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Andrei Rublev (2 Disc Set)
(1966) [M]

Widely regarded as Tarkovsky's finest film Andrei Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th century Russian history, which was marked by endless fighting between rival Princess and Tatar invasions. Made on an epic sacle, it does not flinch from portraying...  More

Rabbit Proof Fence (2 disc set)
(2002) [PG]

It's the 1930's in outback Australia. Three young Aboriginal girls - sisters Molly (Everlyn Sampi) and Daisy (Tianna Sansbury) and their cousin Gracie (Laura Monagham) are snatched from their mothers' arms in Jigalong, Western Australia and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River. 1500 miles...  More

Ned Kelly (2003)
(2003) [M]

This film is based on "Our Sunshine" by Robert Drew, a novel based on the life of Australian bush ranger and icon, Ned Kelly. It tells of his life as a bush ranger in north-west Victoria, where he lived all his life. He, his brother Dan, and two other men, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, formed a gang....  More

Russian Ark
(2002) [G]

A groundbreaking feat of filmmaking, Alexander Sokurov's amazing journey through 300 years of Russian art and history is the first ever feature to be shot in a single, unedited take - the ultimate director's cut. Magically transported to St Petersburg's Hermitage museum in the early 1700s, a...  More

The Trial of Joan of Arc
(1962) [G]

French cinema master Robert Bresson brings his trademark cinematic minimalism to this powerful re-telling of the story of Joan of Arc. Adapted from historical records of the trial and featuring a remarkable cast of non-professional actors, led by Florence Carrez in the title role, the film relays...  More

Ivan The Terrible: Part 1 (New digital restoration) (2 disc set)
(1944) [PG]

Sergei Eisenstein's operatic saga of the 16th-century Russian hero Czar Ivan IV is given a charismatic performance by Nikolai Cherkasov and a brilliant score by Sergei Prokofiev. Part One deals with Czar Ivan's beginnings as the ruler of Russia, Ivan's coronation, and his marriage to Anastasia...  More

The Wind That Shakes The Barley
(2006) [M]

Ireland, 1920. As a wave of Republican nationalism sweeps the nation, workers across the country unite to form volunteer armies to combat the notorious 'Black and Tan' paramilitary squads sent over from Britain to quell the rebel uprising. Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his native...  More

Marie Antoinette
(2006) [PG]

Lavish historical drama from writer/director Sofia Coppola. Born to Austrian nobility, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) is only 14 years old when she's pledged to marry Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman), the 15-year-old king of France, in an alliance that has everything to do with politics and...  More

The Last King of Scotland
(2006) [MA]

As Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gives "one of the great performances of modern movie history" (The Wall Street Journal), one that the Associated Press calls "nothing short of Oscar-worthy." This is Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy),...  More

The King and The Clown
(2005) [MA]

During Korea's Chosun dynasty, two wandering minstrels-acrobatic Jang-sang and drag actor Gong-gil-find they have a smash hit on their hands with their raucous mockery of their hen-pecked king. But when the palace hears of their satire, they are sentenced to execution-unless they can make the...  More