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Powerful books, CDs and DVDs in no particular order
AenimaAenima by Tool
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'Metal' with soul, intelligence and artistry. The first two tracks are the highlights
Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive)Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive) by Radiohead
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Brilliant CD with a fantastic twisted remix of 'Myxamatosis'
Belleville Rendez-vous [VHS] [2003]Belleville Rendez-vous [VHS] [2003]
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Slightly disturbing (mostly silent) French cartoon
The Pianist: A Roman Polanksi Film ; [arranged for Piano Solo]The Pianist: A Roman Polanksi Film ; [arranged for Piano Solo]
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A moving autographical book about one Jewish man's survival in war ravaged Warsaw. The diary added at the end is incredibly moving.
Last Night [DVD] [1999] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Last Night [DVD] [1999] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Brilliant Canadian film about the end of the world which manages to be both haunting and uplifting
The Sea, the SeaThe Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
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About a man's descent into an obsession for which he'd do anything
The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky
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A blistering attack on a Russia that cannot accommodate a kind, loving 'idiot'
Junk (Puffin Teenage Fiction)Junk (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Julia Eccleshare
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Powerful 'Teen Fiction' about a group of heroin addicts in Bristol
City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [DVD] [2003]City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [DVD] [2003]
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Haunting, horrific, terrible, extremely sad but hopeful in places.
GeogaddiGeogaddi by Boards of Canada
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Eerie, electronic, beautifully constructed music.
Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo ThemeDvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme by Mstislav Rostropovich
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The cello entry in the first movement of the Dvorak is gut-wrenchingly beautiful.
Elgar: Vocal WorksElgar: Vocal Works
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Dream of Gerontius is an amazingly textured vocal work about a man's ascent into heaven. The priest's solo is fantastic
Bach : St Matthew PassionBach : St Matthew Passion
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Beautiful vocal work. The ending is understated and impossibly sad 'Wir setzen uns...' - 'We sit down..'