THIS 80s ACTION CLASSIC FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OCTAGON After an F11 fighter plane gets shot down over the Mediterranean Sea the U.S. Government cannot afford to lose the top-secret laser tracking device on board. But unfortunately the KGB team lead by the infamous Andrei (Jean-Claude-Van-Damme) are beating the CIA in the race to find it. The CIA has no choice but to call in their best man master martial artist Ken Tani (Sho Kosugi) code name...Black Eagle. In response the KGB resorts to an all-out war with the powerful Andrei matching Ken blow for blow.

• Welcome to the Jungle | DVD | (04/08/2014) from £7.74   |  Saving you £5.25 (67.83%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Former U.S. marine Storm Rothchild (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is now an unhinged teambuilding coach whose latest assignment is to take CHRIS (Adam Brody) and his own team of office misfits on a team building exercise. Things go from bad to worse as the whole team gets stranded on a deserted tropical island with no rescue in sight. Will Storm lead them to safety or will Chris have to man up release his inner beast and finally take control of his co-workers? Welcome to the Jungle is a hilarious ride also featuring Kristen Schaal and Dennis Haysbert.

• The Last Mitterrand | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £4.85   |  Saving you £15.14 (312.16%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This film dramatizes the last years of a political leadership and a private life: that of Francois Mitterrand.

• Universal Soldier - The Return | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £6.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux is back. Jean-Claude Van Damme gallantly attempts to resurrect interest in his tepid career with this action-riddled roller-coaster ride. Set in the not-too-distant future, Deveraux has been employed by the government to oversee the new UniSol project. What is UniSol? It's a military plan to turn dead soldiers into invincible fighting machines (see the first Univeral Soldier for more details). It's also the scheme that went horribly wrong when the soldiers turned psycho, killing the scientists who created them. Not deterred by this early setback, the government replicates the project. This time they work out that they can control the soldiers through a supercomputer called SETH (kind of like HAL in 2001, but smarter). But, as we all know, machines frequently break down. Pretty soon the computer comes to the conclusion that it's superior to humans and therefore it must destroy them. Uh oh.Van Damme to the rescue. The muscles from Brussels heroically leap into action confronting the dangerous soldiers led by Bill (WCW) Goldberg and Michael Jai White (last seen in Spawn). The action is impressive and the stunts are engrossing. Goldberg is charismatic as the cartoonish villain who sneers and snouts while muttering macho things like, "I'm gonna kill that guy." Van Damme looks more at home in a production that he is not directing, and for once he lets his fists do the talking. Ironically, the movie is missing the gloss and big-budget pathos of its predecessor (created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich), making the original decidedly better. -- Jeremy Storey, Amazon.com

• Derailed | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £5.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.17%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A train rockets across Eastern Europe. On board are agent Kristoff (Van Damme) and Galina a beautiful high-tech thief. Holding the passengers hostage are a band of terrorists who have come to steal the bioweapon on board. With the train off course and on a collision course for danger Kristoff becomes a one-man army taking on the terrorists and trying to save the lives of everyone on board.

• Peter Gabriel - Secret World - Live | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tracklist: 1.Come Talk To Me 2.Steam 3.Across The River 4.Slow Marimbas 5.Shaking The Tree 6.Blood Of Eden 7.San Jacinto 8.Kiss That Frog 9.Washing In The Water 10.Solsbury Hill 11.Digging In The Dirt 12.Sledgehammer 13.Secret World 14.Don't Give Up 15.In Your Eyes

• The Hairdresser's Husband | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At the age of 12 Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous middle-aged local hairdresser who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex. Antoine reaches middle age with his passion undiminished: upon meeting shy hairdresser Mathilde he is so taken by her that he proposes marriage. She accepts and he moves into her salon where they pursue their romance with an intensity that blind

• Until Death | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £5.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (168.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  They put him in a coma now he's going to put them out of their misery. Anthony Stowe (Van Damme) is a narcotics lieutenant - he's addicted to heroin has a bad attitude and everyone hates him including his soon-to-be-ex wife. His ex-partner Gabriel Callaghan (Stephen Rea) is working to become the new leader of the gangsters in local organized crime. Callaghan sends his men after Anthony they shoot him in the head and he falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the idea of finishing off his former partner and becoming a better person and better husband.