Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This set features a double helping of films starring the enigmatic Gracie Fields

Includes:: Sally In Our Alley & Looking On The Brightside Actors Gibb Mc Laughlin Gracie Fields Ian Hunter Ben Field Ivor Barnard Directors Maurice Elvey Graham Cutts Basil Dean Writers Miles Malleson Basil Dean Alma Reville Archie Pitt Brock Williams Producers Basil Dean Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1

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War music & identity are explored & dissected in this powerful & affecting novel from one of the UK's greatest authors 352 pages Priest Christopher ...

As far as Benjamin Braddock's parents are concerned his future is sewn up Now he has graduated from college he will go to Yale or Harvard get a good job & enjoy a life of money cocktails & pool parties in the suburbs just like them For Benjamin however this isn't quite enough When his parents' friend Mrs Robinson a formidable older woman strips naked in front of him & they begin an affair it seems he might have found a way out That is until her daughter Elaine comes into the picture & things get far more complicated ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mike Nichols directs this 1960s comedy drama starring Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft & Katharine Ross After graduating from college Ben Braddock (Hoffman) returns to his wealthy parents& South Californian home unsure of what he wants to do next Feeling pressurised to get on with his life the young Braddock escapes into an aimless affair with Mrs Robinson (Bancroft) an older married woman & friend of the family The pair meet regularly with neither expecting anything serious from the relationship but this seemingly simple situation becomes complicated when Ben meets & begins dating Elaine (Ross)
- Mrs Robinson&s daughter Featuring a score written by Paul Simon & performed by Simon & Garfunkel the film was nominated for six Oscars & won for Best Director Actor Katharine Ross William Daniels Buck Henry Walter Brooke Lainie Miller Marion Lorne Alice Ghostley Anne Bancroft Dustin Hoffman Richard Dreyfuss Norman Fell Elizabeth Wilson Elisabeth Fraser Jonathan Hole Brian Avery Eddra Gale Murray Hamilton Harry Holcombe Director Mike Nichols Special Features The Graduate at 25 Documentary Original Widescreen Excerpts Interview with Dustin Hoffman Region Region 2 Aspect Ratio 169 Anamorphic Wide Screen Sound Information Dolby Digital Main Language English Certificate 15
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Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation In the late 1960s Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) a confused college graduate is pulled in myriad directions by family friends & associates just days after receiving his degree Seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft) an older friend of the family Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross) However Ben & Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs Robinson who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to another boy leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history With its striking photography & clever editing THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director The film also made a star out of young Hoffman who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy enough Outstanding performances by the rest of the cast are highlighted by Bancroft's sexy embittered turn as Mrs Robinson & Ross's endearing presence as the gorgeous yet innocent Elaine The film's impact on popular culture is immeasurable Plastics will live on eternally as depressing but solid career advice & older women will never eye younger men without fear of becoming a Mrs Robinson Buck Henry (who appears briefly in the film) cowrote the influential screenplay based on the novel by Charles Webb & the soundtrack by Simon & Garfunkel remains a movie classic ...

The new Liverpool-based World War Two saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war A unique bond is formed as the hostilities take their toll on Britain When Diane Wilson leaves Cambridge for Liverpool destined for Derby House & war work as a teleprint operator she is intent on mending her broken heart But will hundreds of miles ease the pain of her betrayal? From the moment she first lays eyes on Myra Stone in the Wavertree terrace she is billeted to Diane senses she's bad news But does Myra's bitterness & caustic wit belie a secret heartache? Ruthie starts work at the munitions factory enduring terrible conditions in order to put food on the table for herself & her widowed mother But Ruthie is befriended by lively & vivacious Jess Hunt who injects colour & fun into the drab surroundings All four women are brought together at The Grafton the local dance hall favoured by American GIs as well as the local girls In this heady uncertain time infatuation & passion blossom But has each girl found true love
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The Grail is neither a secret a world treasure in the shape of a cup a specific mortal woman nor a hidden chosen family The Grail is a state of heart & mind! An old Spanish manuscript is given to Lars & for two years it lies untouched in his office until one day the sun falls upon the book & Lars is drawn to pick it up once again The pages reveal symbols & signs that he had not previously seen & so begins the final part of his journey to discover the importance of the feminine archetype for our times His travels take him to the caves of the holy mountain of Montsegur & on to the Southern Pyrenees & Mary Magdalene's secret cave near Perillos During his travels Lars meets a nameless Being of Light who presents him with the answers to many of today's spiritual dogmas ...

Yes it is true! Nemesis Now has found the one & only Grail! Designed by our inspired in-house team this Chalice is based on the Holy Grail It features a wider more rounded cup decorated in extravagant arches filled with elaborate patterns As you move down to the stem its simple texture is broken up by a decorative orb The base replicates the patterns on the cup & is filled with raised jewels Cast in the finest resin before being expertly h&-painted & finished in Bronze this mythical Goblet will have anyone in awe & wonder! The Grail Chalice Cast in the finest resin Painstakingly h&-painted Finished in Bronze ...

The official lifestyle companion guide to Dr David Perlmutter's revolutionary approach to vibrant health as described in his international bestsellers Grain Brain The Grain Brain Cookbook & Brain Maker With over one million copies sold worldwide Dr Perlmutter's books have changed the lives of people across the globe revealing the devastating truth about the effects of gluten on the brain & teaching us how to reprogram our genetic destiny Now Dr Perlmutter has written the definitive highly practical lifestyle guide offering readers a step-by-step plan to lower the risk of brain ailments while yielding other benefits such as weight loss relief from chronic conditions & total body rejuvenation Accessible & science-based The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan provides readers with actionable information including all the core nutritional advice they know & love from Grain Brain & Brain Maker & going far beyond that in a comprehensive personalised programme From sleep to stress management exercise relationships & more The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan will teach you how to live happily & healthily ever after ...

For use the year after the Phonics Handbook Photocopiable resource for introducing the rudiments of grammar & punctuation 218 pages Wernham Sara ...