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Making something of a change of pace for Bergman, this blackly farcical expose takes a potshot at the world of artists and critics, and focuses on the tension between the roles of a self-opinionated critic, Cornelius (Jarl Kulle), and a talented, egocentric musician, Felix.

Felix, a womanising cellist, uses his musical prowess to charm an endless string of female admirers. However, when Cornelius, a respected critic, arrives to write a biography on Felix, he finds his efforts hampered by all the females in the house - each one determined to protect their maestro's privacy. For Cornelius, the situation becomes increasing humiliating as he is photographed in comprising positions, forced to dress in women's clothes, and is even bombarded with fireworks. But the final insult is that he never actually gets to meet Felix.

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Albert, the owner of a small and tawdry circus, arrives at a small town where he attempts to effect a reconciliation with his wife Agda whom he left for the circus many years previous.

She refuses to resume the marriage whilst Albert's lover, Anne, upset at Albert's rejection of her, has a humiliating affair with an actor, Frans. During a performance given by the circus, Frans begins to taunt Albert and, enraged, challenges him to a fight during which he is severely beaten. Deciding that suicide is his only escape he tries to take his own life but fails. As the circus leaves town, the ill-fated couple find themselves reluctantly and miserably committed to each other.

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Also known as 'Journey in Autumn', this classic drama follows fashion director Susanne and young model Doris as they journey to Gothenburg for a fashion shoot and hope to fulfill their dreams of finding love.

However, the unsatisfactory affairs in which the women become entangled offer little escape from their disillusionment. Acknowledged one of the finest male directors of women, Ingmar Bergman's intimate and absorbing film examines the agony of love and impenetrable barriers that consumerism and material things erect between people.

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Filled with gratuitous, corporeal nudity, the film stars the highly touted martial arts stars Kao Fei in a non-fighting role as taxi driver Chou Tung who seeks vengeance against the crazy hooligans that raped and killed his wife.

By soliciting the help of a demented magician who agrees to assist him in finding and punishing his wife's rapists, Chou must endure copulating dead bodies as his enemies perish in gut wrenching, blood spurting and body exploding glory. This film goes down as one of Hong Kong goriest films ever made.

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Paul Callow (Mackenzie Crook) has a dream. Fed up with city life and driving tube trains, he longs to commune with nature and write novels. But that's easier dreamt than done.

The trauma of having two people fall under his train in as many weeks does little to improve his mood, until he hears that three fatal accidents in a month qualifies you for early retirement with 10 years' salary - as a lump sum! All he needs now is to find his third victim/accident and offer him a deal...

A young woman (Lorna Heilbron) is invited to stay at the remote country mansion belonging to her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence). But the peaceful retreat is interrupted by the menacing presence of the local gamekeeper (Peter Vaughan) and events soon take a disturbing turn.

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Once upon a time in a Paris suburb, there lived a teenage girl named Alice, a pretty girl who liked to play games of seduction and violence. One day, Alice decided to killSaid, a handsome and cocky classmate.

But she couldn't possibly do it alone, so Alice manipulated her naive new boyfriend Luc into committing the cold-blooded crime as proof of his true love for her. It wasn't as easy as Alice had expected. Murder can be messy and so tiresome. Alice thought she had carefully planned everything. But a life of true crime can be filled with many difficulties. Alice and Luc go to the forest to bury Said, but they get lost and find a boat that carries them deeper into the woods, and to the home of a lonely woodsman. ice and Luc soon discover that life is no fairytale.

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In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot chose Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani, as the lead actors of L'Enfer (Inferno).

This enigmatic and original project, about a hotel manager who becomes possessed by the demons of jealousy, was given an unlimited budget and touted to be the cinematographic event of the decade. However, three weeks into filming, drama unfolds and the project was aborted. The images, said to be incredible, were never shown. Decades later, having uncovered some of the original rushes and screen tests, directors Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea have succeeded in recreating a new film from the remnants and brought it to fruition. Part original, part documentary and part reconstruction, Henri-Georges Clouzot's 'Inferno' shows L'Enfer as it was shot, and tells the emotional story of an ill-fated film project, and of Henri-Georges Clouzot, who had been given free rein to his filmmaking genius.

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Set against the moody, misty backdrop of rural England, 'Vampyres' sees a pair of beautiful young bisexual vampires, Fran (Marianne Morris) and Miriam (Anulka Dziubinska), stalking the quiet country roads in search of fresh male victims to lure back to their crumbling gothic mansion.

But when Fran decides to keep her latest prey, handsome stranger Ted (Murray Brown), on as her lover, and a pair of overly-curious holidaymakers set up camp in the house's grounds, the vampyres' grisly way of life comes under threat.

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Former Penthouse Pet of the Month Vivien Neves plays Tulia, a beautiful young model who receives an invitation to escape the hustle and bustle of Swinging London for a quiet weekend in the country.

But there's something distinctly unsettling about her two hosts - brooding young photographer Theo (Larraz regular Karl Lanchbury) and his middle-aged "aunt" Sara - and the fact that their previous house guest, the equally young and nubile Rhonda, appears to have disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

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One of the more unusual entries in Delon's estimable filmography, "Shock Treatment " is an effective psychological thriller that also offers a timely comment on medical practice and the exploitation of the poor for the benefit of the wealthy.

Hélène Masson (Annie Girardot), a stressed-out retail manager takes up a course of therapy at a centre run by the secretive Dr. Devilers (Alain Delon). At first, Hélène is encouraged by Devilers' apparent success with his other patients but soon becomes concerned when one of her fellow patients commits suicide. Later, one of the Portuguese serving boys disappears after asking her for help and Hélène soon realises that something is seriously wrong…

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Whilst in England to promote his latest work, successful American novelist Kenneth Magee (Desi Arnaz Jr.) enters a bet with his publisher, Sam Allyson (Richard Todd), that he can compose a gothic novel within a 24 hour period.

Sam arranges for him to use Baldpate Manor, an uninhabited house in the Welsh countryside that should provide Kenneth with the seclusion and atmosphere he requires. Although told he has the only key to the house, Kenneth soon discovers that he is not alone. He is startled by an old man and his daughter who claim they are Baldpate Manor's caretakers and soon another old woman unmasked as Mary Norton (Julie Peasgood), Sam Allyson's secretary sent to distract Kenneth and keep him from winning the bet. Mary informs him that the manor has no caretakers and their lives may be in danger. Later that evening a gaunt faced man called Sebastian (Peter Cushing) knocks on the door to say his car has broken down and he needs shelter. He is later followed by Lionel Grisbane (Vincent Price) who announces Baldpate Manor as his ancestral home. It is soon revealed that all the strange folk there are members of the Grisbane dynasty and they have gathered to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of a terrible family secret. It has haunted their lives all these years, and still lives, locked in the attic upstairs. To add to the confusion a property developer named Corrigan (Christopher Lee) arrives and threatens the gathering with eviction. Soon, the assembled party members are murdered one by one as the curse of the Grisbanes takes its toll.

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The destinies of six characters are bound together by fate in this gripping and moving feature from acclaimed director Faith Akin.

The story begins as widower Ali seeks out companionship with the prostitute Yeter, setting in motion a chain of events that will link three families across different cultures, countries and generations. Skilfully constructed and brilliantly played by an outstanding cast, The Edge of Heaven is an ambitious and compelling tale of tragedy, betrayal, persecution and redemption.

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Inspired by the runaway success of the British and American Gothic horror films of the sixties, Toho brought the vampiric tropes of the Dracula legend to Japanese screens with The Vampire Doll (Legacy of Dracula), Lake of Dracula, and Evil of Dracula - three spookily effective cult classics

collectively known as 'The Bloodthirsty Trilogy'. In 'The Vampire Doll', a young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history. 'Lake of Dracula' begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. In 'Evil of Dracula', a professor takes up a new post at an all-girls school only to discover the school's principal conceals a dark secret and the pupils are in grave danger.

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Sonny Chiba stars as Akira lnugami, the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes.

After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers! At the same time, Inugami also discovers the truth behind his family heritage, and that he may not be the last of his kind.