21 Jan 1998 Director: Baz Luhrmann USA 1996 120 min A strikingly original and modern portrayal of the classic love story. The words are authentic but the style is definitely Luhrmann, the director of ‘Strictly Ballroom’. The backdrop is Los Angeles after the riots. The narrator is a news anchor woman, the prince is police… Continue reading Romeo & Juliet
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Marvin’s Room
17 Mar 1999 Director: Jerry Zaks USA 1996 98 min Estranged since their father’s first stroke some 17 years earlier, Lee (Meryl Streep) and Bessie (Diane Keaton) lead separate lives in separate states. Lee’s son, Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio), finds himself committed to a mental institution after setting fire to his mother’s house. Marvin, the two… Continue reading Marvin’s Room