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• Father of My Children | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £8.00   |  Saving you £9.25 (137.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The film follows a happily married father of three and an independent film producer who somehow manages to juggle the never-ending demands of his company with his domestic responsibilities.

• Kakera - A Piece of Our Life | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts.

• Gran Casino | DVD | (02/03/2009) from £2.89   |  Saving you £15.10 (83.90%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Set in the early 1900s Bunuel's surprisingly mainstream and riveting romantic melodrama is the powerful tale of two escaped convicts Gerardo (Jorge Negrete) and Demetrio (Julio Villarreal) who convince and Argentinean oil magnate to let them work on his rig. When he suddenly disappears his sister (Libertad Lamarque) immediately suspects the two workers of foul play but her attraction to Gerardo soon leads her to secretly team up with him to conduct their own murder investigation.

• Black Orpheus | DVD | (27/06/2016) from £9.59   |  Saving you £5.40 (56.31%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Marcel Camus's 1959 update of the Greek myth features an all-black cast and a story set in the frenetic energy of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus, a trolley car conductor and superb samba dancer, is engaged to Mira but in love with Eurydice. For his change of heart, Orpheus and his new doomed lover are pursued by a vengeful Mira and a determined Death through the feverish Carnival night. Camus at once demystifies and remystifies the old story, shifting not only its location but its tone and context, forcing a re-evaluation of the legend as a more passionate, pulsing, sensual experience. The film is really one-of-a-kind, an absolute whirl that barely needs words. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Sword Art Online II - Part 4 | DVD | (27/06/2016) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Synopsis: ARC 3: MOTHER'S ROSARIO Hearing rumors about an undefeated player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. Zekken has been seeking opponents to duel for an ultra-fast 11-hit combo original sword skill. Not a single challenger has been successful so far, will Asuna succeed where so many have failed? Contains episodes 20 24, the conclusion of Mothers Rosario. All episodes feature the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Cast and Crew: Directed by Tomohiko Ito Animation studio: A-1 Pictures Music: Yuki Kajiyra

• Borgen: Seasons 1 And 2 | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £6.93   |  Saving you £43.06 (621.36%)   |  RRP £49.99

• A Christmas Tale | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Arnaud Desplechin comes home for Christmas in his outrageous daring and emotionally bountiful new movie. Catherine Deneuve is Junon the family matriarch who greets the news of her life-threatening illness with calm equanimity. Jean-Paul Roussillon is her wise tender husband. Desplechin regular Mathieu Amalric is the black sheep banished from the family by his imperious sister (Anne Consigny both actors last seen in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) who arrives with his bemused Jewish girlfriend in tow (Emmanuelle Devos). Melvil Poupaud is the most sensitive of the children happily married to the divine Chiara Mastroianni. It''s hard to miss with such a cast but A Christmas Tale is much much more than a good ensemble comedy. In this midwinter night''s dream unrequited love collides with bitter resentment nostalgic longing crosses paths with abject fear and pure hatred gives way to vivacious affection.

• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Editions and Film Collector's | Blu Ray | (17/08/2020) from £51.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of Trailblazer 2314 A.D. The new government of the Earth Sphere Federation is carrying out a program of peaceful reconciliation and preparing for the appearance of the Innovators who will lead the human race into a new era. But the return of a derelict Jupiter exploration ship marks the beginning of an unprecedented crisis. What are the alien entities known as Extra-terrestrial Living-metal Shapeshifters? What do they want? And will Setsuna F. Seiei and his fellow Gundam Meisters be able to answer these questions before humanity is wiped out? Contains all three Gundam 00 Special Editions on Blu-Ray in the original Japanese with English subtitles and the film A Wakening of Trailblazer with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging with 7 art cards.

• Three Brothers | Blu Ray | (04/04/2016) from £9.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (100.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A wonderful film that moves on waves of feeling. Francesco Rosi, who has one of the greatest compositional senses in the history of movies, keeps you in a state of emotional exaltation. A simple image has the kind of resonance that most directors never achieve. (Pauline Kael, New Yorker) Francesco Rosi established himself as one of the greatest chroniclers of Italy's stormy postwar history with such riveting classics as Salvatore Giuliano, The Mattei Affair and Illustrious Corpses. Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) explores similarly knotty social and political territory through the seemingly straightforward story of three siblings returning to their native southern Italy to pay homage to their late mother. However, their various professions a judge in Rome (Philippe Noiret), a spiritual counsellor in Naples (Vittorio Mezzogiorno), a factory worker in Turin (Michele Placido) have a profound effect on their response to this reunion. Although Oscar-nominated at the time, Three Brothers has never previously been released on any video format in the UK. Arrow Academy is proud to present it here in a brand new 2K restoration. Special Edition Contents: Brand new 2K restoration from original film materials High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional newly translated English subtitles Archival interview with Francesco Rosi Original theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin Booklet featuring an essay by Professor Millicent Martin, a 1981 interview with Rosi and a selection of contemporary reviews (first printing only)

• The Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection Vol. 2 | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema, wrote, directed, produced and starred in over 40 films in his short but prolific life, before passing away of a drugs overdose in 1982 aged just 37. Rainer Werner Fassbinder vol. 2 brings together a collection of his key works from the mid-section of his career in high definition digital restorations prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation. Among Fassbinder's best-loved works, Fear Eats the Soul sees the director paying homage to the classic melodramas of Douglas Sirk in its poignant portrayal of a relationship between a widowed cleaning lady in her sixties and a Moroccan immigrant in his thirties that causes an outrage with her family, friends and neighbours. Fassbinder's long-gestating adaptation of Theodor Fontane's classic German novel Effi Briest, his most expensive production to date as well as one of his most ambitious, tells the tale of a seventeen-year-old girl who is married off by her parents to a wealthy Baron more than twice her age. Fassbinder himself plays the protagonist of Fox and His Friends, a sweet working class soul whose relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen, he discovers, is based almost wholly on his unexpected lottery win. Chinese Roulette is a tense psychodrama set in an isolated house during a weekend break in which infidelities are revealed and families break down. Fassbinder's international breakthrough film, The Marriage of Maria Braun charts the rise to prosperity of its tenacious and pragmatic central character across the post-war years as she holds out hope for the return of the young soldier she was married to for less than 24-hours before he was dispatched to the Russian front and later reported dead. Limited Edition Contents High definition digital transfers of all films prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation High Definition (1080p) Blu-rayTM presentations of all films Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 sound for all films Optional English subtitles for all films Exclusive 140-page collectors booklet containing archive articles and new writing by Deborah Allison, Geoff Andrew, Margaret Deriaz and Travis Miles. Disc One Fear Eats The Soul Audio commentary by critic and lecturer Mark Freeman My Name is Not Ali, Viola Shafik's 2011 feature-length documentary on the life and death of El Hedi ben Salem, star of Fear Eats the Soul Interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges Theatrical trailer Disc Two Effi Briest Audio commentary by Ken Moulden Interview with actor Ulli Lommel Interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges Theatrical trailer Disc Three Fox And His Friends & Chinese Roulette Audio commentary by Hamish Ford on Fox and His Friends Interview with actor Ulli Lommel on Chinese Roulette Original theatrical trailers for both films Disc Four The Marriage Of Maria Braun Life, Love & Celluloid, a 1998 feature-length documentary on Fassbinder, written and directed by his regular editor, Juliane Lorenz Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977, a candid 30-minute interview with the director The Fassbinder Family, featurette detailing the actors who worked with Fassbinder time and again throughout his career

• Weathering With You | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky Contains the film on Blu-ray and DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collector's packaging.

• Green Butchers | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £12.60   |  Saving you £-6.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  You never forget the taste of human flesh! In this multi-award winning Danish horror Academy award winning director Anders Thomas Jensen brings us a darkly funny story set in the cut throat world of small time butchers. In the vein of Delicatessen and Eating Raoul The Green Butchers features the dysfunctional duo of Bjarne and Svend two friends who decide to open their own butcher shop. While grappling with a competitive market and an evil ex-boss an accidental death occurs. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business is regularly serving up 'speciality' meat. But it's not long before the growing number of missing persons begins to draw town's attention...

• Like Father, Like Son | Blu Ray | (05/05/2014) from £16.18   |  Saving you £3.81 (23.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day he and his wife Midori get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son Keita is not 'their' son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision to choose between 'nature' and 'nurture.' Seeing Midori's devotion to Keita even after learning his origin and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a 'father' all these years...

• Amateur | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Isabelle Huppert plays a nymphomaniac ex-nun photographer who never had sex but falls in love with Thomas, an amnesiac pornographer who is on the run from Holland after ripping off some corporate clients. US independent director Hal Hartley, famed for his quirky suburban romances, enters the world of genre via his obsession with Jean- Luc Godard in this indie classic from 1994.

• Under the Bombs | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (66.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey across the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.

• Fairy Tail: Part 22 | DVD | (29/01/2018) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  They'll fight ˜till the E.N.D. With the battle of Tartaros still raging on, the wizards of Fairy Tail may have finally met their match. The threat of three thousand Faces hangs over them, and the power of the Demon Gates takes their breath away when they reveal their true Etherious Forms. Right when things begin to look up, an even bigger threat appears-Acnologia! Beaten and exhausted, can the wizards find the strength to take on Tartaros and this monstrous dragon? When the fire inside Natsu erupts, he will have a startling and unexpected reunion. But the time for catching up and seeking answers will have to wait-E.N.D. and the ready-to-detonate Faces are moments from destroying the magical world as they know it! The final battle for the magical world happens now! Contains episodes on 253 to 265 on DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Puccini - La Boheme | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £14.78   |  Saving you £-3.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Zeffirelli's 1963 Milan production of La Boheme, preserved in this 1965 film, provides a richly satisfying take on Puccini's much-loved romantic tragedy. The staging is opulent, not least in the way Zeffirelli opens up the Cafe Momus and turns it into a warm, vibrant haven for the bohemians and their followers. But it's the relationships which really matter here. Puccini's score--conducted with restrained passion by Herbert von Karajan--develops in a wonderfully linear way, with some of his most intensely moving arias and duets underpinning the evolution of the bohemian artists, particularly Rodolfo and Marcello, from immature egotists to rounded human beings, touched by tragedy. The film does look dated now--Mirella Freni's Mimi, sung with moving clarity, has the doe-eyed look of a 1960s pop star and the camera work is a tad unsophisticated--but the singing still puts the listener through the wringer. Gianni Raimondi's Rodolfo ("Che gelida manina") struggles manfully to come to terms with his emotional shortcomings and Adriana Martino (Musetta) has some fine comic moments before playing her vital part in the overwhelming sadness of the final scenes. Soul food for the tragically inclined. On the DVD: La Boheme has no extras here, but excellent booklet notes accompany the disc. The PCM Stereo soundtrack has been digitally remastered to decent effect. The 4:3 picture format inevitably imposes some limitations and the 1960s video quality is a little dull, but after all, this is a product of its time and a vital record of one of Zeffirelli's most successful productions.--Piers Ford

• Emma: A Victorian Romance - Season One (Collector's Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/07/2022) from £23.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she met William, a member of the gentry and the eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart but can love truly conquer all? Product Features Includes 96-page booklet Clean Opening Clean Closing Japanese Promo Commercial Japanese TV Promo Spots Japanese DVD Commercials S. Season 1 Trailer

• Beethoven - Fidelio | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £14.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (18.07%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Opera in two acts - Libretto/Livret: Joseph von Sonnleithner with revision by Stephan von Breuning and George Friedrich Treitschke after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's Leonore, ou L'amour conjugal.Leonard Bernstein's acclaimed 1978 performance of Beethoven's only opera have gone down in the annals as a landmark in Vienna State Opera history - brilliantly staged by the great Viennese producer Otto Schenk and featuring some of the most remarkable singers of the time.

• House of Boys | DVD | (29/08/2011) from £10.65   |  Saving you £6.34 (59.53%)   |  RRP £16.99

  It is 1984. Frank (Layke Anderson) is a determined teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the House of Boys a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame (Udo Kier) who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay plague' casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank his perseverance along with support from a willing doctor (Stephen Fry) will carry him through. 'House of Boys' is a glamorous colourful coming-of-age story that lifts the lid on an exciting world of sex and music where deep passions suddenly turn into a struggle for courage. Featuring music from Spandau Ballet Soft Cell Dangerous Muse Jimmy Somerville Roy Orbison and The The.