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England/ UK
London
Info kindly provided by François
Henry.
You can do most of your shopping in London by Tube. In the
following list we'll add the name of the tube station to get off in order to reach the
locations.
Videos
TOWER RECORD
Tube
station: Piccadilly Circus
http://www.towerrecords.com
The Tower Records is an American entertainment stores that has shops all around the world.
There, you should be able to find CDs & DVDs. There is a huge choice of videos, but
mostly UK distributor videos (HK Legends, Eastern Heroes, and Made in Hong-Kong).
The London Chinatown is right in
Gerard Street (Leicester Square station). It has a very typical look with its Chinese
doors, restaurants and shops. There is a bunch of stores worth visiting but be aware that
London prices are more than often over the roof.
CD NEWS
26 Gerard Street W1,
Tube station: Leicester Square
Plenty of VCDs, DVDs & Music CDs. There you'll have plenty to search for between the
old VCDs at reduced price (5£) and news VCDs and DVDs from HK. Watch out for high London
prices. They carry as well souvenirs and adult magazines.
JENSEN TRADING Co.
9 Gerard Street W1,
Tube station: Leicester Square
Just opposite CD News. There is not only plenty of VCDs from HK, Korea and Japan but also
music CDs and DVDs. They also carry Chinese souvenirs for tourists and a large quantity of
Western, animation and erotic movies on VCDs. Watch out for high London prices. Sometimes
it's worth comparing prices with CD NEWS.
SOUND OF CHINA
6 Gerard Street W1,
Tube station: Leicester Square
A bit further down the street. They carry a wide range of VCDs, Cantopop CDs and VCDs,
posters, HK videos from Mainland China distributors, gadgets, and goodies. The welcome is
mild until you purchase something. Watch out for high London prices. Sometimes it's worth
comparing prices with CD NEWS and JENSEN TRADING Co.
Books
THE CINEMA STORE
4b Upper St.
Martins Lane WC2,
Tube station: Leicester Square
Books, videos and old magazines. Worth a look.
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France
Info kindly provided by François
Henry.
Fnac
www.fnac.com
This huge chain of multimedia stores carries most of the Far East movie videos & DVDs
released in France. They may have some import goods as well. There is at least a Fnac in
all the main cities. Check out their website for more info or to order online. But be
aware that it's pricey!
LILLE
Lille is a big town right in the
North of France (1 hour drive from Calais),
close to the Belgium border. You can do most of your shopping in Lille by Tube or
'Métro'. In the following list we'll add the name of the Métro station to get off in
order to reach the locations.
Videos
SAIGON
17, rue Nicolas Leblanc
59800 Lille.
Tel 03 20 54 49 49.
Mon 13h-19h / Tue-Fry : 11h-19h / Sat 10h-19h.
http://www.saigon.fr
Métro station: République
They carry a wide range of Mangas and Japanese goodies, and they have also some HK VCDs
and DVDs, and J-pop & Canto Pop CDs. Price are alright.
The Lille Chinatown is rue Jules
Guesde (Métro: Wazemme station), a popular area that mix people from different countries:
from North Africa to China or Asia. The market
place is very nice and there are shops to buy Chinese souvenirs, food, etc… There
isn't any video shop unfortunately, mostly video clubs.
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PARIS
You can do most of your shopping in
Paris by Tube or 'Métro'. In the following list we'll add the name of the Métro station
to get off in order to reach the locations.
Videos & goodies
Album
7 rue Dante.
Métro station: St-Michel Notre-Dame
They carry a large quantity of imported videos, DVDs and laserdiscs. They have plenty of
HK and Japanese videos as well. However, it's rather expensive. But you might get a chance
to meet director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, Brotherhood of The Wolves) whose
favorite hobby is to hang out in such video shops!!
The Parisian Chinatown is in the 13th
'arrondissement' of Paris. It is accessible by metro stations, get off at Tolbiac or Place
d'Italie stations. Most of the interesting shops for HK videos are located in the mall
'Centre Commercial Oslo', Avenue d'Ivry.
New Top
37, rue du Disque
75 013 Paris
Tel: 01 45 82 75 64
Fax: 01 44 24 04 89
Métro station: Tolbiac
They carry a huge range of DVDs, VCDs, Books and music CDs. Unfortunately, one has to ask
everything to the shop keeper to get to see something. They have videos to rent as well.
Musica
Centre Oslo,
44 avenue d'Ivry
75013 PARIS
Tel. / Fax: 01 45 86 63 64
Métro station: Tolbiac
Considered as the best shop in the capital. They carry as well one of the biggest ranges
of HK VCDs & DVDs in Paris. There are Japanese and Korean DVDs as well, but quite
pricey. Anyway, you'll get charmed by the warm welcome and the cool atmosphere. Posters,
Lobby cards, Cantopop DVDs, Music CDs and Tape and Original soundtracks are also
available. Watch out for high prices sometimes and do not hesitate to compare their price
with Internet stores.
SAKURA DVD / VCD CENTER
Centre Oslo,
44 avenue d'Ivry
75013 PARIS
Tel: 01 44 24 18 45
Métro station: Tolbiac
Amongst food, drinks or other grocery's stuffs, they've got a huge selection of
inexpensive VCDs and DVDs. They carry as well Canto Pop DVDs and VCDs. But watch out for
Mainland China editions or Chinese bootlegs.
Vincent AV Media
53 Rue Nationale
75013 PARIS
Tel: 01 45 86 11 88
Fax: 01 45 86 48 88
Métro station: Tolbiac
They have a wide selection of HK VCDs and DVDs, and their prices are sometimes the closest
to Internet deals you can get in Paris. The warm welcome will make you come back often.
Books
CINE REFLET
Rue Serpente,
Métro station: Cluny La Sorbonne
A true cinema specialist. They carry quite a few Far East movie press kits and American
and English books on HK cinema. They have plenty of old cinema magazines too.
Cinema screening HK
movies
CHAMPO
3bis Rue Champolion,
Métro station: Cluny La Sorbonne
This is a theatre whose tradition is to screen foreign films and sometimes Asian movies.
MK2
Rue Hautefeuille,
Métro station: St-Michel
They propose quite often retrospective of Chinese cinema, but keep concentrating on
Taiwanese films and Wong Kar Wai type movies.
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Germany
BERLIN
Info kindly provided by Adil
Here are VIDEOTHEKES in Berlin where you may rent DVDs.
If you ask they even sell DVDs for good price and the films are mostly uncut.
Video-paradies
Grosse Seestrasse 23
13086 Berlin
VideoTraum
Brauhausstrasse 12
13086 Berlin
Video-kollektion
Lindenalle 5
13088 Berlin
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Spain
Info kindly provided by Ricardo from http://hellnation.veryweird.com
BARCELONA SHOPS: MONDO VIDEO
c/ Roger de Flor, 70
08017 Barcelona
Tel: 686 52 99 52 - 93 244 47 62
mondodvd@yahoo.es
http://www.mondo-video.com
Specialist in asian VHS and DVDs and horror movies.
FREAKS
Ali Bei, 10
Three comic and bookshops alltogether, the first with lots of DVDs and VHS on asian cinema
and related magazines.
