"Director: Levan Akin"

• And Then We Danced | DVD | (25/05/2020) from £4.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Passionate about dance, young Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) has trained at the National Georgian Dance Ensemble since childhood. His sole aim in life; to join the Main Dance Ensemble, break free from the confines of Georgian society and travel the world. When a dancer in the main ensemble is disgraced and his place becomes available, Merab's ambitions finally feel within reach. When Irakli (Bachi Valishvili), a virile, talented male dancer unexpectedly joins his group, Merab fears the newcomer is the only thing standing between him and his dreams. Charismatic and carefree, Irakli, has an effect on Merab that he can't quite explain. As they compete, Irakli becomes both Merab's fiercest rival and strongest desire, a desire that, in conservative Georgian society, threatens to throw his dance career, livelihood and family into turmoil. With a breath-taking central performance from breakout star Levan Gelbakhiani, Levan Akin's luminous AND THEN WE DANCED explores forbidden desire, ambition and liberation set against the backdrop of traditionalist Tblisi.

• And Then We Danced | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £17.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Passionate about dance, young Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) has trained at the National Georgian Dance Ensemble since childhood. His sole aim in life; to join the Main Dance Ensemble, break free from the confines of Georgian society and travel the world. When a dancer in the main ensemble is disgraced and his place becomes available, Merab s ambitions finally feel within reach. When Irakli (Bachi Valishvili), a virile, talented male dancer unexpectedly joins his group, Merab fears the newcomer is the only thing standing between him and his dreams. Charismatic and carefree, Irakli, has an effect on Merab that he can t quite explain. As they compete, Irakli becomes both Merab s fiercest rival and strongest desire, a desire that, in conservative Georgian society, threatens to throw his dance career, livelihood and family into turmoil. With a breath-taking central performance from breakout star Levan Gelbakhiani, Levan Akin s luminous AND THEN WE DANCED explores forbidden desire, ambition and liberation set against the backdrop of traditionalist Tblisi.

• Anno 1790 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £33.00   |  Saving you £-8.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Anno 1790 is part mystery part historical drama part romance and partially a look at early forensic science. The setting is Stockholm when Europe is in turmoil a few years after the French Revolution. In wonderful period detail we meet aristocrats functionaries citizens eking out a living and revolutionaries intent on social change. Enter Daadh an educated man of the Enlightenment with one foot firmly planted in the future. He acutely observes and processes the changing world around him. He is of the Age of Reason yet his heart usually gets the best of him. Circumstances hand him an unlikely acquaintance named Freund an erstwhile man of God and erstwhile moral compass for Daadh. Together the two are a fascinating pair of heroes forming a tentative bond of friendship and dependence that deepens over the course of the series. Throw in a smart beautiful and unavailable woman to create a tense romantic angle to the story and Anno 1790 becomes a series that offers something for everyone especially those that appreciate artful storytelling.