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• Shackleton | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shackleton is not a biopic of the great Anglo-Irish explorer but a dramatisation of the failed trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-16. As written and directed by Charles (Longtitude) Sturridge the production, filmed on real ice floes in Greenland, stays remarkably close to the facts, capturing the look of the surviving expedition photos of Frank Hurley (collected in the book South With Endurance) with great fidelity. Kenneth Branagh makes no attempt at an authentic accent but otherwise gives a powerful impression of a most commanding personality. When the expedition ship Endurance became locked in the Antarctic ice Shackleton vowed to bring every man home alive, and against virtually impossible odds, including a 700-mile journey in an open boat through some of the worst seas in the world, he did just that. This superlative mini-series realises the story with production values and cinematography which would not disgrace a big-budget feature (Hurley's own 1919 documentary film can be seen on video in South). Intense physical drama, strong performances and Adrian Johnston's fine score combine here to deeply moving effect, marred only a little by a rushed conclusion. With Roland Huntford, author of the definitive Shackleton biography, as production advisor, this easily stands as the benchmark for all future comparable films. --Gary S Dalkin

• A Quiet Place in the Country | Blu Ray | (08/12/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Leonardo (Franco Nero, The Day of the Owl) is a celebrated artist plagued by nightmares which stop him from completing his work. His agent and sometime lover, Flavia (Vanessa Redgrave, The Devils), encourages him to relax, so he buys a country villa. Once there he begins tracing the story of the previous owner while Flavia's presence in the house seems to awaken something as she encounters one mysterious accident after another. Part ghost story, part meditation on the creative process told through the excesses of the 1960s. Elio Petri (The Working Class Goes to Heaven) brilliantly fuses these ideas in ways that are at times shocking, yet thought-provoking in their investigation of art, sex and madness, set to an eerie score by Ennio Morricone.BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURESHigh-Definition digital transfer, presented with optional English and Italian audio tracksUncompressed mono PCM audioNew interview on the film by author Stephen ThrowerArchival interview with actor Franco NeroInterview with make-up artist Pierantonio MecacciSelect-scene commentary by critic and filmmaker Kat Ellinger on the theme of masculinity in the film and Petri's workTrailerNew and improved English subtitle translation for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio

• Day of the Triffids, the | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £13.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (15.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS is an epic adaptation of John Wyndham's best-selling iconic novel, which brings his terrifying creation of carnivorous plant species to life in a CGI extravaganza.

• The Go-Between starring Lesley Manville, Vanessa Redgrave & Jim Broadbent (Repackaged) | DVD | (09/03/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by Bafta award winner Pete Travis. One of the most influential British novels of the 20th Century, THE GO-BETWEEN is a story of forbidden love, Edwardian strictures, betrayal and tragic naivety. Told from the perspective of Leo Colston, a callow twelve year old middle class boy, the story starts when he is invited by upper class school friend Marcus Maudsley to stay at his elegant family home for the blazing hot summer of 1900. Leo is instantly enthralled by Marcus's family and most especially his beautiful and wilful older sister Marian. When Marcus is taken ill, Leo is left to his own devices, but finds himself alone and adrift in a world of alien social mores and adult concerns. Gauche and anxious to please, Leo is slowly and unwittingly drawn into a web of deceit as Marian pursues an illicit and passionate affair with tenant farmer Ted Burgess, a man of much inferior social position whom she can never marry. Marian and Ted befriend the lonely and easily influenced Leo and use him to carry secret messages between them. Leo quickly grows friendly with Ted and worships Marian with a mixture of innocent love and incipient sexuality he barely understands. Only when he meets Hugh Trimingham, the kind, but war wounded aristocrat to whom Marian is promised, does Leo start to question his role as intermediary. As Leo s thirteenth birthday approaches, Marian s moods fluctuate and the summer heat becomes more oppressive. Wholly unable to comprehend the true implications of the adult emotions seething around him, Leo sets in motion a chain of events that ultimately prove the catalyst for a shocking tragedy that will haunt him forever.

• Love & Friendship | DVD | (31/01/2022) from £5.24   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An adaptation of Jane Austen's first novella ˜Lady Susan', Love & Friendship follows the beautiful Lady Susan as she attempts to find a husband for herself and her long-suffering daughter Frederica.

• Mosley: The Complete Series | DVD | (04/07/2016) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jonathan Cake, Jemma Redgrave and Hugh Bonneville lead an outstanding cast in this mini-series tracing the turbulent political career and tempestuous private life of Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists during the 1930s. Over four episodes the series charts Mosley's rise to political notoriety through his personal life from youthful rising star of the Conservative Party to potential leader of the Labour Party, and later abandonment of conventional party politics to become a figurehead of burgeoning fascism. This set comprises the complete series, scripted by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran BAFTA-winning creators of The New Statesman, Birds of a Feather and Love Hurts and based on two volumes of biography written by Mosley's son, Nicholas Mosley, who also acted as consultant.

• Letters to Juliet | Blu Ray | (04/10/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £10.86 (89.53%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Set in the beautiful surroundings of Verona, Italy, Letters to Juliet is a story of discovery and the search for that one true love.

• Miral | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The true story of Hind Husseini's efforts to establish the Dar Al-Tifel institute and orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and creation of the state of Israel. Following the death of her mother Miral (Frieda Pinto Slumdog Millionaire) is sent to the Institute and is shielded from the troubles of the outside world as she grows up within its walls. However when she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp Miral is quickly awakened to the reality of her peoples struggle. When she falls for political activist Hani Miral finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hinds belief that education is the road to peace.

• The Dam Busters | Blu Ray | (14/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea - the creation of a bouncing bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams and paralyse the enemy's industrial nerve centre. He fought persistent scepticism and disbelief that such a feat was possible though even with the matchless skill of RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his squadron could such a mission succeed?

• Comrades | Blu Ray | (27/02/2012) from £15.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (43.78%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Bill Douglas’ beautiful film Comrades tells the epic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 1830s for forming a trade union. Unfolding in the pastoral haze of Dorset and the blinding light of Australia, Douglas has created a film rich with carefully layered visual illusions and nuances. With lovely, profound performances throughout, the story – a compelling account of struggle and injustice – becomes an epic tale about history, storytelling and the way we see our world. This three disc set from a director of singular vision – better known for his autobiographical Trilogy (My Childhood (1972), My Ain Folk (1973), My Way Home (1978) is presented in a new HD restoration on DVD and Blu-ray, with a wealth of special features.

• How About You | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £4.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (161.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Georgy Girl | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt! Lynn Redgrave stars as the homely girl who takes on the role of mother to her beautiful roommate's unwanted baby. With her father's employer trying to take her on as a mistress and her roommate's husband taking her on as an easy lover Redgrave's Georgy navigates the narrows between prostitution and purity as she tries to hang on to the baby she has grown to love...

• Deep Impact | Blu Ray | (01/02/2010) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  What would you do if you knew that in a handful of days an enormous comet would collide with Earth and all humanity could be annihilated? Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) directs guiding an all-star cast featuring Robert Duvall Tea Leoni Elijah Wood Vanessa Redgrave Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman. With the film's dynamic fusion of large-scale excitement and touching human-scale storylines Deep Impact makes its impact felt in a big and unforgettable way.

• The Deadly Affair (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era's Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains The National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie Hardcastle The Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London A Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn's Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul Dehn Take One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly Affair Lumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair explored Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• Girl With Green Eyes (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (17/12/2018) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Dublin, two shop assistants share a room. One, Kate (Rita Tushingham), is a quiet, rather naïve young woman, while the other, Baba (Lynn Redgrave), is vivacious and ebullient with an eye for the boys. But when the two befriend a quiet, middle-aged writer (Peter Finch, Network, he makes a beeline for the shy, and lonely Kate. A bittersweet story of an extraordinary romance. Beautifully scripted by Edna O'Brien from her own best-selling novel, and brilliantly directed by regular Woodfall collaborator Desmond Davies. This film went on to win a Golden Globe whilst both Tushingham, and Redgrave (for only her second credited performance) were nominated for BAFTAs. Special features: Presented in High Definition Rita Tushingham on Girl With Green Eyes (2018, 7 mins): the actor recalls her time on the film Film Poetry: Desmond Davis (2018, 24 mins): director Desmond Davis discusses his career, including his work on Woodfall Food For a Blluuusssshhhhh (1959, 31 mins): surrealist-influenced student film by Free Cinema pioneer Elizabeth Russell The Peaches (1964, 16 mins): coming-of-age fantasy by Walter Lassally Illustrated booklet with new writing by Melanie Williams and Michael Brooke, plus full film credits

• Tom Brown's Schooldays | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £16.02   |  Saving you £0.97 (6.05%)   |  RRP £16.99

  This ITV drama is an adaptation of the much loved classic novel Tom Brown's Schooldays. The eponymous hero Tom Brown (Alex Pettyfer) begins his first term at Rugby School for Boys and has to fight for his survival against Flashman (Joseph Beattie) and the bullies a scene prior to the reform of the system of public schools....

• The Day Of The Triffids | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £17.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS is an epic adaptation of John Wyndham's best-selling iconic novel, which brings his terrifying creation of carnivorous plant species to life in a CGI extravaganza.

• The Importance Of Being Earnest | DVD | (30/04/2001) from £11.10   |  Saving you £-1.11 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The timeless 1952 version of Oscar Wilde's comedy of errors in a Special Collectors' Edition.

• The Dam Busters | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £10.36   |  Saving you £2.63 (25.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea - the creation of a bouncing bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams and paralyse the enemy's industrial nerve centre. He fought persistent scepticism and disbelief that such a feat was possible though even with the matchless skill of RAF Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his squadron could such a mission succeed?

• The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £15.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (19.81%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Following the success of Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Alan Sillitoe adapted another of his works for the screen this time a short story of a disillusioned teenager rebelling against the system making Tony Richardson's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner one of the great British films of the 1960s. Newcomer Tom Courtenay is compelling as the sullen defiant Colin refusing to follow his dying father into a factory job railing against the capitalist bosses and preferring to make a living from petty thieving. Arrested for burglary and sent to borstal Colin discovers a talent for cross-country running earning him special treatment from the governor (Michael Redgrave) and the chance to redeem himself from anti-social tearaway to sports day hero. With Colin a favourite to win against a local public school tensions build as the day approaches...