EXHIBIT 23


                       INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Image Entertainment, Inc.:


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 6, 1995, except for Note 14, which is as of June 8, 1995,
relating to the balance sheets of Image Entertainment, Inc. as of March 31, 1995
and 1994, and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 1995,
and the related schedule, which report appears in the March 31, 1995 annual
report on Form 10-K of Image Entertainment, Inc.

                                     /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 26, 1995