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	Discovering Provence Six one hour programs explore the people, culture, history and lifestyle of Provence, a remarkable society, in the sunny south of France. Historically accurate, the series is entertaining and informative, and will be enjoyed by all ages. Producer, Edmond Nyst was born and bred in the heart of Provence and used his intimate knowledge of the area to bring this fascinating series to the screen. Formerly a French television series, now available to you in English. Buy the DVD's separately or treat yourself to the complete set of six.

	Welcome to the Sticks A film phenomenon in France, the hilarious Welcome To The Sticks is a heart warming comedy of manners. When actor and comedian Dany Boon set out to poke fun at the stereotypes the southern French perpetuate about their northern counterparts, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams, in making the most successful French movie of all time. The light hearted and good natured humour about regional difference and local traditions is the same the world over, making this a universally entertaining film. It tells the story of post office manager Philippe and his wife Julie, who love the sunny South of France. But when Philippe gets caught trying to cheat his way into a transfer to a Riviera town, he must pay for his sins with a transfer to France's northernmost region, reputed for its bad weather, rusting factories, smelly food and socially retarded inhabitants who speak an impenetrable dialect. Leaving the famly behind, Philippe soon finds, to his absolute surprise, that he is having quite a good time with the friendly, fun loving Northerners. But should he let on to his unbelieving wife? But when Julie announces she's moving the whole family to be with Philippe, panic, in a pure comedic way, sets in. Wonderful performances and a genuinely warm story.

	Amelie Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world of her own. Introverted, but with a very extroverted imagination, Amelie is obsessed with the small pleasures of life; skimming stones over water, plunging her hand into a sack of grain, and cracking the top of her Crme Brulee with a spoon. Amelie believes she can twist the fate of those around her by affecting the slightest changes in their environment. She sets about making people fall in love, punishing her nasty neighbours and giving a new lease of life to the lonely or unloved. But when it comes to finding her own true love, Amelie conducts a campaign of stealth to win the heart of Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz) and is almost afraid of where her destiny will take her.

	The Valet One of the Best Romantic French Comedies in Years! Another uproarious comedy from the king of French farce, Francis Veber (THE DINNER GAME, THE CLOSET, TAIS TOI). When French tycoon Pierre Levasseur (Daniel Auteuil) is spied with his supermodel mistress Elena (Alice Taglioni), the pictures end up on the front page of a Paris daily. Telling his powerful wife Christine (Kristen Scott Thomas)-who holds a controlling stake in the companies he runs- that there must have been a mistake, he declares Elena was actually with the other fellow in the photo. Trying to keep one step ahead of his dubious wife, Pierre engineers it so a naive car-park valet, Veber's recurring fool Franois Pignon (Gad Elmaleh), appears to be Elena's boyfriend, moving her into his flat and his life. As Pierre's web of deceit widens, so do the possibilities of discovery-and with them disaster after hilarious disaster.

	Betty Blue - Directors Cut Zorg is a handyman working at the French Riviera, maintaining and looking after the bungalows. He lives a quiet and peaceful life, working diligently and writing in his spare time. One day Betty walks into his life, a young woman who is as beautiful as she is wild and unpredictable. After a dispute with Zorg's boss they leave and she persuades Zorg to try and get one of his books published but it's rejected and Betty flys into a rage. Suddenly Betty's wild manners start to get out of control. Zorg sees the woman he loves slowly going insane. Can his love prevail even if it comes to the worst? At last the legendary 3 hour Director's Cut by Jean Jacques Beineix of his romantic masterpiece, Betty Blue has arrived on DVD. Expanding dramatically on the adventures of Betty and Zorg, and Betty's journey from kooky to crazy, the Director's Cut introduces several new scenes.

	Monday Morning (Lundi matin) Vincent (Jacques Bidou) decides that he can't take the monotonous routine of another Monday morning: the long commute from his home village, his uninspiring job at a factory and demanding family obligations that always interrupt his passion for painting. In the hope of finding what's missing from his life, he decides one day to see a little of the world and travel to Venice, encountering a delightful array of eccentric characters en route. Reminiscent of Jacques Tati, Otar Iosseliani's droll comedy is a whimsical voyage of self-discovery that amusingly observes the absurdities of everyday life and human behaviour.

	Look At Me (Comme Une Image) Etienne (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is a famous novelist who is unconcerned by the unhapiness of his daughter Lolita, an overweight, sulky and insecure but gifted aspiring soprano. Lolita would love her father to look at her but unfortunately he is blinded by visions of himself. Lolita's apparent docility conceals a deep undercurrent of loathing, both for herself and for a world which she feels judges her solely on her appearance and, to add insult to injury, it seems that every person she meets wants to know her solely as means of getting to her famous father.

	An Insiders Guide Paris Parisian art historian Sandrine Voillet is your guide to the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul of the most romantic city of the world. Guiding viewers through more than 800 years of Paris' history, Sandrine celebrates the art, revolutions and characters that have combined to create this spectacular "City of Light". From the Renaissance to the French Revolution, from the construction of the Eiffel Tower to Mitterand's Grand Projects. the city has borne witness to extraordinary people and events. Sandrine explores the city secrets: its blood-stained past, treacherous plots and illicit love affairs, The lavish court of Louis XVI during the sexual decadence of revolutionary Paris; the crazy years of the early 1900s in the Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergere, the jazz explosion of the 30s; and 60s hedonism, with extraordinary people inspired by the city, including Voltaire, Honore Daumier, Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Josephine Baker, Jane Birkin and Christian Lacroix. Sandrine also explores today's Paris, treading the Haussmann boulevards, street markets and secret courtyards, she reveals what drives this most romantic, chic and elegant of cities.

	2 Days In Paris 2 Days in Paris follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple; a French photographer, Marion, and an American interior designer, Jack as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didnt really work out Jack came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marions overbearing non English speaking parents, flirtatious ex boyfriends, and Jacks obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only add fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship. Will they ever have sex again. Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing.

	Is Paris Burning In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II. The Nazi general in charge of Paris, Dietrich von Cholitz (Frbe), is under orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if he cannot control it or if the Allies get too close. Much of the drama centers around the moral deliberations of the general, the Swedish ambassador (Welles), and the eager but desperate leaders of the resistance.

	Paris When It Sizzles William Holden portrays a screenwriter with a script deadline in three days. When he asks secretary Audrey Hepburn to help concoct ideas, she acts out a potpourri of preposterous plots. Beautifully shot on location in Paris by famed cinematographer Claude Renoir.

	A Good Year Gladiator director Ridley Scott reunites with Oscar winner Russell Crowe in a comedy about a highly successful investment expert, Max Skinner, who returns to the vineyard of his childhood when his estranged uncle dies. Intending to put his past behind him and sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, he instead discovers a part of himself that hed lost since childhood.

	The Barbarian Invasions From the director of Jesus Of Montreal, this is an intimate, incisive and moving story about love and friendship.Having a difficult time accepting the reality of death and feeling regretful of his past, a man dying of cancer tries to find peace in his last moments. His estranged son, ex-wife, ex-lovers and old friends will all come to him to share his last breath.

	Three Colours Blue Three Colours Blue deals on an intimate level with the idea of liberty.Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche stars as Julie, a young woman devastated by the death, in a car crash, of her husband and child. Julie disconnects from the world, her life in ruins. Her husband Patrice, an internationally renowned composer, left behind an unfinished concert to celebrate Europe's impending unification. Reluctantly, Julie is drawn back to the real world as her husband's secret life begins to be revealed. Her 'freedom' is the emotional centre of this hypnotic film.Blue is a film of mood and atmosphere, shadow and light, music and gesture. It dazzles with its emotional power and insght culminating in the final moments, in an overwhelming spiritual climax.

	Three Colours White Three Colours White is an ironic black comedy that examines equality. It tells the story of Polish hairdresser Karol (Zbigniew Zamachwski), whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months, Dominique (Julie Delpy) deserts him.

	Three Colours Red The final film in the Trilogy and the last film Kieslowski ever made, Three Colours Red symbolises fraternity and deals with the nature of coincidence, parallel lives and unlikely friendships. Irene Jacob is stunning as young model Valentine, who accidentally runs over a dog. She returns the injured animal to his indifferent owner, played by Jean-Louis Trintignant, who leads her down a path of intrigue and whose past reveals an astonishing link to her destiny.An unlikely event brings together the main characters from Blue, White and Red in a truly haunting end to the Trilogy.

	French House Chic From French house, soul and underground jazz comes this collection of contemporary music classics, all with a tres chic blessed out groove, as only the French can do. Curated to capture the spirit of French House Chic and complement the NGV's French collection, this CD is accompanied by a booklet featuring images of art and fashion from the NGV's permanent French collection.

	Last Tango In Paris Penetrate the moody, sensual world of Last Tango in Paris, and prepare yourself for the most controversial film of its era (Leonard Maltin). Nominated for two Academy Awards - Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) and Best Actor (Marlon Brando) - and exuding a sexual energy unlike any other film before or after, this is the scintillating classic that shocked a nation...and altered the face of an art form (Pauline Kael). He (Brando) is a 45-year old American living in Paris, haunted by his wifes suicide. She (Maria Schneider, Jane Eyre) is a 20-year-old Parisian beauty engaged to a young filmmaker. Though nameless to each other, these tortured souls come together to satisfy their sexual cravings in an apartment as bare as their dark, tragic lives. Caught up in the frenzied beat of a carnal dance they cannot seem to stop, these unlikely lovers take their passion to erotic heights - and depths - beyond anything they could ever have imagined.

	Forget Paris Mickey knows about marriage. He knows it wont work if one partner is happy and the other miserable. No, a successful marriage requires both to be miserable! Love is such sweet misery in this witty, joyous tale of when Mickey (Billy Crystal), a basketball referee, met Ellen (Debra Winger), an airline employee. They fall head over croissants for each other in Paris, then reluctantly move on to pursue their careers, only to reunite passionately and make feverish domestic-bliss arrangements. Now the sticky part: making sure marriage doesnt cure their love. Produced and directed by Crystal, co-written by him and Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (City Slickers), and shimmering with the polished lustre of co-stars Joe Mantegna, Julie Kavner and William Hickey, Forget Paris is a comic romance to remember.

	Chaplin Collection, A Woman Of Paris Charles Chaplin's A Woman of Paris caught everyone off guard. Not only was it the famed comic's first drama, but the art of filmmaking was suddenly enriched because of it. Chaplin brought a new subtlety to the era's often heavy-handed style of drama. "Mr. Chaplin has given other directors a postgraduate course in the use of simplicity for the achievement of effectiveness", the prominent fan magazine Photoplay said.The story, set in an aristocratic Paris that filmmaker Chaplin skewers with keen-eyed detail, stars Edna Purviance as a femme who abandons her rural fianca Jean over a misunderstanding, becomes the mistress of a Parisian man-about-town (Adolphe Menjou) and then faces an emotional crossroads when she reencounters Jean. Chaplin himself appears only in a bit role, lugging a trunk through a train depot.