September 9, 1991
Shadows And Fog (1991) ***
One of Woody Allen's most unusual films. A low-key pastiche of German expressionism. Other influences include Ingmar Bergman and Franz Kafka.
A Chinese Ghost Story 3 (1991) ***
The exciting fantasy saga continues. A ghost woman tries to seduce a young monk travelling with his elderly master.
The Applegates (1991) ***
Giant preying mantis living in a south American jungle decide to move into suburban USA to get their revenge.
Barton Fink (1991) ***
Bizarre film noir about a New York playwright who is hired to write a movie in Hollywood.
Cape Fear (1991) ***
A Southern Gothic thriller about a released rapist who stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Dead Again (1991) ***
Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this excellent film noir about a woman suffering from amnesia (Emma Thompson).
The Elementary School (1991) ***
Magnificent Scoundrels (1991) ***
One of Stephen Chow's best films, a very funny comedy about con-men and con-women trying to blackmail each other. Co-starring Amy Yip.
Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) ***
Great documentary about the filming of Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now".
Montréal vu par... (1991) ***
Six short films about Montreal, produced for the 350th anniversary of the city and directed by leading Canadian filmmakers from Quebec and Ontario. Patricia Rozema directed the first segment, starring Sheila McCarty as a shy and naive dancer from Toronto getting a taste of Montreal's nightlife. The second part (directed by Jacques Leduc) is a confusing, but quite original brechtian tale. Hockey is the main subject of the third episode, directed by Michel Brault. Atom Egoyan's segment is a bizarre tale about a tourist. The best episode was directed by Lea Pool - it presents a harrowing account of a tragic accident. Denys Arcand directed the last, very satiric segment.
"Desperanto" ***
"La Toile du temps" **
"La Derniere partie" *
"En passant" **
"Rispondetemi" ****
"Vue d'ailleurs" ***
"Desperanto" ***
"La Toile du temps" **
"La Derniere partie" *
"En passant" **
"Rispondetemi" ****
"Vue d'ailleurs" ***
Once A Thief (1991) ***
A caper movie by John Woo. Plenty of action and shootings in the second half. Lots of humor.
Slacker (1991) ***
24 hours in the lives of Austin slackers - weirdos and losers hanging around town, doing nothing.
Slickers Vs Killers (1991) ***
Very entertaining chop socky film from Hong Kong. Director Samo Hung plays a cell phone salesman pursued by vicious killers. There is plenty of good comedy between kung-fu fight scenes.
Surviving Desire (1991) ***
A literature professor (Martin Donavan) has an affair with one of his students. One of Hal Hartley's finest films, a black comedy full of absurdist humor. ***
Trust (1991) ***
Hal Hartley's masterpiece is a deadpan comedy about a pregnant teenage girl and a troubled TV repairman.
L'Assassin jouait du trombone (1991) ***
A Time For Love (1991) ***
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