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Europa Europa Agnieszka Holland The film that took America by storm: Agnieszka Holland's powerful, moving story of a courageous German-Jewish teenager who survived World War II by concealing his identity and living as a Nazi during seven harrowing years through three countries. Based on a true story, this is a film that changes almost everyone who sees it. Starring Marco Hofschneider and Julie Delpy. Named Best Foreign Language Film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle. The DVD is letterboxed, and includes optional French audio, optional French and Spanish subtitles, and the original theatrical trailer. In German and Russian with English subtitles. Poland/Germany/France, 1990, 113 mins. DVD $37.95
Olivier Olivier Agnieszka Holland This very unusual story begins when the nine-year-old son of a provincial French family suddenly disappears. Six years later a young man turns up who claims to be the missing youngster, setting off a series of strange reactions from the people he claims as his family. Based, unimaginably, on a true story. With Brigitte Rouan, Jean-Francois Stevenin and Francois Cluzet. French with English subtitles. France, 1992, 110 mins. Videocassette $44.95
Provincial Actors Agnieszka Holland This bold first feature is set in the microcosm of a group of actors working in the provinces. While the actors are staging an important Polish play, Liberation, ambition, jealousy and betrayal dominate their inter-personal relations. The leading actor longs for stardom but his dreams have placed his marriage into an impossible situation. Polish with English subtitles. Poland, 1979, 104 mins. Videocassette $44.95
The Secret Garden (1993) Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland's haunting adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1909 classic about an orphaned young girl (Kate Maberly) dispatched to her uncle's remote English estate. With the help of her painfully withdrawn cousin (Heydon Prowse) and a local boy (Andrew Knott), she discovers an enchanting garden. Holland beautifully captures the painful social isolation of childhood. Maggie Smith plays the tyrannical housekeeper. The DVD is a widescreen edition, with filmographies, scene access, and English, French & Spanish subtitles. USA, 1993, 102 mins. DVD $37.95
The Third Miracle Agnieszka Holland Ed Harris stars as a priest assigned to investigate the reported healing powers of a deceased woman. Anne Heche plays the daughter of the woman, whose interactions with the priest lead to their mutual investigation of their own humanity and spirituality. Armin Muller-Stahl co-stars as the Archbishop also looking into the matter. Based on the novel by Richard Vetere and sensitively handled by director Agnieszka Holland. "Here is a rarity, a film about religion that is neither pious nor sensational, simply curious" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes director's commentary, theatrical trailer, multilingual subtitles, isolated music score and more. USA, 1999, 118 mins. DVD $44.95
Total Eclipse Agnieszka Holland Leonardo Di Caprio and David Thewlis star in this film based on the affair between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. Rimbaud left a legacy of brilliant poetry and an example of extreme living that inspired contemporary stars like Jim Morrison. Verlaine, a highly regarded writer in his own right, was an older married man when he became infatuated with Rimbaud. This is a grand film about their passion for love and art, a passion finally doomed by madness. Christopher Hampton wrote the screenplay. Great Britain/France, 1995, 111 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $37.95
Washington Square Agnieszka Holland The meticulous adaptation of Henry James' novel from director Agnieszka Holland. Catherine Sloper (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wants to marry Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin), but her plans are strongly opposed by her father (Albert Finney), who believes Townsend is only interested in his daughter for her money. But Catherine is determined to follow her heart, even if she loses her inheritance in the process. With Maggie Smith and Judith Ivey. USA, 1997, 115 mins. DVD $37.95