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• Nostalgia | Blu Ray | (19/09/2016) from £13.67   |  Saving you £7.58 (61.08%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Andrei Tarkovsky's unforgettably haunting film, his first to be made outside Russia, explores the melancholy of the expatriate through the film's protagonist, Gorchakov, a Russian poet researching in Italy. Arriving at a Tuscan village spa with Eugenia, his beautiful Italian interpreter, Gorchakov is visited by memories of Russia and of his wife and children, and he encounters the local mystic who sets him a challenging task. Nostalgia is filled with a series of mysterious and extraordinary images, all of which coalesce into a miraculous whole in the film's final shot. As in all Tarkovsky's films, nature, the elements of fire and water, music, painting and poetry all play a major role

• Germany Year Zero (DVD) | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £9.15   |  Saving you £10.84 (118.47%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Newly restored version of Roberto Rossellini’s closing part of his celebrated War Trilogy. Amidst the ruins of Berlin in the immediate post-war years a young boy Edmund attempts to support his family. This devastating portrait of an obliterated post-war Europe remains one of the most affecting films in the history of cinema. This new DVD edition also includes L’Amore (1948) Rossellini’s two-part anthology film which proved hugely controversial on its original release. The first part was co-scripted by Rossellini and Federico Fellini and stars Fellini as Saint Joseph who villainously impregnates Nanni (Anna Magnani) a disturbed peasant who believes herself to be the Virgin Mary. The second part is based on Jean Cocteau’s play La voix humaine. Features: Newly restored presentations of Germany Year Zero and L’Amore L’Amore (Roberto Rossellini 1948 70 mins): anthology film with sections written by Jean Cocteau and Federico Fellini and starring Anna Magnani Illustrated booklet with film notes and complete credits

• Kuroneko (1968) | Blu Ray | (20/07/2015) from £12.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (27.01%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Kaneto Shindô's Kuroneko (Yabu no naka no kuroneko or The Black Cat Inside the Bamboo Grove) — released to great acclaim in 1968 — is a sparse atmospheric horror story ascribing to the director’s philosophy of using beauty and purity to evoke emotion. Eccentric and more overtly supernatural than its breakthrough companion piece Onibaba Kuroneko revisits similar themes to reveal a haunting meditation on duty conformity and love. In this magnificently eerie and romantic film — loosely based on the Japanese folktale The Cat’s Return — a mother and daughter-in-law (Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi) are raped and murdered by pillagers but return from the dead as vampiric cat spirits intent on revenge. As the ghosts lure soldiers into the bamboo groves a fearless samurai Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura) is sent to stop their reign of terror. Kuroneko remains a standout film of the kaidan eiga genre of period ghost stories often based on old legends or kabuki plays. Marking Shindô’s first use of wire work as Yone and Shige battle against samurai blades the film is subtly complimented by Kiyomi Kuroda’s award-winning chiaroscuro cinematography Hikaru Hayashi’s vibrant score and riveting performances from many of the greatest actors of Japan’s golden age of film.

• Home From Home - A Chronicle of A Vision BR | Blu Ray | (15/06/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Edgar Reitz (director of the Heimat Trilogy) continues his visionary journey through German history with a domestic drama and love story set against the backdrop of a forgotten tragedy. In the mid-19th century, hundreds of thousands of Europeans emigrated to faraway South America. It was a desperate bid to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Jakob, the younger of two brothers, dreams about leaving his small village for adventures in the wild Brazilian jungle. Everyone who encounters Jakob is drawn into the maelstrom of his dreams: his parents, his belligerent brother Gustav, and above all, Henriette, the daughter of a gem cutter fallen on hard times. His brother's imminent return from military service, however, is destined to shatter Jakob's world and his love for Henriette.

• Space Dandy Complete BD Set | Blu Ray | (09/01/2017) from £34.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Space Dandy is a dandy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it's first come first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety of aliens. Join the best-dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe! Contains Seasons 1 & 2 of Space Dandy (Episodes 1-26) on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Extras: Complete seasons 1 & 2, episodes 1-26 on Blu-Ray Clean Opening Clean Closing Trailer Collection Digital Art Gallery

• Black Butler Complete Series Box Set | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £12.05   |  Saving you £27.94 (231.87%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Butler From Hell!Ciel Phantomhive is the most powerful boy in all of England, but he bears the scars of unspeakable suffering. Forced to watch as his beloved parents were brutally murdered, Ciel was subsequently abducted and violently tortured. Desperate to end his suffering, the boy traded his own soul for a chance at vengeance, casting his lot with the one person on whom he could depend: Sebastian, a demon Butler summoned from the very pits of hell.Together, they'll prowl the darkest alleys of London on a mission to snuff out those who would do evil. They're a rare sight, these two: the Butler who dismembers with dazzling cutlery and the Young Master who carries the devil's marking. Rest assured that wherever they may be headed, it'll be one hell of a ride.

• The Bodyguard From Beijing | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £13.94   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another.

• Shikabane Hime - Complete Series | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £35.08   |  Saving you £4.91 (14.00%)   |  RRP £39.99

  She'll Kill Anything That's Dead!In the dark of night at a Buddhist temple, a mysterious ritual is performed causing the dead body of a beautiful teenage girl to be brought back to life. This girl is Makina Hoshino, the latest Shikabane Hime (corpse princess), or killer of restless souls. Caught between here and the afterworld, and bound to the monk who reanimated her, Makina can only gain eternal peace by killing 108 fellow zombies before she is murdered all over again.

• Vitalina Varela | DVD | (31/08/2020) from £11.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following on from his exquisite works Horse Money, Colossal Youth, Casa de Lava and Blood, Vitalina Varela is the latest film from Pedro Costa. Winner of the prestigious 'Best Film' and Best Actress' Awards at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival, and the Silver Hugo Jury Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival, Costa's film follows the titular Vitalina, a woman left behind in Cape Verde when her husband leaves to find work in Portugal. Years later, she finally makes the journey to Lisbon herself but arrives three days after his funeral. Alone and isolated in her late husband's home, Vitalina is determined to persevere and confront the ghosts of the past.. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Vitalina Varela (2019) presented from a director-approved HD transfer of the film New filmed interview with director Pedro Costa Teaser trailers Booklet featuring writing on the film Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C) Original soundtrack in 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo + MORE TBC

• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Inspired by the bestselling novel SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See, the film is a timeless portrait of female friendship.

• One Piece (Uncut) Collection 20 (Episodes 469-492) | DVD | (17/12/2018) from £26.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As Luffy advances across the bay of Marineford to save Ace, the Whitebeard Pirates come to his aid in a no-holds-barred clash with the Navy forces. Just when the brothers make a mad dash toward freedom, Ace turns back to lend Whitebeard a hand, refusing to leave him for dead. But before he can reach his destination, Akainu appears to test the might of his magma against the flames of Fire Fist Ace.

• The Voyeur | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £13.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (11.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A young university professor, is the Voyeur of the title reliving various moments of his sex life through a series of erotic flashbacks, trying to understand his wife's bizarre sexual needs and win her back. He also observes the night-time habits of his brazen uninhibited maid and witnesses the totally liberated dalliances of one of his student, a dusky beauty. Remastered in its original sumptuous widescreen, The Voyeur finally gets the release it deserves, in its longest, most complete form ever!

• Bande a Part (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (21/03/2016) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gleefully putting into practice D W Griffith's maxim that all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun, Bande à part (The Outsiders) is Godard's playful tribute to the Hollywood pulp crime movies of the 1940s, executed with typically Gallic cool. Franz and Arthur, a couple of streetwise chancers, team up with the shy Odile (a beguiling performance from Anna Karina, Godard's wife and muse at the time) to plan a robbery. As the trio of misfits roam the cafes of suburban Paris, do a lightning tour of the Louvre, and play-act shoot-outs, the suspicion grows that this is one heist that is not going to go according to plan. As well as superb photography by Raoul Coutard and music by Michel Legrand, Bande à part features one of the most exhilarating dance sequences in film, which so impressed Quentin Tarantino that he paid homage to it with John Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, and named his production company, Band Apart, after the film. Shot in just 25 days, Bande à part was greeted with puzzlement and even distaste when first released. Over the years it has become one of Godard admirers' favourite films and is one that no French film collection should be without.

• One Piece Red (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (07/08/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Uta - the most beloved singer in the world. Renowned for concealing her own identity when performing, her voice has come to be described as otherworldly. Now, for the first time ever, Uta will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans - excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance - the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound. Product Features 3 Special Episodes of One Piece Making of One Piece Film Red

• Monster (Special Edition) | Blu Ray | (03/06/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mysterious and deeply moving, MONSTER is a breathtaking piece of cinema from master director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Broker, Shoplifters). When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, single mother Saori knows that there is something wrong. Discovering that one of his teachers might be responsible, she storms into the school demanding answers. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, shocking truths begin to emerge. A timely tale of family, false impressions, and, ultimately, hope, Kore-eda's typically sensitive work features powerful performances by Ando Sakura, Tanaka Yuko and Nagayama Eita, and a sublime score from the Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto

• Digimon Adventure Tri: The Complete Movie Collection | DVD | (03/12/2018) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Collects all six of the Digimon Adventure Tri movies into one boxset. A mysterious anomaly is causing distortions in the Real World and Digimon are being plagued by a virus that turns them hostile. These circumstances lead to the DigiDestined being reunited with their partner Digimon. Joined by another DigiDestined named Meiko Mochizuki and her partner Meicoomon, the DigiDestined must not only deal with the infected Digimon and the mystery behind them but also with the responsibilities and burdens of growing up.

• The Seventh Seal | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ingmar Bergman's classic drama celebrates its 50th anniversary with this cinematic re-issue.

• Violet Evergarden: TV Series (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (13/12/2021) from £29.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After four long years of conflict, The Great War has finally come to an end. Caught up in the bloodshed was Violet Evergarden, a young girl raised to be a deadly weapon on the battlefield. Hospitalized and maimed in a bloody skirmish during the War's final leg, she was left with only words from the person she held dearest, but no understanding of their meaning. Recovering from her wounds, Violet starts a new life working at CH Postal Services. There, she witnesses by pure chance the work of an Auto Memory Doll, amanuenses that transcribe people's thoughts and feelings into words on paper. Moved by the notion, Violet begins work as an Auto Memory Doll, a trade that will take her on an adventure, one that will reshape the lives of her clients and hopefully lead to self-discovery. Includes episodes 1-13, with a Bonus OVA, with Japanese and English audio and English subtitles.

• The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne | Blu Ray | (11/05/2015) from £19.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (38.91%)   |  RRP £24.99

  “Potent and poetic mischievous and macabre Borowczyk’s film shows how many imaginative worlds the horror movie can open up when the right artist holds the keys” (Nigel Andrews Financial Times) It’s the engagement party for brilliant young Dr Henry Jekyll (Udo Kier) and his fiancée the beautiful Fanny Osbourne (Marina Pierro) attended by various pillars of Victorian society including the astonishing Patrick Magee in one of his final roles. But when people are found raped and murdered outside and ultimately inside the house it becomes clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities – but who is he? And why does Dr Jekyll keep sneaking off to his laboratory? We know the answer of course but Walerian Borowczyk’s visually stunning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-filmed tale is crammed with wildly imaginative and outrageously perverse touches characteristic of the man who scandalised audiences with Immoral Tales and The Beast not least the explicitly sexualised nature of Mr Hyde’s primal urges. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 2K restoration scanned from the original camera negative and supervised by cinematographer Noël Véry High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film released on both formats for the first time anywhere in the world English and French soundtracks in LPCM 1.0 Optional English and English SDH subtitles  Appreciation by critic and long-term Borowczyk fan Michael Brooke  Audio commentary featuring archival interviews with Walerian Borowczyk and new interviews with cinematographer Noël Véry editor Khadicha Bariha assistant Michael Levy and filmmaker Noël Simsolo moderated by Daniel Bird  Brand new interview with Udo Kier  Brand new interview with Marina Pierro Himorogi (2012) a short film by Marina and Alessio Pierro made in homage to Borowczyk Interview with artist and filmmaker Alessio Pierro Phantasmagoria of the Interior a video essay on Borowczyk’s Dr Jekyll by Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López Eyes That Listen a featurette on Borowczyk’s collaborations with electro-acoustic composer Bernard Parmegiani  Happy Toy (1979) a short film by Borowczyk inspired by Charles-Émile Reynaud’s praxinoscope  Introduction to Happy Toy by production assistant Sarah Mallinson Returning to Méliès: Borowczyk and Early Cinema a featurette by Daniel Bird Reversible sleeve with artwork based on Borowczyk’s own poster design Booklet with new writing on the film by Daniel Bird and archive pieces by Walerian Borowczyk and André Pieyre de Mandiargues  illustrated with rare stills

• Close | DVD | (29/05/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A