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All about My MotherThe night a runs over her son Esteban,Manuela cries until she is completely dry.And far from seeing clearly,the present and the future become mixed up in the same dark cloud.That night,while she waits in the hospital,she reads the...
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The Red ViolinI clearly remembered when I had the first vision of The Red Violin. It was in February 1994 and I was in a London cab, running late for a rendezvous. Today the film is finished and I look back proudly to what we did. The Red Viol...
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BesiegedA love story set in the contrasting climates of politically-charged Africa and the tranquil confines of an enchanting Roman villa. A man and a woman caught between love and loyalty form the emotional core of this intimate drama. S...
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ShiriSinking the domestic box office record set by Titanic,Shiri is a prime example of the commercial trends dominating Korean cinema today. Kang Je-Gyu's ‘New Alternative Plan’blends together action and melodrama,planting Hollywood's ...
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Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke)Providing the grandiose spectacle of war between a human civilization which threatens nature and the outraged divinities(Mononoke),Hayal Miyazaki's masterpiece Mononoke Hime became one of the biggest box office successes in Japan,...
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East WestIn June 1946, Stalin launched a major propaganda drive aimed at Russian who had emigrated to the west.Lured by amnesty,a Soviet passport and the opportunity to take part in the post-war reconstruction of the USSR,many,including A...
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Kirikou and The SorceressOpnce upon a time,in a small villiage,somewhere in Africa... A little voice is heaard from inside the womb of a pregnant women:"Mother,give birth to me!""A child who can speak from his mother's womb can give birth to himself"repl...
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KikujiroTakeshi Kitano, who has been challenging standard cinematic style since his directorial debut, makes an attempt at a standard story this time, keeping away from the sophisticated depiction of violence, one of his cinematic signatu...