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Tag Archives: 1990s
Close-Up / Nema-ye nazdik (1990) Abbas Kiarostami
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf Read More »
Breath of Life (1999) Luis Ospina, Fernando Solórzano
Emerson Roque Fierro, former policeman and private investigator shadowing, investigates the murder of “Golondrina” Read More »
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991) Charles Finch
Bruce Simmons is an idealistic but out-of-work writer who stubbornly ignores Read More »
Hin helgu vé / The Sacred Mound (1993) Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
On a small island in the west of Island, Gestur, only seven years old, falls in love with 20 years old Helga. Read More »
Nuns on the Run (1990) Jonathan Lynn, Eric Idle
Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When their boss learns they want to “leave” Read More »
Mad Dog Time (1996) Larry Bishop, Michael J. Pollard
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire Read More »
Bruckner’s Decision / Bruckners Entscheidung (1995)
Director Jan Schmidt-Garre’s dramatization of a crucial period in the life of the Austrian composer. Read More »
Spellbound / Kin’yû fushoku rettô: Jubaku (1999)
Tapping into the economic malaise and the growing outrage against endless tawdry financial scandals Read More »
Dangerous Game / Ossessione fatale (1992) Joe D’Amato
Tony is a young man with a gambling habit: he loses $10,000 in a poker game with Drumond Read More »