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• Delicacy | DVD | (06/08/2012) from £9.79   |  Saving you £8.20 (45.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A French woman is courted by a Swedish co-worker even though she is still mourning over the death of her husband three years earlier.

• The Snows of Kilimanjaro dvd (UK Release) | DVD | (24/12/2012) from £6.45   |  Saving you £11.54 (178.91%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Even though he's lost his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-Claire. These two have been in love for thirty years. Their children and grand-children fill them with joy... They have a group of close friends... They are proud of their union struggles and political activism. Their consciences are as clear as their gazes. This happiness will be shattered along with their sliding door when two armed and masked men break into their home, beat them, tie them up, tear their wedding rings from their fingers, and run off with their credit cards. They are even more distraught when they learn that this brutal attack was organized by one of the young laborers laid-off at the same as Michel was, it was carried out by one of their own. Michel and Marie-Claire realize, little by little, that Christophe, their assailant, only acted out of necessity. In fact, he lives alone with his two younger brothers and takes care of them admirably, keeping an eye on their studies and watching over their health...

• The House by the Sea | DVD | (22/04/2019) from £8.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  By a little bay near Marseilles lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela, an actress living in Paris, Joseph, who has just fallen in love with a girl half his age and Armand, the only one who stayed behind in Marseilles to run the family's small restaurant. It's time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father's ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil.

• Drole De Felix | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £15.25   |  Saving you £2.74 (17.97%)   |  RRP £17.99

  If the idea of a French, subtitled, gay, soul-searching road film doesn't exactly sound like your cup of tea, think again: Drole de Felix is a film that will transcend any barrier. Felix of the title is a young, gay French Arab who decides to travel south from Normandy to Marseilles in search of the father who abandoned him before he was born. His journey (mainly by hitchhiking but also by slightly less legal means) forms the bulk of the film's storyline, combined with a handful of characters who become brief but important parts of his life. Sami Bouajili carries the film magnificently, switching effortlessly from the lighter, comedic moments (of which there are many, including a surprising amount regarding the character's HIV-positive status) to Felix's search for self. There is a rather unnecessary subplot concerning a witnessed murder, but even it has a moving conclusion. On paper, perhaps, not the most enticing of prospects, Drole de Felix is, in it's own quiet way, a gem. --Phil Udell

• Ma Vie | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £12.93   |  Saving you £5.06 (28.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  On his sixteenth birthday Etienne is given a video camera so that he can record his figure skating sessions as he prepaes for the French Cup. Obsessed by his new toy he starts to record every detail of his daily life and of those close to him. But does Ethienne know what he means when he tells his best friend Ludovic that this will be 'the year of love' and will he be able to find the answer to his own question 'can two men love each other?'. ""A portrait of gay youth which is fresh

• The Hedgehog Reg 2 DVD | DVD | (13/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Based on a best-selling novel, first-time writer/director Mona Achach's charming and thoughtful The Hedgehog is the story of an unexpected encounter. Paloma, an exceptionally intelligent 11 year old (played by Garance Le Guillermic) wants to end it all on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her within a Parisian apartment building. But as her birthday approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her solitary concierge Renee Michel (Josiane Balasko) and an enigmatic and elegant neighbour Mr Kakuro Ozu (Togo Igawa).Freely inspired by Moroccan-born Muriel Barbery's international literary success, The Hedgehog leaves a deep impression. No car chases, no expolsions, no convoluted plot twists - yet its utterly captivating simply because the characters are so well drawn and full of humanity.

• La Ville Est Tranquille | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £13.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (42.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Michele (Ariane Ascaride) works nights in a fish market to finance her daughter's heroin addiction. When that's not enough she sells her body to Paul (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) a striking docker who has turned his back on the cause to become a cabbie. Her supplier is Gerard (Gerard Meylan) a bar owner with a lucrative sideline in contract killing. His latest target is Claude (Pierre Banderet) a wealthy snob whose wife is so disgusted by him she takes up with an ex-convict. Frenc

• A Common Thread | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Seventeen-year-old Claire Moutiers (Lola Naymark) has managed quite well since moving off her parents' farm and into a quaint studio in Angouleme. Her supermarket cashier's job pays the bills but more importantly it promises Claire enough spare time to design the intricately beautiful embroideries that are her passion. Claire's parents see little of their daughter but they know she's OK. The ""mysteriously vanishing"" heads of cabbage that Claire regularly swipes from the family farm

• Change of Address | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £11.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (33.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Writer-director Emmanuel Mouret stars as David a French horn teacher looking for a room to rent. After meeting ditzy blonde Anne (Frederique Bel) he's soon sharing both her apartment and her bed despite her professed attraction to someone else. Evidently David's not much of a one for boundaries because apart from fancying his flatmate he also falls in love with Julia (Audrey Tautou-alike Fanny Valette) one of his music students. After a shaky start things seem to be going well with Julia... until they meet smooth-talking restaurateur Julien (Dany Brilliant) when he stops a bag-snatcher from stealing her bag. This is a beautifully written achingly funny fi lm that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever had their dream girl (or boy) stolen from right under their nose. There are some lovely scenes particularly the montage of Anne and David playing Monopoly having sex and just hanging out.

• Brodeuses | DVD | (10/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In this film we meet the young Claire. Despite her age, she is barely 17, she lives independently for a while in a room in the provincial town of Angoul me. Because she lives alone she can hide her surroundings for a while that she is pregnant. By chance she comes in contact with Ms. Melikian, a somewhat older woman who runs a studio where she works with dresses from Paris designers. Ms. Malikian has just lost her son and takes Claire under her wing. Widescreen 16:9 (1.85) French Dolby Digita.