Late Spring dvd : 10 results priced between £10.00 and £25.00

Release Date: 2010-06-21, Rating: Universal, suitable for all

One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu's family portraits, Late Spring (Banshun) tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Loyal Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever - almost by itself justifying Ozu's inclusion in the pantheon of cinema's greatest directors.

On the same disc, the BFI have included Ozu's 1936 film, The Only Son, crucial in his development as a director because it saw him using sound for the first time. It's also one of Ozu's most tragic and moving stories, that of a mother who forsakes everything for the sake of her boy's education only to see him grow into a failure. Ozu lays bare the poverty and hopelessness facing many families in Tokyo at that time, and the scene where the son confronts his mother with the truth as they sit in a desolate...

James Mason stars in this family drama set in Bolton in the late 1960s. Love and humour prevail as strict working class father Rafe Crompton (Mason) and his wife Daisy (Diana Coupland) struggle to cope with the ups and downs of bringing up their four children - Hilda (Susan George), Harold (Rodney Bewes), Florence (Hannah Gordon) and Wilfred (Len Jones) - against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society.

Details 180g heavyweight vinyl cut from the original analogue master, together with a DVD featuring the album delivered as a 96kHz/24 bit LPCM stereo mix. Featuring one extra track … ‘It’s Getting Late In The Evening’.

Tokyo Story director Yasujiro Ozu s hugely influential and award-winning masterpiece, Late Spring, is a tender meditation on family politics, sacrifice and the status quo.

Chickenfoot brings together the talents of ex-Van Halen members Sammy Hagar (guitar & vocals) and Michael Anthony (bass), Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith and legendary guitar hero Joe Satriani. Coming together initially in late 2008 they released their eponymous debut album in the spring of 2009 to unanimous critical acclaim and spectacular sales. With their combined pedigree they were always going to be a great live band and the album release was inevitably followed by tour dates in Europe...

My Sweet Lady. I’m Sorry. Annie’s Song. Late Winter Early Spring. Fly Away. Boy From The Country. Darcy Farrow. Rocky Mountain High.