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There's panic in Stepney; from the stalls in the street to the bar of the Red Lion the word goes out: tearaway Charlie Gooding is back from two years at sea, and on the way home to his old stamping grounds. The trouble is that Charlie isn't up to date with the news.

He doesn't know, for instance, that his wife Maggie has set up house with Bert, a local bus driver, in one of the new skyscraper blocks. He doesn't even know that the street where he lived has been pulled to the ground since he left, and all that is left of his house is a pile of rubble in a sea of modern flats. Charlie soon sets his local manor on its ear; from the sunny homecoming when he strides down the gangplank at the London Docks to the final rough-and-tumble in the local at closing time, we follow Charlie's progress in search of Maggie. When he catches up with his errant wife he is determined to win her back, and return to their old routine of battling, endlessly - but lovingly.

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No one can be trusted and everyone's a suspect when a shocking secret is revealed in this hypnotic suspense thriller from the acclaimed director Gabriele Salvatores.

For 10-year-old Michele, the familiar routines of childhood in his idyllic southern Italian village are about to be shattered by his chance discovery of an unspeakable crime. Soon beyond the point of no return, Michele will risk everything to expose the truth...only to learn that those he depends on the most may have the most to hide.

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Godard's delightful romantic comedy tells the story of Angela (Anna Karina), an attractive nightclub stripper, who decides one day that she must have a baby. Her boyfriend, Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) is resistant so suggests she approach his friend, Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo).

What starts out as a harmless joke quickly escalates into a flurry of misunderstandings, petty jealousies and arguments.

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"Come and See" is one of the greatest war films ever made and one of the finest achievements of Soviet cinema.

A devastating account of the Nazi occupation of Belarussia during World War II, it tells the story of a young boy's abrupt loss of innocence when he joins the Soviet resistance and is thrust headlong into the brutal horrors of combat. Featuring terrifyingly authentic battle scenes and poetic, almost surreal imagery, director Elem Klimov has fashioned a vivid and unforgettably powerful portrait of the terrible atrocities committed by men in the name of war.

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When Babette (Stéphane Audran), a beautiful and mysterious French refugee, arrives in a remote Danish town the tight-knit, puritanical community begrudgingly let her in, providing her with shelter and work.

But after the town patriarch passes away and Babette insists on preparing a feast in his honor, a magical world of sensory revelations is thrown open to the villagers, changing their lives forever...

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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second film. The setting is Judea 33 A.D.

, a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the centre of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and truly hilarious circumstances providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion.

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With exclusive, unprecedented access, 'Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist' is the first film to encompass the remarkable story of Vivienne's life, her fashion, her personality, her activism and her cultural importance.

Since igniting the punk movement with ex-partner and Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, Dame Vivienne Westwood has been redefining British fashion for over 40 years, and is responsible for creating many of the most distinctive looks of our time. The film blends archive with observational footage, and insightful interviews with Vivienne's fascinating network of collaborators, guiding us on her journey from a childhood in postwar Derbyshire to the runways of Paris and Milan. This is an intimate and poignant homage to one of the true cultural icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles and her legacy in a business driven by consumerism, profit and global expansion.

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Faustus (Richard Burton) is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles (Elizabeth Taylor) out of hell.

He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.

Malle's second film, 'The Lovers' stars Jeanne Moreau as a middle-class wife and mother who is bored with her life. But she is awakened when she meets Bernard (Jean-Marc Bory) a younger man with whom she embarks on an affair.

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At the heart of the story is one man's heroic quest - both to fight for a deep moral cause and to reclaim his manhood after a shattering divorce from the society beauty Virginia Troy (Megan Dodds).

But Guy Crouchback's (Daniel Craig) encounters with the absurd reality in the British Army from 1939-45. strewn with bureaucratic blunders, military debacles and indelibly funny characters, prove to be more of a challenge than facing the enemy itself. In strong contrast to Guys military experience, his renewed and passionate acquaintance with his dangerously beautiful ex-wife, provokes a personal and moral crisis that tests - to the limit - both his undying love for Virginia and his profound sense of duty. Sword of Honour is both a war story and a love story - as well as a biting satire on the emergence of the world we live in today.

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Lucrecia Martel is now recognised as one of the leading new film-makers in the world. This mystery is her third feature, and was released to huge acclaim. Driving in the country Veronica is distracted and apparently hits something. Disturbed, she does not investigate but drives off.

After the accident she becomes disconnected from her daily life. She Eventually tells her husband - they return to the scene and only find a dead dog. But then news emerges that a child has disappeared. Her family joins to erase all traces of the accident ever having occurred.

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Argentina is the world's eighth largest country and one of remarkable variety. The magnificent desolation of Patagonia and the High Andes contrast dramatically with the urban frenzy of Buenos Aires - one of the world's largest and most cosmopolitan cities.

Traveller Justine Shapiro begins her adventure in Iguazu, before travelling west to Jujuy. After an incredible train journey to Salta she continues south to the capital Buenos Aires. She ends her journey at the southern extreme of the country amidst the incredible scenery of the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

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Tango Fatal is an innovative, dramatic and imaginative feature film told through the language of dance.

Combining a large ensemble cast, provocative fashions, sensual movements and enchanting music, Tango Fatal takes us into the underworld of Buenos Aires to thrill our senses with the culture of Tango. Telling the stylized and tragic story of a struggling cabaret owner who tries to save the business by fixing a horse race, and ultimately the rivalries between Tango dancers that flair up when a wealthy stranger arrives at the local watering hole, Tango Fatal's real lure is revealed through it's expressive and sexual dance, the soulful music and the intoxicating seduction that is the Tango. With the Grammy Award winning soundtrack by renowned composer Carlos Franzetti and original choreography by Carlos Capello, Tango Fatal sizzles with the spicy flavours of Buenos Aires and the unique dance that originated there. Both a celebration of the Tango culture, and a story told through it, this state-of-the-art production will ignite the passion of the Tango within you.

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When Anne (Julie Christie) inherits the letters of her great-aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi), she becomes drawn to India by their revelations of a relationship with a handsome and charismatic, if not entirely scrupulous, Indian prince (Shashi Kapoor).

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's adaptation from her own Booker Prize-winning novel moves effortlessly between past and present in a sensual and evocative journey, telling the story of both women's paths to self-discovery more than half a century apart.

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Isabelle (Juliette Binoche) is a stylish and accomplished artist living in Paris. Divorced and looking to find true love at last, she meets a handsome, kind and intelligent younger man who she thinks might finally be the one.

But when he calls their affair a mistake and returns to his wife, Isabelle must again face the issue of mid-life loneliness. Sifting through former lovers, new admirers, jealous friends and chance encounters, will she find a fulfilling match? Or will she discover a new path to happiness along the way?