Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Terrorised by horrific dreams Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas) leaves his church on the eve of his ordination as a priest Working as a homicide detective years later Daggett is assigned a grisly murder case with religious overtones It transpires that the dead man's soul is in danger of falling into the hands of the human-hating angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken)
- who is embarking on a war to wrest the kingdom of Heaven from God
- & Daggett is the only man on Earth who can stop him Actors Christopher Walken Elias Koteas Virginia Madsen Eric Stoltz Viggo Mortensen Directors Gregory Widen Writers Gregory Widen Producers Joel Soisson Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1

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The Prophet represents the acme of Kahlil Gibran's achievement Writing in English Gibran adopted the tone & cadence of King James I's Bible fusing his personalised Christian philosophy with a spirit & oriental wisdom that derives from the richly mixed influences of his native Lebanon His language has a breath-taking beauty Before returning to his birthplace Almustafa the 'prophet' is asked for guidance by the people of Orphalese His words redolent with love & understanding call for universal unity & affirm Gibran's certainty of the correlated nature of all existence & of reincarnation The Prophet has never lost its immediate appeal & has become a ubiquitous touchstone of spiritual literature ...

This edition of Gibran's collection of 26 poetic essays on life features a bonded-leather binding & distinctive gilt edging Gibran's poetry provides timeless spiritual wisdom on a range of subjects including love & marriage children giving eating & drinking crime & punishment pain friendship time pleasure beauty religion & death 112 pages Gibran Kahlil ...

Kahlil Gibran's classic collection of poetic essays touching on subjects from love & friendship to pain & freedom 128 pages Gibran Kahlil ...

First published in the 1920s the author attempts to provide the reader with a guide to living He lets his protagonist called simply the prophet deliver homilies on a variety of topics central to daily life love marriage & children work & play possessions beauty truth joy & sorrow & death ...

A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an inspirational allegorical guide to living & this Penguin Modern Classics edition

Includes:: an introduction by Robin Waterfield First published in the 1920's The Prophet is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century & has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages Gibran's Prophet speaks of many things central to daily life love marriage death beauty passion eating work & play The spiritual message he imparts of finding divinity through love blends eastern mysticism religious faith & philosophy with simple advice The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture & was credited with founding the New Age movement yet it still continues to inspire people around the world today This edition is illustrated with Gibran's famous visionary paintings Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a poet philosopher & artist who stands among the most important Arabic language authors of the early twentieth century Born in Lebanon he spent the last twenty years of his life in the United States where for many years he was the leader of a Lebansese writing circle in New York He is the author of numerous volumes including The Garden of the Prophet The Storm The Beloved Reflections on the Path of the Heart The Vision Reflections on the Way of the Soul & Spirit Brides If you enjoyed The Prophet you might like Herman Hesse's Siddhartha also available in Penguin Modern Classics' His work goes on from generation to generation' Daily Mail' To read it was to transcend ordinary levels of perception to become aware of a more intense level of being' Independent

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' When love beckons to you follow him Though his ways are hard & steep' The Prophet On Love The time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese Before he departs people gather around him & ask him to speak of love marriage time sorrow friendship & children The Prophet's replies are illuminating & humane & provide a timeless guide to living The Prophet was an instant bestseller on publication in 1923 Since then it has been translated into more than 20 languages & is a classic work of inspirational fiction ...

Tracklist Oh Wait It's Me Isn't It? Popular People Basically Drunk In A Park Heavy Blossom Good Shadow Songman Friends Might Not Be Right Only One D Modal ...

THE PROPOSAL could have been a strictly script-by-numbers affair but hilarious performances by Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds raise this romantic comedy above its rivals Publishing powerhouse Margaret Tate (Bullock TWO WEEKS NOTICE) is used to getting her way She bullies her ambitious assistant Andrew Paxton (Reynolds DEFINITELY MAYBE) earning the ire of all the underlings at Colden Books in New York City But Margaret a native Canadian finds her career in jeopardy when she is denied a visa & learns she will be sent northward She forces Andrew to become her fiance but she'll have to take a trip home to Alaska with him to prove to US Immigration that their impending union is genuine What ensues is a combination of GREEN CARD THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA & GREEN ACRES with the hell-in-heels boss trying to fake a romance with her assistant as she struggles to survive as a city girl in the country However THE PROPOSAL proves to be more than the sum of its parts; Bullock has been one of Julia Roberts's successors to the America's-sweetheart crown since she starred in SPEED but this comedy has her challenging her image with hilarious ease & Reynolds is an excellent foil who proves just as adept with sarcasm as he is with a smile The two stars are supported by an impressive cast including Betty White as Andrew's scheming 90-year-old grandmother & Craig T Nelson as his disappointed father ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sandra Bullock is at her funniest in the fresh laugh-out loud romantic comedy The Proposal On the verge of being deported & losing the high-powered job she lives for the controlling Margaret announces she&s engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) After proposing a few demands of his own the mismatched couple heads to Alaska where they have four short days to convince his quirky family & a very skeptical immigration agent that their charade is real Featuring a star-studded supporting cast including Mary Steenburgen Craig T Nelson & the delightfully inappropriate Betty White this madcap comedy will have you saying "yes" to The Proposal again & again ...