Alphabet Video April

Third Part Of The Night (aka: Trzecia Czesc Nocy) (7 May)
Andrzej Zulawski

The debut feature from Zlawski is a haunting and surreal masterpiece from a true European maverick. His 1981 film, Possession, has been a cult favourite at Alphabet for many years. A dying man in WWII Poland has lost his family and seeks refuge with a women in labour who bears striking resemblance to his massacred wife. Stark images of death and the evil acts of the occupying Nazis make for a shocking but stunning journey back in time.

El Topo (14 May)
Alejandro Jodorowsky

A welcome DVD release of Jodorowsky's cult classic, unavailable for the last 25 years. A black clad stranger travels through the desert to kill four grand masters to prove himself the best gunfighter. Loosely based on the Bible and full of breathtakingly bizarre imagery, El Topo proves to be a most enjoyable trip.

Jan Svankmajer: The Short Films (28 May)

The director of Alphabet favourites Little Otik, Alice and Faust, Svankmajer produced 24 short films between 1964 and 1990. All of these are released in this comprehensive collection charting the director's early development and illustrating his influences from living under the Communist Czechoslovakian regime. At times surreal, disturbing and violent but always inspiring. For the diehard animation fan, or indeed anyone with a passing interest, this is essential viewing.