A solitary middle-aged station manager is haunted by troubling memories of his past when he learns the line his station is on will be decommissioned for lack of profitability. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1990s
Mister Frost (1990) Philippe Setbon, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. Read More »
The Flying Dutchman (1995) Jos Stelling, René Groothof, Veerle Dobbelaere, René van ‘t Hof, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches Read More »
Wives III (1996) Anja Breien, Anne Marie Ottersen, Frøydis Armand, Katja Medbøe, Comedy, Drama
Twenty years have passed since our three heroines’ first outing in 1975. And they also had a reunion, ten years later. 20 years after, they meet again. Read More »
Aclas Decent Into Floristella (1992) Aurelio Grimaldi, Francesco Cusimano, Tony Sperandeo, Luigi Maria Burruano, Drama
Brutal film about the exploitation of a young Italian boy, who is virtually sold to the operators of a sulphur mine where he is beaten and sexually molested. Read More »
Meet the Applegates (1990) Michael Lehmann, Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Giant preying mantis living in a south American jungle decide to move into suburban USA. Read More »
Anxiety (1998) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Drama
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. Read More »
Touch (1997) Paul Schrader, Bridget Fonda, Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich, Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene Bill Hill attempts to exploit him but his plans go astray with the untimely intervention of August Murray Read More »
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) François Girard, Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Biography, Drama, Music
As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films Read More »
The Beginning and the End (1993) Arturo Ripstein, Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Drama
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father’s death. Read More »
The Field (1990) Jim Sheridan, Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Drama, Thriller
“Bull” McCabe’s family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. Read More »
L.627 (1992) Bertrand Tavernier, Avec Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte Kady, Philippe Torreton, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police inspector more because he loves it than because it’s his job, Lucien Marquet, 35, nicknamed Lulu, spends his nights and days sniffing out clues that might lead to solving cases. Read More »
Meeting Venus (1991) István Szabó, Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Kiri Te Kanawa, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A deliciously biting satire about both the world of Grand Opera and United Europe. Read More »
Unspeakable Acts (1990) Linda Otto, Jill Clayburgh, Brad Davis, Sam Behrens, Biography, Drama
Horrendous acts of sexual abuse were discovered at Miami’s Country Walk Day Care Center in 1984. Read More »
Saga of the Phoenix (1990) Ngai Choi Lam, Sze Yu Lau, Biao Yuen, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Holy Maiden of Hell, Ashura possesses immense power that can destroy humanity. Read More »