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).
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
Barton Fink ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
7.7/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: John Goodman, John Mahoney, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Judy Davis, Michael Lerne...
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
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
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
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991)
7.3/10
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Bill Paterson
A winning, heartfelt, darkly humorous account of a young woman, unable to get over the death of her cellist lover, who gets the shock of her life when... Read more
White Palace (1991)
6.5/10
Director: Luis Mandoki
Starring: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander
Susan Sarandon is the middle-aged waitress who encounters younger yuppie James Spader and loses no time in swapping body fluids. Sexy and funny in tur... Read more
Come See the Paradise (1990)
6.7/10
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sab Shimono, Tamlyn Tomita, Shizuko Hoshi
From writer/director Alan Parker ("Mississippi Burning") comes this haunting romantic drama set against one of the darkest periods in U.S. history. In... Read more
Miller's Crossing (1990)
7.8/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito, J E...
A very stylish, intelligent offering from the Coen Brothers ('Raising Arizona', 'Blood Simple') set in 1929 and perfectly recreating the look and feel... Read more
Pump Up The Volume (1990)
7.2/10
Director: Allan Moyle
Starring: Christian Slater, Scott Paulin, Ellen Greene, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross
A funny, fast-talking rally call to rebellious youth. It features Christian Slater ('Heathers') as Hard Harry, the raunchy one-man private radio stati... Read more
Death in Brunswick (1990)
6.6/10
Director: John Ruane
Starring: Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Sam Neill, Yvonne Lawley, Nick Lathouris, Nicholas Pap...
A riotous rollercoaster of murder and mayhem set in inner Melbourne, this hit Australian comedy-thriller stars Sam Neill as Carl, a middle-aged no-hop... Read more