Film Festivals 1994
This years line-up had many highlights. The Tavini Brothers gave us their epic "Fiorile", while the Coen Brothers presented their extravagant "Hudsucker Proxy". Richard Linklater fronted up with two fresh looking teen comedies, "Dazed and Confused" and "Slacker" alongside Mike Leigh's brutal northern drama "Naked". David Lynch came up with a fine prequel to his cult TV series in "Twin Peaks: Fire Walks With Me", and speaking of twisted there was the wierd yet enchanting animation, "The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb". And Ron Fricke, cinematographer of "Koyaanisqatsi" directed his sensory masterpiece "Baraka" (right).
Benny and Joon (1993)
Director: Jeremiah S Chechik
Starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, D...
Johnny Depp plays a child-like drifter with a fixation on Buster Keaton, who goes to live with Benny (Aidan Quinn) and his mentally disturbed, somewha... Read more
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
4.3/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix
Adapted from Tom Robbins' popular, counter-culture novel and starring Uma Thurman as the world's greatest hitchhiker, a passion she pursues when not h... Read more
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
7.3/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Horst Buchholz, Nastassja Kinski, Bruno Ganz, Willem Da...
The angelic protagonists of 'Wings of Desire' return: Bruno Ganz, the fallen angel now owns a pizza parlour, his erstwhile partner Otto Sander becomes... Read more
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell
Richard Lester meets John, Paul, George and Ringo in this exuberant film following an average day in the life of the Beatles as they take under their... Read more
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
7.3/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney
The Coen Brothers' extravagant, dazzling comedy of invention features dynamite performances from Tim Robbins as the fall guy and Jennifer Jason Leigh... Read more
Slacker (Special Edition) (1991)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Rudy Basquez, Richard Linklater, Jean Caffeine
A one-of-a-kind pseudo-documentary about the obsessions of the oddball residents of Austin, Texas. This hilarious film celebrates the lifestyle of 'Sl... Read more
The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
7.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong
A thoughtful and carefully observed drama about a 10-year-old servant girl who comes to work in a Saigon household in 1951. Details her relationships... Read more
Love and Human Remains (1993)
Director: Denys Arcand
Starring: Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Mia Kirshner
Quebec film-maker Denys Arcand's ('Jesus of Montreal') first English-language film is this dark comedy that follows a bunch of young urban adults in p... Read more
Slacker (1991)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jean Caffeine, Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez
A one-of-a-kind pseudo-documentary about the obsessions of the oddball residents of Austin, Texas. This hilarious film celebrates the lifestyle of 'Sl... Read more
Fiorile (1993)
7/10
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Starring: Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, Michael Vartan
U.S. title; 'Wild Flower'. This film of immense elegance set in Tuscany focuses on the Benedetti family who preserve their time-honoured ways, includ... Read more