World Cinema sale

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

51 Films.

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)
Loving Vincent (2017): Lovingly crafted portrait of Vincent Van Gogh uniquely rendered in oil painted animation. The film follows the endeavours of a young man whose…; Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Square, The (2017): A smart and ambitious art world satire from the director of FORCE MAJEURE set in and around a cutting–edge contemporary art museum, where a…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15 (As New)
Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016): Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (2-Disc w/ Passion of Augustine ~ 2-disc)
Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016): A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (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
Werewolf Boy, A (2012): One of a kind fantasy in which a teenage girl is sent to the country for her health, where she befriends and attempts to civilize a feral boy she…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
Headhunters (2011): Jo Nesbo's blockbusting crime novel about a corporate headhunter moonlighting as an art thief gets an appropriately energetic treatment, and with its…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (2-Pack w/ Jackpot ~ 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 ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (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)
Prophet, A (Un Prophet) (2009): Dir. Jacques Audiard betters the accomplished storytelling of THE BEAT MY HEART SKIPPED, situating an immersive world of cloistered gangsters and…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (2008): This striking hybrid animation is an audacious attempt to recall, through anecdote, dream, and documentary, the 1982 Israeli–Lebanon war.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (as new)
Winter in Wartime (2008): Sensitively handled account of a thirteen year old boy who joins the Dutch resistance at the tail end of World War II.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
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)
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (Le Scaphandre et Le Papillon) (2007): Justly celebrated adaptation of the autobiography of the late Jean–Dominique Bauby, who enjoyed the high life as editor of Elle magazine before…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)
Manufactured Landscapes (2007): Astounding 'environmental' documentary centering on the landscape photography of Edward Burtynsky, whose large–scale images of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Days of Glory (Indigènes) (2006): Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
Priceless (2006): Ultra–glamorous French romantic comedy, in which one can gorge on (or gawp at) Riviera culture at its most opulent – the clothes, the…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25 (pre-owned)
Valet, The (La Doublure) (2006): Another inspired comic concoction from Francis Veber (dir. of most everything French and funny), that this time follows a meek parking valet who…; 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)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005): An interesting and worthy companion piece to the excellent DOWNFALL, this necessarily grim drama looks at the trial of 21–year–old…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25 (import ~ as new)
Speer And Hitler: The Devil's Architect (2005): Painstaking docu–drama attempts to reevaluate the war crimes of one Albert Speer, Third Reich celebrity and Hilter’s personal architect…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)
2046 (2004): A companion piece of sorts to IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, this has the seasoned stylist dir. Wong Kar–Wai sketch an impressionistic portrait of loss,…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (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 ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (Ex Rental)
Chorus, The (Les Choristes) (2004): Crowd–pleasing drama set in post–WW2 France, where a sympathetic and patient music teacher strives to win over the troubled orphans in…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)
Barbarian Invasions, The (2003): Another finely–wrought drama from French–Canadian dir. Denys Arcand, who invests his keen sense of history, politics, literature and sex…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (near 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)
Nicotina (2003): A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (as new)
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002): Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Together (He Ni Zaiyiqi) (2002): Touching story of a father and his 13–year–old son, a shy violin prodigy, who scrape up their meagre savings and set off from their…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Twin Sisters (De Tweeling) (2002): An epic 'tale of two sisters', which follows their lives after being separated as children in 1920s Holland and sent to live with rich and poor…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) (2001): A ‘cause celebre’ of recent film festivals worldwide, this filmed folktale from the ice–bound Innuit communities of northern Canada,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15 (Pre-Loved)
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2001): The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, who at the age of 80 comes to terms with working alongside unspeakable evil…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25 (as new)
Song for Martin, A (2001): Touching drama of a composer and concertmaster who fall in love through classical music, only to battle the effects of Alzheimer's. Foreseeable…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (as new)
All About My Mother (1999): Almodovar's "celebration of mother and womanhood" has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
Dinner Game, The (1998): Gourmet–grade French farce from the maestro of the genre – well–packaged, delivered without haste, indeed delicious, if a slightly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (as new)
Red Violin, The (1998): The contemporary auction of a prized antique violin becomes another suspenseful, passionate chapter in its lifespan as we learn of its 300 year…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75 (import)
Kingdom II, The (Riget II) (1997): Lars Von Trier's compulsive TV creation continues into its second series of medical soap opera, supernatural horror and black comedy. Raising the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (as new)
Lucie Aubrac (1997): French Resistance true–story from the period–eye of dir. Claude Berri (JEAN DE FLORETTE), offering a romantic sub–plot between…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
Kama Sutra (1996): The director of SALAAM BOMBAY returns to her native land for this enticing, beautifully photographed tale of love, jealousy and revenge among the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new)
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994): Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new import)
Mediterraneo (1991): Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Music Teacher, The (1988): Sterling voiced Jose Van Dam plays an opera star who retires to train an aspiring nymphette and her wayward peer. Like the superlative operatic…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (As New)
Babette's Feast (1987): Oscar–winning and mouth watering delight which tells a wistful, wise tale with a subtle sense of humour. Exiled French housekeeper Stephane…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (near new)
Last Emperor, The (1987): Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Le Magnifique (1973): Jean–Paul Belmondo stars in this slapstick spoof of B–movie espionage films and novels, playing a frustrated writer working in this genre…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15 (as new ~ import)
Incident at Blood Pass, The (Machibuse) (1970): Pedigree shogun face off between genre icons Mifune and Katsu in a tautly conceived show down over hijacked gold between a remote mountain pass.…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Stolen Kisses (Baisers Voles) (1968): Third film in the director's Antoine Doinel series (see also THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS) starring Jean–Pierre Leaud, here as a careless young man…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 (Ex Rental)
Samurai Saga (Aru kengo no shogai) (1959): Feudal Japanese retelling of Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac', with the charismatic Toshiro Mifune as the shogun–poet with a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70 (As New)
Nights of Cabiria (1957): Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $20

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