Volere Volare (1991) ****

La Belle Noiseuse (1991) ****

Merci la vie (1991) ****

Love At The Time Of Hysteria (1991) ****

The Commitments (1991) ****

Alan Parker's masterpiece is an unpretentious musical about a soul band from Dublin. Songs include:

"Destination Anywhere" **
"Nowhere To Run" **
"Mustang Sally" **
"Too Many Fish In The Sea" **
"Mr.Pitiful" *
"Bye Bye Baby" **
"Show Me" **
"Take Me To The River" *
"The Dark End Of The Street" *
"Chain Of Fools" **
"Mustang Sally" (reprise) ***
"I Never Loved A Man" **
"Try A Little Tenderness" ***
"In The Midnight Hour" **

Europa (1991) ****

Modernist drama set in post-war Germany.

Raise The Red Lantern (1991) ****

Directed by Zhang Yimou. With Gong Li. Superb melodrama about power struggles among various wives of a very rich man.

Once Upon A Time In China (1991) ****

Set in the late 19th century, it's a thrilling adventure film, directed by Tsui Hark, the first part of a long saga. It has excellent kung-fu fights (courtesy of Jet Li). The main villains in this film are foreign mercenaries and Chinese traitors collaborating with them.

Toto le héros (1991) ****

'My Own Private Idaho (1991) ****

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ****