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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…
Lessons of Darkness / Fata MorganaLessons of Darkness / Fata Morgana (1992/1969) Recommended
Dir. Werner Herzog
Two of dir. Herzog’s impressionistic documentaries on a double DVD. LESSONS OF DARKNESS investigates the aftermath of the Gulf War, with…
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…
Map of the Human HeartMap of the Human Heart (1992) Recommended
Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Patrick Bergin, Anne Parillaud
Worldly romantic adventure spanning the life of an orphaned Eskimo. A majestic achievement for local boy Vincent Ward, as much for its unique slant…
Midnight Clear, AMidnight Clear, A (1992) Recommended
Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross
A provocative, suspenseful anti–war parable about a fresh–faced American platoon assigned to an abandoned chateau near the German border…
StalingradStalingrad (1992) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier
Feat. Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel
Superlative evocation of WW2 tragedy from a German perspective. A unit of soldiers are posted to the front line in the merciless Russian winter to…
Absolute HellAbsolute Hell (1991)
Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
Architecture of DoomArchitecture of Doom (1991)
Dir. Peter Cohen
Uniquely, this study of the Nazi era concentrates on the vast creations of Adolf Hitler’s Masterplan – choreographed rallies, architecture,…
Europa, EuropaEuropa, Europa (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Marco Hofschneider, Salomon Perel, Rene Hofschneider
A riveting account of the real–life ordeal experienced by German Jew Soloman Perel, who concealed his ethnicity for seven years when drafted…

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