These
are a selection of video tapes of films that are available through
internet suppliers should you wish to get hold of them and haven't
already seen them in the cinema or on T.V.
THE THREE AMIGOS Columbia RCA 1986
Starring Steve Martin, Chevey Chase and Martin Short.
Set in the era of silent films, the timid trio the three Amigos are sacked by their studio. A Mexican village reguests their help, in dealing with real life bandits . Unfortunately, they think they are being offfered 10,000 pesos to make a film on location......
Classic comedy with many excellent short scenes of high humour a kind of theraputic antidote for The Magnificient Seven.
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Mirimax Home Entertainment 1999
Starring Roberto Benigni.
Guido, a country waiter, is gifted with a wondeful imagination, and a gift for riddle solving. . The first half of the film is a love story as Guido courts and eventuially wins his bride. The second half is a story of the horrors of war being defeated by creative mind and the child being able to keep an residue of innocence at great cost to the parents.
With subtitles
JEAN DE FLORETTE 20th century Fox 1986
Starring Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil.
and
MANON DES SOURCES 20th century Fox 1986
Starring Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Beart.
The epic, two part, drama based on the bools of the same title by Marcel Pagnol. Set in the 1920's in the beautiful sparse French countryside just south of Marseilles.
A story of families, love, greed, revenge and the power of truth. There is triumph and tragedy for a whole family, and all because one little spring of fresh water is blocked.
CENTRAL STATION Mirimax Home Entertainment 1998
Starring Frenanda Montenegro
Dora writes letters for illiterate people in central station in Rio De Jinero. When the young boy Josue begins the search for his father ,she recluctantly becomes involved. Eventually she is able to rediscover some of the deeper and finer emotions that seem have eluded her for many years.
IL POSTINO Mirimax Home Entertainment 1997
Starring Phillpe Noiret and Massimo Troisi.
Mario Ruoppolo, the postman of the title, longs to write poetry. He sees a opportunity to learn when a famous romantic poet Neruda, and his wife are exiled to his island in the Mediterranean. Mario enlists neruda's help in winning the heart of a beautiful woman.The poetic metaphors full of rich and powerful imagery, echo long after the fim ends.
Starring Antony Quinn and Giulietta Maskina.
The tale of violent strong man Zampolo and simple wide-eyed Gelsomina, who becomes his clown assistant. They travel through rural Italy meeting an assortment of unusual characters.
