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Viggo Mortensen leads an all star cast in this swashbuckling period drama the story of Diego Alatriste, a former soldier and mercenary who becomes a hero of Spain's 17th century Imperial wars.

The most expensive Spanish language film ever made based on the wildly popular novel series by Arturo Perez Reverte.

17th century imperial Spain under the reign of Philip IV, a weak and easily manipulated monarch dominated by a corrupt and intrigue ridden court, the head of which is the influential Count Duke Olivares. Intrigue and betrayal, duels and battles, love and hatred set the stage for the adventures of Captain Alatriste.

In His Majesty's service, a proud soldier in Flanders and in times of peace, a hired sword in Madrid and Seville. He wasn't the most virtuous of men, nor the most devout, but he was a man of valour. His name was Diego Alatriste

Alatriste is in love with the beautiful Mara de Castro, the most famous actress of her time. Compelled to fulfil the final wish of his dying friend, Alatriste makes his way back to Spain to care for the man's young son Iigo. Alatriste attempts to safeguard INigo both from a military career and from the Machiavellian woman he loves, the sweet and disturbing Angelica AlquEzar.

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 Allegro Non Troppo is an incredibly imaginative and hilarious parody of Disney's classic Fantasia. It transcends the genre of parody to become a delightful and beautiful film in its own right, and one of the high points in the history of animation. It's Italian creator, Bruno Bozzetto, is one of the most original and talented animators working today. He is widely known for his brilliant shorts Opera and Self Service.

Allegro Non Troppo presents six animated sequences in riotous colour set to classical music. It maintains throughout an outstanding level of imagination, humour and technical excellence. As in Fantasia, the animation is linked together with live action scenes...but instead of Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Allegro Non Troppo features a Felliniesque of old women directed by a mad, boorish conductor and a harassed animator (played by Maurizio Nichetti).

"I have an idea! I have an idea!" shouts the exultant director,
"The music of the great classical composers set to wonderful animation!
"What d'you mean its been done?!?
Who?
Prisney?!?
Who is this Prisney?!?"

So begins one of modern cinema's true curios. Disney's 'Fantasia' is of course the stuff of cinema legend - the
exquisitely detailed, magical, spellbinding animated cartoon spectacular that became a benchmark in entertainment, seen by generations of children and adults alike over decades.

Allegro Non Troppo could be said to continue where Fantasia left off - if you were on the right drugs. In Allegro Non Troppo, the world is upside down, inside out - in fact its completely concave; surrealistic adventures have never been quite so much fun! Allegro Non Troppo is more than just a parody; it's a beautiful and delightful film experience in its own right, and has a deserved reputation as landmark in animation.

Set to some of the most wonderous and emotive classical music ever composed. Allegro Non Troppo presents six animated sequences in wonderous colour - all animated from original drawings and cells, long before the age of computer animation and detailed automated design.

Linked together by hilarious live action sequences of a geriatric orchestra being put through their paces by a humourless and iron willed conductor, Allegro Non Troppo charms the viewer through its outstandingly imaginative animation, humour and technical excellence.

Director Bruno Bozzetto is also widely acclaimed for his short animation works "Opera" and "Self Service".

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Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world of her own. Introverted, but with a very extroverted imagination, Amelie is obsessed with all the small pleasures of life; skimming stones over water, plunging her hand into a sack of grain, and cracking the top of her Creme Brulee' with a Spoon.

Amelie believes she can twist the fate of those around her by affecting the slightest changes in their environment. She sets about making people fall in love, punishing her nasty neighbours and giving a new lease of life to the lonely or unloved. But when it comes to finding her own true love, Amelie conducts a campaign of stealth to win the heart of Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz) and is almost afraid of where her destiny will take her.

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 A stinging black comedy on modern corporate mores from Costa-Gavras (Z, State of Siege, Missing), THE AX follows French paper-mill executive and family man Bruno Davert who loses his job when it is outsourced to Romania. Two years of unemployment later, he decides to take an inventively entrepreneurial response to finding work. He devises decisive ways to cut out the competition for jobs on offer-taking matters into his own hands, by hook or by crook, he strikes upon a murderous plan to create a job opening and eliminate any rivals. Darkly satiric and influenced by the best of classic film noir.

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Set in feudal Japan, AZUMI is an anime come to life. AZUMI is a part of an elite group of assassins- raised from birth to carry out deadly missions. When the assassin clan is forced to leave it's training home to seek out and kill key political figures, AZUMI begins to question her master's wisdom. On the trail of a warlord, AZUMI encounters unfriendly ninja, bandits, soldiers and a mysterious villian dressed in white. Director Ryuhei Kitamura ( VERSUS) creates another furious heart pounding action adventure with AZUMI. With the beautiful Aya Ueto and Kitamura's frantic direction AZUMI is destined to be an action classic.

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The slashing sequel to the smash hit continues the tale of AZUMI and her only surviving colleague Nagara. The duo are recruited by a scheming lord to kill Masayuki, a troublesome government official. To protect himself, Masayuki assembles a team of expert killers in an attempt to crush AZUMI once and for all. Lead actress Aya Ueto has been called 'the ultimate female action hero' and with the AZUMI series, it's not hard to see why.

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They Came, They Saw, They Bridged a Divide

Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at an initiation ceremony but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport. They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate, almost forgotten, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. A lost band in a lost town. Not many people remember this. It wasn't that important.

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An ancient prophecy, a cruel empress and a rag tag group of unlikely hereos......
An epic adventure is about to begin......

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When a group of elite Thai athletes on a fundraising tour arrive in a remote village, they are taken hostage by a group of heavily armed terrorists. The terrorists demand the release of a drug lord, or the entire village will be killed.
From the creators of ONG BAK and featuring real life Thai Olympic athletes - BORN TO FIGHT is a powerhouse of Kung Fu and carnage - Thai style!

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Less well known than Jean Renoir's later works like Grande Illusions, however this comic tale of an anarchistic social outcast is equally a masterpiece.

Boudu, a tramp, attempts to commit suicide by throwing himself into the Seine. But when rescued by a prosperous Parisian bookseller, Boudu is less than grateful, and abuses his host and seduces his wife. In danger of succumbing to the trappings of bourgeois society, Boudu again commits a final act of rebellion

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 Hanada is the 'Number 3' killer in the Japanese underworld. Hired by a mysterious woman, the scheduled hit goes very wrong and Handa is launched into a deadly cat and mouse game with the sexually perverse rice sniffing 'Number 1' killer. Filled with bizarre imagery, eroticism and brutal violence in a world where everyone seems insane - it's not hard to see why BRANDED TO KILL has been heralded by many as a masterpiece of film noir and surreal cinema.

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The Buena Vista Social Club, guitarist Ry Cooder's celebrated album featuring the recently rediscovered talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, sold millions of copies and earned a Grammy Award.

Now, Cooder teams up with acclaimed director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) to reveal the astonishing life stories, vibrant personalities and unforgettable music of the brilliantly talented but long-overlooked performers who collaborated on this now-legendary recording. From the crumbling barrios of their native Havana, to their triumpant, sold-out concerts in Amsterdam and New York's Carnegie Hall, it's an unforgettable, deeply emotional journey into the passion, pride and humanity of the artists whose music sparked a worldwide musical phenomenon!

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Japanimation and manga inspired live action fuse into a new hybrid. In “Casshern”, which draws on a thousand years of Asian and European culture and a hundred years of cinema in a rollercoaster ride of the imagination. Drawing on some of the key creatives behind cult classics like “Ghost in the Shell”, “The Ring” and “Gamera”, director Kazuaki Kiriya comes up with an antiwar fable set in a dystopian, retro fitted future that takes no prisoners and goes the distance.

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This 3-Disc Collector's Edition features the original Feature Length Film, the Director's Cut, and the entire Ennio Morricone Soundtrack on CD.

A celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies! The story of a lifelong love affair with the movies, Cinema Paradiso tells of a young boy in a small Italian village, where the only past time is a visit to the movies at the Cinema Paradiso.

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Language Portuguese.
Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards including the American Film Institute's Audience Award and the Visions Award at the Toronto International Film Festival! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God," are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye: the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world...and ultimately his way out!

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 DREAMS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN FELLINIS FILMS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SO-CALLED SURREALISTIC PHASE OF HIS FILMMAKING THAT BEGAN WITH JULIET OF THE SPIRITS. THE LEAD CHARACTER OF CITY OF WOMEN, PLAYED ONCE AGAIN BY FELLINI ALTER EGO MARCELLO MASTRIOANNI, DREAMS OF BRINGING TOGETHER ALL THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFEPAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURETO LIVE IN HARMONY. ITS HIS FANTASY THAT EACH OF THESE WOMEN (REPRESENTING DIFFERENT STAGES OF HIS LIFE) LOVE HIM SO MUCH THAT THEYD BE WILLING TO SHARE HIMBUT THEY WOULD RATHER TEAR HIM APART THAN ALLOW ANOTHER WOMAN TO OWN HIM.

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 When fading 80s rock star Lee Hauser (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' James Johnston) overdoses in a run-down motel, his junkie widow Emily (Maggie Cheung), already reviled by the press for ruining his career, takes public blame for his death and is arrested for possession. After a spell in prison, she returns to Paris where she once lived and attempts to win the trust of her elderly in-laws who have taken custody of her young son.

Her life becomes a daily battle to find a place for herself in a world in which she feels unloved and which she despises. But when tragedy strikes, she is brought closer to her estranged family and begins to face the demons of her past.

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 Earth, the second film in Deepa Mehta's controversial trilogy, is an emotionally devastating love story set within the sweeping social upheaval and violence of 1947 India.As her country teeters on the brink of self-rule and instability, eight year old Lenny, an innocent girl from an affluent family, is in danger of having her world turned upside down. As the simmering violence around them reaches a boiling point, Lenny's beautiful nanny Shanta (Nandita Das) falls in love with one of Lenny's heroes - the charismatic and peace advocating Hassan. Love, however, can be dangerous when religious differences are tearing the country apart, and friendships and loyalty are put to the test.Building to a shattering climax, Earth is a devastating human drama in which desire unfolds unto a stirring tale of love and the ultimate betrayal.

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Another in the popular Essential World Cinema Collections, this volume features three classic films from master Eastern European directors. Includes:

A Short Film About Love (1986) – From the Director of the Three Colours Trilogy, Kryzstof Kieslowski, comes this dark, suspenseful meditation on love and desire.

The Thief (1990) - This compelling, Oscar-nominated Russian arthouse favourite follows the theme of an impressionable young boy’s fear and awe of a scoundrel father figure.

Closely Observed Trains (1967) - Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this milestone of the Czech New Wave is a hilarious yet tragic black comedy that sees a young station master battle the Nazis, and his sexual urges, during WWII.

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Children of Paradise: (1945)
Voted “the best French film ever made” by the French Film Academy and labelled the French Gone with The Wind.

Jean de Florette: (1986)
Winner of numerous international awards and one of the world’s most popular foreign language films stars Gerard Depardieu (Cyrano De Bergerac) in a career-defining role.

The Music Teacher: (1988)
A mix of Amadeus, Dangerous Liaisons and A Room With A View, this sumptuous operatic drama features arias from Verdi (La Traviata) and Mozart (Don Giovanni).

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The crème de la crème of classic French cinema! From Jean Renoir’s early masterpiece, La Regle du Jeu, to Jean-luc Godard’s new wave classic, Bande a part, these are films to cherish for a lifetime.

Bande a part (1964) - The great hipster film of the French new wave, Bande à part (The Outsiders) is Jean Luc Godard’s classic take on the American pulp crime movie.

Wages of Fear (1956) - One of the most nerve-wracking and exciting films ever made, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s film is a landmark of postwar French cinema.

La Regle du Jeu (1939) - Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, Jean Renoir’s infamous comedy of manners is a scathing indictment of French society on the eve of WWII.

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Featuring the most prestigious directors in Italian cinema history, including Federico Fellini, Pier Paulo Pasoloni and Michelangelo Antonioni, this is a must have world cinema collection.

L’Avventura (1960) – Winning the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, it ignited a storm of controversy that sparked the international career of the great Antonioni.

Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - Fellini’s dazzling technicolour masterpiece is the legendary Italian director’s first full colour feature film.

Mamma Roma (1960) - Paolo Pasolini’s (Accatone, Salo) neorealist masterpiece stars the great Anna Magnani (Open City) as a middle-aged whore struggling in the streets of Rome.

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