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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…
Come In Spinner (TV Mini-series)Come In Spinner (TV Mini-series) (1989)
Dir. Robert Marchand
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Rebecca Gibney, Gary Day
Something of an Australian TV classic, this revolves around three women working in a Sydney beauty salon during the closing years of WW2 and the…
Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, TheCook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tim Roth, Michael Gambon
Greenaway combines the best elements of his previous work into one illustrious concoction of charcoal humour, explicit violence, awe–inspiring…
Crimes and MisdemeanorsCrimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow
Premium Woody Allen combines the best of his comedic and dramatic worlds. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Woody himself do justice to…
DadDad (1989)
Dir. Gary David Goldberg
Feat. Ted Danson, Jack Lemmon, Ethan Hawke
Ted Danson returns home to find his father (Jack Lemmon) has physically and emotionally deteriorated.
Dead Poet's SocietyDead Poet's Society (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke
Robin Williams is perfect as an a maverick English teacher at a private high–school for boys, where his passion for poetry profoundly…
Delinquents, TheDelinquents, The (1989)
Dir. Chris Thomson
Feat. Kylie Minogue, Charlie Schlatter, Bruno Lawrence
Minogue graduated from her TV soap–opera days with this attempt at a serious period drama, with her and Schlatter playing lovestruck teen…
Do the Right ThingDo the Right Thing (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis
Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…
Driving Miss DaisyDriving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd
Oscar–winning adaptation of Albert Uhry's stage play charting the 25–year relationship between a crotchety Southern woman and her black…
Drugstore CowboyDrugstore Cowboy (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham
A stylised yet vivid journey into the lives of a group of sympathetic, drug–addicted youths in the early '70s. A high point in the career…

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