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Lift / Travellers / Calais: The Last Border
Three films by Marc Isaacs
UK 2001 / 2002 / 2003.

“[Isaacs] has quietly built a body of work that puts him amongst the most empathetic documentary observers we have of lives often overlooked” Time Out

"(Isaacs’) wonderful, surprising and moving documentaries are given a superb transfer to DVD by Second Run, making this one of the best releases of the year." DVD Times

The DVD contains a newly filmed interview with director Marc Isaacs, and booklet essays by Nick Fraser (Producer and Series Editor, BBC Storyville) and writer Graeme Hobbs.

Release Date: June 29th 2009

We continue to offer you a selection of many of our titles in specially-priced sets, in an effort to say thank you for all your support to us. These themed offers are not available anywhere else other than through our website.

We hope this might encourage you to take a chance and watch some of these wonderful films which you may not have seen before.

Daisies (Sedmikrásky) A film by Věra Chytilová Czechoslovakia 1966 . “My favourite Czech film and one of the most exhilarating stylistic and psychedelic eruptions of the 60s...” Jonathan Rosenbaum “Extremely funny, witty and expertly-fashioned film…” Variety
The DVD contains a new transfer of the feature approved by director Věra Chytilová, and Jasmina Blaževič’s acclaimed documentary film portrait of Chytilová – Journey (Cesta). Release Date: June 1st 2009

Interrogation (Przesluchanie) A film by Ryszard Bugajski, Poland 1982. "Bugajski's harrowing film was originally banned under martial law ... its impact is as current as it ever was, and its allegorical implications have proved prophetic" Time Out.
Disc includes a new 30-minute documentary on the film presented by its director Ryszard Bugajski. Accompanying booklet includes story boards, contextual documents, essay + more. Sight & Sound DVD OF THE MONTH - Dec 05