Like Someone In Love named after Ella Fitzgerald's jazz standard is a droll elegant and playful film preoccupied with identities mistaken and assumed laced with references to the films of Yasujiro Ozu. Akiko a pretty and slightly distant sociology student works nights as a high- class escort. Instead of studying for her exams and meeting her grandmother she reluctantly goes to the house of her latest client retired sociology professor Takashi. The next morning she allows him to give her a ride to university crossing paths with her volatile boyfriend Noriaki (Ryo Kase). The latter assume that the kind old man is Akiko's grandfather thus allowing an odd role-playing routine to begin until perhaps the hoax is discovered. After Certified Copy and Ten Like Someone In Love offers with pristine images and long takes off the streets of Tokyo at night a new facet of Kiarostami's study of human relations and unforeseeable encounters. Special Features: Trailer
A geologist and a Japanese businessman take a tragic trip into the Austrailan outback in this hard-hitting drama.
Midsomer Murders 13: Made To Measure
Three beautiful women - grandmother mother and daughter - struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love high drama and sudden death in this Barbara Taylor Bradford's most stirring tale based closely on her own remarkable true-life story.
The extraordinary feature film debut from Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) is a disturbing and powerful true story of a British soldier (David Thewlis - Naked) injured and lost during the 1980s Falklands conflict. Presumed dead, he's given full military honours; but on returning he's treated with distrust and shame, and accused of desertion. Also featuring excellent performances from Rita Tushingham (A Taste of Honey, Doctor Zhivago) and Tom Bell (The L-Shaped Room, The Krays), Resurrected is an intense and provocative drama, a powerful cry against institutional violence and political indifference. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Paul Greengrass on Resurrected' (2011, 19 mins): archival interview in which the director discusses the origins and creation of the film David Thewlis on Resurrected' (2011, 17 mins): archival interview in which the actor examines the process of playing the lead role Filming the Unthinkable (2020, 5 mins): new interview with iconic British actor Rita Tushingham The IWM Oral History with Philip Williams (1992, 67 mins): archival audio recording, made by the Imperial War Museum, featuring the real-life inspiration for Resurrected recalling his experiences in the Falklands War Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Julian Petley, Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Martin Allen on Resurrected, extracts from an archival interview with Philip Williams, an overview of critical responses, and film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies
The Adventure Of The Clapham Cook: Mrs Todd from Clapham comes to ask Poirot if he will help her to find her cook Eliza who has disappeared. Poirot is at first insulted by such a trivial request for his talents but then decides the case could be intriguing. Murder In The Mews: Chief Inspector Japp calls on Poirot to assist in the investigation of the suicide of a young woman Mrs Allen who has been found in her London mews home on Guy Fawkes night. Poirot soon suspects that Mrs Allen is the victim of foul play.
A drama centered on a British Asian torn between honoring his family traditions and his love for DJing.
'Gregory K' is a 12-year old boy who made history. Abused and neglected by his parents he became a celebrity when he took them to court and pleaded to be ""divorced"" from them so that he could be adopted by his loving foster parents. We see the emotional pressure put on Gregory himself as he is torn between his loyalty to his loving but alcoholic mother and his own need for happiness and security.
In Arabia in the '30s, the young prince Auda finds himself in the heart of conflict caused by the discovery of oil. He has to take up arms and choose between two enemies with opposing views, his two fathers; the one who gave him life, and the one who raised him.A large-scale production with an international cast, Black Gold presents the greatest of war sagas in the desert sands. Tahar Rahim (A Prophet), Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zorro), Mark Strong (Robin Hood) and Freida Pinto (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) face off amidst spectacular action scenes, grandiose horseback rides, and stunning special effects.
Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Trishna is a beautifully shot, classic tale of love and tragedy set across modern day rural Rajasthan and the thriving metropolis of Mumbai.Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman, Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed), who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business. After an accident destroys her father's Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. But despite their feelings for each other, their relationship must remain a secret due to the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialisation, urbanisation and, above all, education.Their problems seem to be solved when Jay takes Trishna to an exciting new world of dance, vibrant life and possibilities - Mumbai. But Trishna harbours a dark secret that threatens the very heart of their love affair, and inequalities remain at the centre of their relationship that will lead her to question Jay's intentions towards her.
Set in 1950's Malaya, Jack Hawkins stars as the embattled British plantation owner Jim Frazer who battles to save both his plantation, from local Malayan bandits, and his marriage to his beautiful wife Liz, following years of neglect. After years spent in a Japanese Internment camp during WW2, Jim Frazer has rebuilt his life as a wealthy plantation owner in the post War British colony of Malaya. A naturally warm man, Jim's years of captivity had hardened him, particularly towards the local population who he mistrusts. Jim puts the survival of his plantation above his marriage to Liz (Claudette Colbert) and she plans to return to England with their young son Mike. However with the bandits closing in on his plantation Jim's future in Malaya and relationship with Liz are put to the ultimate test!
Budgie stars the late British pop star Adam Faith as petty crook Ronald ""Budgie"" Bird. Budgie has just been released from prison however this doesn't stop him delving into questionable scams and get rich quick schemes; which seemingly always end in failure. This constantly gets him into trouble with both the police and his underworld boss Charlie Endell played by Iain Cuthbertson. Episodes Comprise: 1. Out 2. Some Mother's Son 3. Brains 4. Grandee Hotel 5. In Deep 6
When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However in the local community, his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven
Woody Allen's 17th film. Gena Rowland plays Marion, an academic who rents a flat in which to write a book on philosophy and becomes intrigued by conversations she overhears from a psychologist's office next door. One patient, Hope (Mia Farrow), has a particular effect on Marion forcing her to re-think many of her assumptions about her own life: her unhappy marriage; her feelings for another man (Gene Hackman); and her relationships with her best friend (Sandy Dennis) and brother (Harris Yulin).
Locusts: Day Of Destruction
Prominent New York gossip columnist Ethel Lambston is about to rock the fashion industry with an expose revealing the dark secrets of top designers. But when she mysteriously disappears it is left to Neeve Kearny - the beautiful owner of an exclusive boutique - to continue her work.With Ethel's ex-husband her worthless nephew and a shadowy fashion mogul all in the frame Neeve is forced to cast aside her own problems - namely the impending release of her mother's own killer
Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother, and preparing for the inevitable 5th wave.
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
Based on J L Carr's novel two young soldiers fresh from the trauma of World War I meet in a tranquil Yorkshire village and form an unusual bond. Birkin has come to spend a month restoring a church mural whilst Moon who is still suffering nightmares from the horrors of war has come to excavate a forgotten chapel. Set against the background of an idyllic summer passion and forbidden love are uncovered as Birkin falls for the rector's beautiful wife and Moon has to face his own inner desires. As the men become drawn into their work they find reassurance and escape from their experiences and can begin a personal journey to recovery.
Gate of Flesh is one of the earliest examples of the sado-masochistic films called pinku eiga which galvanized Japanese Cinema during the 1970s. Directed by Seijun Suzuki considered one of the most important and influential voices in Japanese Cinema the film is set amidst the black markets and urban decay of Tokyo shortly after World War II had ended. Maya (Yumiko Nogawa) a young girl from a remote village with nowhere to go finds refuge with a gang of hookers living in a derelict building. The Women maintain order by adhering to a strict code the most important 'no sex without payment'. Those who break the code run the risk of enuring appalling punishment mostly at the hands of the gang's ringleader Komasa Sen (Satoko Kasai). The harmony of the group s broken when a violent ex-soldier on the run from the police Ibuki (Joe Shishido) seeks refuge in the building. All the women are drawn to Ibuki especially Maya resulting in trouble for both of them.
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