jed-1's - Rented List

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No one has ever lived so freely and carelessly as Tom Jones. Abandoned at birth and raised by a wealthy squire, Tom romps through English society, leading a lusty life of brawling and bed-hopping...

until his bawdy behaviour causes him to be sent away from his family, his home and the only woman he's ever truly loved. But some men never learn, and soon Tom's escapades land him in the company of reckless scoundrels, the boudoirs of more women... and, finally, in jail. Will Tom's charm save him...or will the gallows be his last swing?

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Set in May 1940 this tense World War II spy thriller is set against the impending invasion of Holland by the Nazi's. In London, Jan Smit (Peter Finch) is in exile whilst his father, an eminent diamond merchant, remains in Amsterdam.

Together with his countryman, Walter Keyser (Alexander Knox) Smit is persuaded to return to his homeland under the command of British Agent Major Dillon (Tony Britton). Their mission is to recover the industrial diamond stocks from the traders in Amsterdam before they fall into the hands of the advancing Wehrmacht. Landing secretly on the Dutch coast, our heroes are greeted with the chaos of locals fleeing the threat of the German invaders, and narrowly avoid disaster from a failed suicide attempt by the beautiful Anna (Eva Bartok). Anna is persuaded to drive the group through the deserted streets of Amsterdam where Smit attempts, with his fathers help, to persuade the diamond merchants to part with their stocks. His problem, the diamond merchants many of them Jewish, will be left behind to face the wrath of the Germans whilst their stocks have returned to London. Faced with a race against time Smit, Dillon and Keyser must recover what diamonds they can, dodge the fifth columnists roaming the streets, and make their rendez-vous on board ship in order to return to London... or suffer the consequences.

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This film is a triptych of stories around a grand car 'The Yellow Rolls Royce' which is originally purchased by The Marquis of Frinton for Lady Frinton on the eve of Ascot races, after the Marquees is cuckolded the charm of the vehicle is lost on him and he returns the car.

The next story concerns gangster Paolo Maltese and his moll following the series of romantic dalliances, involving Alan Delon and MacLaine the car ends up in Trieste with socialite Gerda Millett who uses it to ferry troops in company with Davich to the front.

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Max (Jean Gabin) and Riton (Rene Dary) are two ageing gangsters who manage to pull off their final heist, a spectacular gold bullion robbery at Orly airport. All is well until Max's former girlfriend Josy (Jeanne Moreau) tips off a rival gangster, Angelo (Lino Ventura).

The latter kidnaps Riton and threatens to kill him unless Max hands over the spoils from his robbery...

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Shirley MacLaine is Irma, a popular Parisian prostitute who has just hired a new pimp, Nestor (Jack Lemmon), a former honest cop who was fired and framed by his boss after Nestor inadvertently had him arrested in a raid.

However, Nestor's love for Irma is making his newfound vocation impossible, so he poses as a phoney British lord who insists on being Irma's one and only "client". But when "Lord X" (Jack Lemmon) appears to have become the victim of foul play...further comedic complications ensue!

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Married at a very early age to her cousin, Therese Raquin (Simone Signoret) leads an uneventful and joyless existence void of romance with her selfish husband and authoritarian aunt.

The arrival of the handsome Italian Laurent (Raf Vallone) to whom Camille (Jacques Duby) has taken a liking, turns her life upside down. Straight away, sparks of love and passion fly between Thérèse and Laurent, however Camille refuses to agree to a divorce and plans to take Thérèse to Paris, away from temptation. En route, Camille is pushed off the train after a violent dispute with Laurent. The inquiry draws the conclusion of accidental death. However, a young sailor who witnessed the entire scene starts blackmailing Laurent...

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In a village of Huguenot refugees, Jonathon Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman.

This penal colony is then invaded by pirates who force Jonathan to lead them back to his village, convinced that it contains a great treasure.

In the Deep South, homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. When the bigoted town sheriff (Rod Steiger) gets involved, both he and Tibbs must put aside their differences and join forces in a race against time to discover the shocking truth.

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An amoral French girl and her playboy father discover the dark side of passion in this sizzling 1958 adaptation of Francoise Sagan's notorious bestseller.

Jean Seberg is Cecile, the spoiled 17-year-old daughter of Raymond , a wealthy Parisian widower vacationing in a sumptuous villa on the French Riviera. Their shallow, pleasure seeking existence is threatened when Raymond decides to marry Cecile's strait-laced godmother, Anne, who disapproves of the teenager's steamy summer affair with Philippe. T o keep her carefree world from being shattered, Cecile plots to drive Anne away. But it's "Goodbye Happiness" and "Bonjour Tristesse" when the plan takes an unexpected turn.

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Since 1958, Brazil has dominated world football through a style based on outrageous skill and amazing ball control.

They have won the World Cup a record five times, and with legendary players such as Didi, Zizinho, Garrincha, Pele, Tostao, Romano, Zico, Ronaldo and Ronaldhino, (many of whom are interviewed here,) taken international football to unequalled heights. As Tostao explains, Brazil's inability to be a world power makes it imperative they achieve absolute dominance through football. In these three riveting documentaries, we see how Brazilian football works. Film one concentrates on three hopeful youngsters desperate to play football at professional level. Film two reveals the lives led by two established players, and film three examines what happens when the playing career finishes. Together, these films provide a forceful insight into Brazilian football culture and brilliantly reveal the forces that continue to make Brazil the best team in the world.

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One of Hollywood's greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold, sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries.

As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves.

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Widely misunderstood and shamefully denigrated at the time of its original release, but now recognised as not simply one of Rossellini's greatest films but as one of the key works of modern cinema, 'Journey to Italy' is a deceptively simple piece.

There is little plot to speak of: a marriage is breaking up under the strains of a trip to Italy, and we watch. But in its deliberate rejection of many aspects of 'classic' Hollywood narrative and its stubborn pursuit of a quite different aesthetic, its meandering story line creates space for ideas and time for reflection.

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1983 Actress Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine is both harebrained and all wise as Gittel Mosca - the Greenwich Village free spirit with a heart of gold. Robert Mitchum is successfully cast against his usual tough-guy type as the square Nebraska lawyer running from a painful divorce.

Together they make the world's most unlikely and touchingly funny couple in this bittersweet romantic comedy of opposites attracting. The film was showered with rave notices and became an instant hit with audiences everywhere. A definite must-see for MacLaine and Mitchum fans and for everyone who likes their love stories spicy and poignant.

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Jacques Deray's 1969 classic 'La Piscine' is set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, where Jean-Paul (Alain Delon) and Marianne (Romy Schneider) are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday.

Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.

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Lucia is a young waitress working in a restaurant in the centre of Madrid. After the loss of her long-term boyfriend, a writer, she seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island.

There, bathed in an atmosphere of fresh air and dazzling sun, Lucia begins to discover the dark corners of her past relationship, experienced as if through the forbidden passages of a novel which the author allows her to read from afar.