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• Closely Observed Trains | Blu Ray | (16/11/2015) from £14.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C DVD: LANGUAGES: Czech ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Shy teenage virgin Milo gets his first job as a railway dispatcher and is suddenly forced to confront the realities of the adult world, not least the temptations of the opposite sex. But they in turn are more attracted to his more experienced colleague Hubi ka and his distinctive way with an inkpad and rubber stamp... This could easily have fuelled a light comedy, but Ji í Menzel s bittersweet feature debut is set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and the various farcical goings-on threaten to distract attention from the far more pressing business of staying alive especially since German trains are being attacked by resistance fighters and everyone is under suspicion of collaboration. Co-written by the great Czech novelist Bohumil Hrabal (author of the classic source novella), Closely Observed Trains won Menzel a Best Foreign Film Oscar when he was still in his twenties, and it remains one of the best-loved of all Czech films. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscar Academy Awards, ...Closely Observed Trains (1966) ( Closely Watched Trains ) (Blu-Ray)

• Closely Observed Trains | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £16.90   |  Saving you £1.09 (6.45%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Milos Hrma a bumbling dispatcher's apprentice at a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him he embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery encountering a universe of frustration eroticism and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot. Milos becomes involved in a plot to blow up a German ammunition train but when the plan backfires he is forced to

• Morgiana | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £13.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Spring of Life | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £13.05   |  Saving you £1.94 (14.87%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on real and little-known historical events Spring of Life is a disturbing melodrama about a young girl's involvement in Lebensborn the mad Nazi dream to create a master race. Just before the outbreak of WW2 a young Czech girl favoured by occupying Nazi officials for her blonde good looks is taken away from her family to a remote spa where she receives an education and everything she could want. It is only when eager Nazi SS officers come to spend the night that she discovers the sinister truth that she is being groomed as part of a breeding program to further Aryan lineage... Winner of awards in film festivals across Europe this is a beautifully shot high production drama inspired by Lebensborn the secret and terrifying Nazi project to repopulate the world with the racially pure.