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• Shoeshine | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £49.96   |  Saving you £-29.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Vittorio De Sica Shoeshine (known in its native Italian language as Sciuscia a Sicilian corruption of the English word ""shoe-shiner"") was filmed on location in postwar Rome using non-professional actors. It was inspired by the real stories of those struggling to overcome the oppressive forces of a corrupt and ineffective political system. De Sica's film depicts the troubled lives of two young boys caught up in the chaos of a world plagued by poverty and unemployment. Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi) work on the street where they shine the shoes of American troops. They dream of a better life seeking solace in a horse that they ride to escape their harsh reality. When the boys are implicated in a petty crime they are punished by the society that has robbed them of their innocence resulting in tragic consequences. Shoeshine is widely regarded as one of the finest films to have emerged from the Italian neo-realist cinema and became the first foreign language film to receive an Oscar; available for the first time ever on DVD!

• Don't Accept Dreams From Strangers | DVD | (07/12/2015) from £7.59   |  Saving you £8.40 (110.67%)   |  RRP £15.99

  " At an International swim meet in St. Petersburg, young Italian swimmer (Massimo) catches the eye of a Russian reporter (Vladmir). A relationship is formed at almost breakneck speed set and the men quickly fall in love. Things get quickly complicated, however, by the strong cultural differences, and further tainted against the backdrop of Russia’s newly passed Anti-gay laws. Will their love survive all these obstacles or are they destined to part? "

• La Cenerentola | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £2.86   |  Saving you £16.39 (1,024.38%)   |  RRP £17.99

  La Cenerentola is Rossini's version of the popular Cinderella story an entertaining mixture of comedy pathos coloratura fireworks and masquerade.

• Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds - Episodes 1 To 9 | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £8.11   |  Saving you £-5.12 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Based on the classic stories by Alexandre Dumas 9 swash-buckling episodes! In the heady days of Louis XIII's France live Dogtanian and 3 courageous Muskehounds - Athos Porthos and Aramis. Pledged to a life of adventure they are mavericks fighting for justice despite their sometimes unorthodox methods.

• Mahler: Symphony No. 7 | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A Performance from the Lucerne Festival Summer 2005 recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne 17-18 August 2005.Contains Symphony No. 5 - Langsam (Adagio) - Allegro risoluto ma non troppo - Nachtmusik I: Allegro moderato - Scherzo: Schattenhaft - Nachtmusik II: Andante amoroso - Rondo-Finale: Allegro ordinario by the composer Gustav Mahler.

• Strauss: Elektra | DVD | (03/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Richard Strauss's wildest and most passionate opera gets an almost ideal performance in this 1989 production with three great female singers at the height of their powers. Marton is terrifyingly unreasonable as Elektra, determined to mourn her dead father in the face of her mother who had him killed, and to hope and pray for the vengeance that her brother will one day bring. Told he is dead, her emotional collapse is equally total, and her eventual self-destructive dance of triumph is a bittersweet ecstasy of anger and joy. Studer gives the sometimes underplayed role of the normal, compromising "feminine" sister the weight and sympathy Strauss intended it to have. Fassbaender is electric as Clytemnestra, collapsing under the weight of her guilt and paranoia, but still scarily sexy and regal in her manipulation of those around her. Abbado's conducting is electric--from the opening "Agamemnon" chords to the final dying fall of Elektra's dance, he never puts a foot wrong or misjudges the pacing of this most difficult of opera scores. The DVD has subtitles in English, German and French. --Roz Kaveney

• Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4 And No. 7 - Berliner Philharmoniker - Abbado | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 4 and No. 7. The Berlin Philharmoniker is conducted by Claudio Abbado.

• Super Snooper | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dave is nuked in the swamplands thereafter developing supernatural powers. So fantastic are the things he can now do that he can catch bullets in his teeth yet when he sees anything in red he becomes weak. His superior sargeant Dunlop becomes so angry when this happens. Total comedy for all the family!

• A Bay of Blood | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The waters ran red with the blood of young women, See the film that set the Slasher movie blueprint! Can you handle the terror of Mario Bava’s Giallo classic A Bay of Blood?When a rich countess is murdered, it’s a race to see who’ll inherit her estate and you can bet that the body count is going to rise rapidly in the process as the plot twists spin wildly out of control. The pile of bloodied corpses is going to get higher and higher as one by one the mangled victims are hung, speared, stabbed and macheted.Thirteen horrific murders turn the screen crimson with blood. Thirteen corpses float in the Bay of Blood... Special Features:Includes interviews with Director Joe Dante, Cameraman Gianlorenzo Battaglia, commentary with Bava expert Tim Lucas, Trailers with commentary by Edgar Wright and Radio spots, and also included is an amazing Collector's Booklet!

• Around The World With Willy Fog - Vol. 1 | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £4.96   |  Saving you £-1.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  When Willy Fog accepts a wager from four fellow members of the Reform Club to travel around the world in 80 days he cannot have forseen what lies in store for him. Travelling with his valet Rigodon and the tiny Tico Fog believes that his journey against the clock is possible using only scheduled train and shipping services. But two unknown enemies are determined to stop him. One enemy is the disguise artist Transfer who has been hired by Sullivan - one of the club members who bet

• Crimebusters | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A morally dubious duo feature in this hilarious escapade as they fall out with a mob who run a harbour complex. They resort to crime and plan a supermarket robbery which not surprisingly goes haywire.

• The Card Player | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £15.97   |  Saving you £-0.98 (-6.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Policewoman Anna Mari plays a dangerous game with a serial killer: if she loses she will be forced to watch the murderer take another victim...

• Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (61.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 2001 on the last day of the G8 summit in Genoa just before midnight more than 300 police officers stormed the Diaz school looking for black bloc demonstrators. Inside the school were 90 activists mostly students from around Europe along with a handful of foreign journalists preparing to bunk down for the night on the school's floors. As the police burst in the young demonstrators raised their hands to surrender. Undeterred and unmoved the officers unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence beating both young and old male and female indiscriminately. Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood reconstructs the events of those terrible days from the viewpoints of the police the protesters the victims and the journalists who were caught up in the tragedy to analyse how frustration can explode into raw uncontrollable violence. Vicari's visceral dynamic filmmaking drops the viewer into the dark heart of politics and reminds you through the inclusion of original footage taken at the scene that this may be a movie but it is not fiction.

• Bay Of Blood | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Highly influential Italian slasher flick has people brutally murdered in an isolated house. Extremely violent semi-incoherent but visually impressive offering from cult director Bava. Essential for cult horror fans.

• Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £4.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (69.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 2001 on the last day of the G8 summit in Genoa just before midnight more than 300 police officers stormed the Diaz school looking for black bloc demonstrators. Inside the school were 90 activists mostly students from around Europe along with a handful of foreign journalists preparing to bunk down for the night on the school's floors. As the police burst in the young demonstrators raised their hands to surrender. Undeterred and unmoved the officers unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence beating both young and old male and female indiscriminately. Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood reconstructs the events of those terrible days from the viewpoints of the police the protesters the victims and the journalists who were caught up in the tragedy to analyse how frustration can explode into raw uncontrollable violence. Vicari's visceral dynamic filmmaking drops the viewer into the dark heart of politics and reminds you through the inclusion of original footage taken at the scene that this may be a movie but it is not fiction. Special Features: Backstage Scenic Design E Visual Effects Testimony of Ansonio Andreassi (Assistant Chief of Police)

• Viva Maria | DVD | (12/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When two women-both named Maria-unwittingly invent the striptease circa 1910 they become such a hit that enthusiastic audiences strip along with them! But when one of the Marias falls for a handsome revolutionary (George Hamilton) she finds that she has unwittingly embroiled the two of them in an armed peasant revolt!

• Adua e Le Compagne | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1961 and the Best Italian Film of the Year this a true classic of Italian cinema. A morality tale. Can people shake off their past? Will others alllow them to? Four prostitutes abandon their 'working girl' lifestyle after a change in the law closes their bordello. They open a restaraunt. Flourishing successful and happy they find that their past comes back to haunt them as they are reported to the police and forced to co

• Berg: Wozzeck | DVD | (15/11/2001) from £34.31   |  Saving you £-9.32 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The bleakness of Berg's operatic masterpiece Wozzeck is relatively easy to bring off: the plot, after all, tells of a man who is bullied, cuckolded and mocked by the society around him. What are harder to realise are the gallows humour and pitch-black comedy--and it's those qualities, along with the brilliant acting and edge-of-seat orchestral playing, that make this 1987 Vienna Staatsoper staging a stunning televisual operatic production. Everything works: the simple yet evocative sets translate effortlessly to the small screen, the pacing of the 15 short scenes is worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster and the singing is beautifully focussed. Baritone Franz Grundheber is vocally and dramatically outstanding as Wozzeck, cringing and shuffling around the stage in a bewildered hang-dog manner and yet never losing sight of the character's humanity. Hildegard Behrens (Marie) has rarely sounded better, and switches between Straussian lushness and spiky sluttishness with ease. The direction is also full of wonderful touches, such as Wozzeck squeezing the Captain's nose while he's shaving him (and making his voice sound like a kazoo), and the musicians of the on-stage band being fully integrated into the tavern scene. Ironic, emotionally rich, musically faultless--this one's got it all. On the DVD: the production works beautifully on DVD, and bar one or two moments in the second tavern scene (Act 3, Scene 3) the voices rarely move out of microphone range. There are subtitles in English, German, French and Spanish and four trailers for other Arthaus DVD operas, but no other special features. --Warwick Thomson

• Mahler: Symphony No. 9 | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £7.45   |  Saving you £17.54 (235.44%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9Recorded live at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome 14 April 2004

• Mountain Of The Cannibal God | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mountain Of The Cannibal God