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• No Man's Land | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £14.46   |  Saving you £5.53 (38.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A brilliant take on the tragedy that beset his country, Danis Tanovic's directorial debut No Man's Land is a bleak comedy set during the war in Bosnia. The story begins as a group of Bosnian soldiers emerge from a fog to realise that they have strayed into a thin strip of land unclaimed by either side in the conflict. A bloody sequence of events ensues, which results in a disputed trench being occupied by weathered Bosnian veteran Branko Djuric and his opposite number, Rene Bitorajac's Serbian greenhorn. There's a standoff between them, complicated by Djuric's injured colleague lying atop a "bouncing mine". He's a human booby trap--move him and the everything within 50 yards will be blown sky-high. As the blue-hatted, ineffectual UN are called in, and with the world's media, led by the late Katrin Cartlidge as a rather snotty BBC reporter, swiftly arriving on the scene, this single trench becomes an almost Beckettian metaphor for the war. Tanovic is not especially concerned with taking sides in the Bosnian-Serb conflict. Whatever its causes, both sides are seen to be as bad, or more accurately as desperate, as each other. That it's hard, for outsiders in particular, to tell who's who much of the time only heightens the irony. There's anger at the media intrusiveness ("Does our misery pay well?" screams Djuric at the reporters), but what's really conveyed is a sense of the absurdity, futility and intractability of war, as summarised in the final image. From the grotesque mess of conflict, Tanovic has fashioned a perfectly judged and beautifully executed movie. On the DVD: No Man's Land is presented in widescreen with a Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. There are no extras, other than an English language option for the hard of hearing. --David Stubbs

• MOTHER! | Blu Ray | (22/01/2018) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Oscar® winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in Oscar® nominated Darren Aronofsky's praised opus. The film shattered audiences and critics around the world. It's been called gorgeous, distressing and utterly confounding (Empire) and Darren Aronofsky eclipses even his own darkest work (Time Out). Experience the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown! Bonus Features: mother! The Downward Spiral The Makeup FX of mother!

• Mother! (4K UHD + Blu-Ray) | 4K UHD | (22/01/2018) from £14.51   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Oscar® winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in Oscar® nominated Darren Aronofsky's praised opus. The film shattered audiences and critics around the world. It's been called gorgeous, distressing and utterly confounding (Empire) and Darren Aronofsky eclipses even his own darkest work (Time Out). Experience the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown! Bonus Features: mother! The Downward Spiral The Makeup FX of mother!

• Asterix At The Olympic Games | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £6.48   |  Saving you £10.77 (206.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  While out hunting, Asterix and his friend Obelix run across a sports champion of one of the local Roman garrisons named Gluteus Maximus, who is to participate in the Olympic Games.

• Mon Oncle | DVD | (24/11/2014) from £5.94   |  Saving you £12.05 (202.86%)   |  RRP £17.99

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• The Night of the Hunted (Limited Edition 4K UHD) | Blu Ray | (18/09/2023) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Jean Rollin's least-seen and most underrated works, The Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des traquées) finds the director moving away from his trademark tales of vampirism to explore a nightmarish, dystopian world. In the dead of night, Elisabeth is rescued from unknown pursuers by Robert and taken to safety. But, after she is kidnapped and taken to an austere clinic whose distressed and abused patients are suffering from progressive memory loss, Robert sets out to find her and discover what is taking place in the clinic. Shot at night on a shoestring budget, with a cast mostly drawn from France's adult-film industry, The Night of the Hunted stars Rollin regulars Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination) and Natalie Perrey (Lips of Blood), and offers a stark and melancholic take on contemporary society. Product Features New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original French mono soundtrack Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006) Selected scenes audio commentary with actor Brigitte Lahaie and Jean Rollin (2006) Audio commentary with film expert and author Tim Lucas (2023) Jean Rollin Introduces 'The Night of the Hunted' (1998): filmed appraisal Jean Rollin on the 'The Night of the Hunted' (2007): the director in conversation with festival programmer and journalist Joshua T Gravel at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal Perdues: 'La Nuit des traquées' (2023): updated documentary on the making of The Night of the Hunted, directed by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with Lahaie, critic Daniel Bird, and key collaborators Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Natalie Perrey Le Pont (2023): short film revisiting the aqueduct seen in The Night of the Hunted Newly edited archival interview with Lahaie (2023) Newly edited archival interview with producer Lionel Wallmann (2023) Archival interview with porn performer Alain Plumey, who acted in The Night of the Hunted and Fascination, filmed at the Museum of Eroticism (2006) Filmed critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2023) Alternative sex scenes Original theatrical trailer Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ruairí McCann, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with actor Brigitte Lahaie, and full film credits World premiere on 4K UHD Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US All extras subject to change

• Mon Oncle | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Monsieur Hulot continues his battle with the modern world. He also pours his affection on to his nephew of which fact his parents don't seem to appreciate.

• 36 (Quai des Orfevres) | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Oliver Marchal is a former Parisian policeman and the story of 36 Quai des Orfevres draws on his own experiences of the police force as well as those of Dominique Loiseau who was a senior member of the BRI (Search and action Squad) in the mid-eighties and worked as a consultant on the film. Leo Vrinks (Auteuil) and Denis Klein (Depardieu) are at the head of two different departments of the Paris police force located at Quai des Orfevres. Once close they are no longer friends mainly due to their differing work methods and Vrinks' wife Camille. An audacious gang of robbers stage seven armed robberies throughout Paris leaving a bloody trail in their wake. After a year of terror the Chief of Police orders that Vrinks and Klein bring the criminals to justice with a substantial boon to the man who brings them in... His job. As the competition between the two men hots up the lines between right and wrong become blurred. Both men find themselves sinking into a hellish place not far removed from that of the criminals...

• Tony Arzenta (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £19.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Cyrano De Bergerac | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.30   |  Saving you £14.69 (277.17%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau and cowriter Jean-Claude Carriere had the brilliant idea of casting Frances most lovably vulnerable hunk, the massive Gerard Depardieu, in one of French literatures meatiest roles: the sword-wielding poet Cyrano. Equipped with a massive nose and a heart to match, Depardieu soars as the heart-broken soldier who must lendhis words of love to another man to woo the woman he yearns for. Rappeneau spared no expense in taking this Edmond Rostand play into realistic locations for the battle scenes in the second act, making the film as exciting as it is romantic and funny. Depardieu attacks the role in great gulps, consuming all the oxygen in any room he enters. Macho but sensitive, he creates a larger-than-life Cyrano, whose wrenching sadness at the lack of interest from his lady love will have you reaching for the tissues. --Marshall Fine

• La Dolce Vita (1961) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (18/10/2021) from £21.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, La dolce vita rocketed FEDERICO FELLINI (8½) to international mainstream successironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome's rich and glamorous, the film follows a notorious celebrity journalistplayed by a sublimely cool MARCELLO MASTROIANNI (8½)during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight. This mordant picture was an incisive commentary on the deepening decadence of the European 1960s, and it provided a prescient glimpse of just how gossip- and fame-obsessed our society would become. Special Features: New 4K digital restoration by the Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New visual essay by : : kogonada New interview with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller, who worked as assistant director on the film Scholar David Forgacs discusses the period in Italy's history when the film was made New interview with Italian film journalist Antonello Sarno about the outlandish fashions seen in the film Audio interview with actor Marcello Mastroianni from the early 1960s, conducted by film historian Gideon Bachmann Felliniana, a presentation of ephemera related to La dolce vita from the collection of Don Young PLUS: An essay by critic Gary Giddins

• Your Move | DVD | (05/02/2018) from £6.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  How far will you go to protect your family?

• Senna (2011) / TT: Closer to the Edge (2011) / Fastest (2012) - Triple Pack | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £16.95   |  Saving you £8.04 (47.43%)   |  RRP £24.99

  SennaSenna is the true story of Brazilian motor-racing legend, Ayrton Senna, whom many believe was the greatest driver who ever lived. Spanning Senna's titanic Formula One career, the film charts his physical and spiritual journey, both on track and off; his quest for perfection and his ultimate transformation from a supremely gifted novice, who exploded into F1 in 1984, to myth after the tragic events of Imola in 1994. TT: Closer to the EdgeThe Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the greatest motorcycle road race in the world, the ultimate challenge for rider and machine. Following legendary riders Guy Martin (BBC's The Boat That Guy Built), Ian Hutchinson, John McGuinness, Conor Cummins and many more, TT: Closer to the Edge is a story about freedom of choice, the strength of human spirit and the will to win. FastestThis thrilling documentary, narrated by Ewan Mcgregor, highlights the thrills, spills and incredible commitment and courage the sport demands of it stars. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and never before seen angles, interviews and insight, this truly cinematic experience charts the exhilarating highs and crushing lows.

• The Night of the Hunted (Limited Edition Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (18/09/2023) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of Jean Rollin's least-seen and most underrated works, The Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des traquées) finds the director moving away from his trademark tales of vampirism to explore a nightmarish, dystopian world. In the dead of night, Elisabeth is rescued from unknown pursuers by Robert and taken to safety. But, after she is kidnapped and taken to an austere clinic whose distressed and abused patients are suffering from progressive memory loss, Robert sets out to find her and discover what is taking place in the clinic. Shot at night on a shoestring budget, with a cast mostly drawn from France's adult-film industry, The Night of the Hunted stars Rollin regulars Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination) and Natalie Perrey (Lips of Blood), and offers a stark and melancholic take on contemporary society. Product Features New 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films Original French mono soundtrack Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006) Selected scenes audio commentary with actor Brigitte Lahaie and Jean Rollin (2006) Audio commentary with film expert and author Tim Lucas (2023) Jean Rollin Introduces 'The Night of the Hunted' (1998): filmed appraisal Jean Rollin on the 'The Night of the Hunted' (2007): the director in conversation with festival programmer and journalist Joshua T Gravel at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal Perdues: 'La Nuit des traquées' (2023): updated documentary on the making of The Night of the Hunted, directed by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with Lahaie, critic Daniel Bird, and key collaborators Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Natalie Perrey Le Pont (2023): short film revisiting the aqueduct seen in The Night of the Hunted Newly edited archival interview with Lahaie (2023) Newly edited archival interview with producer Lionel Wallmann (2023) Archival interview with porn performer Alain Plumey, who acted in The Night of the Hunted and Fascination, filmed at the Museum of Eroticism (2006) Filmed critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2023) Alternative sex scenes Original theatrical trailer Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ruairí McCann, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with actor Brigitte Lahaie, and full film credits Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US All extras subject to change

• Plein Soleil | Blu Ray | (09/09/2013) from £14.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (58.66%)   |  RRP £22.99

  René Clément's (Forbidden Games Gervasise) 1960's stylish thriller Plein Soleil is adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Alain Delon (le Cercle Rouge Le Samourai) stars as Tom Ripley an American who travels to Europe on an all-expenses-paid mission to convince his friend the charismatic playboy Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet - Le Feu Follet) to travel to San Francisco at the request of the wealthy Greenleaf family. Initially the pair enjoys the good life in Italy often to the anger and dismay of Philippe's much put-upon fiancée Marge (Marie Laforet). However as Tom's funds begin to run dry it becomes more and more apparent that Philippe has no intention of returning to the U.S. forcing Tom to consider more calculated means of maintaining his extravagant lifestyle. Special Features: Interview with Alain Délon The Restoration of Plein Soleil Réné Clémént: At the Heart of the New Wave - a documentary by Dominque Maillet

• Incredible But True | Blu Ray | (26/12/2022) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Quirky, deadpan humour, an absurdist eye for French social etiquette and a keen sense of the folly of existence are among the hallmarks of the oddball comedies of director Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Deerskin, Smoking Causes Coughing), and Incredible But True is no different. Alain (Alain Chabat, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) and Marie (Léa Drucker, War of the Worlds) are a middle-aged bourgeois couple who move to their new house in a quiet suburb. A key feature of their new abode that the estate agent points out to them is a mysterious tunnel in the basement. Little do they realise that it will turn their lives upside down... Shot during the pandemic under quarantine conditions, Incredible But True is an inventive and nimble tale that perfectly showcases the singular and eccentric vision that has made Dupieux the most exciting director working in France today. Product Features High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround audio and optional lossless stereo audio Optional English subtitles Cast and director Interviews with Alain Chabat, Benoît Magimel and Quentin Dupieux Upside Down, Inside Out, an appreciation of the films of Quentin Dupieux by critic Elena Lazic Trailer gallery Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of artwork FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel and interviews with the cast, and reversible poster featuring two choices of artwork

• Red Sun | Blu Ray | (19/10/2015) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (76.98%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Billed as the first East meets West Western, and directed by Terence Young, RED SUN is based on a true story from the American Wild West of 1870, when paths cross for an outlaw (Charles Bronson, The Dirty Dozen), a gunfighter (Alain Delon, Le Samourai), a prostitute (Ursula Andress, Dr No) and a Samurai warrior (Toshiro Mifune, Rashomon). Bronson plays Link, a train robber forced by the Japanese Ambassador to help regain a priceless sword stolen by Link’s double crossing partner Gauche (Delon). Accompanied by Kuroda (Mifune), the Ambassador’s bodyguard, he travels the West in pursuit, along the way stopping in a brothel to pick up Gauche’s girlfriend (Andress) as hostage. Kuroda plans to kill Gauche straight away with the sword itself, to redeem his honour, but Link needs him alive to find the loot from their last robbery. Joined uneasily together with a common goal they have only seven days to find Gauche or Kuroda must die by his own sword.

• Airport | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.54

  Airport (Dir. George Seaton 1970): Take a non-stop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey's runaway best seller the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crisis with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The la

• Le Cercle Rouge 4K | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £23.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ALAIN DELON, GIAN MARIA VOLONTÈ and YVES MONTAND star as the elegant, mis-matched trio, locked in an elaborate and dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the inscrutable police inspector (ANDRÉ BOURVIL), who is determined to foil their attempts to pull off the perfect crime, despite being drawn irresistibly to his prey. As the day of the heist dawns, the story unfolds, with all four players determined to cheat fate. Extras: The Perfect Circle Under the Name of Melville Interview with Bernard Stora Interview with José Giovanni Ginette Vincendeau Presentation of Le Cercle Rouge

• The Louis Malle Collection | DVD | (16/10/2017) from £46.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes the following classics: Lift to the Scaffold Les amants Zazie dans le Metro Le Feu Follet Le souffle au coeur Lacombe, Lucien Black Moon My Dinner with Andre Au Revoir les Enfants Milou en Mai