Giuseppe Tornatore directed this grand-scale portrait of life and love over several decades in the small town in Sicily where he was born. We see a number of important historical events through the eyes of young Peppino, watching the fortunes of his town and his family rise and fall. While open to accusations of nostalgia, superficiality and indulgence the film is something of a feast for the senses.
A rambunctious family saga the kind they don't, and probably shouldn't, make any more. find out more...

A homophobic, middle-aged, Serbian gangster ends up sacrificing himself to protect Gay freedom in his country.

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The Virgin Soldiers is a bawdy look at life in Britain's conscript army of the 50s. Private Brigg (Hywel Bennett), for example, when he's not filling in forms or engaging the Malaysian bandits, is out on manoeuvres with a Chinese dance-hall girl named Juicy Lucy, who is supposed to be a lady of easy virtue but, to Brigg's delight, is a lady of no virtue at all. Brigg also sets out on that most dangerous of all military operations - an affair with the Sergeant Major's daughter (Lynn Redgrave). find out more...

A huge hit in its native South Korea this witty pacifist movie takes place during the Korean Civil War with two opposing units of soldiers simultaneously stumbling on a remote and pastorally idyllic village where news of the hostilities has yet to arrive. Together the two groups see past their differences and discover their shared humanity. Light on politics, strong on fraternal bonding it's a genial mix of sentiment, laughs and action. find out more...