Very beautiful & moving story of the twilight of French occupation of Vietnam focusing on Deneuve as the owner of a rubber plantation. Well worth seeing. Wellington Film Festival 1993.
Gruelling black–and white "journey" through postwar Germany. Impressively upsetting, it's neither travelogue nor documentary. Wellington Film Festival 1992.
Chilling, beautifully–filmed portrait on the life of a 4th wife to a tyrannical lord in 1920s China. A sad film of past times in China. Worth seeing. Wellington Film Festival 1992.
Tiresome Finnish film about what 5 taxi–drivers have to say. Real conversations in Wellington are more interesting. Avoid. Wellington Film Festival 1992.
Great Italian movie set on Capri in 1952. Shy Troisi brings mail to the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda exiled in a mansion far above the fishing village. They become friends, and Troisi gains confidence. Great acting, lovely characters; recommended.
Wonderfully funny romantic comedy about a small squad of Italian soldiers posted to the small magical Greek island of Meghisti, and how they "go native". Basically a true story; filled with love, light & colour. Wellington Film Festival 1992.