1991-2000

  • Gary Sherman – Murderous Vision (1991)

    Gary Sherman1991-2000ThrillerUSA

    Quote:
    THE MIND OF A KILLER. THROUGH THE EYES OF A PSYCHIC.

    Detective Kyle Robeshaw is a headstrong detective who finds himself stuck in a dead end job in missing person’s as a result. One of his cases leads him into the investigation of a serial killer who killed his policewoman girlfriend. Along the way he employs a psychic to help him find the missing person and the killer who kidnapped herRead More »

  • Christopher Petit & Iain Sinclair – Asylum (2000)

    1991-2000Christopher PetitDocumentaryIain SinclairUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis
    A mix of both documentary and fiction, where in the future a group of people are looking back at the twentieth century. A virus has wiped out most of the culture.Read More »

  • Hideo Nakata – Garasu no nô AKA Sleeping Bride (2000)

    1991-2000DramaHideo NakataJapanRomance

    “Wake up! I’m a Prince!” ‘Sleeping Bride’ or ‘Glass Brain’ is teenage love-story of a girl who sleeps for 17 years, her only hope, a young boy…Read More »

  • Adrian Lyne – Lolita (1997) (HD)

    1991-2000Adrian LyneDramaUSA

    Quote:
    Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze’s house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they’re not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile.Read More »

  • Kôji Wakamatsu – Tobu wa tengoku, moguru ga jigoku AKA Fly to heaven, or go to hell (1999)

    1991-2000AsianDramaJapanKoji Wakamatsu

    A bus full of cult members gets stuck in snow. The cult has to stay in a mountain hotel. Strange things start to happen… This film was only released on VHS in Japan.
    The music was composed by J. A. Seazer. And the screenplay was done by Izuru Deguchi and Ei Takatori (1952-2018). And some of the members from Gessyokukageki (月蝕歌劇団) founded by Ei Takatori also performed in this film.Read More »

  • Roland Joffé – Vatel (2000)

    1991-2000ArthouseDramaFranceRoland Joffé

    In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king’s newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who’s authentic, living out his principles within
    the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?Read More »

  • Zeinabu irene Davis – Compensation (1999)

    1991-2000DocumentaryDramaPoliticsUSAZeinabu irene Davis

    Synopsis
    The first feature by LA Rebellion trailblazer Zeinabu irene Davis presents two unique Black American love stories between a deaf woman and a hearing man. Inspired by a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this moving narrative shares the struggle of two couples—one in the early 1900s, the other in the 1990s—to overcome racism, disability, and discrimination. A groundbreaking look at African American deaf culture, COMPENSATION incorporates sign language and silent-film techniques (such as title cards) to make itself accessible to hearing and deaf viewers alike and to share the vast possibilities of language and communication.Read More »

  • Leão Lopes – Ilhéu da Contenda AKA Isle of Contempt (1996)

    1991-2000African CinemaCape VerdeDramaLeão Lopes

    Quote:
    Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of “mulattos” begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.Read More »

  • Handan Ipekçi – Babam askerde AKA Dad is in the Army (1995)

    1991-2000DramaHandan IpekçiTurkey

    A politically activist father is hiding from police. They say to his daughter Ekin that her father was away for military service.
    Cengiz’s father is a leader of a labor union. His family is living at outskirts of the big city. Police arrests his father one night.
    Father of Pelin is a wealthy businessman. He was an activist once he was young. He gets arrested when his wife denounce him.
    Three children come together at the waiting room of a prison.Read More »

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