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Il Postino - The Postman

An outstanding, truly unforgettable story of a man's pursuit of love and acceptance. On a remote Mediterranean island, a shy fisherman's son, Mario, is hired to deliver the mail to exiled poet of love Pablo Neruda. The two develop an unlikely friendship and Mario asks Neruda to help him win the heart of a beautiful woman. Slowly, Mario awakens the poet within himself and begins a journey of life-changing self discovery.

Great Locomotive Chase, The

Disney's Great Locomotive Chase relates a true Civil War story about the Andrews Raiders, a team of 22 Union spies. In 1862 they snatched a train out from under the normally watchful eyes of Confederate troops based near Atlanta in a daredevil attempt to wreck the track and bridges of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. It was a high-stakes operation with a huge payoff. If they succeeded, they would effectively win the war if they were caught, they were sure to be hanged. This 1956 feature shores up the suspense of the scheme masterfully. We watch, transfixed, as the relentless Confederate train conductor, William Fuller (played by the all-business Jeffrey Hunter) roars through a bevy of Southern stations hot on the heels of his hijacked locomotive. Will James Andrews (Fess Parker), leader of the Raiders, outrun him? History buffs won't need to keep watching for long, but they'll want to anyway--the portrayal of the Raiders' gumption and against-all-odds heroics pushes the basest, most human of audience buttons. It's not that The Great Locomotive Chase is a simple but well-done film about good vs. evil. Instead, it explores both sides' motives and draws gentle conclusions about honor, and it does so at an invigoratingly high clip. In that way, it's a movie worth sharing with kids 8 and older--there's no blood and only a sprinkling of violence here, but as with all war stories, tragedy plays a prominent role

Sculpture 100, The

100 images filmed in situ, in chronological order, are shown across Britain. Includes twentieth-century statues, war memorials, architectural decorations, tombs, murals, earthworks and objects. It is a journey through 100 public artworks made across 100 years. The journey begins with Thomas Brock's Queen Victoria Memorial, under construction in 1905, and ends with Marc Quinn's 2005 Alison Lapper Pregnant in Trafalgar Square.

Mars The Red Planet

Mars The Red Planet allows the viewer to view our nearest neighbour in the solar system using a unique combination of DVD features. Still imagery, graphics, video and audio narration are combined to produce the definitive guide to Mars. Includes footage from a camera mounted on the second stage of a rocket.

Le Diner De Cons

Every Wednesday Pierre Brochant and his friends participate in an idiot game. The principle is simple - each person has to bring along an idiot and the person who brings the most spectacular idiot wins a prize. Pierre thinks that he has found the perfect idiot not realising that his choice is a real jinx.