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Island in the Sun
(1957) [M]
Set on the tropical island of Santa Marta in the Carribean during colonial British rule. It focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. He finds himself confused on returning home when his romantic liaison with a white female tends to conflict... More
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Stolen Kisses
(1968) [M]
Eight years after the wry romantic sketch Antoine and Colette, François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud reunited to catch up with Truffaut's cinematic alter ego, Antoine Doinel, the troubled adolescent of The 400 Blows. Stolen Kisses opens with the now-grown Doinel sprung from military prison... More
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Pride and Prejudice: BBC TV mini-series (2 disc set)
(1995) [G]
The arrival of the wealthy Mr Darcy in the neighbourhood causes great excitement within the Bennet family. One of her five daughters, Mrs Bennet feels, is sure to capture the heart of the wealthy young aristocrat.
Judging him on first impressions and the malicious gossip of friends, she... More
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Rebecca (2 disc set)
(1940) [PG]
"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderlay again." Rebecca’s haunting opening line conjures the entirety of Hitchcock’s romantic, suspenseful, elegant film. A young woman (Joan Fontaine) believes her every dream has come true when her whirlwind romance with the dashing Maxim de Winter (Sir... More
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The Forsyte Saga - Series 2: To Let (2 disc set)
(2003) [M]
To Let Continues the powerful story of the Fosyte Saga, a bitter legacy of power, money, love and betrayal.
It is twenty years since Queen Victoria died and while Soames Forsyte struggles with the spirit of the social revolution following WW1, his daughter Fleur is falling in love. With no... More
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The Forsyte Saga : Series 1 (2 disc set)
(2002) [M]
All 6 episodes from the first series on 2 DVDs. A classic of English literature, The Forsyte Saga paints a fascinating picture of early twentieth century London life, charting the progress of a great dynasty from the height of the Victorian era through the turbulent transition into the modern... More
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Pearl Harbour : Special Edition (2 disc set)
(2001) [M]
Kate Beckinsale, looking beautiful and straight out of a 1940's glamour magazine, is Evelyn, the nurse who wins the hearts of both Rafe and Danny. Rafe meets her first during an examination to determine fitness for duty. He charms and clowns his way into a date, and the two fall quickly in love.... More
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The Edukators
(2004) [M]
Jule is seriously in debt following a car accident, owing a wealthy businessman almost 100 000 euros. Her financial situation forces her to move in to the flat her boyfriend Peter shares with Jan, both of whom are part of a revolutionary organisation called "The Edukators". The role of this... More
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Ride the Wild Surf
(1964) [G]
In the spirit of Gidget, the surfin' 60s comes alive with long boards, crashing waves, bikinis and beach parties when Hollywood's happening jetset, including Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Tab Hunter and Barbara Eden, take a wet and wild magic carpet ride of adventure in surfer's paradise. Here on... More
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Bangkok Dangerous
(1999) [MA]
The story is of a deaf-mute hitman and his partner who are based in Bangkok. He is friends with his partner's girlfriend who is a stripper at a local club. They go about their assassination business as usual as the boss climbs the underworld ladder and forms new alliances. Flashbacks explain how... More
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Chokher Bali
(2003) [PG]
Mahendra is a doctor circa British rule in India, who lives a comfortable life in a city in Bengal (which is now known as Bangla Desh). He is friendly with a young man, a bachelor named Behari. Both Mahendra and Behari are of marriage age, and do get a lot of proposals. One day they receive a... More
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The Crossing
(1990) [M]
Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer star in this acclaimed tale of young love set during a single Anzac day in a small rural Australian town in the 1960s.
Eighteen months ago, Sam (Robert Mammone) left suddenly for the big city, leaving his girl Meg (Spencer) broken hearted. In his absence, a... More
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The Best of Everything
(1959) [PG]
Amanda Farrow is a waspish, hard edged editor in a paperback publishing house. Jaded and embittered, she is involved in a disappointing affair with a married man and tends to take out her frustrations on the girls under her charge, including Gregg Adams, an aspiring actress who is involved with a... More
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Strangers When We Meet
(1960) [PG]
Architect Larry Coe has a wife and family, but becomes embroiled in an affair with beautiful Maggie Gault, a neighbor with her own family. The two lovers are forced to face the choice between love and loyalty. More
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The Honeymoon Killers
(1970) [M]
Based on the true story of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, who met through a lonely-hearts correspondence club, Ray is weedy, feral, and untrustworthy; Martha is enormous, compulsive, and needy. Together, they play out a horrifying scheme in which he lures lonely women out on dates and... More
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Wuthering Heights (Granada-TV)
(1998) [M]
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights remains one of the most powerful and passionate novels ever written. It is a classic tale of love, jealousy and pain that defies social boundaries and challenges death itself.
This acclaimed adaptation of Bronte's classic novel stars Orla Brandy (The Heart... More
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Kissing Jessica Stein
(2001) [M]
Jessica Stein is a hard-to-please journalist/artist who is constantly plagued by people trying to find the right "one" for her. When her ex-fiancée tells her she's too picky, she answers Helen Cooper's personal ad looking to make a friend, but gets more than she expects. Jessica doesn't think... More
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Now, Voyager
(1942) [PG]
A tender love story, a taut psychological drama, an inspiring tale of physical and spiritual transformation. Now, Voyager is all three, as well as a Bette Davis career milestone, resulting in her sixth Best Actress Oscar nomination. She magically plays Charlotte Vale, a spinster who defies her... More
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Jane Austen's Emma
(1996) [PG]
Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not... More
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Wild Orchid
(1990) [R]
Emily, a raw recruit to a law firm is sent to Brazil with Claudia to help finalise a real estate deal. Emily is innocent and vulnerable, and when she's left in Rio with Wheeler, a milionaire with an unusual outlook on life, Emily is shocked and intrigued by the sex antics to which she is exposed. More
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The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982) [M]
Guy Hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. His apparently humdrum assignment to Indonesia soon turns hot as President Sukarno electrifies the populace and frightens foreign powers. Guy soon is the hottest reporter on the story with the help of his photographer,... More
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Emma (1996)
(1996) [G]
Set in the lush English countryside in the early part of the 19th Century, EMMA tells the funny and timeless tale of a young woman so devoted to meddling in the lives and romances of others, that she may miss her chance to learn about love firsthand.
Featuring a cast of characters true to the... More
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Wuthering Heights (1992)
(1992) [M]
Captivating and truly magnificent, this is a soul-stirring adaptation of Emily Bronte's immortal classic about love and vengeance. Set in the unforgiving Yorkshire moors, it tells the timeless tale of Heathcliff and Cathy and their passion born of need but forbidden by convention.
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Atonement
(2007) [MA]
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. More
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Om Shanti Om
(2007) [G]
Starring some of the biggest names in Indian cinema today, Om Shanti Om is a joyous exploration of the infinite possibilities of reincarnation, and the crazy journey we all experience on the way.
Travel back 30 years where Om Kapoor (Shahrukh Khan), an aspiring actor and director first lays eyes... More
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Across the Universe (2 disc set)
(2007)
Set in America during the Vietnam war at the height of political and social unrest, this powerful love story from award-winning director Julie Taymor (TITUS) uses music by the Beatles to tell its heart-felt story. Part Moulin Rouge, part Hair and starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess, Across... More
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Touch (1997)
(1997) [MA]
With the discovery of Juvenal, a miracle healer, evangelist turned RV dealer Bill Hill envisions riches. Hill manages to snare Juvenal with the help of a former associate, Lynn Faulkner. However, Hill's plans of book deals and TV talk show visits hits a snag when Lynn falls for Juvenal and has... More
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Samsara
(2001) [MA]
A spiritual love story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh, in the Himalayas, Samsara is a quest; one man's struggle to find spiritual enlightenment.
A caravan of Lamas journey across the mountains, on a mission to return a brilliant young monk named Tashi (Shawn Ku) to his ancient... More
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The Camomile Lawn (2 Disc Set)
(1992) [M]
It's August 1939 and five cousins gather at their uncles big house on the Cornish coast. The imminence of war charges the air as the frolic on the fragrant lawn & tempt fate on the terrifying cliffs. Returning to the house nearly 50 years later for funeral they recall how the war arranges their... More
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Paris, Je t'aime
(2006) [MA]
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers will bring their own personal touch, underlining the wide variety of styles, genres, encounters and the various atmospheres and lifestyles that prevail in the neighborhoods of... More
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