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DVD Film - Robin Williams in the lead role. When charismatic English professor John Keating (Robin Williams) arrives at a prestigious boys' school, he begins to break the school's traditional rigid rules with his unusual methods. Keating's wit and intelligence inspires students to think and decide for themselves - they begin to live life to the fullest. Dead Poets Society has been an unusually great success with audiences and film critics alike thanks to its superbly constructed story, exceptional performances and perfect cinematography.
DVD Film - When all hell broke loose. Glass hell from South Korea. On Christmas Eve, a Christmas party is held in the super-modern complex "Tower Sky", which brings together the biggest elite and VIP guests from all over the city. Dae-ho, a building manager and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana in order to attend the party and take care of the guests. Meanwhile, the famous fire chief Young-ki of the famed Yoido Station can finally spend Christmas with his long-ill wife and enjoy some time off. The party is in full swing and the perfect atmosphere is enhanced by a beautiful view and two helicopters that are spreading artificial snow around the building.
DVD Film - In 1972, the whole world watched the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what followed. Inspired by true events, Munich reveals the compelling story of a secret Israeli commando unit tasked with tracking down and killing eleven Palestinians who allegedly planned the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. But it is also telling of the toll this retaliatory mission takes on the members of the team and the man who leads it. Praised as "incredibly exciting" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), Steven Spielberg's explosive, suspenseful thriller earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture.
DVD Film - A great black comedy starring Robin Williams. An Alaskan travel agent named Paul (Robin Williams) thinks he has finally found a solution to his financial woes in the form of a frozen body he accidentally discovers. He passes off the frozen corpse as his long-lost brother Raymond to collect the insurance money. But his plans are disrupted by an aspiring insurance salesman and two hit men. This corpse is a desirable commodity.
DVD Film - The lust for power and the battle for Rome. On the run from Marc Antony, Octavius meets the beautiful Carmen, who saves his life several times. He is christened Emperor Augustus and emerges as the most important ruler in the history of Rome. Under his leadership, the collapse of the Republic was prevented, and a new Roman government was established, which lasted for three centuries. Witness the true epic story of Ceasar's nephew Octavian, a successful warrior facing Marc Antony in the battle for the Roman throne.
DVD Film - The lust for power and the battle for Rome. After Ceasar's death, a will appeared promising power to his nephew Octavian. But Marcus Antonius does not want to agree to it and intends to destroy all of Caesar's blood relatives. But Octavius finds an ally in Tyrannus, a gladiator who has sworn to protect him and help him secure the throne he has inherited. First, however, he must escape the powerful clutches of Antonio's allies and avoid being thrown into slavery at all costs, without revealing Octavio's identity. Together they learn the true meaning of friendship for life and death.
DVD Film - The cast: Al Pacino. It's a hot afternoon in Brooklyn and two optimistic losers decide to rob a bank. Sonny (AI Pacino) directs the action, Sal (John Cazale) is his accomplice and the result is one big disaster. The police, TV cameras, and even a pizza delivery service will arrive. Al Pacino collaborated with director Sidney Lumet (they made Serpico together) on this great comedy suspense film. The film earned six Academy Award nominations and even won one, for its screenplay by Frank Pierson. Dog Day Afternoon is based on a true story. Brilliant workmanship. Very precise work by Sidney Lumet.
DVD Film - In a previously untold chapter of the epic miniseries, passion reignites. Love will hit you again. Faith is restored. What happened to Father Ralph de Bricassart and Maggie Cleary during the mysterious years that were not included in the original successful series? Richard Chamberlain returns as Father de Bricassart in a story complementing the original Birds in Thorns series, which was adapted from Colleen McCullough's bestselling novel. During World War II, de Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome. He is then sent by the Vatican to a vast sheep farm in Australia, which he thought he had abandoned forever.
DVD Film - The cast: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe. A modern variation on the famous Laclos novel set in the 20th century. A wealthy industrialist and his companion play cruel games with the feelings of young and inexperienced people by luring them into the snares of vice and sin. But their actions will not go unrewarded. The first film adaptation of the famous novel starring French acting icons Gérard Philippe and Jeanee Moreau. The film caused quite a stir in France at the time and the censors banned its export abroad.
DVD Film - Based on the world bestseller by the famous author Nicholas Sparks, you will believe in true love after watching it. When Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former rodeo rider trying to make a comeback, meets Sophie (Britt Robertson), a college student preparing for her dream job in New York, the two embark on an extraordinary - if uncertain - romantic journey together. As their divergent life goals test the resilience of their budding relationship, they have a fateful encounter with Ira (Alan Alda), whose poignant memories of his own marriage will inspire the young couple and change their lives once and for all.
DVD Film - The cast: Alan Rickman. The film tells the story of two men who, at the beginning of the 1930s, decided to go beyond the established limits of medicine, despite social conventions. Their patients, known as "blue babies", suffer from heart defects that end in drastic death. While Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and his assistant Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) manage to discover entirely new methods of treating the disease, they fail to convince those around them that Vivien's black skin colour and lack of a university education do not play a role in saving children's lives.
DVD Film - The cast: Monica Bellucci, Sophie Marceau. Is she crazy or is everyone else crazy? Jeanne (Sophie Marceau), absorbed in writing her first novel, begins to notice disturbing changes around her. Her body starts to change, but no one around her notices. Her family considers these fears to be the result of the stress of finishing the novel, but Jeanne realizes that something much deeper and much more disturbing is going on. In her mother's house, she discovers a photograph that leads her on the trail of a woman in Italy. Here, transformed into another woman (Monica Belluci), she reveals the strange secret of her identity.
DVD Film - A breathtaking and gripping drama awarded three Oscars and the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Passion is a force against which we are powerless. A mute Ada and her illegitimate daughter Flora arrive from England to meet a new man in the inhospitable environment of white settlers in New Zealand. He brings with him his beloved piano, without which he cannot exist. The strange, withdrawn woman doesn't get along with her businessman husband Stewart. She succumbs to subtle pressure from another man who bought her instrument from Stewart. Obsessively in love, Baines gradually sells the piano to Ada, and she pays for it with increasing looseness. However, it is less and less enforced.
DVD Film - A painful story of several generations about a father's love and all that a parent is willing to sacrifice for a better life for his offspring. After entering the United States, Carlos Galindo begins to dream of a better life for his wife and his unborn son Luis. But when his wife leaves him, because he has a feeling that her husband is unable to provide for her, what she desires, it becomes his sole purpose to reassure his son that an opportunity presented itself, that he never had. After years of hard work and trying to become a role model for his son, Carlos feels himself and the teenage Luis growing apart.
DVD Film - The cast: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman. The extraordinary drama of a captive darling. The lights flicker on and off. Footsteps echo from the locked attic. Mysterious events, seen and heard only by vulnerable young Paula, lead her to fear she is losing her mind - which is exactly what her mean-spirited husband Gregory hopes for. Gaslights, directed by George Cukor, is a masterclass in suspense. Ingrid Bergman won her first Academy Award for the role of Paula, doubting her sanity and clinging to her last remnants.
DVD Film - The sixth and final season of the drama series is just around the corner and with it a return to the glamorous surroundings of Downton Manor. As our time with the Crawley family comes to a close, the unraveling of the saga awaits us. The destinies of family and servants remain inextricably linked even now, in times that bring new challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Family harmony is threatened by secrets and strife, while those one floor below overcome the pitfalls of social change, often at great risk.
DVD Film - 1924 - The fifth series reintroduces popular characters in the lavish surroundings of Downton Manor. The new Labour government heralds changes that are beginning to be felt across the country. Nor is life on the Downton estate spared. Together, Robert, Mary and Branson must navigate the troubled waters to secure their fortunes for the generations that come after them. Although Branson plays an increasingly important role on the estate, he cannot help but question his place in the world. Mary can finally admit to herself that she's getting married again. But can she really find the same happiness she experienced with Matthew again?
DVD Film - The cast: Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad. People celebrate the Popular Front's election victory in the Faubourg district of northern Paris. However, this enthusiasm is not shared by three local showbiz employees. The cabaret Chansonia, which employed them, closed down prematurely and they found themselves out of work. With the support of the local people, they will take their destiny into their own hands. Motivated by threats of lack of money, they produce their own musical, hoping to get Chansonia.
DVD Film - The cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford. The most fantastic detective story of the 20th century. The lights go on in the Watergate building and four burglars are caught red-handed. That night began a wave of revelations that cost the American president his office. Washington reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) took up the story and didn't give up in the face of doubt, rejection and intimidation. All the president's men are their story. The film, directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the book by Woodward and Bernstein, won four Academy Awards in 1976: For best supporting actor (Jason Robards), adapted screenplay, production design and sound.
DVD Film - The cast: Ryan Reynolds. Thirty-something Manhattanite Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is in the midst of divorce proceedings, and his 10-year-old daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) begins to question him about his life before marriage. Will tells her about his ups and downs in love - the girl next door Emily (Elizabeth Banks), his most intimate friend April (Isla Fisher) and the free-spirited Summer (Rachel Weisz). Three romances, three broken hearts. Maya puts the pieces of her father's love puzzle together and begins to understand that love isn't easy... but it also makes Will realise that it's never too late to give love a second chance.
DVD Film - 1922 - Our favourite characters return to the glitzy surroundings of Downton Manor for the fourth series. Despite the new challenges they face, the fates of the Crawley family and its servants remain inextricably linked. Six months after Matthew's tragic death, his loss is still felt throughout the house. Mary comes to terms with a life of raising a fatherless child and, with the support of her family, saves what she can. As she accepts her new role at the estate, she realises that she has become the object of interest to many eager suitors. The twenties are in full swing and a wave of change has already swept over Downton itself.
DVD Film - The cast: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura. Mafia. Gambling. Prostitution. Murder. Joe Valachi lived through it all... and he testified about it all. Joe Valachi, a former mobster, is in jail. He decides to become the main witness in the high-profile trial of a mafia boss. In his testimony in front of the cameras, he gradually reveals his entire life story, the history of his fall into the snares of the mafia and crime.
DVD Film - Contains all 7 episodes of the first series. The impressive costume drama Downton Manor, by screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Queen Victoria), Academy Award™ winners, boasts a cast of celebrities, like Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens, Penelope Wilton, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Rob James-Collier and Brendan Coyle. The world of Downton is brimming with splendour and passion thanks to this stellar cast. Set in England in the years before World War I, the Downton Manor series offers a complex social drama.
DVD Film - 1916 - Julian Fellowes' popular drama series Downton Manor returns with its second series. We find ourselves at Downton Manor in 1916. The effects of World War I are felt by members of the Crawley family and servants alike. The war times took their toll on their fate, on their already complicated relationships and did not avoid the house itself. Will the end of the war rampage also mean a change in the way of life for all Downton residents?