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.
Tag: 1992
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
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.
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)
Peter’s Friends
2 Mar 1994 Director: Kenneth Branagh UK 1992 102 min A refreshing British comedy with a cast that is a Who’s Who of the new generation of British comics (Fry, Laurie, Slattery). Peter invites his old university friends to a New Year Party. In the ten years since their days in Cambridge Footlights there’s a… Continue reading Peter’s Friends
Like Water For Chocolate
18 Oct 1995 Director: Alfonso Arau Mexico 1992 116 min The youngest daughter of the widowed Mama Elena is prevented by tradition from marrying the man she loves. Consigned to the kitchen, and under the tuition of the beloved Nacha, the family cook, Tita learns the magical ability to transmit her feelings to anyone who… Continue reading Like Water For Chocolate
House Of Angels
24 Jan 1996 Director: Colin Nutley Sweden 1992 126 min A nightclub singer from the big city arrives, with her biker boyfriend, to take possession of the rural community’s largest house left to her by an eccentric grandfather. She hasn’t the faintest idea what she is getting into, but blithely pursues a serene course through… Continue reading House Of Angels
Leon The Pig Farmer
7 Feb 1996 Directors: Vadim Jean & Gary Sinyor UK 1992 104 min Leon Geller, following problems at work resigns his job as an estate agent. He begins two love affairs, one with a gentile who loves him because he is Jewish, and the other with a local Jewish girl. Whilst working for his mother… Continue reading Leon The Pig Farmer