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Rich Man, Poor Man (Disc 1 of 3)
(1976) [M]

The small screen adaptation of Irwin Shaw’s best-selling 1970s novel Rich Man, Poor Man was an epic television event, the first-ever blockbuster miniseries and a huge ratings hit when screened in Australia in the late 70s. Winning 4 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes, and with a stellar ensemble cast...  More

Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962) [PG]

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. While trying to get her help to make a screen test, he also finds the time to meet his former girlfriend Heavenly, the...  More

Mouchette
(1967) [M]

Following Au Hasard Balthazar, Bresson’s Mouchette is the heartbreaking story of an alienated teenage girl whose life is mired in desolation and brutality. A metaphor for wider social conflict and alienation, Bresson said of the film: "Mouchette offers evidence of misery and cruelty."...  More

Rich Man, Poor Man (Disc 2 of 3)
(1976) [M]

The small screen adaptation of Irwin Shaw’s best-selling 1970s novel Rich Man, Poor Man was an epic television event, the first-ever blockbuster miniseries and a huge ratings hit when screened in Australia in the late 70s. Winning 4 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes, and with a stellar ensemble cast...  More

Rich Man, Poor Man (Disc 3 of 3)
(1976) [M]

The small screen adaptation of Irwin Shaw’s best-selling 1970s novel Rich Man, Poor Man was an epic television event, the first-ever blockbuster miniseries and a huge ratings hit when screened in Australia in the late 70s. Winning 4 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes, and with a stellar ensemble cast...  More

Madame X
(1966) [M]

Lana Turner's performance is brilliant going from loving bride and mother to a woman so down on her luck that when confronted with the chance that her son may discover what has become of her she resorts to murder , therefore protecting the only thing she has any love left for. The supporting cast...  More

Portrait in Black
(1960) [M]

Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn are lovers who murder Lana's cruel, but wealthy husband, played by Lloyd Nolan.

San Francisco cargo shipping czar, Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) is bedridden and slowly dying as his beautiful and ultra-glamorous wife Sheila (Lana Turner) becomes more and...  More

The Quiet American (1958)
(1958) [PG]

Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Graham Greene, a love triangle brews amidst a growing political tempest in this brilliantly intellectual film in which nothing is quite as it seems.

In 1952 Saigon is caught between the corrupt colonial powers and the Communist uprising. An...  More

The Browning Version (1951)
(1951) [PG]

Adapted by Sir Terence Rattigan from his 1948 play, Anthony Asquith's The Browning Version is a poignant examination of repression and redemption set in the English public school system. Classics master Andrew Crocker-Harris is preparing to retire early due to ill-health. Considered a...  More

Mamma Roma
(1962) [M]

Paolo Pasolini’s (Accatone, Salo) neorealist masterpiece stars the great Anna Magnani (Open City) as a middle-aged whore who saves money to buy an apartment and retire from working the streets of Rome. She soon brings her beloved teenage son Ettore from the country to live with her; but Ettore...  More