This idiosyncratic drama from Iran begins as a jeep winds through the hills of Kurdistan, containing an engineer (Behzad Dourani) and his two assistants (whom we never see) as they search for a small village in the mountains. When they arrive, they are greeted by a young boy, who shows them a place they can stay and guides the engineer to the home of an old woman (also never seen) who seems to be dying. No one is sure what the engineer and his men are doing there; some locals think he’s keeping watch of the old woman and wants to purchase her land when she dies, while others think he could be an archeologist searching for rare artifacts.
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Tag Archives: 1990s
Zorn (1994) Gunnar Hellström, Linda Kozlowski, Liv Ullmann, Biography, Drama
Swedish painter Anders Zorn gained notoriety for his nudes. His works are currently worth millions. The film is set in the time when Zorn, already respected for his art, was commissioned to paint a portrait of the Swedish king. Though an excellent painter, Zorn’s personal life is dreadful. A boozer and a womanizer who frequently cheats on his wife, Zorn constantly seeks approval for his art. When he travels to the U.S. for a tour he meets Emilie Bartlett the wife of sculptor Paul W. Bartlett with whom he begins a sporadic affair. After Paul commits suicide, Zorn and Emilie move to Sweden. Zorn disregards his wife’s feelings and openly displays his affections for Emilie.
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Hoodlum (1997) Bill Duke, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Crime, Drama
The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming – one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie “The Queen” St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise “no violence”.
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The Amy Fisher Story (1993) Andy Tennant, Drew Barrymore, Tony Denison, Harley Jane Kozak, Crime, Drama, Romance
The true story of the Long Island teen who shoots and wounds the wife of a man she called her lover.
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Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990) Willy Bogner, Roger Moore, Shari Belafonte, Simon Shepherd, Action, Comedy
Sir George fakes his own death so that his estate will go to the winners of the “Megathon”, a pseudo-Olympics event. His three step-children are forced to compete in a variety of winter-type sports against top athletes representing other companies George owed debts to, so that they can gain their inheritance.
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La bûche / Season’s Beatings (1999) Danièle Thompson, Sabine Azéma, Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Comedy, Drama
Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette’s husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 years of a man who will never leave his wife; Milla, the youngest, acerbic, lonesome. Christmas was when they learned their parents were divorcing 25 years ago. Over the next few days, yuletide depression, Louba’s pregnancy, Sonia’s crumbling marriage, Stanislas’s overtures to Yvette, and Milla’s attraction to the man who’s her father’s rent-free lodger lead each one to re-examine self, family, and hopes. Is renewal possible?
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The End of Violence (1997) Wim Wenders, Traci Lind, Rosalind Chao, Bill Pullman, Drama, Thriller
Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener’s family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max’s disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max’s production.
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Marc Dorcel – La Cousine (1995) Joe D’Amato, Monica Orsini, Caterina Rinaldi, Kathy Kash, Nicolette, Adult
21 years of age – here are your rights: To allocate time for mixed emotions… To be an individual free of parental guidance… Permission is self granted for the time to play… But foremost the privilege of all is to fornicate at will!
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Paradise In Black (1997) Franco Poko, Moniya, Dee, Vanessa , Julian St. Jox, Mr. Marcus, Adult
Director: Franco Poko
Starring: Moniya, Dee, Vanessa , Julian St. Jox, Mr. Marcus.
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Little Miss Curious (1991) Fred J. Lincoln, Alicyn Sterling, April Rayne, Ashley Lauren, Adult
You can look, but you’d better not touch this petite powerhouse! Ashley Lauren turns a sleepy trailer park into sin city on wheels as she breaks every rule in the book! From tantalizingly teasing every man within a five-mile radius, to being caught in the sack with her cousin’s boyfriend, she covers all the bases! But, she’s got higher aspirations and winds up showing them off in national men’s magazine, making her a real bicoastal tease.
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