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Proud, eccentric and anti-social, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town, discovers...
Film noir comedy. Odile (Anna Karina) meets wannabe criminals Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey) in an English-language class and the two men persuade Odile to assist them in staging a robbery....
Feature film. A noir psychological thriller, loosely based on Hamlet, and set in modern-day Los Angeles. Jack (Penner), a troubled professional student, is convinced of treachery after the recent death of...
One of the most controversial British films ever produced, this lurid crime drama caused an unprecedented storm of controversy upon release: local councils banned it, the Bishop of London denounced it, and...
A 4-DVD collection of the films of anthropologist Jean Rouch, with short introductions by Bernard Surugue to put each film in historical context. NB French language only. DVD 1 - Ciné-Transe Includes: Les...
Feature film. Gambler Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum) accepts $5,000 to fly to a remote resort in Mexico for purposes undisclosed. On arrival, Dan finds the ostensibly rich, carefree guests all playing...
Feature film. A re-working in film noir style of Hamlet. Old Hamlet is president of a Helsinki timber mining and shipping empire. He is poisoned by his managing director, Klaus (Salminen), so that he and...
Thriller about a murderous London businessman and the scheming housemaid who shares his dark secret. This is a rare example of British noir cinema and this release comes with valuable extras including...
Film noir thriller B movie with loose connections to Hamlet. Paul (Lydon), has a recurring dream in which his father died in a car accident under mysterious circumstances and his mother (Eilers) falls in...
Feature film. Set in 2013, after World War Three has destroyed most of USA, including the government. an itinerant actor nicknamed Shakespeare (Costner) who wonders between villages performing scenes from...
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