Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Herman (1991)- Dir. Erik Gustavson
Feat. Anders Danielsen Lie, Elisabeth Sand, Bjorn Floberg - A gentle, wry tale of a boy who finds his hair is falling out at the ripe old age of 11 but, instead of wallowing in puberty blues, chooses to turn…
High Heels (1991)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Victoria Abril - Victoria Abril finds herself accused of murder while trying to fill the 'high heels' of her glamourous celebrity mum. At once ludicrous and enjoyable.
Highway Patrolman (1991)- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche - A wayward film–maker returns to form in using road–movie conventions to enrich this tale of poverty, drugs, prostitution and rampant…
Hors La Vie (Life on Hold) (1991)- Dir. Maroun Bagdadi
Feat. Hippolyte Girardot, Rafic Ali Ahmad, Nidal Ashkov… - A fictionalised depiction of a freelance photographer's ten months in Shi'ite custody. Charged with political anger but unsensationalist and…
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991)- Dir. Ana Belen
Feat. Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines - Carmen Maura, the morning–star of many an early Almodovar film, enlivens this slight–ish, breezy comedy of domestic meltdown, having to…
Indecent Woman, The (1991)- Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Jose Way, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh, Huub Stapel - A married violinist is drawn into a no–holds–barred relationship with a mystery man. A decent erotic parable that perceptively explores…
Jacquot 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).…
Journey 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…
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)- 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,…
Life 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…
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