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In the style of sex, lies and videotape, The Big Swap is a controversial adult, character-driven drama dealing with love, passion, obsession and sex. With a mixture of drama, humour and romance the story revolves around the exploits of a group of twentysomething couples; Eve and Julian, Ellen and Jack, Fi and Michael, Liz and Hat, and Sydney with her constant parade of boyfriends. After many good years of close and comfortable friendship, they now feel as safe and secure together as possible. One drunken night, a new idea is broached, to take their relationship one step further; partner swapping. At first it is good fun; they think they can handle it. But it is all too late when they realise the profound effect it has had on them all; as individuals, as couples, as lovers, and as friends. Fi's disillusionment forces her to evaluate her true feelings, leading to a shocking self-discovery which has an irreversible impact on her relationship with Michael. Julian's desire to indulge in ever-stranger sexual activities begins to alienate Eve, to the extent that she seeks love and attention elsewhere. Sydney's latest attempt at a successful relationship turns sour when her boyfriend Sam proves to be an old flame of Ellen's - one who she will never forget and whose return threatens to destroy her marriage to Jack. Hal's hidden jealousy over the sharing of his wife, his irrational obsession with Michael's prowess and his misplaced devotion to his last swap partner Eve, will lead to an act that threatens the future of the Crowd and puts the future of every relationship at stake. The Big Swap paints an emotive and erotically charged picture of people caught in events that move swiftly beyond their control... events that take them to the extremes of human emotions... ones that will change their lives forever.

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Robert is a frame-maker. One day, a woman comes in with a curious picture to have framed. Certain characteristics of this woman trigger in him strong childhood memories, giving their encounter a strange feeling of deja-vu.

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Pod, Homily and their children Peagreen and Arrietty are the Clocks, a family of Borrowers - tiny 4" people who live under the floorboards of a big house and 'borrow' from the Lenders, the 'human beans' who live upstairs. When Arrietty gets discovered by Pete, the Lender's son, they tentatively become friends. Pete explains that his Great Aunt, whose house they all share, has died and as no-one can find her will, the house is to be demolished by the nasty local lawyer Potter. Pete promises to smuggle the Clocks to his new home when they move. Although deeply suspicious of all 'beans', Pod and Homily realise they must trust Pete. On moving day, Pete packs the Borrowers into the van, but Arrietty and Peagreen accidentally fall out. Lost and disorientated, they manage to return to their old house, only to see Potter stealing Aunt Mary's will, which leaves the house to Pete's family. Arrietty and Peagreen abscond with the will, with Potter and his nephew Exterminator Jeff in hot pursuit. An exciting chase ensues as they attempt to get to the Town Hall before Potter registers the Lender's house for demolition. As the deadline approaches, Potter's fury reaches boiling point and he employs even more nasty tactics. However, Arrietty, Peagreen and a renegade Borrower called Spiller use all their skills in keeping one step ahead of the villains. With some true heroics they ultimately win the house back so the Borrowers and the Lenders can all live happily ever after.

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'Travel', they told Mick. 'It'll broaden your mind'. But why, reasons Mick, should getting some bizarre disease, in a place where no-one speaks your language, be such a mind-expanding experience? The trouble is, now they've given him a round-the-world ticket...

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Eroticism is always a complex subject. If a neurotic cat and a slightly strange woman got together, maybe they could have a fascinating relationship because eroticism is mostly about what's going on in the mind. However when a man comes on the scene, things between the woman and the cat are bound to change.

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The film uses a variety of techniques to show how a comet, returning at regular intervals, makes a different impression on each visit as our ideas about the cosmos develop.

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An erotic fairytale of a confectioner without a mouth. His orderly life is disruped by a mysterious presence which quickly creates chaos in the kitchen.

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A contemporary film noir - a classic story of passion, betrayal and murder. A woman is in an unhappy marriage and takes a lover. The love triangle is transformed by the woman's career. Penny is a cancer researcher who routinely experiments on animals. She lives under the threat of political violence. Her farmer husband is feeling strained too, facing bankruptcy after the British beef crisis. When she embarks on an affair, she's caught between two very dangerous forces and by the end, one of our triangle will be culled.

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The film tells the story of a seven year old boy who is obsessed by horror film monsters, football and his Dad. When his Dad dies, suddenly the boy is devastated. But one day he arrives back home from school to find his Dad apparently eating chips in the back parlour. His Mam tells him that it is his uncle from Australia, but the boy and his pals set out to prove that this is his Dad come back from heaven.

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A tragi-comic ghost story of two old drunks who carry a family feud beyond the watery grave.

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Old man Ralph sits with his glass eye and wooden leg ranting at the TV. Finding himself no longer able to masturbate, he can see no point in going on and decides to go out with a bang. A local drugs dealer supplies him with a tab of acid which he puts together with a bottle of aspirins and waits to see what will happen. The explosive ending leaves us in no doubt that the plan has worked, but with unexpected consequences.

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A stolen video, some money and a restless craving, Jimmy and May escape the city in search of drugs, only to find themselves reluctantly involved in the death of a friend. The Future Lasts a Long Time is a British road movie that takes us on a dream like journey from the inner city to the widescreen landscape of the fens - a kind of anthem for doomed youth in the '90s and a homage to Terence Malick.