Venus In Furs (1994) ***

Vive l'Amour (1994) ***

The Castle (1994) ***

Nous, les enfants du XX siècle (1994) *

Unsuccessful documentary, consisting mostly of interviews with juvenile delinquents in Russia. Directed by Vitali Kanevski.

Nastazja (1994) *

Japonska adaptacja "Idioty" Dostojewskiego, zrealizowana w stylu teatru kabuki. Najgorszy i najnudniejszy film Andrzeja Wajdy.

Magic Hunter (1994) *

Hungarian film about a cop receiving seven magic bullets from the Devil. Directed by Ildiko Enyedi ("My 20th Century").

Pora na czarownice (1994) ***

The Rapist (1994) ***

Red To Kill (1994) ***

Cancion de Cuna (1994) **

Moving drama about Spanish nuns raising a little orphan girl. A quiet film, winner of three awards at the Montreal Film Festival (Best Director, Special Grand Prize of the Jury and a honorable mention for the Ecumenical Prize).

Faust (1994) *

Directed by Jan Svankmajer, it's mostly a live-action film, with very little animation (mostly claymation).

Daydreams Of Miss Cazibe (1994) *

Turkish drama about a middle-aged spinster fantasizing about sex.

Bye Bye, America (1994) *

German film about an American Jewish couple visiting Europe.

The Bodyguard From Beijing (1994) *

Obviously inspired by the Kevin Costner-Whitney Huston vehicle, it's a shamelessly subserviant allegory about People's Republic of China protecting Hong Kong.

Dias contados (1994) ***

Yamato Takeru (1994) *

A sword & sorcery film from Japan.

Totor (1994) *

A campy fairy-tale from Cameroun, about a little boy and his pet turtle.

Les Silences du palais (1994) *

Tunisian film about the mistreatement of women in Arab society.

Pepe And Fifi (1994) *

Campy drama about the Romanian mafia.

Pamietnik znaleziony w garbie (1994) *

Nieudany film o tragicznych losach Slaska.

Lato milosci (1994) *

Melancholijny i monotonny bialoruski film milosny o mlodym studencie, sypiajacym ze swa zalotna kuzynka, lecz zakochanym w jej niesmialej przyjaciolce.

The Final Option (1994) *

Directed by Gordon Chan. With Michael Wong and Carmen Lee. The harsh training of new recruits to a special police SWAT team unit.

Farinelli: Il Castrato (1994) *

Long, tedious film about an Italian castrato. It will only please opera music fans.

Cross My Heart And Hope To Die (1994) **

Bizarre Norvegian film about a little boy befriending a young adolescant.

Before The Rain (1994) **

Complex film about ethnic hatreds in Macedonia. A co-winner of the Gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Bab El-Oued City (1994) **

La montée de l'integrisme musulman en Algérie.

Wing Chun (1994) **

Michelle Yeoh plays a female martial arts expert in this entertaining film from Hong Kong.

Ashes Of Time (1994) **

A cross between Sergio Leone and Michelangelo Antonioni, directed by Wong Kar-Wai.

Adamski (1994) *

German comedy about a lonely store detective falling in love with a pretty thief.

To Live (1994) **

Zhang Yimou's epic drama about the tribulations of an ordinary Chinese family.

Sh'chur (1994) **

interesting film about a poor Israeli family.

Samowolka (1994) *

Wstrzasajacy dramat o tzw. "docieraniu kociakow" - okrutnym traktowaniu mlodych poborowych przez starszych rezerwistow. Film Feliksa Falka ostro potepia te wojskowe zwyczaje, wprowadzone jeszcze w PRL-u, ktore dalej byly tolerowane przez zawodowych oficerow.

The Promise (1994) *

Predictable German film about two lovers separated by the Berlin Wall.

Panna z mokra glowa (1994) *

Adaptacja powiesci Kornela Makuszynskiego.