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Through the Olive TreesThrough the Olive Trees (1994)
Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
Feat. Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Keradmand, Zerifeh Shiva
An extreme simplicity of style and storytelling disguises complex meditations on human nature and cinema in a typically distinctive film –…
Torment (L'Enfer)Torment (L'Enfer) (1994)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Francois Cluzet
Based on an unproduced H.R. Clouzot screenplay from the 1950s, and not quite up to the standard of its follow–up, A JUDGEMENT IN STONE, but a…
Treasure HuntTreasure Hunt (1994)
Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
CIA operative Chow Yun–Fat falls in love while on secret assignment at mainland Shaolin monastery. Bubble–headed romance with some action…
Accion MutanteAccion Mutante (1993) Recommended
Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Antonio Resines, Alex Angulo
A deformed terrorist group strike out against pretty society in this wildly irreverent satire that takes a gleeful turn into futuristic…
Barefoot Kid, TheBarefoot Kid, The (1993)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Aaron Kwok
Rites–of–passage, chop–socky style with lithe HK supernova Aaron Kwok as the eponymous hero whose inititation into manhood is…
Darkness in TallinnDarkness in Tallinn (1993)
Dir. Ilka Jarvilaturi
Feat. Elina Aasa, Milena Gulbe, Juri Jarvet
In liberated Estonia, gangsters plan the elaborate ambush of gold bullion being restored from a Paris vault. A humble electrician has the pivotal job…
Especially On a SundayEspecially On a Sunday (1993)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Marco Tul
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patricia Arquette, Nicoletta Braschi
Three stories of love and loss from the pen of Tonino Guerra brought to screen life by three directing talents. Sublime fare in the finest European…
Fencing Master, TheFencing Master, The (1993)
Dir. Pedro Olea
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, Joaquim De Almeida
Opulent tale of lust and betrayal in politically turbulent turn–of–the–century Spain. A middle–aged celibate fencing teacher…
Heroic TrioHeroic Trio (1993) Recommended
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh
An invisible criminal is stealing babies for a sewer–dwelling villain and it's up to three dazzling super–chicks. Hugely entertaining…
I Don't Kiss (J'embrasse Pas)I Don't Kiss (J'embrasse Pas) (1993)
Dir. Andre Techine
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Philippe Noiret
A 19–year old breaks away from his sheltered rural life and drifts into the seedy world of Parisian streetlife where he falls in love with…

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