Epic drama recounting the First World War battle that became a byword for the carnage of the times. Written by & starring Paul Gross, the film follows the fortunes of wounded sergeant Michael Dunne (Gross), recovering at a hospital in Canada. After striking up a relationship with nurse Sarah Mann (Caroline Dhavernas), Dunne decides to return to active duty in France in order to shepherd Sarah's younger brother David (Joe Dinicol) through the war. As the three arrive in France to take up their positions, the third battle of Ypres, otherwise known as Passchendaele, is about to begin... ...

Beginning when the members of the Scanlon family return home to pay their final reseoects to their dearly departed dad, this comedy proves eternity is spending three days with the family. The formal Irish wake they had planned soon becomes a funeral of errors as old sibling rivalries, new love affairs & a runaway refugee turn the proceedings upside down. ...

The last film of Polish director Andrzej Munk, who was killed in a car crash during filming, this Holocaust drama was completed by Munk's colleagues & went on to win awards at Venice Film Festival & Cannes film festival. Liza (Aleksandra Slaska) is a German woman returning to Europe by ship with her husb&. While walking on the deck, she sees the face of a woman she is sure she recognises. It turns out that she knew the passenger, Marta (Anna Ciepielewska) at Auschwitz, where the women's paths crossed during World War II. Two possible versions are given for the events that took place there: one heroic version, where Liza saved Marta's life; & one shameful version where Liza, a Nazi officer, manipulated events to gain promotion & imagined that Marta had been executed years before. ...

Wesley Snipes plays John Cutter, an anti-terrorist expert who is flying to LA to begin a new life after the murder of his wife during a supermarket robbery. On the same plane is Charles Rayne (Bruce Payne), a dangerous hijacker being transported to prison. His agents have been placed on the flight to enable his escape, but they hadn't banked on Cutter. ...

The year 2003 is the 100th anniversary of modern aviation. This text examines a wide range of topics that should help the reader to acquire a psychological understanding of how air travel disrupts human relationships, behaviour as well as bodily functions. ...

The final golden age of the ocean-going passenger liner was from the mid-1950s through to the late 1960s, when famous liners traversed the Atlantic. This book taps into the nostalgia which many have for the final years of the great ocean liners. It

Includes:: photos which are concentrated at British ports & show many scenes which have vanished.

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