Is Paris Burning?
on DVD
Starring:Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron Director:Rene Clement Certificate:
This epic World War II film focuses on the final days of the war, when the French attempted to liberate Paris, and the Nazis made a last-ditch effort to destroy the city before their retreat. Employing a documentary style, the movie shows the Paris uprising, the German army's efforts to stop the ..read more »
The Agnes Varda Collection Vol.1
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Corinne Marchand, Sandrine Bonnaire, Stephane Freiss Director:Agnes Varda Certificate:
Agnes Varda used the skills she honed early in her career as a photographer to create some of the most nuanced, thought-provoking films of the past fifty years. She is widely believed to have presaged the French new wave with her first film, La Pointe Courte, which is featured here in this ..read more »
Jules Et Jim
on DVD
(1961) Starring:Oskar Werner, Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre Director:Francois Truffaut Certificate:
Possibly the most acclaimed of Truffaut's films, 'Jules et Jim' tells of two men in love with a capricious, amoral woman. The photography highlights some of Europe's most stunning locations, from Paris to the Austrian Alps
The Leopard
on DVD
(1963) Starring:Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon Director:Luchino Visconti Certificate:
Italian director Luchino Visconti delivers one of his most ambitious works with this sprawling historical drama. Based on the acclaimed novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, THE LEOPARD is set in Sicily during the 1800s, as the aristocracy found itself being suffocated by a newly democratic fervor...read more »
Last Year At Marienbad
on DVD
(1961) Starring:Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff Director:Alain Resnais Certificate:
Considered by many to be Renais' magnum opus, L'Année Dernière à Marienbad, is a work of fantasy and experiment in line with the French New Wave films of the 50's and 60's. Renais and co-writer, Alain Robbe-Grillet seem less concerned with the conventional use of character and more interested in ..read more »
Bande A Part
on DVD
(1964) Starring:Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur Director:Jean-Luc Godard Certificate:
Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime store novels and American crime films with BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a free-spirited romp in the same vein as the director's breakthrough smash, BREATHLESS. The story follows two friends, Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey), who are searching ..read more »
Le Petit Soldat
on DVD
(1963) Starring:Anna Karina, Michel Subor, Henri-Jacques Huet Director:Jean-Luc Godard Certificate:
'Le Petit Soldat' is the story of Bruno Forestier, a young, disillusioned man who becomes involved in politics. Despite his physical involvement in the Algerian war, he does not have deep political beliefs.