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An Unforgettable SummerAn Unforgettable Summer (Un été inoubliable) (1994)
Dir. Lucian Pintilie
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Claudiu Bleont
Spare, well–realized drama taking place in 1925 on the Romanian/Bulgarian border, where Capitaine Petre Dumitriu (Bleont) and his wife…
Blush (1994)
Dir. Shaohong Li
Feat. Ji Wang, Zhiwen Wang, Caifei He
A sensual historical epic that follows the fortunes of two prostitutes who escape the Chinese revolution by fleeing their brothel in 1949 Shanghai.…
Burnt By the SunBurnt By the Sun (1994) Recommended
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Oscar–winning drama contrasts sunlit Chekhovian lyricism with the dark undercurrents of Stalinist Russia during the "Great Purge", when…
Day the Sun Turned ColdDay the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
Dir. Yim Ho
Feat. Siqin Gaowa
Stark melodrama set in Northern China about a man who accuses his mother of having murdered his father some years before. Tantalising central tale,…
Eat Drink Man WomanEat Drink Man Woman (1994) Recommended
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu
Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…
ErmoErmo (1994)
Dir. Zhou Xiaowen
Feat. Liya Ai, Liu Peiqi
A young woman yearns to acquire the largest colour tele in her village, largely as a bid in the popularity stakes. The Chinese flirt with materialism…
Il PostinoIl Postino (Postman, The) (1994) Recommended
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret
The biggest international foreign language hit since LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE stars the late Massimo Troisi as a simple postie who learns the value…
Kingdom, TheKingdom, The (Riget) (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Ghita Norby
A Danish medical soap opera from the director of BREAKING THE WAVES that's a bizarre yet compulsive combination of ghost story, TV drama and…
Like Two CrocodilesLike Two Crocodiles (1994)
Dir. Giacomo Campiotti
Feat. Angela Baraldi, Fabrizzio Bentivoglio, Sandrine Dumas
Various step–brothers feud like crocodiles when their bigamist father is forced by circumstances to reconcile his unknowing progeny. Attractive…
Miracle AlleyMiracle Alley (Midaq Alley) (1994)
Dir. Jorge Fons
Feat. Salma Hayek
Miracle Alley is the setting for four pungent stories of urban lovelife among Mexico City residents. Strong pacing and local humour make this lengthy…

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