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• Fireworks - Standard Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (26/11/2018) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on a story by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice, A Bride for Rip Van Winkle), animation by studio SHAFT and directors Akiyuki Shinbo (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, March Comes in Like a Lion) and Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Bakemonogatari) bring this sci-fi tinged story of young love and teenage turmoil to life. While a classroom argument rages about how fireworks look from different angles as they burst forth in the night sky, the reserved Norimichi and his best friend Yusuke are about to compete for an even more explosive event in their young lives the opportunity to spend some time with a girl named Nazuna with whom they are both smitten. The lucky winner is to be decided by a simple swimming contest, but the effects of this race are far more seismic than Norimichi could have imagined. When a mysterious glowing ball offers Norimichi a second chance at victory, he comes to learn that even the slightest changes in perspective can make a striking difference to the world around him a daunting face that might also be the key to helping Nazuna resolve the troubles which plague her  Contains the film on Blu-Ray and DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in Collectors packaging.

• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond | Blu Ray | (14/10/2024) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After he's saved and given a name by Queen of Raja, the ogre Hiiro pledges to repay her kindness. So when he learns that her kingdom's being poisoned, he sets off for help-finding Rimuru, old friends, and even some of the orcs who massacred his people.

• Spiral - Series 1 | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £3.70   |  Saving you £3.30 (89.19%)   |  RRP £7.00

  The investigation is led by Pierre Cl''ment a young recently-named public prosecutor who teams up with Police Captain Laure Bathaud and investigating magistrate Judge Roban - three indomitable characters with their own methods beliefs demons and visions of justice. As the young woman's identity and past life are gradually uncovered it soon becomes apparent that her story is tied to a network of corruption touching the very people charged with uncovering the truth about her.

• Borgen: Season 3 | DVD | (16/12/2013) from £13.11   |  Saving you £16.88 (128.76%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Can you attain power and still be yourself? Over two years have passed and Birgitte Nyborg is no longer the Prime Minister of Denmark. Disillusioned with the way her old party is heading she decides to try to make a comeback by publicly challenging the incumbent Party Chairman. Failing narrowly in this attempt Birgitte assesses her options and concludes that her only way back into politics is to start again and found a new political party. Forging an unlikely alliance with journalist Katrine Fønsmark who becomes her new media adviser and spokesman the third season of Borgenfollows the journey of Nyborg and her new party towards a taking a fresh shot at parliament and fighting her way back to power back to Borgen.

• My Hero Academia - Complete Season 5 | Blu Ray | (28/10/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rivalry between Class 1-A and Class 1-B heats up in a joint training battle where wildcard Shinso competes for a spot in the Hero Course. Then, while Deku endures an explosive work study with Endeavor, a sinister group challenges the League of Villains.

• Ivan's Childhood | Blu Ray | (27/06/2016) from £16.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature is an extraordinarily moving and powerful story of war and revenge. Determined to avenge his family's death at the hands of the Nazis, 12 year-old Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment as a scout, where he becomes indispensable for his ability to slip unnoticed behind enemy lines. But, as his missions become increasingly dangerous, it is decided that he must be removed from the front line. Ivan resists and convinces his commanding officers to allow him to carry out one last expedition. Click Images to Enlarge

• Lamb | DVD | (28/03/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.

• Magic Knight Rayearth Part 1 - Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (27/07/2020) from £51.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are three regular high school girls. While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, the three girls minds are on anything, but different worlds filled with magic and wonder. That is, until Princess Emeraude, the Pillar of Cephiro, cries out for the Magic Knights to save her world - and that just happens to be those three! The girls must learn to control the magic they suddenly possess, drive back the monsters that plague the land, revive the Rune Gods that have been sealed away, and then fight against the High Priest Zagato, who has kidnapped Princess Emeraude. Its the only way they can return home, for willpower influences Cephiro, and it is the Princesss will that the three girls become the Magic Knights of legend and save her world! Contains Episodes 1 27 on Blu-ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging with a 20-page art booklet

• Woman at War | DVD | (16/09/2019) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Benedikt Erlingsson directs this drama set in rural Iceland and starring Halldora Geirhar?sdottir. Eco-activist Halla (Geirhar?sdottir) attempts to stop the expansion of an aluminium plant from causing more environmental degradation to her native home. However, when a long forgotten application to adopt a child is approved and she has a potential match, Halla must consider if her radical ideals are befitting for a new mother. Will her responsibility as a parent hinder her environmental activism?

• Of an Age | Blu Ray | (06/11/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Identification Marks: None & Hands Up! | Blu Ray | (24/04/2023) from £24.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Identification Marks: None (1965): A day in the life of student Andrzej (played by Skolimowski himsef) who, between the morning and late afternoon, gives up on his studies, breaks up with his partner, and decides to join the army. Before his departure, Andrzej tries to straighten out his life, and encounters Barbara, who he sees as the woman he has always waited for. Hands Up! (1981): The fourth of a series of semi-autobiographical films in which Skolimowski plays his alter ego Andrzej Leszczyc Hands Up! was made in 1967 but was banned for 18 years by Poland's then Communist regime. After Poland's liberation, Skolimowski was invited to revisit the film which he duly did, adding a 20 minute sequence that explains why the film was so withheld by the censors. Product Features Newly recorded audio commentaries on both films by Michel Oleszczyk Archive interview with Jerzy Skolimowski (1983) Video essay by Polish film expert Michael Brooke Illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by Ewa Mazierska Other extras TBC

• Fanny and Alexander (2-disc Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (27/02/2023) from £22.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One tumultuous year in the life of the Ekdahl family is viewed through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, whose imagination fuels the magical goings-on leading up to and following the death of his father. When his mother remarries a stern bishop, Alexander and his sister Fanny are banished to a gothic world. Directed by Ingmar Bergman and drawing heavily on his own memories, it highlights the young protagonist's fascination with storytelling, while also serving as a kind of confessional critique of Bergman-s films and reworked themes, with trademark scenes of marital infighting, desperate grief, and searching existential enquiry. This two-disc Blu-ray features both the OSCAR-winning theatrical cut and original television miniseries, both presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• Van Gogh (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (30/09/2013) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  One of the greatest films by one of the finest directors of the second half of the 20th century Maurice Pialat's Van Gogh represents an ambitious and crowning achievement in its portrayal of the master painter's final weeks of life almost exactly one-hundred years earlier. Van Gogh depicted by the remarkable actor/songwriter-singer Jacques Dutronc (Godard's Sauve qui peut (la vie)) has arrived at Auvers-sur-Oise to come under the care of Dr. Gachet (Gérard Séty) for his nervous agitation. Soon after the arrival of Vincent's brother Théo (Bernard Le Coq) and his wife plein air portraiture and conviviality give way to the more crepuscular moods of brothels and cabarets and the painter's anguished existence tossing between money worries and an impassioned relationship with the doctor's teenage daughter finally meets its terminal scene. With its loosely factual and wholly inspired treatment of the last period of Van Gogh's life Pialat's film applies an impressionist touch to the biographical picture — indeed the filmmaker was himself an accomplished painter and the personal resonance of the subject matter results in an epic major late work. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Maurice Pialat's Van Gogh on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK and also in a special two-disc DVD edition. Special Features: Gorgeous new restoration of the film appearing in 1080p New and improved optional English subtitles Van Gogh (1965) — a short early documentary about the painter by Maurice Pialat A 10-minute video interview with Pialat from 1991 A 50-minute video interview with Pialat from 1992 Video interviews with actors Jacques Dutronc and Bernard Le Coq; director of photography Emmanuel Machuel; and editor Yann Dedet Deleted scenes Original theatrical trailer 56-Page Booklet containing a new and exclusive essay by critic Sabrina Marques; Jean-Luc Godard's letter to Pialat after seeing the film followed by Godard's tribute to Pialat upon the director's passing in 2003; copious newly translated interviews with Maurice Pialat; images of Pialat's canvasses; rare imagery; and more!

• Untouchable | Blu Ray | (04/02/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Driss (Omar Sy), a Senegalese man living in a Paris slum, applies for a job as caretaker to a wealthy quadriplegic, but all he wants is to get his paper stamped so he can get benefits. Despite his lack of qualifications, he lands the job because of his attitude: Philippe (François Cluzet), the quadriplegic, wants a caretaker who will look at him without pity. As Driss reluctantly learns to move, feed, and clean Philippe, the two men discover a blunt but vital humour that not only bridges the cultural and class divide between them, but gives Philippe a renewed joy in life. It's easy to see what made Untouchable such a massive success in France; the movie has the sweet sincerity and uplifting conclusion that make for a classic feel-good experience. The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable, and Sy--who won the French equivalent of the Oscar for his role--is a dynamic and charismatic performer, while Cluzet's understated performance conveys Philippe's frustrations. The movie doesn't dig too deeply into the struggles of life as a quadriplegic or the struggles of life among the inner-city poor, so when Untouchable ends it's not likely to leave a lasting impression, but that doesn't get in the way of its immediate charm and warmth. --Bret Fetzer

• The Night of the Sunflowers | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £4.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (303.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two shocking crimes. One horrific mistake. A choice between justice or vengeance. First-time director Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo brings a complex sense of structure and morality to this Spanish thriller which compares favourably with Twin Peaks and Memories of Murder.

• Fairy Tail Collection 10 (Episodes 213-239) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £21.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Things start to get serious when a prestigious client requests the assistance of Natsu and Gray. The boys must set aside their differences and head to the Village of the Sun a city entombed by malevolent ice magic. Meanwhile, another guild is on the move with their sights set on total domination of the magical world. Will Fairy Tail rise to meet their challenge?

• The Handmaiden | Blu Ray | (07/08/2017) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From celebrated director Park Chan-wook comes a ravishing crime drama inspired by the novel Fingersmith from celebrated British Author Sarah Waters.

• Paris nous appartient (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/09/2018) from £8.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jacques Rivette, the great cinematic visionary and probably least known of the major French Wave directors, started making his first film in 1957 and completed it slowly over a period of two years, as money allowed. Finally released in 1961, Paris nous appartient brilliantly captured the mood of paranoia and uncertainty of that Cold War period. Featuring cameos from fellow New Wave directors Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, and Jacques Demy; a striking musique concrète score, and Charles Bitsch's stunning black and white photography. The BFI is proud to present this world cinema classic in High Definition for the first time in the UK. Special features: Presented in High Definition Newly commissioned feature-length commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin (2018) Filmed introduction by critic Jonathan Romney on Rivette and Paris nous appartient (2016, 18 mins) Le Coup du Berger (Jacques Rivette, 1957, 29 mins) Illustrated booklet with a new essay by So Mayer, Tom Milne s 1962 review and a preview from Louis Marcorelles looking forward to the film s release Other extras TBC

• The Aki Kaurismäki Collection | Blu Ray | (20/11/2017) from £60.79   |  Saving you £9.20 (15.13%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Included Titles: Crime And Punishment Calamari Union Shadows In Paradise Drifting Clouds Oo Aina Ihminen Hamlet Goes Business La Vie Boheme Ariel Match Factory Girl Valimo Leningrad Cowboys Lenigrad Cowboys Go America Total Balalaika Show Take Care Of You Scarf Tatjana Juha The Man Without A Past The Dusk La Havre The Other Side Of Hope Lights In Included Shorts: These Boots Those Were The Days Thru The Wire Rocky IV Rich Little Bitch Dogs Have No Hell Valim

• Summer Ghost (Collector's Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (13/02/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A group of high-school student's light fireworks in the hope of awaking the ghost of a young woman who has been sighted over several years. Each of the friends has a reason for being there, and on one night the living and the dead are joined together. Product Features 32 Page Booklet 4 Art Cards Poster To You Before Dawn Documentary Feature Animatic Interview with loundraw