C.I.A. - Code Name Alexa (DVD)

Carve Her Name With Pride. A classic DVD

Advantages: A true story of a young woman during WW11
Disadvantages: May be uncomfortable viewing for some

-organise the shattered French resistance movement. Her mission is fraught with danger and although she manages to parachute in successfully and obtain supplies for the Normandy Front, Violette is eventually captured by the German forces and handed over to the Gestapo. She is subjected to a grueling and barbaric interrogation. The torture is intense and prolonged, but Violette does not betray her comrades, which infuriates the Gestapo. Violette is deported to Germany on grounds of espionage and imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp. Only thoughts of her little daughter, at home in England with her grandparents, keep Violette going. A box of tissues will probably be required for the end of this movie, I will not say more for fear of spoiling the DVD for others. Availability and Price 'Carve Her Name With Pride' DVD is available from ...

brittle1906 27.10.2009 · Read full review
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Code 46

Advantages: Good cast
Disadvantages: Incomprehensible in places

I saw this film at the cinema recently. It is written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, directed by Michael Winterbottom and produced by Andrew Eaton. Code 46 stars Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton and it is a sci-fi romance, mixed with film-noir elements. The basic plot is that it is the not-too-distant future on Earth and science has invented strange viruses and people need a single document to move from one country to another. Cities are over-crowded and they are guarded by high-security checkpoints. Without the right card - a "papelle" - people are left without anywhere to live or any real identity. The deserts are populated by people who have no ID. The card is basically ID and insurance and a Visa rolled into one. Code 46 is a law which prohibits people who have the same genes, even as little as a 25% match, from having ...

Mel27 16.09.2004 · Read full review
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Single DVD Da Vinci Code

Advantages: Once you start watching you cant stop.
Disadvantages: Very difficult to get in to but all is revealed

the whole film and the answers will be revealed, which is why i want to watch it again to understand it a bit more, as there are so many facts to take in and there are lots of twists and turns to the story and it keeps you guessing until near the end. I will not pretend that i know the ins and outs of the da vinci code i dont think any one really does because you will never know what is true or false but this is a fasinating insight to know not everything you were taught as a youngster is not actually the truth. The film does reveal an awful lot of facts which are true, and you dont really need any knowledge of the holy grail as a lot will be explained. I have not read the book so i cannot compare but by all accounts it goes into much more detail so that is now on my things to do. This is a 12 rated DVD and runs for approx 2hrs 22 ...

Maxlarndison 29.01.2007 · Read full review
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