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Pretty Village, Pretty FlamePretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo
Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
Richard IIIRichard III (1996) Recommended
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jnr.
Transposed to a fascist 1930s Britain, Shakespeare's classic tale of power politics easily renews its timeless appeal. Ian McKellen commands every…
Before the RainBefore the Rain (1995) Recommended
Dir. Milcho Manchevski
Feat. Rade Serbedzija, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregoire Colin
The impotence of violence is the uniting theme of this masterful triptych that traverses the ravaged terrain of both Macedonia and modern London. An…
Promise, ThePromise, The (1995)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
Feat. Corinna Harfouch, Meret Becker, August Zirner
Separated while trying to cross the Berlin Wall to the West in 1961, two lovers traverse thirty odd years of German history apart, yet faithful. This…
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…
Heaven and EarthHeaven and Earth (1993)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones
Oliver Stone completes his Vietnam trilogy by shifting the focus from the US military to a story based on the autobiographies of a Vietnamese woman.…
Schindler's ListSchindler's List (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…
Swing Kids (1993) Recommended
Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley
Affecting drama about the young sub–culture of pre–war Germany, who traded Nazi–ism for American jazz culture. A rare insight into…
Temptation of a MonkTemptation of a Monk (1993)
Dir. Clara Law
Feat. Joan Chen, Zhang Fenyi
Graphic chronicle of blood–letting by a fierce warrior general in 7th century China, that hews to the visual traditions of the classic Japanese…
Chunuk BairChunuk Bair (1992)
Dir. Dale G. Bradley
Feat. Robert Powell, Kevin J. Wilson, Jed Brophy
Modest, reverent account of an exhausted and shell–shocked Wellington regiment of the ANZAC forces who endeavoured to gain control of the ridge…

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