Boy Meets Girl (1984): ...love without regrets... Leos Carax's (Pola X Lovers on the Bridge) brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant) who has just been left by his lover and a suicidal young woman (Mireille Perrier) who is also reeling from a failed romance. He becomes obsessed with her from the first time he hears her voice over an apartment intercom. Eventually they meet in person and embark on an affair that has disastrous consequences. Visually reminiscent of early French New Wave films and beautifully shot in black and white by Jean-Yves Escoffier (Nurse Betty Good Will Hunting) the film features some of the most striking night scenes of Paris. Night Is Young (aka. Mauvais Sang) (1986): Leos Carax's (Pola X Lovers on the Bridge) second film confirmed his status as one of the most talented young French filmmakers of his generation. Set a few years before the 21st century Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood) tells the story of Alex (Dennis Lavant) the teen-age son of a murdered criminal who is enlisted by two former associates of his father to steal a valuable serum for an AIDS-like disease. Alex's mission becomes complicated when he begins to fall in love with one of the associates' young mistress (Juliette Binoche) and he becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a rival gang woman known only as ""The American."" Pola X (1999): An Erotically Charged Descent Into Madness Based on Herman Melville's 1852 novel Pierre: or the Ambiguities filmmaker Leos Carax (Lovers on the Bridge Mauvais Sang) presents an ambitious tale of one man's search for the truth in a vague world. A young successful author (Depardieu) is haunted by a recurring dream of a woman obscured in darkness. After discovering the identity of this mysterious figure he finds his life spiraling downward into a world of lies ambiguities and masquerades.
Box set containing three classics from acclaimed director Leos Carax - The Night is Young Boy Meets Girl and Holy Motors.
Beirut Seville Havana Dublin Chicago Budapest: This three-hour DVD presentation of the complete BBC TV series Beat Route takes top music television presenter Jools Holland (The Tube Later with Jools Holland) and places him in six colourful major cities around the world to delve 'under the skin' of each location. The result is a stunning mix of music travel and culture with each city revealed through Jools' inimitable wit and personality. Jools meets many celebrated musicians listens to their music and jams with the best of them. From the urban blues of Chicago the flamenco of Seville and the folklore of Budapest to the riverside bars of Dublin 1950s Cadillacs in Havana and girl bands in Beirut Beat Route paints a vivid and engrossing picture of urban identity. Whether it's a brief encounter with a dating agency run out of the back of a Chicago cab or a musical collaboration in an old square in Havana Beat Route pays homage to some of the world's most fascinating and diverse locations. Beat Route was first broadcast on BBC 2 in December 1998/January 1999
The Lat Bullet is a 1995 Australian film about a Japanese soldier and Australian soldier who fight in World War Two.
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