Drama

• LES MISÉRABLES | Blu Ray | (08/12/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The most thorough of all film adaptations of Victor Hugo's immortal novel Les misérables [The Wretched] was a triumph for director Raymond Bernard one of the more overlooked filmmakers of the early French cinema. Originally released in quick succession as three separate features in 1934 Bernard's film recounts the story of the ex-convict Jean Valjean (Harry Baur) harried by the wicked Inspector Javert (Charles Vanel); of the virtuous Fantine (Florelle née Odette Rousseau) who sells herself into prostitution for the welfare of her daughter Cosette (Gaby Triquet as the young girl Cosette and Josseline Gaël as the young woman); and of intersections of these threads and more in an impressive rendering of Hugo's stately tapestry. Newly restored in 4K at its original length by Pathé Les misérables is a major accomplishment on the level of storytelling and a major component in the history of French film. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Raymond Bernard's magnum opus for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. Special Features: New presentation of the film in its complete length from the new Pathé 4K digital restoration 40-PAGE BOOKLET with new and vintage writing rare archival material and more! A host of additional extras to be announced

• Country Girl | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £27.00   |  Saving you £-14.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Failing singer/actor Frank Elgin (Crosby) has the chance to make a comeback when director Bernie Dodds (Holden) offers him the lead role in a new musical. Georgie (Kelly) Frank's wife finds herself coping with everything as her husband turns to alcohol in an attempt to shield his insecurities. Georgie decides to team up with Bernie in an attempt to boost Frank's self-esteem. Some fantastic performances especially from the three leads; Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her performance

• Never Let Me Go (2010) | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £5.90   |  Saving you £14.09 (238.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As children Ruth Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.

• To Catch A Thief | Blu Ray | (20/02/2023) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Cary Grant is John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as The Cat, in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic; presented here newly remastered from a 4K film transfer. When Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed. Product Features New - Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin On To Catch A Thief Behind The Gates (2009): Cary Grant And Grace Kelly Commentary By: Dr. Drew Casper, Hitchcock Film Historian Original Theatrical Trailer

• The Hunt | Blu Ray | (07/08/2017) from £9.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE LIE IS SPREADING Alongside Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg (Festen, Far From the Madding Crowd) is one of Danish cinema s finest modern exports. Perhaps his greatest film, The Hunt, is a sublimely orchestrated exercise in tension which features a tour-de-force central performance from Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One, Casino Royale), who was awarded Best Actor at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for his performance. Mikkelsen is Lukas, a recently-divorced primary school teacher locked in an acrimonious custody battle over his teenage son but just as his fortunes begin to change with the arrival of a new love his world is torn apart by an innocent lie. Persecuted by his local community, accusations escalate and Lukas soon faces unanimous condemnation from everyone around him, including his closest friends. Featuring a stellar supporting cast from Danish Film and TV s finest including Thomas Bo Larsen (Pusher), Anne Louise Hassing (The Idiots) and Susse Wold (Unit 1), The Hunt, eschews the rules of Vinterberg and his colleagues filmmaking manifesto Dogme95 for one of the most beautifully photographed and perfectly scripted films in recent years. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfer Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo options Optional English subtitles The Making of The Hunt - featuring director Thomas Vinterberg and star Mads Mikkelsen Deleted and extended scenes Alternate ending Outtakes Original trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film and a contemporary interview with Thomas Vinterberg, illustrated with original production stills.

• Immortal Beloved | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £18.42   |  Saving you £-5.43 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gary Oldman Jeroen Krabbe Isabella Rossellini and Valeria Golino star in Immortal Beloved a mesmerizing mystery based on the tumultuous real life of Ludwig van Beethoven. Oldman gives a tour de force performance as the passionate volatile genius who inspired love and hatred in equal measure. Whether seducing regal followers or criticizing the ruling class Beethoven made many enemies. But he also had one true love - the unnamed Immortal Beloved mentioned in an enigmatic letter discovered upon his death. The thrilling search for the identity of this mystery woman leads us into Beethoven's dark past his hidden passions and ultimately into the unparalleled genius of his music.

• Sex And The City - Series 1 To 6 | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £129.99

  All 94 episodes from the six series of the acclaimed comedy/drama! Join Carrie Samantha Miranda and Charlotte as they plot a course through Manhattan's tricky social scene in a search for the perfect relationship - or orgasm!

• Original Sin | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £14.83   |  Saving you £1.16 (7.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In Cuba, at the end of the 19th century wealthy Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) a successful coffee sales man is finding it hard to find true love. When he arranges a marriage with an American girl Juliet (Angelina Jolie) he is bowled over by her beauty and passion. But when a detective turns up looking for Juliet, Vargas learns that all may not all be as it seems and that Juliet is hiding a deadly secret. Not knowing who to believe Vargas is forced to breaking point trying to uncover the truth.

• The Whistle Blower | DVD | (05/05/2001) from £4.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A 1987 espionage thriller, The Whistle Blower stars Michael Caine as Frank Jones, a businessman and regular patriotic war veteran whose son Bob (Nigel Havers) is a Russian linguist who works at GCHQ. Bob begins to express doubts to his father about aspects of his work; days later, police report to Frank that his son has died in a fall. A verdict of accidental death is recorded. However, in the midst of his grief, Frank is puzzled by aspects of the death and decides to conduct his own investigation. In so doing he finds himself pitted against an utterly unscrupulous Secret Service prepared to stop at nothing, including murder, to cover up their operations. Set at the time when concerns about GCHQ were at their height and the Cold War had yet to thaw, many of the film's concerns seem, years subsequently, to be thankfully dated. Moreover, it's hard to believe that the bumbling British Secret Services would actually be capable of organising a convivial soiree in a brewery, let alone orchestrate the sort of skulduggery they perpetrate here. Still, with a cast that features all the usual British suspects (Sir John Gielgud, James Fox, Gordon Jackson) there's no doubting the pedigree of The Whistle Blower, which, despite its ostensibly uncomfortable message, actually makes for very agreeable comfort viewing. Michael Caine is especially fine as Michael Caine. --David Stubbs

• Our Beloved Month of August | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-1.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A tantalizing mix of documentary fiction and everything in between Miguel Gomes' multi-award-winning love song to rural Portugal is an intoxicating blend of visuals sound and music. Gorgeously photographed it set one's eyes ablaze and toes tapping but Gomes goes further to work the brain as a narrative slowly sneakily emerges out of the (seeming) documentary melody-making. Summoning up memories of French film-makers such as Eric Rohmer and documentarist Nicolas Philibert and in its deliberate drift from fiction into fact echoes of Pedro Costa and Manoel de Oliviera the film follows a self-created evolutionary path to become something wholly individual and unique.

• Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Series 1/2/3/4 | Blu Ray | (14/11/2022) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

• Broken Embraces | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar reteams with his muse Penelope Cruz for a moving and tragic story of one man's struggle with his self and a love lost that threatens to tear everything he has ever known.

• The Duchess | DVD | (16/03/2009) from £3.74   |  Saving you £19.25 (514.71%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Set at the end of the eighteenth century, The Duchess is the story of the beautiful and glamorous Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), the most fascinating woman of the age.

• The King's Choice | DVD | (15/01/2018) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway is presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the German armed forces: surrender or die.

• Life As A House | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £13.85   |  Saving you £9.13 (84.07%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Confronted with life-changing news a middle-aged architect seizes the opportunity to begin living life on his own terms as he builds the house of his dreams and winds up rebuilding the world around him in the process...

• The Aviator | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £8.02   |  Saving you £12.96 (257.65%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the eccentric industrialist and Hollywood film mogul Howard Hughes in this glamorous biopic from Martin Scorsese.

• London's Burning - Series 1-7 - Complete | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £89.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (11.11%)   |  RRP £99.99

  London's Burning: Series 1 - 7 (20 Discs)

• Disraeli - Complete | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ian McShane plays the English statesman and Victorian Prime Minister in this exceptional BBC mini-series centred around his life.

• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling 4K UHD (Criterion Collection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (27/01/2025) from £36.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait.

• Invisible Waves | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £21.59   |  Saving you £11.39 (61.24%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Kyoji is a Japanese chef working in a Hong Kong restaurant. Whilst having an affair with his employer's wife, he's actually hired by his boss to poison her. He escapes by boat befriending a single mother but they soon part. Once he's installed in a seedy hotel in Phuket, Thailand, his boss sends his henchman to sort out some unfinished business.