World Cinema
World Cinema has, well, a world of film to offer you. English language films are all well and good but to enjoy the full wealth and variety of cinema you need broad horizons. Here you'll find all our World Cinema films organised by country and region, each with an introduction and recommended DVDs.
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- African Film 53 titles
- Asian Film 790 titles
- Australasian Film 254 titles
- Blu-ray 3041 titles
- Canadian Film 248 titles
- Chinese Film 82 titles
- Eastern European Film 202 titles
- European Film 2954 titles
- French Film 896 titles
- German Film 199 titles
- Indian Film 54 titles
- Iranian Film 32 titles
- Italian Film 228 titles
- Japanese Film 361 titles
- Korean Film 134 titles
- Middle Eastern Film 98 titles
- Russian Film 127 titles
- Scandinavian Film 264 titles
- South American Film 203 titles
- Spanish Film 159 titles
- Turkish Film 16 titles
African Film 27 titles
African cinema is as diverse as the vast continent itself. The influence of French film is evident in many Maghrebi and sub-Saharan pictures, particularly those of Ousmane ... More
Asian Film 640 titles
The powerhouses of China, India and Japan dominate Asian cinema. But the continent boasts several other key players, including Hong Kong (with its magnificent martial arts ... More
Australasian Film 23 titles
Australian cinema only became a world force in the 1970s, when directors like Peter Weir and Bruce Beresford launched a new wave. But it continues to produce its share of c... More
Blu-ray 828 titles
Canadian Film 15 titles
Although in the cinematic shadow of its southern neighbour, Canadian film has nevertheless established a unique personality. The National Film Board has long sponsored expe... More
Chinese Film 74 titles
Chinese cinema only came to international attention in the 1980s, with the lavish visuals and powerful stories of such Fifth Generation directors as Zhang Yimou and Chen Ka... More
Eastern European Film 144 titles
Despite the restrictions pertaining behind the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe gained a reputation for provocative, questioning and beautiful cinema, with such Poles as Andrze... More
European Film 1929 titles
The biggest names in European cinema have tended to come from its major industries. But some of the continent's smaller movie nations have also produced notable film-makers... More
French Film 786 titles
France was the birthplace of cinema and French Film was always home to innovation. The silent Impressionists and Surrealists such as René Clair and Poetic Realists like Jea... More
German Film 140 titles
It's one of the oddest quirks in screen history that Louis and Auguste Lumière are credited with giving the first cinema show to a paying audience in Paris on 28 December 1... More
Indian Film 29 titles
Song and dance has played a pivotal role in subcontinental cinema since the All-India pictures of the early sound era. The emphasis on spectacle, escapism and entertainment... More
Iranian Film 28 titles
Although its history dates back over a century, Iranian film only began to acquire an international reputation in the 1990s, as the humanist features of Abbas Kiarostami an... More
Italian Film 192 titles
Italy has twice led world cinema, first with the epic 'Super Spectacles' of the 1910s, and then, post-WWII, with the neo-realist dramas of Roberto Rossellini and Vittoria D... More
Japanese Film 309 titles
Classical Japanese cinema is dominated by the formally beautiful domestic dramas of Yasujiro Ozu, the films of Kenji Mizoguchi, often characterised by their exquisite cinem... More
Korean Film 127 titles
Middle Eastern Film 80 titles
Explore the wealth and diversity of Middle Eastern film on DVD and Blu-ray, encompassing from Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey and Israel. Thanks to award-winning films... More
Russian Film 100 titles
Directors of silent Russia film such as Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov employed revolutionary montage techniques that continue to impact upon film today. While there... More
Scandinavian Film 187 titles
For a region that enjoys and endures such extremes of light and darkness throughout the year, it's no wonder that its cinema shares the same characteristics. This is wel... More
South American Film 150 titles
In addition to hosting the exiled Luis Buñuel, Latin America had also produced several notable film-makers, including cult icon Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Cubans Tomas Gu... More
Spanish Film 143 titles
In the 1960s, the twin titans of Spanish cinema were Luis Buñuel and Carlos Saura, who used allegory and surrealism to confound the Francoist censors. In the ensuing decade... More
