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City of Sadness, ACity of Sadness, A (Beiging Chengsi) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Hsin Shu-fen, Chen Sown-yung
The first of the director’s trilogy of films about the modern history of Taiwan, here depicting the unstable post–WW2 period through the eyes…
Emma's Shadow (1989)
Dir. Soeren Jacobsen
Feat. Line Kruse, Borje Ahlstedt, Erik Wedersoe
12–year–old Emma, feeling that her affluent parents would care more for her if she were missing, fakes her own kidnapping, and discovers…
Five Days in June (1989)
Dir. Michel Legrand
Feat. Sabine Azema, Annie Girardot, Matthieu Roze
Yet another addition to the canon of dramas based on childhood memoirs. A renowned composer takes the helm to recall five days in his life on the…
I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency KissesI Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency Kisses (1989-1991)
Dir. Philippe Garrel
Feat. Philippe Garrel
Two French drama films by Philippe Garrel, both semi–autobiographical in nature: 'I Can No Longer Hear The Guitar' depicts youthful romance in…
Lily Was Here (1989)
Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Marion Van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh
Well known for Eurythmics' Dave Stewart's seductive score, the film follows the desperate plight of a young woman forced to resort to prostitution…
Little Thief, TheLittle Thief, The (1989)
Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace
Penned by the late Francois Trauffant and completed by his protege, this engaging tale of mis–spent youth follows the adventures of a…
Milou En MaiMilou En Mai (May Fools) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou
In May of '68, a rural family gather for the reading of their matriarch's will, an event that will strangely affect their idyllic existence. Stephane…
Nocturne IndienNocturne Indien (1989)
Dir. Alain Corneau
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Clémentine Célarié, Otto Tausig
Moody drama from dir. Corneau (TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE) sees a young Frenchman travel to India to search for a missing friend, and get lost in…
Open DoorsOpen Doors (1989)
Dir. Gianni Amelio
Feat. Gian Maria Volente, Ennio Fantastichini, Renato Carpentieri
A resonant political drama set in corrupt fascist Italy about a juror's attempt to save a political murderer from the gallows.
RikyuRikyu (1989)
Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Feat. Rentaro Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki
A unique dramatic meditation on the symbolic qualities of the Japanese tea ceremony, set around a Buddhist priest and the ruling Shogun of Japan in…

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