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La Grande Bouffe (Blow Out)
(1973) [R]

An amusing satire on life, the world and appetites in general. A group of middle-aged men decide to have one last good blow out. Previously banned from general release in Britain. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Closely Observed Trains (Closely Watched Trains)
(1966) [M]

Jiri Menzel's tragicomic Closely Observed Trains is generally regarded as one of the finest examples of the Czech New Wave movement of the mid-1960s. Universally acclaimed by critics, in 1968 the film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The story concerns Milos Hrma, a trainee...  More

Johnny Stecchino
(1991) [M]

Comedian Roberto Benigni wrote and directed this Italian farce, in which he stars as Dante, a bus driver who is the exact double of the infamous gangster Johnny Toothpick (Benigni again). After Dante meets Johnny's girlfriend Maria (Nicoletta Braschi), he travels to her Palermo villa, where it...  More

My Father's Glory (La Gloire de Mon Pere)
(1990) [G]

The popular French classic based on author Marcel Pagnol's childhood memoirs. In 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' Marcel looks back at a perfect summer spent as a child in a cottage at the foot of the Provence Mountains. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Babette's Feast
(1987) [G]

In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect unto itself. Although they each are presented with a real opportunity to leave the village, the sisters choose to stay with their...  More

The Wedding Banquet
(1993) [M]

A gay New Yorker stages a marriage of convenience with a young woman to satisfy his traditional Taiwanese family, but the wedding becomes a major inconvenience when his parents fly in for the ceremony. Director Ang Lee came to international prominence with this warm-hearted comedy, which centers...  More

My Father The Hero (1994)
(1994) [PG]

A wilful daughter attempts to convince the residents of a tropical island that her father is really her boyfriend.... U.S. remake of the French hit Mon Pere Ce Heros (My Father The Hero) (1991) also starring Gerard Depardieu.  More

Billy Connolly: World Tour Of Scotland
(1994) [MA]

Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all its diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the windswept beaches of secluded islands, the tranquil charms of lowland villages, and the dramatic beauty of highlands. Join Billy as he travels the length and...  More

Muriel's Wedding
(1994) [M]

You're invited to one of the most celebrated and audaciously funny hit comedies of the year - Muriel's Wedding! Follow frumpy, misguided Muriel Heslop on her lifelong quest for a glitzy fairy-tale wedding. With visions of nuptials dancing in her head, this ABBA-obsessed misfit ditches her...  More

Stark
(1993) [M]

Ben Elton plays CD, a lay-about whose obsession with the gorgeous - but celibate - Rachel (Jacqueline McKenzie) leads him on a mission impossible against the evil STARK empire. Also stars Colin Friels as financial tycoon Sly Morgan, and Deborra-Lee Furness as a Wall Street journalist following...  More