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Film Festivals 1991

An interesting year with special mention of the Coen Brothers' dark comedy "Barton Fink" and also their stylish "Miller's Crossing", Philip Kaufman's erotic "Henry and June", Emir Kusturica's sweeping "Time of the Gypsies" and Anthony Minghella's heartfelt "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (right).

Barton Fink (1991)

7.7/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Jon Polito

The 44th winner of Best Film at Cannes was this dark comedy/thriller in which a renowned playwright (John Turturro) comes to 1941 L.A. to write a scre... Read more

Akira (1988)

8.1/10
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Starring: Voices Of, Lewis Lemay, Jimmy Flanders, Drew Thomas

Groundbreaking Japanese animated epic set in the post-WWIII metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. The labyrinthine plot revolves around a battle between oppressive... Read more

Impromptu (1991)

7/10
Director: James Lapine
Starring: Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin

A spirited 'they do make them as well as they used to' comedy/drama about the 19th century romance between George Sand (Judy Davis) and Frederic Chopi... Read more

L'Atalante (1934)

7.9/10
Director: Jean Vigo
Starring: Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Daste

Naturalism and surrealist fantasy blend beautifully in this restored all-time masterpiece about a young couple who begin their life together sailing d... Read more

The Witches (1989)

6.8/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher

A delightful fantasy adventure combining the talents of writer Roald Dahl, director Nicolas Roeg and muppet man, the late Jim Henson. Two children dis... Read more

Nikita ( La Femme Nikita ) (1990)

7.7/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Jean Reno, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jeanne Moreau, Tcheky Karyo, Jea...

Wildly violent, borderline psychopathic Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a street punk who'll do anything for a fix - even murder a cop at point blank. Resc... Read more

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

6.9/10
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Starring: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Voices Of, George C Scott

A thrilling animated feature about an intrepid pair of mouse adventurers, Bernard and Miss Bianca, who journey via 'Albatross Express' to Australia to... Read more

Akira ( Blu-ray ) (1988)

8.1/10
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

Groundbreaking Japanese animated epic set in the post-WWIII metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. The labyrinthine plot revolves around a battle between oppressive... Read more

Proof (1992)

5.9/10
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe

A highly original inventive film about Martin, blind since birth and mistrustful, who must rely on others to describe the photographs he takes as 'pro... Read more

A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

5.8/10
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Seagrove, Jeremy Irons, Patsy Kensit, Prunella Scales, Ri...

The film version of the hilarious Alan Ayckbourn stage play. Jeremy Irons is the protagonist who stirs up all sorts of intrigue in a small town when h... Read more