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The Ballad Of Narayama
(1983) [R]

In this second, award-winning interpretation of a novel by Shichiro Fukazawa, director Shohei Imamura has inserted some scenes of violence and ritual sex that are shocking and were absent in the first, 1958 film. The story is set in the 19th century in a remote and severely impoverished mountain...  More

Running On Empty
(1982) [M]

Fox is a young man that lives in the fast lane. He believes he is the fastest man on the road - but street racing is illegal. If he doesn't accept his latest challenge he could lose his girl...if he does accept, he could lose his life. Living dangerously, living fast and winning at any cost is...  More

Six Degrees Of Separation
(1993) [M]

When a Manhattan art dealer couple open their doors to a young man who has been mugged, their world is changed forever. Claiming to be a friend of their children, the young man cons his hosts with tales of grandeur. A wickedly funny adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway play.  More

Bad Timing
(1980) [R]

Art Garfunkel stars in this powerful psychological drama directed by Nicolas Roeg. Told in flashback, it tells the story Alex (Garfunkel) who whilst lecturing in Vienna begins a passionate affair with a young American Milena (Theresa Russell). Unable to cope with her promiscuity Alex becomes...  More

The Wild Duck
(1983) [PG]

Director Henri Safran adapts Henrik Ibsen's stage play to an Australian setting and a turn-of-the-century ambience in this presentation of an illicit love and its consequences. Harold (Jeremy Irons) is a somewhat over-the-edge photographer who has lost out at a career in the sciences. His wife...  More

Emerald City (2 Disc Set)
(1990) [M]

A tale of two cities, four people and life's little pleasures... money, lust, temptation, greed, power and ambition. Adapted from David Williamson's hit play, this classic black comedy sees a successful couple move from Melbourne to Sydney in search of artistic integrity but instead encounter a...  More

Empire Of The Passions (Ai no borei)
(1978) [R]

Based on the true story of a nineteenth century housewife. Seki and Toyoji are embarking on an illicit love affair, and decide that Seki's husband must die, rather than discover their sordid secret...  More

That Eye The Sky
(1994) [M]

Ort Flack is 12 years old and lives with his mother and his sister Tegwyn in the Australian outback. The three of them also have to take care of their old grandma and their paralyzed father. It is not easy for one mother to take care of everybody. But one day a mysterious stranger, Henry, comes...  More

Il Postino (The Postman)
(1994) [G]

On a remote Mediterranean island, Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), a shy and simple-minded fisherman's son, is hired to deliver mail to exiled "poet of love" Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret). As the two develop an improbable but tender relationship, Mario enlists Neruda's help to win the heart of a...  More

Dead Man Walking
(1995) [MA]

Inspired by the true story of a nun's relationship with a condemned man, this provocative examination of crime, punishment and redemption earned Susan Sarandon the 1995 Oscar for Best Actress and Sean Penn and Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon), a compassionate New...  More