MamluqiA classic spectacle film with a 7. 1 IMDB rating. This is the story of Khvicha, a young boy from a Georgian (Russian) village is kidnapped, sold into slavery, and raised as a Mamluk warrior in far off Egypt. He is reunited with his childhood friend (also kidnapped), only to be torn apart again. Years later, during the French invasion of Egypt, fate pits him against a most unexpected foe in a grand battle sequence. This film is filled with wonderful

the Sammy Cahn/Julie Styne classic

power-playing producers

Clara's surreal journey becomes an allegory for the hopes and dreams of a young girl on the cusp of adulthood

The idea that 'true expression depends on the sound

Wardell Piper - Wardell Piper

Loneliness is discussed at great length with brutal honesty

both with orchestras and organ accompaniment

cinematic mixture of found sounds

from her parent's Haunted House to flat shares in London with The Walls Are Way To Thin

Parallel Worlds

the Duke Alfonso II d'Este was obsessed with music

Coathanger Abortion present the mind-blowing metal assault of 'Plan C'