EXHIBIT 23

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
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Image Entertainment, Inc.
Chatsworth, California


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-43241, 33-55393 and 33-57336) all on Form S-8 of Image Entertainment, Inc. of
our report dated June 1, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Image Entertainment, Inc. as of March 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2001, and the related
schedule, which report appears in the March 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K
of Image Entertainment, Inc.



                                                          /s/ KPMG LLP



Los Angeles, California
June 27, 2001