French drama based on a script by Krzysztof Kieslowski, completed just before his death. In 1980s Paris a man, fresh from his release from prison, is rejected by his wife. After a violent confrontation he throws himself from the apartment window, an act witnessed by his three young daughters. In present day Paris the three daughters, now grown up, live their own lives. Sophie (Emmanuelle Beart), the eldest, is married with young children but suspects her husband of having an affair. The youngest, Anne (Marie Gillain), is a student involved in a messy relationship with one of her tutors. Middle sister Celine (Karin Viard) lives a solitary & joyless life, caring for their difficult mother. When a young man starts to take an interest in her, she little suspects the true motive behind his approaches. ...

A Sam Fuller directed '50s cold war submarine adventure. Richard Widmark plays ex-submarine commander Adam Jones, recruited by a mysterious team of scientists who fear the Chinese are building an atomic plant in the arctic, threatening WWIII. With a crew of ex-servicemen, Jones sets off to scout the location. As the voyage progresses however, they attract the attention of enemy submarines & discover that there's more to the mission than they've been told. ...

A study of eschatological debates at a time when the idea of eternal punishment was under question, & English Christianity was affected by the contrasting Anglican movements of Evangelicalism & Tractarianism & by the controversy over Darwinism. ...

Five young women volunteer to spend the night in an old haunted house as part of the latest reality TV show. The house was once owned by a mad millionaire who kidnapped women & forced them to marry him, & now, as the new inhabitants arrive for the evening, it seems the house still has something of the old spirit about it. If the contestants can stay the course they receive a million dollars each, but the rules state that they must be alive to collect their winnings. ...

Tells the personal experiences of British soldiers in combat during raids on German trenches, patrols & of 'going over-the-top'. Uncovering information from forgotten & obscure books, privately held diaries, & the voices of the soldiers themselves, this book

Includes:: some of the most horrific descriptions of the battle of the Somme.

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