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As Tears Go ByAs Tears Go By (Wong gok ka moon) (1988)
Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
Dir. Wong Kar–Wai debuted with this ambitious remake of MEAN STREETS, where best buddies Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung struggle through the…
As Thick As Thieves (1988)
Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Christophe Malavoy, Claire Nebout, Francois Cluzet
A practical joke goes awry for a group of successful business men who mislead an aspiring friend into thinking he's struck it rich. Hilarious…
Camille ClaudelCamille Claudel (1988)
Dir. Bruno Nuytten
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Alain Cuny
Intense, robust biopic of the French artist and lover of fellow sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Their tumultuous affair is passionately incarnated by…
ChocolatChocolat (1988)
Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Isaach de Bankole, Giulia Boschi, Francois Cluzet
Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…
Cobra VerdeCobra Verde (1988)
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski stars for the last time for Herzog as another doomed outcast in an alien environment. West Africa is portrayed as a cruel, highly…
DamnationDamnation (Karhozat) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Bela Tarr
Feat. Miklós B. Székely, Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer
A magnificent representation of the earlier feature films of Hungarian master of miserabilism Béla Tarr, telling the story of a lonely barfly who…
Decalogue - Parts 1 - 5Decalogue - Parts 1 - 5 (Dekalog) (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
The Polish master's extraordinary series of hour–long dramas, each pertaining to one of the ten commandments. He matches the high concept with…
Decalogue - Parts 6 - 10Decalogue - Parts 6 - 10 (Dekalog) (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Continuing Kieslowski's exemplary series of hour–long dramas, with a further five 'commandments'. Episodes: Dekalog 6 – "Thou Shalt…
Dragons ForeverDragons Forever (1988)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Flaming BrothersFlaming Brothers (Jiang hu long hu men) (1988)
Dir. Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tang, Pat Ha
Two close friends from the island of Macao (Tang and Yun–Fat) become dangerously involved in the Chinese triads through decades of prosperity…

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