1991-2000

  • Kyung-taek Kwak – Eoksutang AKA 3pm Paradise (1997)

    1991-2000ComedyKyung-taek KwakSouth Korea

    A mix of social classes and characters mingle at the Eoksutang, a popular public sauna, every afternoon. Wan-ki, a wannabe movie director, a monk with VD, nude photograhper searching for the perfect body, a Russian model and a peeping Tom are among the clientsRead More »

  • Darezhan Omirbayev – Tueur à gages AKA Killer (1998)

    Darezhan Omirbayev1991-2000CrimeDramaKazakhstan

    Quote:
    Marat works as a personal driver in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan. When he hits a Mercedes, the nightmare begins. The loan he accepts to pay for the damages puts him at the mercy of a Mafia boss.Read More »

  • Mimmo Calopresti – La Parola Amore Esiste AKA Notes of Love (1998)

    1991-2000DramaItalyMimmo CaloprestiRomance

    “La Parola Amore Esiste will be remembered for its spectacular story and great acting…” ~DVDTalk

    Synopsis:
    La Parola Amore Esiste evolves around Angela (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) who appears to be struggling with a compulsive disorder illness of some type while desperately trying to find a man she can love. Angela has plenty of material possessions in her life but she has never been able to build a relationship where another human being would respond to her desire to be loved. So, when she encounters Marco (Fabrizio Bentivoglio), a divorced cello teacher, she decides to enlist in his private studio and give fate another chance.Read More »

  • Uli Edel – Rasputin (1996)

    Uli Edel1991-2000DramaUSA

    PLOT
    In 1910s Russia, Czar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra find their son Alexei, sole heir to the Romanov dynasty, suffering from hemophilia and
    conventional medicine failing to help him. Alexandra looks into finding holistic treatment and finds Father Grigory Rasputin , a destitute monk
    who claims he had a vision from the Virgin Mary telling him that the Czar needed him. Though Nicholas and the royal doctor are both skeptical of
    Rasputin’s alleged healing abilities, young Alexei quickly bonds with the charlton/prophet, so he remains in the Royal Court. But Rasputin’s
    constant boozing and womanizing angers the aristocracy and worsens the already unstable tensions between Nicholas and his subjects. With the
    seeds of revolution brewing, it becomes increasingly apparent that a bad end awaits for the entire Royal Family.Read More »

  • Dana Ranga – East Side Story (1997)

    Dana Ranga1991-2000DocumentaryGermanyMusical

    Here we have a fascinating documentary on the Communist musicals that strove to be ideologically correct and entertaining at the same time. The focus is on musicals from East-Germany and the Soviet Union but there are also references to musicals from Czechoslovakia and Romania.

    Interviewees: Erich Gusko, Karin Schröder, Brigitte Ulbrich, Helmut Hanke, Hans-Joachim Wallstein, Maya Turovskaya, Chris Doerk, Frank Schöbel & Margarita Andrushkevitch.Read More »

  • Stefan Schwartz – Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)

    1991-2000DramaStefan SchwartzUnited Kingdom

    IMDB:
    Eight years ago, Gavin artistic son of an Scots/Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Glasgow and moved south to London to make his name illustrating children’s books. Now, frustrated and broke, his Uncle Sal appears with an offer. Gavin’s father has sold the family business. To get his share of the proceeds,Gavin must return home for his father’s birthday party. Swayed by the money, he sets off north and picks up a hitchicker with a secret. Their journey is difficult but ultimately rewarding.Read More »

  • Jean-Claude Brisseau – L’ange noir AKA The Black Angel (1994)

    Jean-Claude Brisseau1991-2000CrimeDramaFrance

    In this stylish French drama fits well into the film noir genre. A visitor comes to the home of Stephane, the wife of an important magistrate. She, claiming attempted rape, calmly shoots him. The visitor is the legendary gangster Wadek Aslanian who was beloved as a latter day Robin Hood. Stephane’s husband hires a lawyer, Paul, to defend her. Paul learns many disturbing things about Stephane’s sordid past when he starts receiving anonymous letters describing her exploits which included prostitution, performing in porno-movies, and most interestingly having a liaison with Aslanian. The judge is ignorant of his wife’s past. Despite her dark and mysterious past, Paul cannot help but fall in love with Stephane.Read More »

  • Roger Donaldson – White Sands (1992)

    Roger Donaldson1991-2000CrimeThrillerUSA
    White Sands (1992)
    White Sands (1992)

    A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.Read More »

  • Helmut Dietl – Rossini (1997)

    1991-2000ComedyGermanyHelmut Dietl

    Plot
    Jakob Windisch has written THE number one bestselling novel. Since he is very shy, no-one has seen him except Uhu Zigeuner who is the designated director of the film adaption. Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs – and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie. These and a lot more egos meet every night in a restaurant called “Rossini” where everybody must go so that everybody else sees them.Read More »

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