6 Oct 1993 Director: Baz Luhrman Australia 1992 94 min Conceited but brilliant dancer Scott Hastings falls foul of the Australian Dance Federation with unconventional steps. However, his ambition remains to win the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix. And to make matters worse, he loses his regular partner.Luhrman’s directorial debut has produced an exhilarating satirical comedy.
Category: Film Season 1993-1994
Unforgiven
20 Oct 1993 Director: Clint Eastwood USA 1992 135 min A retired gunfighter’s one and only aim is to leave his two daughters well protected before he dies. When a group of prostitutes put up a large reward for the capture of a cowhand who has badly cut up one of their group, he sets… Continue reading Unforgiven
Raise The Red Lantern
3 Nov 1993 Director: Zhang Yimou China, Hong Kong 1991 125 min In 1920’s northern China, 19 year old Songlian, in order to spite her step-mother, agrees to become the fourth wife of an ageing clan leader. Determined to take control over her three rivals, Songlian feigns pregnancy. But it is the master who still… Continue reading Raise The Red Lantern
A River Runs Through It
17 Nov 1993 Director: Robert Redford USA 1992 123 min The story traces the relationship between Norman and his younger brother, Paul, whose family is bound together by a love of nature and fly-fishing. Problems arise when the brothers’ futures diverge. Norman pursues an academic career and Paul becomes a journalist who drinks and gambles.… Continue reading A River Runs Through It
The Ox
1 Dec 1993 Director: Sven Nykvist Sweden 1992 92 min Based on the Sweden famine of the 1860’s a couple who are desperate for money are driven to the slaughter of an ox, the property of their former employee. The consequences for the family and the close knit community in which they live are disastrous.
The Comfort Of Strangers
15 Dec 1993 Director: Paul Schrader Italy, UK 1990 104 min Paul Schrader’s film of Ian McEwan’s novel adapted by Harold Pinter is a strange and unsettling thriller set in Venice where Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson are second honeymooning. They encounter the aristocratic Robert who is the catalyst for what remains of the couple’s… Continue reading The Comfort Of Strangers
Les Amants Du Pont Neuf
5 Jan 1994 Director: Leos Carax France 1991 125 min Michele is an artist losing her sight. She rescues Alex after a road accident. Their developing ‘down-and out’ love story centred on the Pont-Neuf is a visually stunning ode to Paris, and possibly the most expensive love story ever made.
Cape Fear
19 Jan 1994 Director: Martin Scorsese USA 1991 127 min In an update of J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 classic, De Niro plays a psychotic ex-convict who is thirsty for revenge against his once defence attorney (Nick Nolte). Robert de Niro again portrays the physical dedication of an actor to his role with wonderful rippling muscles.… Continue reading Cape Fear
Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart In Winter)
2 Feb 1994 Director: Claude Sautet France 1992 105 min Maxime and Stephan have been friends since music student days. They are both violin makers, but their accustomed lifestyle is broken when Camille arrives and falls in love with Maxime. Stephan cannot adjust and reverts to his music, but he is soon attracted to Camille… Continue reading Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart In Winter)
The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
16 Feb 1994 Director: Simon Callow USA 1990 101 min Miss Amelia is the eccentric owner of a rundown store in the Great Depression. Purporting to be her cousin, Lymon, a hunchback dwarf, arrives one day and proceeds to bewitch Miss Amelia. He helps transform the store by turning it into a cafe. But things… Continue reading The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe