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Belt, TheBelt, The (La Cintura) (1989)
Dir. Giuliana Gamba
Feat. James Russo
American teacher James Russo embarks on an affair with a beautiful Italian woman in Rome, which gets interesting when she buys him a belt... to whip…
Black RainBlack Rain (Kuroi Ame) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Shohei Imamura
Feat. Yoshiko Tanaka, Katzuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara
Alarming, mournful insider's view of post–nuclear devastation that focuses on a surviving family that have been contaminated by the fallout of…
Canton Godfather, TheCanton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Circus BoysCircus Boys (1989)
Dir. Kaizo Hayashi
Feat. Hiroshi Mikami, Moe Kamura, Shu Ken
Sumptuous film blends illusion and reality in contrasting the paths of two brothers from a circus family, one an idealist who attempts to rejuvenate…
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…
Complete Works of Michael Haneke BoxsetComplete Works of Michael Haneke Boxset (Seventh Continent, Benny's Video, 71 Fragments, Funny Games, Code Unknown, The Piano Teacher, Time of the Wolf, Hidden) (1989-2005)
Dir. Michael Haneke
The (almost) complete film ouevre of Austrian provocateur Michael Haneke. Includes the previously unreleased (to Region 4) CODE UNKNOWN.
Dark Woods, The (1989)
Dir. Jacques Deray
Feat. Beatrice Dalle
Beatrice Dalle (BETTY BLUE) marries a stranger on a whim, and lives to regret it when her affections for his brother leads to a brutal crime of…
Emma's Shadow (1989)
Dir. Soeren Jacobsen
Feat. Line Kruse, Borje Ahlstedt, Erik Wedersoe
12–year–old Emma, feeling that her affluent parents would care more for her if she were missing, fakes her own kidnapping, and discovers…
Five Days in June (1989)
Dir. Michel Legrand
Feat. Sabine Azema, Annie Girardot, Matthieu Roze
Yet another addition to the canon of dramas based on childhood memoirs. A renowned composer takes the helm to recall five days in his life on the…
I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency KissesI Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency Kisses (1989-1991)
Dir. Philippe Garrel
Feat. Philippe Garrel
Two French drama films by Philippe Garrel, both semi–autobiographical in nature: 'I Can No Longer Hear The Guitar' depicts youthful romance in…

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