Best Selling Drama DVDs

'An Angel At My Table' is based on the Autobiographical writings of the obsessively private Janet Frame, New Zealands greatest living novelist. The Film tells the story of Frame's life from childhood to her mid thirties and focuses on her family, her development as a writer and the 8 year period she...

Her story touched the hearts of millions Based on her best-selling autobiography, DESERT FLOWER follows the life of supermodel Waris Dirie. Raised a nomad in Somalia, Waris flees her clan when she is betrothed to an elder at 13. Finding herself an illegal immigrant in London, Waris finds work in a t...

A beautiful, evocative tale of love and heartbreak, joy and suicide set in the late 1960’s. The world was in turmoil, students are protesting against the harsh Japanese establishment, and Toru’s life is at a crossroads. With the suicide of his best friend, Toru’s relationship with his childhood swee...

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, ...

It's Initial D. It's a world of car drifting where the battlefield is the mountain road. First created by Shigeno Shuichi in comic form in 1996, and then adapted into a smash hit anime, Initial D has finally been adapted into a live-action motion picture - and it's now available on DVD! Directed ...

The original screen adaptation of William Golding’s masterpiece of 20th century literature, LORD OF THE FLIES is a chilling moral tale about the nature of humanity. When their airplane crash-lands on a deserted island, the group of young boys are left without adults, and two strong personaliti...

A WOMAN'S FAIRY TALE OF HOPE a day trip just to get away is the starting point of a new life. Life's little turning points often come in the plainest forms. A casual encounter, a little oversight, a strange coincidence, a twist of fate. When a tour bus leaves without bored housewife and dutiful m...

A comedy about growing up… and the bumps along the way. Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. She embarks on a search to find the "perfect couple" to take on parenting responsibilities only to find life isn...

From the acclaimed Iranian director of Taste of Cherry comes the story of a couple’s apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tuscany which provocatively blurs the lines between reality and imagination James (British baritone William Shimell) is an author in town to talk about his new book on t...

Set in London in 1818, Bright Star is the tender story of first love between John Keats, the romantic English poet and the girl next door, the stylish, headstrong Fanny Brawne. Inspired by the actual love letters between the couple and Keats' sublime poetry, Bright Star reveals one of the world'...

India before independence, a carpet factory in the countryside near Calcutta. For Ravi and Masha, who are forced to work as child laborers, it is the beginning of a tragic love story. Realizing that money determines whether one is free or enslaved, the ambitious and resolute Ravi works his way u...

They were done with playing it safe. When Allison (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Bijou Phillps) leave their rich suburb for a joyride through East LA they witness a frightening landscape of drugs, violence and gang brutality. But as their fear turns to infatuation, the friends find themselves seduced by...

Love might be closer than you think From Oscar-winning director Claude Berri (JEAN DE FLORETTE, TESS) comes Hunting and Gathering, a delightful drama starring the lovely Audrey Tautou (AMELIE) and the equally charming Guillaume Canet (TELL NO ONE). Filmed fittingly in the city of love, this Pa...

Considered by many to be one of, if not the most important Russian film-makers of the 20th Century, Andrei Tarkovsky was a filmic visionary whose body of work stands as a realisation of his notion of ‘sculpting in time’. This concept was characterised by extremely long takes and shots of...

Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri) are best friends and seemingly have it all – youth, good looks and style in abundance. One night they meet Nicolas (Niels Schneider), newly arrived in Montreal from the country, and they both fall instantly for this beautiful young man. As one rend...

Sixteen year-old Hubert Minel doesn't love his mother. He haughtily regards her with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters, kitsch decorations and the breadcrumbs that get stuck on the corner of her lips when she munches. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent...

Its 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30-ish Da...

Veronika lives in Poland. Veronique lives in Paris. They live their lives simultaneously, with just a hint that they are not completely alone. This 1991 film is perhaps the richest, densest, and most well-loved of all the Polish master's films. It features an unforgettable performance by Irene Ja...

Teenaged Anna comes home from her Catholic boarding school to discover that her father has left. Her mother, devastated, has confined herself in the company of the local priest, while Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. Amidst her grief, Anna also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited - and ath...

The popular live-action adaptations are now available in an ultimate DVD & BLU-RAY combo edition How do you find a serial killer when the killer only needs to know the face and the name of his victims? Light Yagami, a college law student, comes into the possession of the Death Note - a specia...

1842. Cranford, a market town in the North West of England, is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules, but Cranford is on the cusp of change. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, t...

SÉRAPHINE is the true story of Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (Yolande Moreau), a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper who in 1905 at age 41 - self-taught and with the instigation of her guardian angel, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. Director Marti...

London. The 60s. Two unemployed actors, acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail and the anxiety ridden I, down their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. When Withnail's Uncle Monty offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country. They soon realise they've ...

Tita and Pedro want to get married, but Tita has to take care of her ageing mother and is not allowed to marry. Pedro ends up marrying Tita’s sister, but let’s Tita know he only married her sister to be closer to her. Tita expresses her love and desire through her passionate recipes.

Unleash your desire. From the director of SEX & ZEN 2 comes a tale of lust, love and chopsticks across TWO films. Based on a classic Chinese erotic novel The Plum in the Golden Vase. In 12th century China, Simon Qing has been raised by his father, a wealthy merchant and famed sexologist, i...

City-dweller Jean de Florette (Gerard Depardieu - Cyrano De Bergerac, Green Card) moves his family to the Provence countryside in the 1920s to forge a new life as a farmer. But his proud, cocky neighbouring rival Le Papet (Yves Montand - Wages Of Fear, Manon Des Sources) schemes with his simple-mind...

Successful children's writer and illustrator Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) invites 16-year-old writing intern Eddie (Jon Foster) to summer in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, where he lives with his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger) and their young daughter Ruth. Ted and Marion are still...

When young graduate Pavel takes a post at a remote meteorological station over the arctic summer, he is unprepared for the isolation and loneliness. His only colleague is Sergei, a gruff uncommunicative man who despairs of Pavel's youthful complacency. When Pavel receives a gravely urgent message fo...

Artist. Mentor. Love of My Life. Gregoire has everything he could ever want: a loving wife, three delightful children and his dream job as a film producer. But in spite of his apparent success, Gregoire lives life in a stressful haze, unable to cope with the demands of his career and family. When...

The final part of Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life was two years in the making. The locations - Yemen, Ethiopia, Iran and Nepal - form a rich, exotic backdrop to these tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayrals, demons and, most of all love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Engrossing, mys...

Acclaimed French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix (Betty Blue) set the international cinema scene abuzz with his debut feature aninnovative cult thriller about a hapless messenger surviving a farrago of missteps and misadventure over his obsession for a beautiful American opera singer. When young mess...

As a conceited scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Yangsheng believes in pursuing the ultimate sexual pleasure as life is short. One day, Yangsheng encounters Tie Yuxiang, the daughter of a Tao priest, and it's love at first sight. However, it doesn't take long for Yangsheng to discover that his perfor...

In 18th century Japan, society is ruled by the ettiquette set by the Imperial Shogun. When a young lord refuses to become involved with a corrupt chancellor, his lands are forfeited and his samurai disbanded. The samurai are torn between orders from the Shogun and loyalty to their lord. 47 Ronin is ...

My Name is Khan is the triumphant story of an unconventional hero and the obstacles he must overcome to regain the love of his life. Rizvan Khan, a Muslim man who has Asperger’s Syndrome, moves to San Francisco and falls in love with the beautiful Mandira. They marry and have a happy life;...

Sometimes the Past Can Unlock the Future... Based on the best-selling novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, Sarah's Key is a touching, gripping and beautifully told drama featuring Kristin Scott Thomas in a Cesar-nominated performance. Paris, 1942. The Starzynski family - Wladyslaw, Rywka, ten-year-old ...

Set in a small Oregon town, where secrets are hard to keep and lies even harder, Mean Creek flows with a simple elegance of its truth and consequences as it follows a crisis in the lives of its teen characters. The journey begins as a plot for playful payback on a local troublemaker; the journey ...

Copenhagen, 1944. Denmark is occupied by Nazi Germany. Flame and Citron are two legendary resistance fighters charged with liquidating Danish informers. By order of their commander, they now consent to kill Germans as well. But when Flame is asked to execute his girlfriend Ketty, an enigmatic Stockh...

One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film vividly recreates the t...

Experience the very best in English cinema with this essential collection of contemporary English classics. The Draughtsman's Contract: Master director Peter Greenaway’s (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) witty, erotic country house murder mystery is a treat for fans of sophis...

In 1925 Romania, young Marie-Therese Von Debretsy (Kristen Scott Thomas) refuses the flirtatious advances of her husband’s commanding officer. As a result, the cosmopolitan family is reassigned to a brutally bleak and dangerous outpost on the Bulgarian/Romanian frontier where both their relati...