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• Spies of Warsaw | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in the opening days of World War II, war hero and military attach Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier is drawn into a world of espionage and danger -- and sex and romance -- in a story spanning Europe.

• YOU ARE NOT ALONE (BLU RA - MO | Blu Ray | (26/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• YOU ARE NOT ALONE - MOVIE | DVD | (26/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pelle The Conqueror | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Winner of the Adademy Award for best Foreign Picture this epic drama about human resilience stars the hypnotic Max Von Sydow as a poor but never downtrodden widower who emigrates with his young son Pelle from the economically depressed Sweden to Denmark at the turn of the century. His illusory quest for the good life leads only to a straw bed in the cold barn of a brutally insensitive farmer. The story centres around the close relationship between the father and son as they attempt to live a happy life amid the oppression. As a hopeful Pelle grows older he wants to see more of the world and sets out on his own full of questions and a need to know and conquer..... Winner of the Palm d'Or at the 1988 Cannes film festival; an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language film in 1989; and a Golden Globe also in 1989.

• The Idiots | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From Lars von Trier the controversial director of Breaking the Waves comes a strikingly original and thought-provoking film about a group of people who confront and subvert the norms and conventions of middle-class society by exploring and releasing their 'inner idiot'. Following a chance encounter with the group lonely drifter Karen becomes unintentionally involved with them. Gradually Karen begins to understand what they are up to and overcoming initial anger and reluctance eventually participates in their subversive activities. Isolated and concealing a deep sadness Karen finds solace acceptance and understanding with 'the idiots' and she is drawn in by the sense of joy and child-like innocence of their behaviour. However as the idiocy escalates certain members decide to leave strengthening the solidarity of those who remain and furthering their resolve to live out their excessive feelings; the aggression the curiosity and the uncontrolled egotistical primitive sexuality. Produced with the revolutionary Dogma 95 Manifesto The Idiots is a powerful controversial and refreshingly unconventional film from one of contemporary cinema's major talents.

• Firebird / Pulcinella | DVD | (22/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This release offers two short ballets by Stravinsky, The Firebird from 1909-10 and Pulcinella written a decade later, the former based on three Russian fairytales. This 1982 production by the Royal Danish Ballet was choreographed by Glen Tetley, for whom "The Firebird is a symbol of our innermost dreams and longing for freedom and true love". His interpretation has a dreamlike atmosphere, the designs echoing Jean Cocteau's La Belle et La Bete, the languorous, sensual dance evoking an understated fairytale eroticism in parallel with the shimmering score. Pulcinella comes from Stravinsky's neo-classical period and is inspired by the Italian commedia dell'arte of the 17th and 18th centuries. The story, an almost slapstick series of romantic confusions and complications amid the streets of Naples, is brought to life in this 1988 Scapino Ballet production with an enchanting mixture of dance and mime. The design is boldly colourful and Nils Christe's choreography filled with character and playful good humour. The music comes from an enthusiastic LSO under Claudio Abbado, with vocal soloists of the calibre of John Shirley-Quirk. The two works make an attractive programme. On the DVD: Other than a trailer for other Arthaus DVDs there are no special features. Reflecting the age of the material, the sound is unremarkable PCM stereo and the picture conventional 4:3. There is some audio distortion on Pulcinella, particularly on the vocal parts. The image has rich, vibrant colours and is reasonably detailed, but is also grainy and shows compression artefacts. Firebird has a smoother image, largely due to the focus being soft. The booklet contains useful notes and a full scene breakdown. The disc is encoded for regions 2 and 5. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Green Butcher | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  You never forget the taste of human flesh! In this multi award winning Danish horror Academy award winning director Anders Thomas Jensen brings us a darkly funny story set in the cut throat world of small time butchers. In the vein of Delicatessen and Eating Raoul The Green Butchers features the dysfunctional duo of Bjarne and Svend two friends who decide to open their own butcher shop. While grappling with a competitive market and an evil ex-boss an accident

• The Idiots | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From controversial director Lars von Trier comes a strikingly original and thought provoking film about a group of people who confront and subvert the norms and conventions of middle-class society by exploring and releasing their 'inner idiot'. Following a chance encounter with the group the lonely drifter Karen becomes unintentionally involved with them. Gradually Karen begins to understand what they are up to and overcoming initial anger and reluctance eventually participates in their subversive activities. Isolated and concealing a deep sadness Karen finds solace acceptance and understanding with 'the idiots' and she is drawn in by the sense of joy and child-like innocence of their behaviour. However as the idiocy escalates certain members decide to leave strengthening the solidarity of those who remain and futhering their resolve to live out their excessive feelings the aggression the curiosity and the uncontrolled egotistical primitive sexuality. Produced with the revolutionary Dogma 95 Manifesto The Idiots is a powerful controversial and refreshingly unconventional film from one of contemporary cinema's major talents.