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 ...

A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother & four spinster aunts in 1930's Ireland Their lives are interrupted by the arrival of two men
- the boy's long-lost father who is off to Spain to fight the war against Franco & an elderly uncle who has come home to die after a lifetime in America Although life goes on as before for the boy & five sisters something will happen that will destroy their peaceful existence as they once knew it
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Students & journalists farmers & birdwatchers ex-wives adolescent lovers
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The fourth part of the sensational My Struggle series that has been hailed as perhaps the most significant literary enterprise of our times' (Guardian) Fresh out of high school Karl Ove moves to a remote fishing village to work as a teacher He has no interest in the job itself
- or in any other job for that matter his sole aim is to save money & start writing All goes well to begin with but as the nights grow longer his life takes a darker turn Drinking causes him blackouts his repeated attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation & to his own great distress he develops romantic feelings towards one of his 13-year-old students & all the while the shadow of his father looms large
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Experience all the drama & excitement of celebrity ice dancing as you perfect each week&s routine before skating out live in front of the TV cameras on show night! Use your stylus to complete beautifully animated spins jumps & lifts but remember that every move is being scrutinised by the fearsome judges of the " Ice Panel"! Will you & your partner be voted into the dreaded " Skate Off" or can you win over the hearts of the nation & be crowned Dancing On Ice champions 2010? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Jayne Torville & Christopher Dean take their version of the hit TV series on the road As with the series a judging panel made up of Robin Cousins Nicky Slater Karen Barber & Jason Gardiner will be on hand to give their verdicts on the celebrity dancers before the audience vote on their favourite dancer of the night ...

The first three series of ITV&s popular ice skating show Record-breaking gold medal-winning ice skating duo Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean return to the rink to oversee a group of celebrity skaters each hoping to be crowned Britain&s new ice sensation Series one contestants include David Seaman John Barrowman Kelly Holmes Andi Peters Sean Wilson Bonnie Langford Tamara Beckwith Andrea Mclean Gaynor Faye & Stefan Booth Series two contestants are Kyran Bracken Clare Buckfield Kay Burley Neil Fox Stephen Gately Phil Gayle Duncan James Ulrika Jonsson Lisa Scott-Lee Lee Sharpe & Emily Symons Series three contestants include Gareth Gates Chris Fountain Suzanne Shaw Greg Rusedski Linda Lusardi Zaraah Abrahams Tim Vincent Michael Underwood Natalie Pinkham Samantha Mumba Steve Backley Aggie Mackenzie & Sarah Greene Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Award-winning dramatist Stephen Poliakoff blows open the volatile world of 1930s London in a story about a black jazz band&s rise to success before violence & prejudice brings it crashing back to earth Set in an extraordinary period of immense change the Louis Lester Band arrives at the forefront of an emerging musical movement jazz As the band grows in popularity & starts to mix with the upper classes the intoxicating combination of music money & parties pull the characters into a glamorous but perilous world Soon the band begins to feel immune from the prejudice hovering beneath the surface of society but the sudden death of one of the band members creates a catastrophic turn in their fortunes They immediately find themselves confronted by betrayal & their privileged position is quickly torn away from them as they begin to discover who their friends really are A stellar cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor John Goodman Matthew Goode & Jacqueline Bisset star in this explosive new drama where for a moment music transcends the divisions of class & race until fear & hate once again tear them apart Actors Jenna-Louise Coleman John Goodman Austin Hardiman Nicholas Blatt Peter Brown Calvin Dean & Martine Richards Director Stephen Poliakoff Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Languages English ...