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Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook. Directed by the enfant terrible of Japanese cinema Miike Takashi who has made over 80 films in the past 20 years 13 Assassins is in the words of Little White Lies By turns exciting horrific funny and always thrilling - but mostly intense and always spectacular. Set in 1844 Japan a clan leader has committed seppuku in protest to the wanton misbehaviour of the Shogun's younger brother Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira who has been terrorizing the country with apparent impunity. As such the shogun's justice minister secretly hires Shinzaemon a samuri who had served under the previous shogunite in order to assassinate Naritsugu. Shinzaemon will gather 12 more noble samurai in order to take on the 200-strong army of Narigatsu and bring order to Japan in this stunning and brutal remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film 'Jusan-nin no shikaku'.
Adapted from the manga by author Daisuke Igarashi, which won the Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival, Children of the Sea is the latest feature from Japan's STUDIO4°C (known for Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight and others). Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, the film features a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbour Totoro). When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish. Bonus features: Turep Looking for Children of the Sea - 80-minute documentary
Metropolis is a grand citystate populated by humans and robots the cohabitants of a strictly segmented society. Amidst the chaos created by anti-robot factions detective Shunsaku Ban and his sidekick Kenichi are searching for rebel scientist Dr. Laughton to arrest him and encounter his latest creation Tima a beautiful young girl.
On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time. Arrow Academy presents Andrzej Wajda's masterpiece Ashes and Diamonds on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Silence And Cry An elliptical, claustrophobic drama shot in the brilliant, breathtaking long takes that are Jancsó s trademark, Silence and Cry is set after the fall of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919. A young Red soldier, fleeing the anti-Communist manhunt, takes refuge at the isolated farm of a peasant family, who are already under police scrutiny for being politically suspect... Working on a more intimate canvas, following the epic The Round-Up and The Red and the White (of which this film forms the final part of an unofficial trilogy ) Hungarian master Jancsó's film is still very much concerned with the terrible, tyrannical impact of power, politics and history. Features: Silence and Cry (1968) presented from a brand new 2K restoration of the film by the Hungarian Digital Archive and Film Institute, supervised by the film's cinematographer János Kende. Original Hungarian soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by critic and film historian Tony Rayns New and improved English subtitle translation. World premiere on Blu-ray
Presented from a brand new 2K restoration, the legendary The Miraculous Virgin is one of Slovak's cinema's most admired and controversial works. Adapted by The Sun in a Net director tefan Uher from the renowned 1944 novella by Dominik Tatarka, the film is an exquisite, surreal odyssey through the Slovak art scene of the 1960s. The mysterious Anabella (Knife in the Water's Jolanta Umecka) casts a spell over a group of young artists to become their muse, awakening desires and providing inspiration. Few works have embraced or expressed the notion of artistic fervour as wholeheartedly as The Miraculous Virgin. Second Run present tefan Uher s The Miraculous Virgin on region-free Blu-ray and DVD editions which also includes Uher's breathtaking 1959 short film Marked by Darkness (Pozna enà tmou), an all- new documentary about the film and its legacy produced by the Slovak Film Institute, and a rare vintage featurette 'Looking for Anabella' - a short archival documentary on the filmmaker's search for the titular lead - plus a booklet with a new essay on the film by Michal Michalovi .
Your favorite characters from Attack on Titan are back in junior high school? Adapted from the hit spinoff manga series Attack on Titan: Junior High (written by Saki Nakagawa), this parody reimagines Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and other characters from the original manga as students and teachers at Titan Junior High School. Contains the complete series on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.
Best known for his chilling international hit Nightwatch, Ole Bornedal is at his genre filmmaking best in this harrowing allegory on hatred in an archetypal small Danish town.In search of a new lifestyle, Johannes and his wife leave the city and move with their two children to Johannes' childhood town in the country. Violence erupts when drunken truck driver Lars, Johanne's brother, runs over a local woman and pins the blame on the town's Bosnian refugee. When Johannes stands up for the man and gives him shelter, Lars and his friends head for Johannes' secluded house, armed with a shotgun and boundless rage...
This is a tender love story about an upright young man who brings cheer music and warmth in to the life of a sweet natured girl. For the innocent twosome life is almost like paradise till fate intervenes. Separated by circumstances beyond their control the girl is in a state of shock. Her very existence is meaningless without that wondrous feeling called love. But all is not lost yet. Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai mirrors the feeling of this young debut pair in a style that spells u
Le Nozze Di Figaro - Acts 1 - 4: This new, excitingly original production of Mozart's most popular opera was the sensation of the 2006 Salzburg Festival.
From the moment twelve-year-old Misaki Suzuhara arrives in Tokyo to live with her aunt, she finds herself swept away by the amazing world of Angelic Layer a fast-paced, high-tech game where dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operator. Discovering that her new friends are as interested in Angelic Layer as she is, Misaki builds her own Angel and begins competing in battles where will and determination count far more than size and strength. Can Misaki handle the pressure of the national championships while struggling to adapt to life in an unfamiliar city? From the amazing minds and pens of legendary all-female creative team CLAMP, it's the coming-of-age adventure that's become an all-time classic! Contains the complete 26 episode series on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in Collectors packaging. Extras/Episodes: Complete Series, 26 Episodes Collectors Packaging 40 Page Booklet English Commentaries Production Artwork Clean opening and clean closing
Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film When Nina Dorn (Barbara Sukowa) met Madeleine Girard (Martine Chevalier) on holiday in Rome they became instantly inseparable. Decades later, they still are, secretly sharing their lives and the landing between their two apartments. After more than twenty years of loving in the shadows Madeleine promises Nina she will tell her family about their life together. Though certain of her love for Nina, Madeleine struggles with the prospect of coming out. When an unexpected, life-altering event turns their world upside down Madeleine's daughter unwittingly begins to unravel their truth. Featuring a trio of powerhouse performances from Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt), Léa Drucker (Custody) and Martine Chevallier (of the Comédie Française), Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two of Us' is an unbridled celebration of a love that knows no bounds - and the unshakeable fervour of the female spirit.
Olmi's semi auto-biographical Il Posto aka The Sound Of Trumpets is a satirical take on the daily grind of working life. A young suburban boy Domenico has big dreams of working in a big city corporation and after a gruelling entry process he lands a job as an errand boy. Here Domenico meets Antonietta and the pair embark on a relationship as he begins to climb to the corporate ladder.
JJ (Skins star Joel Dommett); an aspiring MC has just arrived on London's exciting underground urban music scene. He's got the skills, he's got the rhymes, and he's got the drive. But JJ isn't going to find it easy in this world, not only is he a white boy but he's also gay. JJ decides to come out onstage at the Urban Slam Finals, taking his boyfriend Orlando (Marcus Kai) with him but the pair know it could get dangerous. When the couple are confronted by the infamous rap crew, 'the Ilford ...
Celebrated Argentine director Lucia Puenzo (XXY) returns with a gripping tale of forbidden lesbian romance and a crime heist gone awry. Boasting beautiful cinematography and electrifying performances from its two female leads The Fish Child is a film festival favourite that will take you on a journey you won't ever forget.
A young girl (Brigitte Lahaie) attempts to escape from the confines of a cold stark building in which the inhabitants seem to be suffering from a collective amnesia and insanity en mass. Far removed from Rollin's repertoire of vampiric imagery this surreal film with stark scenes of often violent sex and sadism leaves the viewer with lingering often unforgettable imagery.
Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who once made a pact. Now in their thirties, Jenn is a hopeless single, spending her days teaching 'hot yoga' and running errands for her boss and Matt turned out to be her gay best friend. Unable to get over his ex-boyfriend, Matt has withdrawn into his comic-bookstore job. When Jenn decides to hold Matt to his promise of having a baby with her, it seems like the right idea at the right time. With Jenn untrusting of fertility doctors, and Matt boastful of being 'a guy' and able to have sex with anyone, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise... the old-fashioned way. Gayby follows the pair as they navigate the unexpected snags along the way in attempting to get their lives back on track and the trauma of preparation for parenthood.
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