"Actor: Audrey Tautou"

• The Da Vinci Code | Blu Ray | (10/10/2016) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book. So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher." Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com

• The Odyssey (L'odyssée) | Blu Ray | (11/12/2017) from £7.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Summer, 1946. The Cousteau family - Jacques, his wife Simone and their two children Philippe and Jean-Michel - live in their beautiful house by the Mediterranean sea. By day they dive, by night they watch the stars. Jacques lives and breathes adventure and with his invention, the aqualung, his recently acquired vessel the Calypso, and a crew of free-spirited adventurers he is ready to cross the world's oceans. Jacques is willing to sacrifice everything to achieve his dream.

• Amelie (Two Disc Special Edition) | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  With its use of special effects to express the main character's internal emotions, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie could have been mistaken for a French version of Ally McBeal; however, unlike Ally--"woe is me for I cannot find a man"--McBeal, Amelie is not distressed by the lack of men in her life, in fact the whole idea of sex seems to amuse her no end. Basic pleasures such as cracking the top of a Crème Brule offer her all the sensual satisfaction she needs and her existence in the "Paris of Dreams" is the stuff of fairy tales. Indeed, this cinematic treat must have worked wonders for the Paris tourist board: Jeunet's beautiful interpretation of Parisian life is depicted in all the vibrant colours you would expect from the director of Delicatessen. On the DVD: Amelie has received an additional disc for this special edition release. Disc 1 is the same as the original single-disc release, with a choice of DTS or Dolby 5.1 sound and an 16.9 anamorphic widescreen picture with optional director's commentary. The second disc contains the new special features and, just like original disc, a lot of thought has gone into the access menu with its lavish graphics offering the choice of entering the Café, the Canal or the Station. Yet the most exciting extra in name--"Audrey Tautou's funny face"--is simply a series of out-takes which does little more than allow you to warm to Tautou as a person. The home movie includes the transformation of Tautou into Amelie and the creation of the "photo-booth album". There are also interesting interviews with Jeunet and the cast and crew, and a nice little section themed around the gnome and his travels. Along with this is a storyboard-to-screen exposition, behind-the-scenes pictures, scene tests, teasers and trailers. All in all a decent enough package, but hardly warranting the special edition label. It's hard not to wonder why Momentum didn't offer this set two months earlier. --Nikki Disney

• Mood Indigo | DVD | (24/11/2014) from £8.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (100.11%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The surreal and poetic tale of Colin an idealistic and inventive young man and Chloé a young woman who seems like the physical embodiment of the eponymous Duke Ellington tune. Their idyllic marriage is turned on its head when Chloé falls sick with a water lily growing in her lung. To pay for her medical bills in this fantasy version of Paris Colin must go out to work in a series of increasingly absurd jobs while around them their apartment disintegrates and their friends including the talented Nicolas and Chick - a huge fan of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre - go to pieces.

• Chinese Puzzle | Blu Ray | (13/10/2014) from £33.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Xavier's life is turned upside down when his wife Wendy announces she's moving to NY and taking the kids. A few months later he's on a trans-Atlantic flight as well. From fathering a child to a lesbian couple to marrying a Chinese-American to get papers to reigniting a flame with his first love who comes for a visit Xavier and his world really do seem like a Chinese Puzzle... Directed by Cédric Klapisch (Paris) Chinese Puzzle is a romantic comedy starring Romain Duris (Heartbreaker) Audrey Tautou (Amélie) Cécile de France (Hereafter) and Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes).

• Dirty Pretty Things | Blu Ray | (11/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From Stephen Frears, the Oscar nominated director of 'The Grifters', 'Dangerous Liaisons' and 'High Fidelity', comes a new film set in London's secret underworld, where everything is for sale. It's the story of a young man Okwe and young woman Senay who work at the same hotel - a breeding ground for illegal activity. they hardly know each other until the day he makes a shocking discovery. They can't report it to their corrupt boss. And they'll be lucky if they get out alive.

• Coco Before Chanel | Blu Ray | (23/11/2009) from £12.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (92.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Audrey Tautou stars in this biopic of Gabrielle Chanel, who began her life as a headstrong orphan, only to become the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.

• Dirty Pretty Things | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Acclaimed director Stephen Frears returns with a thriller set in the London of illegal immigrants, with "Amelie" star Audrey Tautou.

• The Da Vinci Code 10th Anniversary | 4K UHD | (17/10/2016) from £24.89   |  Saving you £5.10 (20.49%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book. So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher." Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com

• Dirty Pretty Things | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Stephen Frears the Oscar nominated director of 'The Grifters' 'Dangerous Liaisons' and 'High Fidelity' comes a new film set in London's secret underworld where everything is for sale. It's the story of a young man Okwe and young woman Senay who work at the same hotel - a breeding ground for illegal activity. they hardly know each other until the day he makes a shocking discovery. They can't report it to their corrupt boss. And they'll be lucky if they get out alive.

• Microbe Et Gasoil | DVD | (14/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  MICROBE ET GASOIL Daniel (aka Microbe) is a shy boy, often lost in his drawings. Théo (aka Gasoline) is a smart, inventive kid, who arrives at school in the middle of the year. The two instantly become great friends, and as the summer holidays draw closer, they both know that neither wants to spend two months with their respective families. Thanks to a lawnmower engine and a few planks, they build their own car and set off for an adventure on the roads of France...

• Apollo 13/Philidelphia/The Da Vinci Code | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (317.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Apollo 13 (Dir. Ron Howard) (1995): Stranded 205 000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks) Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile at Mission Control astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise) flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time and the odds to bring them home. Philadelphia (Dir. Jonathan Demme) (1993): Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. The Da Vinci Code (Dir. Ron Howard) (2006): Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ.

• Da Vinci Code, the | Blu Ray | (04/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tom Hanks headlines this big screen adaptation of Dan Brown's global hit novel.

• Apollo 13/Philidelphia/The Da Vinci Code | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Apollo 13 (Dir. Ron Howard) (1995): Stranded 205 000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks) Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile at Mission Control astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise) flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time and the odds to bring them home. Philadelphia (Dir. Jonathan Demme) (1993): Up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation Andrew hires fierce brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. The Da Vinci Code (Dir. Ron Howard) (2006): Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ.

• Mood Indigo | Blu Ray | (24/11/2014) from £10.98   |  Saving you £16.00 (177.98%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The surreal and poetic tale of Colin an idealistic and inventive young man and Chloé a young woman who seems like the physical embodiment of the eponymous Duke Ellington tune. Their idyllic marriage is turned on its head when Chloé falls sick with a water lily growing in her lung. To pay for her medical bills in this fantasy version of Paris Colin must go out to work in a series of increasingly absurd jobs while around them their apartment disintegrates and their friends including the talented Nicolas and Chick - a huge fan of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre - go to pieces.

• Amelie / A Very Long Engagement | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A Jean-Pierre Jeunet double-bill featuring Amelie and his latest effort A Very Long Engagement. A Very Long Engagement (2004): Never let go... From the director of 'Amelie' comes this very different love story. Set in France near the end of World War I it tells the story of a young woman's relentless moving and sometimes comic search for her fiance who has disappeared. Featuring another fantastic performance from Audrey Tautou this film has an amazing cast full o

• Beautiful Lies | Blu Ray | (07/11/2011) from £14.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (66.82%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Emilie (Audrey Tautou) puts all her heart into running her busy hairdressing salon in sunny South of France. Meanwhile, her mother (Nathalie Baye), has had her heart broken, and needs love. When Emilie starts receiving anonymous love letters, she decides to send them on to her mother, sparking confusion, complications and dilemmas when the secret admirer (Sami Bouajila) is revealed. Beautiful Lies is a refreshing comedy of errors from the director of Priceless and the star of Amelie and Coco before Chanel.

• God Is Great | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £3.49   |  Saving you £14.50 (80.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Michele a 20 year old model meets Francois a jewish veterinarian. She decides to convert into Judaism because she has to believe in something if not in someone.

• Therese Desqueyroux | Blu Ray | (09/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1926: In the French region of Landes near Bordeaux marriages are arranged to merge property and unite neighbouring families. Thus young Thérèse Larroque becomes Madame Desqueyroux. However her avant-garde ideas soon clash with local conventions and her domineering husband and in order to break free from the fate imposed upon her she will resort to tragically extreme measures...

• Dieu Est Grand, Je Suis Toute Petite | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £8.53   |  Saving you £1.46 (14.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Mich''le (Amelie's Audrey Tautou) is a 20-year-old tornado. With a bouncing perfectly round Afro and a job posing for fashion photography she boldly describes herself as a top model though her miniature physical size and girlish grin reveals her subdued searching interior. Overloaded with passion and personality she seeks a way to channel her spirituality into an identity. Buddhism works. So does Judaism when she falls for Fran''ois (Edouard Baer) a Jewish veterinarian. Her insistence that Fran''ois prove his religious faith to her by observing Shabbat and obeying other rules causes him a lot of grief. But he adoringly complies. God Is Great And I'm Not follows Mich''le over a three-year period via the impulsive and always poetic exclamations she writes in her diary. The film shows how her aggressive attitude towards her family Fran''ois and all those she holds dear sometimes alienates her. She demands a lot of other people--mainly that they live life with all the zest with which she has chosen to live her own and sometimes those demands backfire on her. An intense and beautiful film fuelled by a powerful performance by Tautou and an inspired script from director Pascale Bailly.