A classic of postwar literature a small masterpiece of humour humanity & heroism from one of the best Czech writers For twenty-two-year-old Milos bumbling apprentice at a sleepy Czech railway station life is full of worries his burdensome virginity his love for the pretty conductor Masha the scandalous goings-on in the station master's office Beside them the part he will come to play against the occupying Germans seems a simple affair in Bohumil Hrabal's touching absurd masterpiece of humour humanity & heroism Closely Watched Trains which became the award-winning Jiri Menzel film of the ' Prague Spring' is a masterpiece that fully justifies Hrabal's reputation as one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century ...

& Love & sex are like politics it&s not what you say that matters still less what you mean but what you do Patrick Marber understands this perfectly & in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language it is right up there with Williams& Streetcar Mamet&s Oleanna Albee&s Virginia Woolf Pinter&s Old Times & Hare&s Skylight& The Sunday Times " Patrick Marber&s searing follow-up to Dealer&s Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation" Independent on Sunday This Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction plot synopsis commentary discussion of the film version bibliography & questions for study It is the perfect edition for anyone studying the play at school or college ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play If you believe in love at first sight you&ll never stop looking Writer Patrick Marber adapted the screenplay from his own scathing stageplay in which a chance meeting between Englishman Dan (Jude Law) & American visitor Alice blossoms into a troubled relationship bringing together & then affecting a second couple involving Larry (Clive Owen) & Anna (Julia Roberts) Sex & love are explored capturing all the vulnerability & brutality of people falling in & out of love ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play If you believe in love at first sight you&ll never stop looking Writer Patrick Marber adapted the screenplay from his own scathing stageplay in which a chance meeting between Englishman Dan (Jude Law) & American visitor Alice blossoms into a troubled relationship bringing together & then affecting a second couple involving Larry (Clive Owen) & Anna (Julia Roberts) Sex & love are explored capturing all the vulnerability & brutality of people falling in & out of love Actors Natalie Portman Jude Law Clive Owen & Julia Roberts Director Mike Nichols Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; Spanish
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Portugese ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Slovenian ; Spanish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 41 minutes (approx)
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You would do anything for your family Wouldn't you? A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of Peter James ' Writes with raw engaging authenticity' Peter James ...

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made from wood steel stone & cast rubber Her most famous spider sculpture Maman stands more than 30 feet high Just as spiders spin & repair their webs Louise's own mother was a weaver of tapestries Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself She worked with fabric throughout her career & this biographical picture book shows how Bourgeois's childhood experiences weaving with her loving nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her most famous works With a beautifully nuanced & poetic story this book stunningly captures the relationship between mother & daughter & illuminates how memories are woven into us all ...

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SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARMOJO BOOK OF THE YEARIn 1975 Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't play an instrument & she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar A year later she was the guitarist in the hugely influential all-girl band the Slits who fearlessly took on the male-dominated music scene & became part of a movement that changed music A raw thrilling story of life on the frontiers & a candid account of Viv's life post-punk
- taking in a career in film the pain of IVF illness & divorce & the triumph of making music again
- Clothes Music Boys is a remarkable memoir

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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 From director Andreas Dresden comes a bold & unfliching love story about two people caught up in a secret liaison When Inge a married woman in her mid-sixties meets Karl she finds herself drawn to him & before long they embark on a passionate affair Battling with conflicting emotion Inge confesses to her unsuspecting husband of her new found love & has to face the consequence of her betrayal Cloud 9 explores fidelity desire & love in the twilight years & subverts convention to present a brave account of young love in old age ...