July 7, 1996
Quem matou Pixote ? (1996) **
Tragic story of Fernando da Silva, a young Brazilian actor, who first played the title role of a delinquant in "Pixote" (1981), but then became a juvenile delinquant himself and died tragically while still a teenager.
Pokuszenie (1996) **
In Poland under Stalin, a young nun is forced to cooperate with the secret police by spying on a bishop.
Gonin 2 (1996) ***
Slickly edited action scenes and beautifully composed images in this memorable Japanese gangster pic.
Adosados (1996) **
One lie leads to a nightmare in this Spanish drama. Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Montreal Film Festival.
Dr Wai In The Scripture With No Words (1996) **
A brechtian and modernist film from Hong Kong that uses story-within-a-story format.
Cwal (1996) **
Autobiograficzny film Krzysztofa Zanussiego, opisujacy jego dziecinstwo w czasach stalinowskich.
A Chef In Love (1996) **
A French chef falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the 1920's. There are some lovely close-ups of culinary delights, but the film is mostly concerned with politics. Once again, evil Bolsheviks ruin everything for everybody.
Kolya (1996) **
Czech film about an older man who takes care of a little Russian boy while his mother defected to the West.
God Of Cookery (1996) **
Stephen Chow's clowning can get on one's nerves sometimes, but there are some fine moments in this Hong Kong comedy about a great culinary battle.
Les Lumiere de Berlin (1996) **
Wim Wenders' tribute to Max, Emil and Eugen Skladanowsky, the inventors of Bioskop.
My Name Is Adam (1996) *
Pretentious Romanian film about a musician interrogated by the authorities.
La Lupa (1996) *
Embarassingly bad Italian film about a horny mother-in-law lusting after her daughter's husband.
Luna et l'altra (1996) *
Maurizio Nichetti's comedy about a mousy woman and her more provocative shadow. Good idea, tediously executed.
Hamsun (1996) *
The life of the famous Norvegian writer, who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Gracze (1996) *
Film Ryszarda Bugajskiego, ktorego akcja rozgrywa sie podczas kampanii prezydenckiej w 1990 roku.
Faire un film pour moi c'est vivre (1996) *
A documentary about the filming of Antonioni's "Beyond The Clouds".
Wielki tydzien (1996) *
Mloda Zydowka ukrywa sie przed Gestapo podczas powstania w getcie warszawskim.
Velvet Gloves (1996) **
Directed by Billy Chan. With Jade Leung and Farini Cheung. A Chinese "G.I.Jane".
A True Story (1996) **
An Iranian film director is looking for a young boy to play in his movie. Originally planned as a work of fiction, it ultimately became a cinéma-verité documentary.
Tesis (1996) **
Two young students find a videotape with a recording of a real-life torture and murder. A suspense thriller from Spain.
Tai Chi 2 (1996) **
Fine martial arts film "dealing", among other things, with opium trade. Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping.
The Phantom Lover (1996) *
Directed by Ronnie Yu. With Leslie Cheung and Wu Chien-Lien. Sad melodrama about true love.
Revisor (1996) *
This adaptation of Gogol's play starts well, but soon becomes much too burlesque for its own good.
Satan Returns (1996) **
A martial arts/horror movie from Hong Kong. The Devil is searching for his daughter. Nice ending.
Super Atragon. Part II (1996) *
A Japanimation feature with impressive sea battles. Directed by Mitsuo Fukuda.
Women (1996) *
When a man has two wives, there is bound to be trouble. An Israeli film set in Jerusalem in the late 19th century.
Les Affinites electives (1996) *
Tragic story of four people. Italian drama directed by the Taviamio Brothers.
June 6, 1996
Carla’s Song (1996) *
Simplistic political film about the war in Nicaragua. The Sandinistas - good, the Contras - bad.
Angels & Insects (1996) **
A cross between Peter Greenaway and James Ivory, a sensual, but cold film about natural history, desire, perversion and love.
Different For Girls (1996) **
An unusual love affair between a straight man (Rupert Graves) and a transexual woman (Steven Macintosh), who used to be best friends in an all-boys school. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Montreal festival, it's a touching, sometimes funny, always surprising little film.
Intimate Relations (1996) **
Sexual perversion in 1950's England. Very funny, but also extremely disturbing film.
Lust And Revenge (1996) **
Kinky Australian comedy about a rich divorcee lusting after a married man who poses nude.
The War Within: A Portrait Of Virginia Woolf (1996) *
The life and work of the famous English writer.
Fire (1996) *
Two Indian housewives, ignored by their husbands, turn to each other for affection and sex.
Beautiful Thing (1996) *
Earnest, but rather lame movie about two English boys who gradually realize that they are gay. An unsuccessful attempt to imitate Ken Loach and Mike Leigh.
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