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• The Wiggles - Hoop Dee Doo / Wiggly Wiggly World | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party. Hoop-Dee-Doo! How are you? Are you ready to party? The Wiggles are too! Everyone's invited as Greg Murray Jeff and Anthony host a very special Wiggly Party. So get ready to 'Move Like an Emu' and 'Dance the Ooby-Doo' with all your Wiggly friends. Includes 16 Songs!

• The Burning Sea | DVD | (25/07/2022) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After fifty years of prosperous offshore drilling in one of the world's largest oil fields, a seismic rift rips through the ocean floor of the North Sea, causing an oil rig to collapse. A team of researchers, including submarine operator Sofia (Kristine Kujath Thorp), rushes in to search for the missing and assess the cause of the damage. But what they discover is that this is just the start of a possible apocalyptic catastrophe. From the team behind the highly acclaimed disaster thrillers THE WAVE and THE QUAKE, THE BURNING SEA is a nail biting, action-packed thriller for our times.

• Johann Strauss: Simplicius -- Zurich Opera/Welser-Most | DVD | (21/02/2003) from £6.07   |  Saving you £18.92 (311.70%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This is a superb performance of excellent, long-forgotten music. Simplicius was lost for more than a century, but when it was recovered (including a few patches for missing parts), the Zurich Opera House welcomed it back with a production worthy of a historic event. Johann Strauss II, like most comic geniuses, had a lifelong wish to produce something deeply serious. Parts of Simplicius come close to that goal, but then a delectable tune in 3/4 time pops up and we are back in the realm of the waltz king, enjoying it all the more because of the contrast. In both styles, the music is wonderful and Franz Welser-Most conducts with exactly the right touch. The absurdist set designs of Johann Engels and the stage direction of David Pountney sometimes call Hieronymus Bosch to mind. This production puts detailed plot summaries on the screen during the overture and at other strategic point--a good idea because the plot is complicated and slightly absurd. It is set during the Thirty Years War and is full of hidden identities, unreasonable rules and sudden plot twists. Besides various tangled love pairings, and the idiocies of war, the plot centres on the figure of Simplicius, a holy simpleton like Candide or Parsifal, and his comic encounters with the realities of love and war. The story is full of colourful characters, all sung and acted with distinction. Michael Volle is a hermit who has raised his son Simplicius (Martin Zysset) in isolation from humanity until, at age 20, he is abducted by soldiers and comes into contact with reality. Other vivid performances are given by Rolf Haunstein as a rather absurd general, Elizabeth Magnuson as his silly daughter, Oliver Widmer as an astrologer, and Louise Martini as Schnappslotte, who sells liquor to the soldiers. Martina Jankova steals the show as her daughter Tilly, and Liliana Nikiteanu makes much of a small role as a Swedish spy. --Joe McLellan

• Emil and the Detectives | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This classic 1931 German adaptation of Eric Kastner's much-loved children's book was by Kastner himself and written by the legendary Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard The Apartment) and an uncredited Emeric Pressburger (A Matter of Life and Death Red Shoes). When young Emil is sent to Berlin by his mother the money he is carrying to give to his grandmother is stolen by a man on a train. Once in Berlin Emil follows the thief and enlists the help of a gang of youngsters called 'the detectives' to help get his grandmother's money back. Thrilling entertainment for children and adults alike Emil and the Detectives was one of the first German sound films ever produced and offers a fascinating glimpse of Berlin before Nazism and the Second World War. This enduring story has been remade a number of times including a 1964 Walt Disney version. This DVD includes the rare 1935 British adaptation set on the streets of London as an exclusive special feature. Special Features: Premiere release of this enduring children's classic Includes the complete 1935 British adaptation of Emil and the Detectives as a bonus feature Fully-illustrated booklet with film notes and credits

• A Man Called Ove | Blu Ray | (16/10/2017) from £11.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Meet ove (rolf lassgård), an isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse - the quintessential angry old man next door. having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his beloved wife sonja's grave. ove's somewhat contend existence is disrupted, however, with the arrival of a boisterous young family who move in next door. heavily pregnant parvaneh (bahar pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered ove thinks he needs. yet, from this unhappy beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and ove's past happiness and heartbreaks come to light. based on the international bestselling novel by fredrik backman, the award-winning a man called ove is a wistful, heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and a wonderful reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared.

• The Man Who Loved Yngve | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A bittersweet warm coming-of-age story The Man Who Loved Yngve is a pitch-perfect reflection of the critical transformative period in any young gay man's life. It's 1989 the Berlin wall is about to collapse and the airwaves are full of the sounds of REM The Cure and Jesus and Mary Chain. For 17-year-old Jarle life is just about music and his ambition to create a great punk band. But when an intriguing new classmate (Yngve) arrives in school one day he is forced to question his priorities and deal with his burgeoning sexuality. Capturing the pure driving power of a youthful first love this romantic drama is consistently fresh and charmingly honest

• The Burning Sea | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After fifty years of prosperous offshore drilling in one of the world's largest oil fields, a seismic rift rips through the ocean floor of the North Sea, causing an oil rig to collapse. A team of researchers, including submarine operator Sofia (Kristine Kujath Thorp), rushes in to search for the missing and assess the cause of the damage. But what they discover is that this is just the start of a possible apocalyptic catastrophe. From the team behind the highly acclaimed disaster thrillers THE WAVE and THE QUAKE, THE BURNING SEA is a nail biting, action-packed thriller for our times.

• Teletubbies - Dance With The Teletubbies | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £36.49   |  Saving you £-23.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Over the hills and far away lies the land where the Teletubbies live. Tinky Winky Dipsy Laa Laa and Po just love to dance. When the wind blows a magic windmill brings pictures from far away joining the Teletubbies to the world of the real children who also love to dance!

• The Blue Angel - - Two Disc Special Edition | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel is a crowning achievement of Weimar cinema an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability. Emil Jannings the quintessential German Expressionist actor stars as Professor Immanuel Rath the sexually repressed instructor of a boys prep school. After learning of the pupils' infatuation with French postcards depicting a local nightclub songstress he decides to personally investigate the source of such indecency. However as soon

• After The Wedding | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jacob Petersen has dedicated his life to helping street children in India. When the orphanage he heads is threatened by closure he receives an unusual offer. A Danish businessman Jrgen offers him a donation of $4 million dollars. There are however certain conditions... Not only must Jacob return to Denmark he must also take part in the wedding of Jrgen's daughter. The wedding proves to be a critical juncture between past and future and catapults Jacob into the most intense dilemma of his life.

• Rommel | DVD | (22/05/2017) from £6.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's 1944 and the threat of an Allied invasion grows ever stronger. Hitler entrusts the German defences to his greatest general, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. As D-Day approaches, Rommel the master strategist faces opposition to his plans, clashing with the Fuhrer himself. With news of the Allied landing and advance the highest ranks of the Nazi party start to turn on each other and the Third Reich begins to fall.

• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £22.22   |  Saving you £-3.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Franz Welser-Moest conducts the Zurich Orchestra in this performance of Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier.

• A Swedish Love Story | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £8.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (78.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Two adolescents meet and cautiously fall in love at the peak of an idyllic Swedish summer. Oblivious to social boundaries they innocently create their own milieu in contrast to the distorted relationships and disillusionment of the adult world around them. Beautifully shot by 'Elvira Madigan' cinematographer Jrgen Persson Roy Andersson's debut feature drew favourable comparisons with the work of the great Ingmar Bergman.

• Sebastian Bergman - Series 1 | Blu Ray | (25/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  In two new Nordic Noir thrillers, Rolf Lassgard, one of Scandinavia's most popular actors (Wallander, False Trail), assumes a powerful new role as Police profiler Sebastian Bergman. Bergman is strong-minded, politically incorrect, abrasive - and grief-stricken, since he has yet to come to terms with the loss of both his wife and daughter in the 2004 Thailand tsunami. In the first of the two thrillers, from the creators of the original Wallander TV films, he helps police in his home town solve the murder of a 15-year-old boy who had an affair with one of his teachers. In the second, he attempts to catch a serial killer who seems to be modelling his attacks on those of a jailed killer whom Bergman brought behind bars himself...

• Cliff Richard - An Audience With Cliff Richard | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An audience of celebrities join Cliff Richard in celebrating his life and musical achievements. As usual the celebrities ask questions however with Cliff they also lend a hand to some of his musical numbers. The star studded audience includes the likes of Les Dennis Another Level Bobby Davro Elaine Page and many others. The show includes performances of: Move It Carrie Devil Woman Some People Dreamin' Living Doll The Young Ones Vita Mia Miss You Nights We Don't Talk Anymo

• Wallander: Original Films 1-6 | DVD | (23/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Six feature-length episodes of the acclaimed Swedish crime drama based on the novels by Henning Mankel. Rolf Lassgard stars as Kurt Wallander a jaded police detective ground down over the years by difficult events in his personal life. Wallander is nonetheless respected for his skills as a detective and tends to be tasked with solving the toughest cases the town of Ystad has to offer. The episodes are: 'Pyramid' 'Firewall: Part One' Firewall: Part Two' 'One Step Behind' 'The Man Who Smiled: Part One' and 'The Man Who Smiled: Part Two'.

• Teletubbies - Naughty Noo-Noo! | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  For the very first time Noo-noo stars in his very own DVD! Watch as he stretches Po's blanket and cleans up Twinky Winky's Tubby toast.

• Cold Prey | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £14.96   |  Saving you £3.03 (20.25%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Five friends take an impromptu snowboarding holiday only for it to quickly spiral in to the vacation from hell as an off-piste serial killer goes on the rampage.

• The Princess And the Warrior | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (111.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From German director Tom Tykwer whose energetic 'Run Lola Run' wowed audiences in 1998 comes this ethereal modern-day fairy tale. Using beautiful visuals involving ice cubes underwater bubbles rain and the well-worn buildings of Wuppertal Tykwer implements his signature filming style. Bodo (Furmann) and Sissi (Potente) come together under strange circumstances: at the scene of an accident where Bodo saves Sissi's life after she is run over by a truck. Then he disappears. Sis

• The Blue Angel | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two things make it impossible to consign Josef von Sternberg's seedily atmospheric 1930 masterpiece The Blue Angel to the archives of museum land: it was the first film to put Marlene Dietrich in front of an international audience; and it features a towering performance from Emil Jannings as the professor whose fall from grace is precipitated by his obsession with Dietrich's archly vampish showgirl Lola-Lola. On both counts The Blue Angel remains a potent, vibrant work which still has moments of real relevance. Dietrich's performance is indeed hypnotic: von Sternberg lights her face and exposed flesh--shoulders and thighs--in a way that clearly indicates the erotic charge she generates among the men in the Blue Angel night club, and in Jennings in particular. Before our eyes his repressed, puritanical self-will disintegrates and his fate is sealed. The pivotal moment is, of course, when Dietrich teases her audience with "Falling in Love Again", her stockinged and suspendered legs astride a beer barrel, a top hat rakishly on her head. It would become the signature tune of her cabaret act in later years but here she delivers it with a far less studied, throwaway cheeriness; how, indeed, can it be her fault if men cluster around her like moths around a flame? This is the raw material on which an icon was built, but there is much else to fascinate in the film itself: you can still smell the pungent grim reality of a trouper's life on the road; and the professor's pathetic efforts to control his class of unruly boys still resonates today... this is an essential piece of film history. On the DVD: The Blue Angel is presented in its German and English-language versions, both restored and digitally remastered. As far as the sound quality is concerned this is of limited benefit since there is a great deal of distortion on both versions. But thanks to the picture restoration we can see how von Sternberg treats Dietrich: her face becomes a radiant, mocking pool of light always in contrast with the dark, grainy characters around her. The English version (in truth, only the Dietrich/Jannings scenes were shot in each language) is slightly pruned, missing a key scene in which the professor's repressed sensitivity is established at the very beginning. So despite some erratic sub-titling, the German version remains definitive. And it also reveals the worldliness of the original lyrics to Friedrich Hollander's classic songs: "I Was Made for Love from Head to Toe" suggests a rather more robust attitude than the vague whimsy of "Falling in Love Again." A final thought: releasing films of this importance on DVD surely creates an opportunity to put them in context by including documentary and factual resources, but this release has no extras of any kind. At the very least it cries out for an authoritative commentary. --Piers Ford