A tale of love in the South Seas as an American nurse falls for a French planter in the war torn months following Pearl Harbour. Lush settings and exotic music. It won an Oscar for the songs and was adapted from the Broadway hit. find out more...

Peter Brook's adaptation of the John Gay opera follows the story of roguish highwayman Captain MacHeath as he awaits his seemingly inevitable trip to the gallows. It is only the Captain's studious use of a file that provides him with the opportunity of escape, but as the highwayman prepares to flee, a beggar who has written an opera of the great man's exploits waylays him. "The Beggar's Opera" is a hugely enjoyable satire on 18th Century society and says much that still rings true today. find out more...

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This is it, the movie that kicked it all off, the first commercially released full length (with synchronized dialogue) talkie... although that's not the only reason to watch this musical story of a Jewish man breaking with his traditionalist father in order to pursue a career as a Jazz singer. 'The Jazz Singer' later became a template for other musical biopics and highly influenced the direction talkies would take. One of the most notable features of the film is the unusual use of 'blackface', find out more...

Visually spectacular and well photographed screen version of the hugely successful musical set in Thailand, or Siam as it was known back then... With Kerr, dubbed by Marni Nixon for the songs, as the prim widowed teacher gradually falling for the King's charms. This won four Oscars and includes witty lyrics and a lush score. find out more...

A lush Technicolor musical extravaganza about the embittered and disfigured ex-violinist who promotes the career of the beautiful diva that he loves, but ends up kidnapping her and dragging her down to his pad in the sewers. find out more...

An adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's dark social satire, set in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London and revolving around the relationship of Mackie ‘The Knife' Messer and Polly Peachum. The Threepenny Opera is a landmark of early cinema, and one of the few surviving examples of the brief use of a different cast for different languages. This two disk set contains both the German and French productions. Dark, sinister, stylish, magnificent! find out more...

Deneuve's first film, and winner of the 1964 Cannes Palme d'Or. Shopgirl Genevieve is left pregnant, when her mechanic boyfriend is sent to war, and marries the rich and honourable man who can give her a decent life. A blissful romance 'Umbrellas' makes escapist play with the stuff of kitchen-sink social realism and every line of dialogue is sung to Michel Legrand's melodious score. Essentially a story of true love lost, elevated by its magical simplicity.

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Irving Berlin's tale of a vaudeville showbiz family and their trials and tribulations, much dancing and singing is had by all. Starring Marilyn Monroe. find out more...

A modern day, (well it was when it was made), version of Romeo and Julliet except this one includes dance routines and rumbles. Won Best Picture at 1961 Academy Awards. find out more...