Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play One man seven women in a strange house! Set in the Deep South during the Civil War The Beguiled stars Eastwood as John Mc Burney a severely wounded soldier who is near death when discovered by a teenage girl She takes him to the mansion that serves as her boarding school where he slowly begins to regain his health under the care of headmistress Martha Farnsworth (Geraldine Page) & the dozen or so girls who live there As Mc Burney gets better he begins to charm the girls all of whom are starved for affection because of the war&s claim on their men At length powerful undercurrents of jealousy saturate the atmosphere as the girls & even the headmistress begin to vie for Mc Burney&s attention He first becomes involved with one of the oldest of the girls Edwina Dabney (Elizabeth Hartman) but ultimately finds it difficult to resist the charms of some of her schoolmates His promiscuity becomes his undoing Actors Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Elizabeth Hartman Jo Ann Harris Darleen Carr Mae Mercer Pamelyn Ferdin Melody Thomas Scott Peggy Drier Patricia Mattick & Matt Clark Director Don Siegel Certificate 15 years & over Year 1971 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English Subtitles English for the HOHDuration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From acclaimed writerdirector Sofia Coppola The Beguiled unfolds during the Civil War at a Southern girls’ boarding school Its sheltered young women take in an injured Union soldier who then cons his way into each of the lonely women&s hearts causing them to turn on each other & eventually on him Starring Nicole Kidman Colin Farrell Kirsten Dunst & Elle Fanning the film premiered at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year & earned Sofia Coppola the award for Best Director ...

In THE BEIDERBECKE AFFAIR Trevor & Jill are school teachers who enter a complex world of mysterious intrigue THE BEIDERBECKE CONNECTION tells of more unlikely adventures of the two schoolteachers THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES is another story of Trevor Chaplin & Jill Swinborne who enter a world of adventure as Trevor is offered some jazz tapes from the barman at his local pub One of the tapes contains some alarming information & when they return to challenge the barman they find he has disappeared The collection

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY A S BYATTDora Greenfield erring wife returns to live with her husband in a a lay community encamped outside Imber Abbey home to a mysterious enclosed order of nuns Watched over by its devout director & the discreet authority of the wise old Abbess Imber Court is a haven for lost souls seeking tranquility But then the lost Abbey bell legendary symbol of religion & magic is rediscovered & hidden truths & desires are forced into the light ...

Herrnstein & Murray's The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raises serious issues about the stakes involved in reasoning & interpretation The authors' central contention is that intelligence is the primary factor determining social outcomes for individuals
- & that it is a better predictor of achievement than income background or socioeconomic status One of the major issues raised by the book was its discussion of 'racial differences in intelligence' & its contention that there is a link between the low observed test scores & social outcomes for African-Americans & their lack of social attainment While the authors produce & interpret a great deal of data to back up their contentions they ultimately fail to tackle the problem that neither 'intelligence' nor 'race' have widely accepted definitions in biology anthropology or sociology In consequence the book has been termed both racist' & pseudoscientific' thanks to what its critics see as both its faulty reasoning & its uncautious interpretation of evidence The debate continues to this day with academics on both sides engaged in fierce arguments over what can be argued from the data that Herrnstein & Murray used
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I was supposed to be having the time of my life When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953 she is elated believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer But in between the cocktail parties & piles of manuscripts Esther&s life begins to slide out of control She finds herself spiralling into depression & eventually a suicide attempt as she grapples with difficult relationships & a society which refuses to take women&s aspirations seriously The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath&s only novel was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas The novel is partially based on Plath&s own life & descent into mental illness & has become a modern classic The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny & razor sharp portrait of 1950s society & has sold millions of copies worldwide ...

I was supposed to be having the time of my life When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953 she is elated believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer But in between the cocktail parties & piles of manuscripts Esther&s life begins to slide out of control She finds herself spiralling into depression & eventually a suicide attempt as she grapples with difficult relationships & a society which refuses to take women&s aspirations seriously The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath&s only novel was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas The novel is partially based on Plath&s own life & has become a modern classic The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny & a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society & has sold millions of copies worldwide ...

I was supposed to be having the time of my life When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953 she is elated believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer But in between the cocktail parties & piles of manuscripts Esther&s life begins to slide out of control She finds herself spiralling into serious depression as she grapples with difficult relationships & a society which refuses to take her aspirations seriously The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath&s only novel was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas The novel is partially based on Plath&s own life & descent into mental illness & has become a modern classic ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Belles of St Trinian&s is a classic comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian&s School released in 1954 directed by Frank Launder & written by Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat Featuring a star cast of British comedy talent including
- Alastair Sim as both Miss Millicent Fritton & Clarence Fritton Joyce Grenfell George Cole Beryl Reid & many others This 60th anniversary edition has been fully restored plus features brand new extra content The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian’s are more interested in men & mischief than homework & hockey But greater trouble beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton who has kidnap on her mind EXTRASThe Girls of St Trinian’s Interview with Alistair Sim’s Daughter
- Merlith Mc Kendrick Interview with Geoff Brown
- film historian Interview with Steve Chibnall – Professor of British Cinema De Montfort University Interview with Melanie Williams
- Senior Lecturer in Film Studies UEA



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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Belles of St Trinian&s is a classic comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian&s School released in 1954 directed by Frank Launder & written by Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat Featuring a star cast of British comedy talent including
- Alastair Sim as both Miss Millicent Fritton & Clarence Fritton Joyce Grenfell George Cole Beryl Reid & many others This 60th anniversary edition has been fully restored plus features brand new extra content The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian’s are more interested in men & mischief than homework & hockey But greater trouble beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton who has kidnap on her mind EXTRAS The Girls of St Trinian’s Interview with Alistair Sim’s Daughter
- Merlith Mc Kendrick Interview with Geoff Brown
- film historian Interview with Steve Chibnall – Professor of British Cinema De Montfort University Interview with Melanie Williams
- Senior Lecturer in Film Studies UEA



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