World Cinema Essentials Box Set

BAD EDUCATION

Academy Award®* winning filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar takes a look at his own adolescence as well as confronting the issue of sexual  misconduct in the Catholic Church in this stylish thriller. In 1980s Madrid two young men, filmmaker Ignacio (Fele Martínez, Talk To Her) and aspiring actor Enrique (Gael García Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries) open up dark secrets as they revisit their early years together at a Catholic school. As they try to uncover the truth about themselves, each other and the diverse characters in their story, they realise that things and people are not as they first seem.

*2003 Winner - Best Original Screenplay - Talk To Her


TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER

Witty references to Westerns, action movies and Thai folk theatre pack this hugely enjoyable take on the classic story of tortured love. When a young peasant boy falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy city family, they vow that, whatever happens, they will one day be together… Ten years on, he is the notorious gang-member “Black Tiger” and finds himself with the dilemma of whether or not to execute his former love’s fiancé, a police captain. His decision is destined to reunite the childhood sweethearts - but will it tear them apart


HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

Hero director Zhang Yimou presents a dazzling epic of true breathtaking action, passionate romance, Oscar®-nominated cinematography and serene beauty. Hoping she will lead them to her fellow assassins, two captains (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau) hatch a plan to capture and trick Mei (Ziyi Zhang, Hero, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a beautiful dancer suspected of having ties to the House of Flying Daggers, a powerful revolutionary faction. With some of the most beautiful martial arts scenes ever filmed, this is a visual masterpiece and a feast for the senses.


THE EDUKATORS

Jan, Peter and Jule are living their rebellious youth. United by a strong desire to change the world and unsettle the rich, the young friends lead a silent revolution as the self-styled ‘Edukators’. Breaking into houses by the cover of night, they seek to unnerve the wealthy through their form of protest art, until a terrible incident threatens not only their political beliefs but their trust in each other. Starring Daniel Brühl (Goodbye Lenin), this Palme d'Or nominated drama boasts a thought-provoking storyline, a very watchable cast and a fantastic soundtrack.


THE DREAMERS

There’s nothing between heaven and earth that’s quite as tantilising as forbidden fruit... From Academy Award®-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci* comes a masterpiece. Amid an explosive political landscape, three young film buffs are drawn together by their shared passion for movies... and for each other! Left alone while their parents are on holiday, twins Isabelle and Theo (Eva Green, Louis Garrel) invite American exchange student Matthew (Michael Pitt) to stay with them. So begins an intense, erotic voyage of sexual discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and anything is possible!

* 1987 Best Director: The Last Emperor