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
Eric Rohmer's Claire's Knee is one of his series of "Moral Tales", though it deals delicately with areas of intense moral ambiguity rather than in any obvious certainty. Jerome, a man holidaying at the very end of his youth, allows his old friend Aurora to co-opt him in her experiments with the hearts of two teenage girls. Sensitive gawky Laura fixates on him, but knows enough to realise he is dangerous to her, whereas Claire, for whom he develops a vague obsession, largely ignores him as a sexual being. He develops elaborate theories in justification of what he does and says, and the film does not dismiss these theories, while allowing for the possibility that Jerome is nothing but a manipulative self-deceived letch. This is a movie with a delicate visual palette; Nestor Almendros' elegiac camera work constantly makes clear that for all the characters this is a summer vacation with consequences. It is also a conversation piece in which almost nothing happens--the most Jerome ever allows himself is to stroke Claire's knee--and the interesting thing is how all the intense talk and extended scenes of one-to-one dialogue make that quite enough to sustain our fascinated interest. --Roz Kaveney
On the cusp of WWI army lieutenant and noted womaniser Armande de la Verne (Philippe) wagers his comrades that he can make love to any woman in the town. However the bet backfires on him when he falls in love with his intended quarry the feisty Marie-Louise (Morgan)... Winner of numerous international Awards Les Grandes Manoeuvres is a fabulous film full of fun and frolics with a very early performance from a young and dazzling Brigitte Bardot.
Ludo lives with his loving family in a candy coloured Paris suburb. Life is sweet. But there's a problem. Ludo knows what he wants. He has a dream. Ludo wants to be a girl... Hilarious and heart-rending a beautiful bittersweet story of magic desire and difference the award-winning 'Ma Vie En Rose' features a truly stunning performance from the extraordinary Georges Du Fresne.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the book by Bond creator Ian Fleming and adapted for the screen by Roald Dahl is the wonderful family film starring Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts an eccentric inventor who designs an extraordinary car that not only drives but flies and floats. Along with his two children Jemima (Heather Ripley) and Jeremy (Adrian Hall) and the beautiful Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes) Caractacus and Chitty lead everyone into a magical world of pirates castles and endless adventure. With a fantastic cast including Benny Hill Gert Frobe Barbara Windsor Lionel Jeffries and Anna Quayle and timeless tunes such as the Oscar nominated title song ""Truly Scrumptious "" ""Toot Sweets "" Me Ol' Bamboo "" ""Posh"" and ""Chu-Chi Face "" 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' sounds and looks better than ever!
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 blinds them to the mundane realities of the outside world.
Available for the first time on DVD!!! Vincent a stunt pilot is acquitted of murdering his wife and her lover. However a few years later the judge in the case comes to blackmail him. The judge's nephew is having trouble with his wife and they demand that Vincent kill her. The judge a confirmed bachelor takes Paul and Vincent on the road to search for Paul's wife Marie... Patrice Leconte's outrageously fun black comedy is available for the first time on DVD!
A small coastal village is the setting for smuggling and ship wrecking. Only the Squire's son is prepared to speak out against the man responsible...
Black Sunday was such a huge hit that a follow-up was swiftly demanded, and horror maestro Mario Bava duly devised this three-part horror anthology blending modern and period stories. In the giallo-style The Telephone', a woman is terrorised by her former pimp after his escape from prison, and tries to escape him with the help of her lesbian lover, who has a dark secret of her own. In the Victorian-era The Drop of Water', a nurse steals a ring from the corpse of a dead spiritualist, which naturally tries to get it back. But it's the 19th-century Russian story The Wurdalak' that comes closest to Bava's earlier classic, with the great Boris Karloff as a much-loved paterfamilias who might not be entirely what he seems. Features: Bava's direction is as stylish as ever, and Black Sabbath is almost a compendium of his favourite themes. High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of two versions of the film; I tre volti della paura' the European version with score by Roberto Nicolosi & Black Sabbath' the re-edited and re-dubbed AIP version with Les Baxter score, on home video for the first time English SDH subtitles for English Audio and a new English subtitle translation of the Italian audio Audio Commentary with Bava biographer and expert Tim Lucas
A beautiful nursing student starts to investigate when patients start to disappear from their rooms.
This comedy concerns an inventor (Robert Dhery) of a boat who is fired by his violent irascible boss when the project is completed. The boat christened Le Petit Baigneur is wanted by the Boss (
When horror fanatic Michael (Edward Furlong) receives a virtual reality game called 'Brainscan' he cannot help himself and decides to play the game. Michael finds himself committing a simulated murder. It's frightening and totally unbelievable but when Michael awakes his excitement turns to fear when the TV reports a brutal murder in his neighbourhood. Is it more than just coincidence? When a second game mysteriously arrives Michael is determined not to play. Enter the Trickster (T. Ryder Smith) the devilish mastermind behind the game who forces Michael to continue playing and face his deepest fears from which there is no escape. The Trickster is now in control but is it a game or is it real?
Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni star in this remake of the 1977 comedy.
The marriage of Grace and Gregg starts to suffer when he loses his job and turns to drink. On a chance weekend away Grace meets and is seduced by a mysterious stranger but on her return home finds that her husband has a new job and things are back to normal. Despite deciding to say nothing about her brief affair the stranger has no intention of letting things lie...
Recorded live at The Sydney Opera House this timeless ballet tells the story of Dr. Coppelius who tries to bring to life his beautiful doll Coppelia.
Martin (Phifer) has spent his life being a good son a good brother and a good friend but his luck with women is all bad. The softly spoken art columnist hasn't had a date in three years since losing his fiance to bi-curiosity and when he meets Paula (Miller) the pretty young art professor who lives upstairs Martin's lack of experience is all too apparent. Enter brother Junnie (Andre B. Blake) an expert in scamming and scheming. This ultimate 'player' intends to teach Martin how
Driving in their car through Auveregne one summer two young girls Anna and Francoise find themselves in the kingdom of the mythic Morgana Queen of the Fairies. Ever since Merlin taught her his skills centuries ago Morgana has gone on living by obtaining the souls of young women who pass through her kingdom. In exchange she gives her captives eternal youth and beauty. Those who refuse her grow old in the dungeons of her castle.
Jay Mallory (Donald Sutherland - The Italian Job). is a man with no past and dubious future. He is an assassin murdering for money no question asked. But when Mallory accept a 'hit' that proves to be more dangerous than he anticipates. The tables are turned. His wife disappears and as Mallory is drawn in further he realises that there could be more than an ironic link between the new target and the disappearance of his wife. A tense intelligent and disturbingly dark thriller.
ARTH 101388; ARTHAUS MUSIK - Germania; Classica Lirica
Martin (Phifer) has spent his life being a good son a good brother and a good friend but his luck with women is all bad. The softly spoken art columnist hasn't had a date in three years since losing his fianc''e to bi-curiosity and when he meets Paula (Miller) the pretty young art professor who lives upstairs Martin's lack of experience is all too apparent. Enter brother Junnie (Andre B. Blake) an expert in scamming and scheming. This ultimate 'player' intends to teach Martin how to get any woman he wants. Sporting a new look and attitude Martin is becoming a regular Casanovaias he spends every night on the prowl with Junnie. But it isn't long before reality closes in. A missed deadline places his job in jeopardy he's losing the respect of his best friend and worst of all Paula is under the impression that he's a womanizer. Do nice guys really finish last? Is responsibility a blessing or a curse? And when is being a player just too much work?
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