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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Dorothy Parker, one of the most acerbic and colourful people of 1920s America, as she takes centre-stage at a dinner party in New York.

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Tchaikovsky
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Filmed on location in Russia, we are invited into Tchaikovsky's world of love and loss and musical genius.

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Affairs of the Heart
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Based on the works of Henry James, each of the seven episodes was originally aired on British television in 1974. They are tales of love, betrayal, and intrigue in polite society.

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Tintin and I
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This is a documentary on the life of Tintin's creator, Hergé. Officially selected for the Cannes Film Festival on release, it juxtaposes the life of the creator and the creation.

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The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
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Ngaio Marsh's fictional creation, Roderick Alleyn, is brought to life in these three murder mysteries set in the 1940s.

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Night and the City
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Richard Widmark gives one of his finest hard-edged performances in this film noir tale of desperation and greed in post-war London.

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She Stoops to Conquer
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A comedy of manners, "a comedy without errors" as described on its release.

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Maggie Smith at the BBC
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This is a collection of four BBC productions featuring Dame Maggie Smith in some of her classic roles. Additionally, there is a radio play and interviews with this famous British actor.

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The Winter’s Tale
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Shakespeare’s work is powerfully brought to life in this Heritage Theatre recording. The cast includes Antony Sher and Alexandra Galbreath, and the recording took place in the Barbican Theatre, London.

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Miss Marple Collection Four
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Joan Hickson’s Miss Marple is often described as the ‘most popular’ Marple and in this final collection of episodes, she is at her best as she unravels three mysteries.

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Tales of Beatrix Potter
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The Royal Ballet performs five of the original Potter stories and intersperse these with solo appearances.

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Sister Wendy Beckett The Complete Collection
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Garnering worldwide attention when she first appeared on screen, this nun`s passion for art is captured here in this collection.

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The Diary of Anne Frank
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On release, “The Guardian” reviewer remarked that the attention to detail and to the original work make this such hard viewing, but (of course) essential for that reason.

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Lark Rise to Candleford
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Starring Dawn French, this is the first series in this enjoyable tale of village life in Oxfordshire.

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Sense & Sensibility
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This is the BBC 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen`s much loved and classic tale of two sisters and their suitors. Some would say there can never be enough Austen as her novels seem to be perennial favourites of both the BBC and their worldwide audience.

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Palin on Art
Price: AUD 40.95 Author: Michael Palin

Michael Palin is on a different kind of journey from his normal travels, with this series of three films - delving into the world of art to bring light to specific artists he believes are undeservedly, largely unknown.

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Oranges are not the Only Fruit
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Jeanette Winterson’s book was award-winning and this film adaptation took out the BAFTA for best actress on release.

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The Chatterley Affair
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D.H. Lawrence’s novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, is being read by two jurors during the obscenity trial Penguin Books faced in the 1960s.

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Ancient Rome
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This BBC production begins in 146BC and follows the rise and fall of the empire that to this day captivates and intrigues us.

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The Sally Lockhart Mysteries
Price: AUD 30.95 Author: Philip Pullman

The Ruby In the Smoke and The Shadow In The North are the two adventures in this film adaptation. In Victorian London recently orphaned Sally is determined to investigate her father's drowning. In the second mystery presented here, Sally and friends are thrust into the world of magicians, psychics, and blackmailers.

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Life in Cold Blood
Price: AUD 40.95 Author: David Attenborough

Attenborough's success is in no small part to the fact that, after a lifetime in the field, he is still so obviously in awe of the natural world. Be enthralled, unnerved, and captivated by life in the wild as David Attenborough brings us the final chapter of his life on earth series.

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Clarissa
Price: AUD 30.95 Author: Samuel Richardson

Another period piece from the BBC, with the attendant gorgeous costumes and breathtaking settings. Georgian England comes to life in this tale of seduction and infatuation.

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Gormenghast
Price: AUD 30.95 Author: Mervyn Peake

Based on the gothic works by Peake, we enter a world that has not changed for thousands of years but is about to encounter unrivalled upheaval as young Steerpike attempts to ascend to the throne of the Groan family dynasty. A stellar cast brings all the darkness and intrigue of the novels to life.

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The Painted Veil
Price: AUD 40.95 Author: W. Somerset Maugham

Set in the 1920s, we follow the marriage and life of Walter and Kitty who have relocated to China from England. Naomi Watts and Edward Norton play the lead roles; assessed as four-star performances by both presenters of "At The Movies".

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Paddington
Price: AUD 40.95 Author: Michael Bond

This is the fiftieth anniversary edition of the tales of the polite bear who was found by the Brown family and taken home to live with them.

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