"Director: Franco Zeffirelli"

• Hamlet | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Treachery. Madness. Murder. Mel Gibson plays the leading role in Franco Zeffirelli's version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Gibson plays the prince of medieval Denmark sensing a dark conspiracy behind his royal father's death. Ensnared in this unraveling treachery is one of the most powerful casts ever in a Bard-based film: Glenn Close as Hamlet's mother Gertrude Alan Bates as the usurper Claudius Paul Scofield as the ghost of Hamlet's father Ian Holm as meddling advisor Poloni

• Maria Callas - At Covent Garden 1962 And 1964 | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Maria Calla at Convent Garden 1962 and 1964.

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It seemed like a good idea in 1973: a musical scored by Donovan about the life and times of St. Francis of Assisi, the passionate ascetic who expressed love for God by loving nature. But the finished product was something else. Filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli (Endless Love) makes a decorous effort at communicating the ideals of Francis and even tweaking the character toward flower-power relevance. But the result is feel-good fluff, a boring movie that doesn't penetrate its subject as much as reinvent him toward a modern bias. Graham Faulkner is entirely forgettable in the lead and Donovan's songs on this project aren't exactly first-rate, either. --Tom Keogh

• Shakespeare Complete Collection | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A quintet of the finest Shakespeare adaptations in one box set! Featuring 'The Taming Of The Shrew' 'King Lear' 'Macbeth' 'Henry V' and 'Hamlet'. The Taming Of The Shrew: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle in Shakespeare's comic look at male chauvinism and women's lib. Petruchio journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife encountering the fiery Katharina a self willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase with Katharina as determined to maintain her indepen

• Carmen - Bizet | DVD | (29/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Bizet: Carmen (Zeffirelli)

• Wuthering Heights/Romeo And Juliet | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-0.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte's timeless tale of love and passion comes alive in this stirring film version starring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes. Show on location in Yorkshire this is the first screen adaptation to present Bronte's complete story of two generations of the Earnshaw and Linton families as their lives and fortunes intertwine in a complex web dominated by the passionate relationship between doomed lovers Heathcliff and Cathy. Fiennes gives a dynamic performance as Heathcliff and Binoche dazzles in the dual roles of Cathy Earnshaw and Catherine Linton in a movie that captures all the powers of the classic novel. Romeo And Juliet: Italian director Franco Zaffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of all time winning international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Shakespeare's classic romance comes to stunning visual life in a refreshingly modern interpretation bringing new vitality and insight to the most enduring love story ever written.

• Mona Lisa Smile/Tea With Mussolini/Legends Of The Fall | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £14.56   |  Saving you £0.43 (2.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Mona Lisa Smile: Set in 1953 Katherine Watson (Roberts) is a free-spirited graduate of UC Berkeley who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom. Tea With Mussolini: Florence 1934. A diverse group of cultured ladies meet for tea each afternoon: Lady Hester Random widow of the British Ambassador to Italy Arabella an artist and singer Georgie the exuberant American archaeologist and the brash and uninhibited Elsa. One of their fold Mary becomes surrogate mother to a young boy Luca and he is soon virtually adopted and brought up by the group of ladies. But the shifting political climate begins to have serious consequences for this unconventional community and the maturing Luca must face up to a personal challenge of independence. Legends Of The Fall: Colonel William Ludlow (Sir Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies where he brought up his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) the eldest is dutiful and reserved Samuel (Henry Thomas) the beloved youngest is compassionate and idealistic while the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild untameable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond) a beautiful intelligent woman who stirs a passion and rivalry in all three brothers that will change the course of their lives and shape their destinies forever. From the rugged prairie lands of 19th Century America to the trenches of World War I and the changing world beyond 'Legends of the Fall' is a sweeping star-studded epic - a passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love betrayal and the unbreakable bonds of blood.

• Puccini: Turandot | Blu Ray | (27/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Franco Zeffirelli’s magnificent staging of Puccini's final opera — a fairy tale set in a mythical China — is one of the most popular in the Met repertory. In this Live in HD production, Maria Guleghina takes on the title role and Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the unknown prince. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey co-star, and Andris Nelsons conducts in his Met debut.

• Hamlet | DVD | (10/08/2015) from £7.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Franco Zeffirelli's stripped-down, two-hour version of Shakespeare's play stars Mel Gibson as a rather robust version of the ambivalent Danish prince. Gibson is much better in the part than many critics have admitted, his powers of clarity doing much to make this particular Hamlet more accessible than several other filmed versions. The supporting cast is outstanding, including Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius, Ian Holm as Polonius, and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Zeffirelli's vigorous direction employs a lively camera style that nicely alters the viewer's preconceptions about the way Hamlet should look. --Tom Keogh

• Romeo And Juliet | Blu Ray | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When beautiful heiress Juliet attends a dance, she's smitten with Romeo, the young man of her dreams. But with feuding families, their love is forbidden, so they meet secretly to declare their passion. When their deceit results in tragedy, they must separate and go into hiding. Will they risk their very lives for one more blissful embrace? Shakespeare's stunning testament to undying love is brilliantly visualized by Italian director Franco Zeffirelli in a classic motion picture that won four ...

• Aida | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Verdi: Aida (Stefanelli Aldrich Aaron Piper)

• Verdi, Giuseppe - Falstaff | DVD | (30/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Verdi: Falstaff

• Verdi - La Traviata (Domingo) | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Giuseppe Verdi - La TraviataRecorded at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Busseto, February 2002.

• Madama Butterfly - Puccini | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £22.41   |  Saving you £2.58 (10.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The production stars Fiorenza Cedolins in the lead role and renowned tenor Marcello Giordani as her Pinkerton. The performance was conducted by Daniel Oren who has worked with the opera festival for more than two decades.Recorded live at the Arena di Verona 10 July 2004.

• Puccini: La Boheme (Live Recording From The Teatro Degli Arcimboldi Milano 2003) | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £19.66   |  Saving you £5.33 (21.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Boheme (La)

• Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci | DVD | (14/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Tea With Mussolini | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In this gently comic coming of age story, set in Florence over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, the illegitimate son of an Italian merchant is raised by a group of prim English ladies whose passion for Italian culture have made them permanent residents. With the rise of Mussolini and the outbreak of war, the ladies are interned as prisoners, and the boy risks his life to help them. It's a lushly photographed ensemble piece that instills in the viewer Zeffirelli's contagious passion for Italian art and affection for these brave ladies.

• Carmen | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The passionate tale of the self-willed gypsy Carmen the scene in front of the imposing backdrop of a Roman amphitheatre lit by the flickering flames of candles.

• Maria Callas - Life And Art / Maria Callas | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £90.97   |  Saving you £-67.98 (-295.70%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Life and ArtThis Documentary gives a new insight into the character of Maria Callas. It celebrates her singing and dramatic skills explores the woman behind the public persona and the conflict between her personal aims and her ambitions. Featuring extracts from: Puccini - Vissi d'arte from Tosca; Bellini - Casta Diva from Norma: Rossi - Una Voce Poco Fa from II Barbiere di Siviglia; Bizet - Habanera from Carmen; Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana due Guiseppe di Stefano; Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore duet with Guiseppe di Stefano.The Callas ConversationsThis unique DVD offers a rare opportunity to view the celebrated and candid 1968 BBC interviews she gave with Lord Harewood intimately filmed in her Paris apartment. Included in the programme is an interview with French television presenter Bernard Gavoty coupled with superb performances of arias by Massenet Bellini and Puccini (1965)

• Verdi-Aida | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Giuseppe Verdi's Aida recorded at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Busseto 27 January 2001.