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Upstairs Downstairs :Series 1 (Disc 1 of 4)
(1971) [PG]

As the first major costume drama series written specially for British TV award-winning Upstairs Downstairs was an outstanding success. It became one of the best-loved and most acclaimed dramas of all time and now the 8 colour episodes from the 1st series are yours to enjoy in this sumptuous...  More

Russian Ark
(2002) [G]

A groundbreaking feat of filmmaking, Alexander Sokurov's amazing journey through 300 years of Russian art and history is the first ever feature to be shot in a single, unedited take - the ultimate director's cut. Magically transported to St Petersburg's Hermitage museum in the early 1700s, a...  More

Sanjuro
(1963) [PG]

In response to the huge critical and commercial success of Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune re-teamed a year later to make Sanjuro, a hilarious comedy of manners altogether more light-hearted than its predecessor. The plot has Sanjuro (Mifune) running lazy rings around nine naive and...  More

Nicholas Nickleby
(2002) [M]

Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to...  More

The Sea is Watching
(2002) [MA]

Set in a 19th-century brothel, The Sea Is Watching is the story of a beautiful young geisha, O-Shin (Nagiko Tohno), who harbors a samurai (Rhapsody in August's Hidetaka Yoshioka) seeking refuge. Falling in love with O-Shin, the samurai hopes to cleanse her of the sins of her profession. But fate...  More

The Molly Maguires
(1969) [PG]

The Molly Maguires was a secret society of militant coal miners who battled their exploitation by mine owners with violence, intimidation, and sometimes murder. Based on actual events, this gripping story is a sympathetic account of the Irish-American miners' struggle. Richard Harris plays a...  More

The Man from Snowy River 2
(1988) [PG]

In this sequel to The Man From Snowy River, a frontiersman returns to the Australian highlands after a three-year absence to claim the girl he left behind. He soon discovers he has made an enemy in her father and a rival in an arrogant banker's son. After spending some time away from his...  More

Anna Karenina (1948)
(1948) [PG]

After falling in love with a Russian army officer, Anna scandalizes Moscow by leaving her husband and child to carry on the affair. But when her forbidden lover's ardour cools, she finds herself outcast by an unforgiving society. When her husband refuses to give her a divorce, Anna - in one of...  More

For the Term of his Natural Life (2 disc set)
(1982) [PG]

For the first time on DVD! Television mini-series set in 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the...  More

The Trial of Joan of Arc
(1962) [G]

French cinema master Robert Bresson brings his trademark cinematic minimalism to this powerful re-telling of the story of Joan of Arc. Adapted from historical records of the trial and featuring a remarkable cast of non-professional actors, led by Florence Carrez in the title role, the film relays...  More