The Cremator
on DVD
(1968) Starring:Vlasta Chramostova, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Jiri Menzel Director:Juraj Herz Certificate:
Juraj Herz's filmThe Cremator has been described in many ways - as surrealist-inspired horror, as expressionist fantasy and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror. Combining horror with humour, this brilliant black comedy, set in Prague during the Nazi occupation, tells the story of Karl ..read more »
The Saragossa Manuscript
on DVD
(1965) Starring:Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Joanna Jedryka Director:Wojciech Has Certificate:
This captivating Polish film was based on the most famous work of Count Jan Patocki (1761-1815), written in French (and published in France in 1813) as a series of stories to amuse his ailing wife. It concerns the quirky adventures of a young captain of the Walloon guards under the King of Spain ..read more »
Come And See
on DVD
(1985) Starring:Alexei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius Director:Elem Klimov Certificate:
Elem Klimov's stunning COME AND SEE is a relentlessly brutal condemnation of war hidden in the guise of a surrealistic coming-of-age nightmare. A physically and emotionally draining viewing experience, the film follows Florya (played brilliantly by Alexei Kravchenko), a 12-year-old boy living in ..read more »
Mirror
on DVD
(1974) Starring:Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya Director:Andrei Tarkovsky Certificate:
With THE MIRROR, legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky crafts perhaps his most profound and compelling film. What started off for Tarkovsky as a planned series of interviews with his own mother evolved into a lyrical and complex circular meditation on love, loyalty, memory, and history. Time ..read more »
Weekend
on DVD
(1967) Starring:Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, jean-Pierre Leaud Director:Jean-Luc Godard Certificate:
Weekend follows a bickering, scheming bourgeois couple who leave Paris fro the French countryside to claim an inheritance by nefarious means. The trip does not begin well and is the fraught with violence and dangerous encounters.
Luis Bunuel collection
(8 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Angela Molina, Franco Nero, Jean Sorel Director:Luis Bunuel Certificate:
A box set of movies from the renowned director, Luis Bunuel.
Featuring:
1. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
2. The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie (1972)
3. The Diary of A Chambermaid (1964)
4. Phantom Of Liberty (1974)
5. Milky Way (1969)
6. Tristana (1970)
7. La Joven (La Jeune ..read more »
Le Mepris
on DVD
(1963) Starring:Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli Director:Jean-Luc Godard Certificate:
Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship.
Lars Von Trier's E-Trilogy - Element Of ...
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai Director:Lars Von Trier Certificate:
Featuring 'Element Of Crime', Danish director Lars von Trier's debut feature film, also his first English-language effort, an extremely hypnotic, moody thriller. The story opens in the desert of Egypt, where police detective Leopold Fisher (Michael Elphick) is hypnotized and asked to recount the ..read more »