Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A heart-rending emotionally explosive musical from acclaimed director Lars von Trier Selma (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant working in a factory in Washington State Not only is Selma struggling to make ends meet she is also trying to save up for an operation to cure her young son of the genetic disease that is gradually blinding her Her only joy is the role of Maria in a local production of The Sound of Music Winner of the 2000 Palme d& Or & Dancer in the Dark& is an outstanding example cinema&s power to entertain to move & to shock Actors Bjork Catherine Deneuve David Morse Peter Stormare Udo Kier Joel Grey Vincent Paterson Cara Seymour Jean-Marc Barr & Vladan Kostic Director Lars Von Trier Certificate 15 years & over Year 2000 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 14 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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The multiple sell-out mini-series from the writer of Who Is Jake Ellis? & the artist of Viking Dancer is the story of a retired assassin who must protect his ballerina love from a sniper stalking them both through the back alleys of a wintry Europe ...

It was once a land ravaged by war minor city states baronies & principates fight for supremacy & then the rival cities of Tali & Quon formed an alliance & so Quon Tali came into being However that was generations ago that dynasty has collapsed & the regional powers are now clawing at each others throats once more But at the heart of Quon Tali lies the powerful city state of Li Heng which has for centuries enjoyed relative stability under the guidance of the powerful sorceress known as the Protectress She is not someone likely to tolerate the arrival of two particular young men into her domain one is determined to prove he is the most skilled assassin of his age; the other is his quarry
- a Dal Hon mage who is proving annoyingly difficult to kill The sorceress & her cabal of five mage servants were enough to repel the Quon Tali Iron Legions so how could two such trouble-makers upset her iron-fisted rule? And now under a new & ambitious king the forces of Itko Kan are marching on Li Heng from the south His own assassins the Nightblades have been sent ahead into the city & rumours abound that he has inhuman nightmarish forces at his command So as shadows & mistrust swirl & monstrous beasts that people say appear from nowhere run rampage through Li Heng's streets it seems chaos is come
- but in chaos as a certain young Dal Hon mage would say there is opportunity

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A celebration of the human body & spirit in more than 100 photographs
- all nude all taken at night These photographs illustrate
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The mystery of the body in motion The surprise of seeing what seems impossible & the pure joyful optimism of it all Dancers Among Us presents one thrilling photograph after another of dancers leaping spinning lifting kicking
- but in the midst of daily life on the beach at a construction site in a library a restaurant a park With each image the reader feels buoyed up eager to see the next bit of magic Photographer Jordan Matter started his Dancers Among Us Project by asking a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company to dance for him in a place where dance is unexpected So dressed in a commuter's suit & tie the dancer flew across a Times Square subway platform & in that image Matter found what he'd been searching for a way to express the feeling of being fully alive in the moment unself-conscious present Organized around themes of work play love exploration dreaming & more Dancers Among Us celebrates life in a way that's fresh surprising original universal There's no photo-shopping here no trampolines no gimmicks no tricks Just a photographer his vision & the serendipity of what happens when the shutter clicks
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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 During the US Civil War an army officer is assigned to the Western frontier Soon after arriving he meets & develops a fascinating relationship with the local Sioux Indians Age Rating 15 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War Lt John Dunbar (Costner) wants to see the American Frontier before it is gone He is assigned to an abandoned fort where a Sioux tribe is his only neighbor Overcoming the language barrier & their mutual fear & distrust Dunbar & the proud Indians gradually become friends Eventually he falls in love with the beautiful Stands With A Fist (Mc Donnell) a white woman raised by the tribe He learns the culture of the Sioux lives with them & even experiences the breathtaking excitement of a buffalo hunt but his knowledge of the fate that will ultimately befall the tribe torments him Finally he is faced with a crucial decision that will cause him to examine his heart & soul before making a heroic choice that determines his destiny Actors Kevin Costner Mary Mc Donnell Graham Greene Wes Studi Rodney A Grant Floyd & Red Crow& Westerman Tantoo Cardinal Robert Pastorelli Charles Rocket Maury Chaykin Jimmy Herman Nathan Lee Chasing Horse & Michael Spears Director Kevin Costner Certificate 15 years & over Year 1990 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) ; DTSSubtitles English For The Hearing Impaired Duration 2 hours & 53 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War Lt John Dunbar (Costner) wants to see the American Frontier before it is gone He is assigned to an abandoned fort where a Sioux tribe is his only neighbor Overcoming the language barrier & their mutual fear & distrust Dunbar & the proud Indians gradually become friends Eventually he falls in love with the beautiful Stands With A Fist (Mc Donnell) a white woman raised by the tribe He learns the culture of the Sioux lives with them & even experiences the breathtaking excitement of a buffalo hunt but his knowledge of the fate that will ultimately befall the tribe torments him Finally he is faced with a crucial decision that will cause him to examine his heart & soul before making a heroic choice that determines his destiny Actors Kevin Costner Mary Mc Donnell Graham Greene Wes Studi Rodney A Grant Floyd & Red Crow& Westerman Tantoo Cardinal Robert Pastorelli Charles Rocket Maury Chaykin Jimmy Herman Nathan Lee Chasing Horse & Michael Spears Director Kevin Costner Certificate 15 years & over Year 1990 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) ; DTSSubtitles English For The Hearing Impaired Duration 2 hours & 53 minutes (approx)
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It is 1936 & harvest time in County Donegal In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters barely making ends meet their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty The two male members of the household are brother Jack a missionary priest repatriated from Africa by his superiors after 25 years & the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister In depicting two days in the life of this menage Brian Friel evokes not simply the interior landscape of a group of human beings trapped in their domestic situation but the wider landscape interior & exterior Christian & pagan of which they are a part It won the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Play of the Year & the Evening Standard Award for Best Play the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play & New York Drama Critics' Circle award for Best Play ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This affecting bittersweet tale--adapted from Brian Friel&s semi-autobiographical Tony Award-winning play--examines the emotional lives of the five unmarried Mundy sisters in 1936 rural Ireland In their mutual care is 8-year-old Michael (sweetly understated Darrell Johnston) the illegitimate son of youngest sister Christina (Braveheart&s Catherine Mc Cormack) A voice-over from the adult Michael recalls that significant summer in the month of August during the feast of Lughnasa The bolder town folk dance around a fire to Lugh an ancient god of light Yes this is fiercely Roman Catholic Ireland & Lugh a pagan god but that irony is at the core of the film the hypocrisy of tradition The dramatic change in the richly metaphoric movie comes with the arrival of two men eldest sibling--and only Mundy brother--Jack (Michael Gambon) a priest returning from many years in Africa now addled & Christine&s long-absent lover & Michael&s father the charmingly flighty Gerry (Rhys Ifans) Beautiful music & excellent performances highlight the film which also features gorgeous cinematography of the Irish countryside Meryl Streep is stern eldest sister Kate; Kathy Burke is lively Maggie; Brid Brennan (who appeared in the stage play) is thoughtful caretaker Agnes; & Sophie Thompson is simple sweet Rose It&s a quiet film but one filled with ironic & haunting meaning Dancing at Lughnasa was directed by Circle of Friends Pat O& Connor --NF Mendoza Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe) Number of discs 1 ...