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• The Class | Blu Ray | (23/04/2018) from £7.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  WINNER OF THE 2008 PALME D OR AWARD AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. Synopsis: The greatest lessons are learnt when life enters the classroom. The tense environment of a tough inner-city school where cultures and attitudes often clash is revealed in this award-winning drama based on François Bégaudeau s best-selling novel Between the Walls. Bégaudeau himself stars as an idealistic teacher of a class of unruly 15 year-olds, whose spiky independence present a constant challenge to his sometimes unconventional teaching methods. Featuring an outstanding non-professional cast of real teachers and students, Laurent Cantet s gripping and sharply observed film offers a microcosm of contemporary society and explores the issues and challenges of education today.

• Gigola | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £9.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's 1963 and Paris is sizzling with sex. The stylishly butch Gigola spends her days roaming chic cafs, taking on the criminal underclass, enticing pretty femmes away from their pimps, breaking hearts and making enemies along the way. Her evenings are spent in famous lesbian cabaret bar Chez Moune, picking up rich older women who keep her flush. Based on the long censored novel of the same name, Gigola captures a little known chapter in Parisian history in which eroticism defied conventional morals. Starring a host of renowned faces of European cinema, including Rossy De Palma (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), Eduardo Noriega (Open Your Eyes, The Devil's Backbone), Marisa Paredes (All About My Mother, The Skin I Live In) Thierry Lhermitte (The Dinner Game), Marisa Berenson (I Am Love) and introducing Lou Doillon, daughter of Jane Birkin, as the eponymous Gigola.

• Castle Town Dandelion - Standard DVD | DVD | (30/10/2017) from £25.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Sakuradas are a perfectly normal family living in a perfectly normal apartment. Except that their father happens to be a king, making them all royalty. And they're watched by over 200 surveillance cameras and are kind of their own reality show! There's also the fact that each sibling has their own special power. Ok...maybe they're not so normal after all! The nine Sakurada siblings have a common goal-to become king! But only one can hold the throne, so they must compete to win the hearts and votes of their people. For one year, they'll campaign their hardest and prove who is most fit to be king. That means making speeches, showing off their special skills, and even becoming...pop idols?! But campaigning is easier for some than others. Especially with powers like transportation, creating clones, or even materializing anything you want! But for middle sister Akane, even the power to control gravity won't be enough to help her. Between the constant surveillance and embarrassing situations galore, Akane has a long way to go to prove she's a worthy candidate. Only one super-powered sibling can take the throne! Who will win the crown? Contains the complete 12 episode series on DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Flight Of The Red Balloon | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £9.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (50.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A little boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a strange red balloon.

• Hula Fulla Dance (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/02/2024) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  FROM THE STUDIO BEHIND LOVE LIVE COMES AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF HARD WORK AND FRIENDSHIP IN FUKUSHIMA, JAPANHiwa Natsunagi is a high school student living in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. Worried about what to do with her life after graduation, she spots a poster for Spa Resort Hawaiians - the Hawaii of Tohoku , a place where her sister used to work - and applies to their hula dancer campaign on a whim.Despite her lack of experience, Hiwa is accepted for the job, and starts on the path towards becoming a Hula Girl with her classmates Kanna, Ranko, 'Ohana and Shion. However, unable to keep in step with one another due to their differing personalities, the first stage ends in disaster. Called the most pitiful rookies ever , the girls are disheartened, but they learn to share the good and bad, and strengthen their bonds despite the occasional fumble. With their hearts and minds firmly set, the girls grace the stage once more...Product Features

• Hellsing Ultimate: Volume 9 - 10 Collection - Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (04/05/2020) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The bloodbath to end all bloodbaths reaches its harrowing end! Alucard awakens with his thirst for vengeance stronger than ever. This bloodthirsty monster unleashes every heinous trick in his deadly repertoire while baring his fangs at an army of fiendish Nazi werewolves. As Alucard soaks up every drop of blood in sight, all involved are struck by the realisation that this ultimare slaughter may be too much for even the most diabolical of demonic slayers to survive. Find out which clandestine establishment asserts its dominance as this epic battle of the supernatural reaches its gloriously bloody end.

• Flowers of Evil (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (13/05/2024) from £27.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It takes only a second for evil to take root in the human heart, and for Takao Kasuga, the germination begins when his obsession with his beautiful classmate Nanako leads him to steal her used gym clothes. Unfortunately, this loathsome act of theft is witnessed by Nakamura, the strange girl who sits behind Takao in class, and she quickly blackmails him into fulfilling her own dark obsessions. As Nakamura's twisted tendrils worm their way into Takao's miserable psyche, their relationship blossoms, entwining him in a nightmarish existence as her virtual slave. But what is Nakamura's final goal? And will even poor Nanako be ultimately drawn in? The harvest has only begun as Takao finds himself led down the garden path to damnation when the seeds of sin and a soiled gym suit give birth to the FLOWERS OF EVIL!

• Matador | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £32.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At his school in Madrid ex-bullfighter Diego Montes teaches his students the Corridor - ‘the art of the kill’. Trainee bullfighter Angelo sexually repressed and mother fixated is taunted about his suspected homosexuality by Diego. To prove his masculinity Angel attempts to assault Diego’s girlfriend. Failing in his attempt and consumed by guilt he confesses to murders he did not commit – the victims are killed with bullfighting instruments at the moment of sexual climax. Angel is defended by lawyer Maria Cardenal the real killer who is obsessed with Diego uses Angel to draw the maestro Matador into one last confrontation. Matador is a darkly comic and seductive celebration of Spanish desire repression and bullfighting inspired by the Hollywood melodrama 'Duel In The Sun'.

• Jean-Luc Godard - The Ultimate Collection | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  The definitive DVD boxset from the French filmmaker of the 20th Century. 14 disc collection of work from movie auteur Jean-Luc Godard Set Comprises: Le Mepris Alphaville Passion A Bout De Souffle Made In USA Pierrot Le Fou Une Femme Est Une Femme La Chinoise Le Petit Soldat Detective Notre Musique Helas Pur Moi Elogue De L'Amour Bonus Disc

• The Year & the Vineyard | DVD | (14/07/2014) from £6.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A brash Sicilian soldier on his way to the Spanish Civil War falls through the sky and into the present-day wine country of Salamanca where he is greeted with good news and bad. The good: His army won the war. The bad: His lover Isabella along with life as he knew it are all lost to the past 75 years which for him are mere seconds old memories. As the solider struggles to make 21st-century sense of a bizarro world where hybrid cars are now parked in front of castles he becomes increasingly intent on finding a way back onto the more familiar battlefields of 1937. Director Jonathan Cenzual Burley (Soul of Flies) festoons his second feature with a host of colourful characters all sharing dry and witty words of wisdom amid the fable-like cinematic style for which Burley is quickly becoming known.

• Artificial Eye 40th Anniversary Collection: Volume 2 Oscar Winners | Blu Ray | (03/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  A SEPARATION - The stand out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear, A Separation is a suspenseful and intelligent drama detailing the fractures and tensions at the heart of Iranian society. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, the film boasts a range of superb performances from the ensemble cast who collectively received the Silver Bears for both Best Actor and Best Actress at the Berlinale. The compelling narrative is driven by a taut and finely written script rooted in the particular of Iranian society but which transcends its setting to create a stunning morality play with universal resonance. When his wife (Leila Hatami) leaves him, Nader (Peyman Moadi) hires a young woman (Sareh Bayat) to take care of his suffering father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi). But he doesn t know his new maid is not only pregnant, but also working without her unstable husband s (Shahab Hosseini) permission. Soon, Nader finds himself entangled in a web of lies manipulation and public confrontations. THE GREAT BEAUTY - Jep Gambardella, a 65-year-old journalist and once promising novelist, spends his easy life among Rome s high society in a swirl of rooftop parties and late-night soirees. But when he learns of the death of his friend s wife a woman he loved as an 18-year-old his life is thrown into perspective and he begins to see the world through new eyes. A dazzling, dizzying, mesmerising and hypnotic cinematic tour-de-force that has drawn comparisons with Italian greats such as La Dolce Vita and La Notte. IDA - Anna is a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation. Award-winning Polish born director Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort - BAFTA award, My Summer of Love) returns to his homeland for this moving and intimate drama. AMOUR - Focusing on the lives of an elderly couple and the strain their relationship undergoes after one of them suffers a mild stroke, AMOUR is one of the most powerfully moving, emotionally devastating pieces of cinema ever made. From one of, if not the greatest director working today MICHAEL HANEKE. Winner of the 2012 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

• Fine, Totally Fine | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £7.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Teruo the eldest son of a used bookstore owner has a dream: to build the world scariest haunted house. About to reach his 30th birthday Teruo is still idling away his life. One day through the introduction of childhood friend Hisanobu an extremely clumsy painter/artist comes to work at the bookstore. Meet Akari. A cute attractive girl that both Teruo and Hisanobu soon fall for. This small bookstore could be in any town and becomes a refuge for these individuals that have fallen out of the mainstream society. 'Fine Totally Fine' is an eagerly awaited hilarious film that portrays an easy-going comical and heat-warming story that unfolds in a bookstore.

• Inseparable | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £6.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After a series of tragic life events, Li (Daniel Wu) is burnt out. With seemingly no options left he decides to end it all. But he can't even do that right. Enter Chuck Kevin Spacey), Li's wise-talking American neighbour who takes Li under his wing.

• Lupin the Third Part 4: Complete Series | Blu Ray | (18/10/2021) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  There's message from Lupin the Third, but this time, he's not announcing a heist. Instead, it's an invitation to his wedding. He is marrying the young and famous tabloid queen, Rebecca of the wealthy Rosselini conglomerate. Lupin's true motive behind his nuptials is to steal the Libertas crown, also known as San Marino's national treasure. The crown is only brought out during their marriage ceremony.

• Pigtails and Other Shorts - Standard Combi | Blu Ray | (25/03/2019) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pigtails, Production I.G's animated short film based on Machiko Ky 's Mitsuami no Kami-sama (Braided Pig-Tail Deity) manga, won the Platinum Remi Award in the Classic Cel Animation Category at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. The story centers around a pigtailed girl who lives alone in a solitary house by the sea after an unspecified disaster. Contains the Film on Blu-Ray and DVD in Japanese with English subtitles.

• In/Spectre – Season 1 (Collector's Edition) | Blu Ray | (27/06/2022) from £31.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Iwanaga Kotoko became the god of wisdom to the supernatural beings and spends her days solving problems for them. However, the boy who she fell head over heels for, Sakuragawa Kuro, is someone that is feared by all supernatural creatures. The two of them face various mysterious incidents involving the supernatural in this love x romance x mystery series. Where will these fantastical incidents lead them and what will happen with Kotoko's crush? Product Features 32-Page Booklet

• Weber - Der Freischutz | DVD | (02/01/2007) from £98.14   |  Saving you £-73.15 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In June and July 1967 the Hamburg opera ensemble toured North America, with visits to the World Exposition in Montreal (Canada) and New York. In addition to six modern works (including Jenufa and Mathis der Maler) the programme also featured Der Freischultz. In order to avoid any stylistic hiatus with the modern operas, the company decided to perform a concert version of Weber's work. The tour concept was an enormous success, with tickets being traded at black market prices.In August 1967 the company made the first of 13 recordings for television. Commissioned by NDR, the film and TV company Polyphon made use of original productions from Hamburg State Opera. Director Joachim Hess (opera director at Hamburg State Opera from 1967 to 1972) adapted the stage versions to the requirements of television. Made in January/February 1968, Der Freischutz was the third of the films to be released.

• The Satyjit Ray Collection Vol.2 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Satyajit Ray's artistic legacy is one of the most formidable in all of film history. Exceptionally versatile his films covered almost every conceivable genre winning him nearly every major cinema award including an Oscar for lifetime achievement. Titles Comprise: Kapurush (a.k.a The Coward) (1965): Stranded in a small town screenwriter Amitabha Roy is astonished to encounter a former lover who is now married to the owner of a tea plantation. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship's resultant breakdown Roy decides to make amends for the past. Mahapurush (a.k.a The Holy Man) (1965): Ray's rarely-seen gem is a comedy-drama in which a gullible and religiously devout retiree is completely taken in by a bogus holy man and enlists the charlatan's help in finding his daughter a husband. But she is being courted by a young man who determines to expose the fraudster. Joi Baba Felunath (1978): Set in the holy city of Benares where Ray had shot Aparajito over 20 years previously this adventure story adapted from Ray's own novel stars Soumitra Chatterjee as a detective investigating the theft of a priceless gold icon.

• The Bridge | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £4.90   |  Saving you £11.09 (226.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

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• Suspension of Disbelief | DVD | (09/09/2013) from £23.81   |  Saving you £-6.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Film noir mystery directed by Mike Figgis and starring Sebastian Koch. Martin (Koch) is an accomplished writer of cinema and theatre who now teaches his trade to film school students. After the disappearance of his wife 15 years prior, he has been left alone to raise his daughter Sarah (Rebecca Night) who aspires to be an actress like her mother. At her 25th birthday party, Martin encounters the mysterious Angelique (Lotte Verbeek) who is found dead the next morning. An investigation by the p...