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Jacquot De NantesJacquot De Nantes (1991)
Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier
Beautifully–crafted, affectionate tribute to the director's late husband, the film–maker Jacques Demy (UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, LOLA).…
JFKJFK (1991) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek
Oliver Stone's gripping, technically dazzling opus is both convincing propaganda and marvellous entertainment, with Kevin Costner leading a large and…
Journey of HopeJourney of Hope (1991)
Dir. Xavier Koller
Feat. Necmettin Cobanoglu, Emin Sivas, Yaman Okay
Powerful but heart–breaking drama about an exiled Turkish family who trek through the Swiss alps in a desperate bid for a new homeland. Upset…
Jungle FeverJungle Fever (1991)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Wesley Snipes
Slick account of an inter–racial affair and its affect on family and friends. Annabella Sciorra and Wesley Snipes star with Spike himself, who…
KafkaKafka (1991) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ian Holm, Theresa Russell
This unsuspecting follow–up film for the director of the independent smash hit, SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE went largely unreleased, though it has…
La Belle NoiseuseLa Belle Noiseuse (1991) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Emmanuelle Beart
Rivette's four–hour portrait of an artist as an old man explores the process and politics of a retired artist painting a nude model. Subtle,…
Last Butterfly, TheLast Butterfly, The (1991)
Dir. Karel Kachyna
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Freddie Jones
Another worthy drama based on facts surrounding Nazi death camps, stage mime Tom Courtenay is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for…
Let Him Have ItLet Him Have It (1991) Recommended
Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins
Riveting re–creation of events pre–empting the tragic 1952 hanging of a simple teenager, whose only crime was to ambiguously utter “Let…
Life On a StringLife On a String (1991)
Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Zhongyuan Liu, Lei Huang, Qing Xu
A richly poetic chronicle of a blind man who devotes himself to music. Like the director's subsequent FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, some messages may be…
Little Man TateLittle Man Tate (1991)
Dir. Jodie Foster
Feat. Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest
A super–intelligent child is the central figure of a tug–of–war between mother Jodie Foster and child psychologist Dianne Wiest.…

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