World Cinema sale

Discounted titles, mostly from the non English-speaking world, all new or "as new" as denoted, and mostly out-of-print...

38 Films.

Only the Animals (Seules les bêtes) (2019): A superb psychological thriller set in rural France that uncovers an absurd web of deceit concerning five people who are all linked to the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15 (Near New)
A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018): Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…; DVD ~~$29.98~~ $15 (As New)
My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018): Enjoyable silly comedy adaptation of the off–Broadway play about a gay couple in Berlin who decide to get married in a small village in Italy,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15 (As New)
Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016): An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Palio (2015): DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Eastern Boys (2013): Unconventional thriller explores the shifting dynamics in a relationship between an older man and a young immigrant male hustler.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013): A moving, if overly melodramatic rendering of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about the Nigerian Civil War as experienced by two…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
May in the Summer (2013): Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
Amour (2012): An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke in this devastating humanist drama from master…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
Inch'Allah (2012): A French Canadian doctor working in Ramallah experiences the conflict of the Israel–Palestine divide firsthand in this powerful…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Intouchables, The (2011): Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Life, Above All (2011): Heartrending tale of a headstrong 12–year–old girl who struggles to hold together her broken, AIDS–ridden family in modern day…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
Borgen - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Bafta–winning Danish political drama in which an idealistic prime minister's rise to power brings with it a web of consequences, sacrifices and…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (Complete - As New)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2009): One of the highest–grossing foreign language hits at the NZ box office, this riveting, full–bodied Swedish thriller follows an escalating…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50 (As New - Complete Trilogy - Extended Versions)
Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007): Charming Lebanese soap opera with a social conscience, the latest in an emerging wave of dissenting Middle Eastern dramas divulges the stifled lives…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
La Vie en Rose (2007): Marion Cotillard excels (and deservingly won a Best Actress Oscar) in this stunning new biopic of the life and times of French singer Edith…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New 2-Disc)
O'Horten (2007): The director of KITCHEN STORIES follows up with another comic delicacy about a 67–year–old engineer and his oddly challenging quest to…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005): Fact–based WWI drama centred around how, on Christmas Eve, 1914, opposing French, German and British soldiers called a temporary ceasefire amid…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Ring Finger, The (L'annulaire) (2005): Ravishing to look at, if lacking so much as a storyline, this exquisite erotic fiction features Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko as a gorgeous laboratory…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004): A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden. Acquiring a rundown…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
I'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003): Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (as new)
Triplets of Belleville, The (Belleville Rendezvous) (2003): Witty, inventive and lovingly designed with retro–chic flair, this 'all–ages' animated feature is distinctively and delightfully…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Moro no Brasil (2002): A toe–tapping delve into the ferment of Brazil's popular musical traditions, with dir. Kaurismaki zeroing in to explore the hidden roots of the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000): A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998): Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Show Me Love (Fucking Amal) (1998): Vivid depiction of teenage angst and restlessness that became a cause celebre (and box–office hit) in its native Sweden for frank, passionate…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
Fire (1996): Blazing melodrama defiantly targets Indian sexual hypocrisy and tradition, not to mention trangressing 'Bollywood' taboo, in portraying two women…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990): Rostand's classic play filmed in its native tongue, with the man born to play the poet with the outsized hooter, Gerard Depardieu. Little expense has…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50 (As New - With Queen Margot & The Last Metro)
Ran (1985): The title translates to 'chaos'; it is Kurosawa's vast and bloody interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. Grandiose in every sense – a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New - 2 Disc)
Kagemusha (1980): A majestic 16th century saga about a petty thief who ascends to tribal leadership on account of his resemblance to a dying warlord. Shared the top…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Claude Chabrol Boxset Vol. 1 (Les Biches, Le Boucher, Que La Bete Meure, La Femme Infidele, Juste Avant La Nuit, Les Noces Rouges, Nada, Madame Bovary) (1968-1991): Eight classic films from the French master of suspense. – Les Biches (Bad Girls, 1968) – La Femme Infidele (The Unfaithful Wife,…; DVD ~~$80~~ $60 (As New)
Red Beard (Akahige) (1965): An unusual hospital drama from dir. Kurosawa, collaborating for the final time with Mifune, who here plays a tough doctor coaching an intern (Kayama)…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
Lola Montes (1955): The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (as new)
Seven Samurai, The (1954): Kurosawa's classic 'Eastern Western' about a village who hire an elite band of warriors to fend off marauders. Compassionate storytelling with combat…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New 50th Anniversary Edition)
Albert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts (White Mane, The Red Balloon) (1953-1956): French director Albert Lamorisse's two landmark films WHITE MANE and THE RED BALLOON presented together on a single DVD is a must–have…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (As New)
Rashomon (1951): The film that brought Kurosawa to the attention of the world, and an Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film. Four wildly varying perspectives on a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (As New)
Blue Angel, The (1930): A masterwork of the twenties German grotesquerie, this enjoyed great success and gave an early career boost to Marlene Dietrich.; DVD $19.95
Master of the House (Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife, Du Skal Aere Din Hustru) (1925): Deceptively simple, penetrating chamber piece from Dreyer, centered on an abusive husband who is dealt to by the long–suffering family’s…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)

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