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.
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Snow Falling on Cedars
4 Dec 2002 Director: Scott Hicks USA 1999 127 min In a post war American fishing community, anti-Japanese sentiment is still running high. A member of the Japanese community, Kazuo, is on trial for the murder of a local fisherman. His wife, Hatsue, sits in on the trial, watched by the local newspaperman, Ishmael.Hatsue is… Continue reading Snow Falling on Cedars