Latest reviews – Page 517

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    Marshal

    2000-03-15T12:10:00Z

    Dir: Vinko Bresan. Croatia. 1999. 97 mins.Prod cos: Interfilm, HRT. Int'l sales: Interfilm (+385 1 4667 290). Prods: Ljubo Sikic, Ivan Maloca. Prod representative: Ernest Kalamar. Scr: Ivo and Vinko Bresan. DoP: Zivko Zalar. Main cast: Drazen Kuhn, Lidija Bregonja, Ivo Gregurevic, Ilija Ivezic.Vinko Bresan's witty insights into post-Civil War ...

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    Water Drops On Burning Rocks

    2000-03-13T15:12:00Z

    Dir: Francois Ozon. France. 1999. 90 mins.Prod cos: Fidelite Productions, Les Films Alain Sarde. Int'l sales: Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams (+33 1 4970 0370). Prods: Olivier Dubosc, Marc Missonier. Scr: Francois Ozon, based on a play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. DoP: Jeanne Lapoirie. Prod des: Arnaud de Moleron. Ed: Laurence Bawedin. ...

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    Suzhou

    2000-03-10T13:11:00Z

    Dir: Lou Ye. China-Germany. 1999. 83 mins.Prod cos: The Coproduction Office, Essential Film, Dream Factory. Int'l sales: The Coproduction Office (+49 30 3277 7879). Prods: Nai An, Philippe Bober. Scr: Lou Ye. DoP: Wang Yu. Prod des: Li Zhuoyi. Ed: Karl Riegl. Music: Jorg Lemberg. Main cast: Zhou Xun, ...

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    Ordinary Decent Criminal

    2000-03-07T17:24:00Z

    Dir: Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Ireland. 1999. 94 mins. Prod cos: Little Bird, in association with Tatfilm and Trigger Street Productions. Int'l sales: Icon Entertainment International (44 207 494 8100). Exec prods: James Mitchell. Prods: Jonathan Cavendish. Co-prods: Martha O'Neill, Christine Ruppert. Scr: Gerry Stembridge. DoP: Andrew Dunn. Prod des: Tony Burrough. ...

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    The Next Best Thing

    2000-03-07T14:16:00Z

    Dir: John Schlesinger. US. 2000. 108 mins.Prod co: Lakeshore Entertainment. US dist: Paramount Pictures. Int'l sales: Lakeshore International. Exec prods: Gary Lucchesi, Ted Tannebaum, Lewis Manilow. Prods: Tom Rosenberg, Leslie Dixon, Linne Radmin. Scr: Thomas Ropelewski. DoP: Elliot Davis. Prod des: Howard Cummings. Ed: Peter Honess. Mus: Gabriel Yared. Main ...

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    Hidden River (Rio Escondido)

    2000-03-06T13:23:00Z

    Dir: Mercedes Garcia Guevara. Argentina. 1999. 87 mins.Prod: Mercedes Garcia Guevara. Int'l sales: Tequila Gang (00 207 290 0773). Exec prod: Diego Dubcovsky. Scr: Mercedes Garcia Guevara. DoP: Esteban Sapir. Ed: Alejandro Brodersohn. Mus: Martin Bauer. Main cast: Paolo Krum, Juan Palomino, Pablo Cedron, Maria Jose Gabin, Laura Melillo.A consistently ...

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    A Bench In The Park

    2000-03-06T13:23:00Z

    Dir: Agusti Vila. Spain. 1999. 83 mins.Prod cos: Fernando Colomo, Alta Films, Canal Plus. Domestic dist: Alta Films. Int'l Sales: Sogepaq (00 34 91 524 72 20). Exec prod: Beatriz de la Gandara. Scr: Vila. DoP: David Onedes. Prod des: Sofia Pape. Ed: Miguel Angel Santamaria. Music: Ian Briton. Main ...

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    The Opportunists

    2000-03-03T16:38:00Z

    Dir: Myles Connell. US. 1999. 89 mins.Prod co: Prosperity Pictures. Int'l sales: Overseas Filmgroup/First Look Pictures. Prods: John Lyons, Tim Perell. Co-prods: Martin Fink, Richard E Johnson. Exec prods: Peter Saraf, Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon. Scr: Myles Connell. DoP: Teodoro Maniaci. Prod des: Debbie DeVilla. Ed: Andy Keir. Mus: Kurt ...

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    Backroads

    2000-03-01T15:03:00Z

    Dir: Shirley Cheechoo. US. 1999. 82 mins.Prod Co: Girl From The Backroads. Prods: Shirley Cheechoo, Phyllis Ellis, Christine K Walker. Exec prods: Henri Kessler, Ezra Swerdlow, David Pipers, Steve Gottlieb. Scr: Shirley Cheechoo. DoP: Jonathan Brown. Ed: Lee Percy. Main cast: Renae Morriseau, Sheila Tousey, Shirley Cheechoo, Greta Cheechoo, Maximilian ...

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    Cut

    2000-02-28T17:33:00Z

    Dir: Kimble Rendall. Australia. 1999. 78 mins.Prod cos: Mushroom Pictures, Beyond Films, MBP (Germany). Int’l sales: Beyond Films (612) 9281 1266. Prods: Martin Fabinyi, Bill Bennett, Jennifer Bennett. Scr: Dave Warner. DoP: David Foreman. Prod des: Steven Jones-Evans. Ed: Harry Dangar. Music: Guy Gross. Main cast: Molly Ringwald, Jessica Napier, ...

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    Nora

    2000-02-25T16:30:00Z

    Dir: Pat Murphy. Ire-UK-It-Ger. 2000. 106mins.Prod cos: A Natural Nylon Prod. Volta/Metropolitan Films, Gam Film, Road Movies. Int'l Sales: IAC Films. Exec Prod: Guy Collins. Prods: Bradley Adams, Damon Bryant, Tracey Seaward. Co-Prods: Ewan McGregor, James Flynn, Ulrich Felsberg, Gerhardo Pagliei. Scr: Murphy, Gerard Stembridge based on the biography by ...

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    Hippolyt

    2000-02-25T15:09:00Z

    Dir: Barna Kabay, Katalin Petenyi. Hungary. 1999. 92 mins.Prod co: Europe 2000. Supported by RTL Klub. Int'l sales: Europe 2000. Prod: Barna Kabay. Scr: Gabor Nogradi, Robert Koltai. DoP: Tibor Mathe. Ed: Mari Miklos. Music: Gabor Berkes. Main cast: Karoly Eperjes, Robert Koltai, Judit Pogany, Kata Husazrik, Attila Arpa, Sandor ...

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    The Captain's Daughter (Russkij Bunt)

    2000-02-25T15:05:00Z

    Dir: Alexander Proshkin. Russia-France. 2000. 130 mins.Prod co: NTV-Profit, Roissy Films, Production Le Pont, Canal Plus, Goskino, Globus Studios of Orenburg. Int'l sales: Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams (33) 1 53 53 50 50. Exec Prod: Vialy Koshman. Prod: Igor Tolstunov, Mikhail Zilberman. Scr: Galina Arbuzova, Stanislav Govorukhin, Vladimir Zheleznikov, based on ...

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    Little Vilma: The Last Diary

    2000-02-24T15:01:00Z

    Dir: Marta Meszaros. Hungary. 1999. 115mins.Prod co: Dialogue Studios. Supported by: Eurimages, Mafilm, Duna TV. Int'l sales: Dialogue Studios. Prods: Csaba Bereczki, Karoly Makk. DoP: Nykia Jancso. Ed: Grzesuik Cezary. Main cast: Jan Nowicki, Barbara Hegyi, Kitty Keri, Lukas Nowiczki, Cleo Ladanyi, Lili Monori.Critics and cinephiles have long-awaited the last ...

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    Clouds Of May (Mayis Sikintisi)

    2000-02-23T14:58:00Z

    Dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Turkey. 1999. 130mins.Prod co: NBC Ajans. Int'l sales: Keriman Ulas Ulusoy (33 1 48 87 36 26). Scr, DoP, Prod des, Ed: Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Main cast: Ermin Ceylan, Muzzafer Ozdemir, Ermin Toprak, Muhammed Zimbaoglu, Sadik Inescu, Ebru Yapici.Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan evokes the spirit ...

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    Audition

    2000-02-23T13:58:00Z

    Dir: Miike Takashi. Japan. 1999. 115 mins.Prod co: Omega Project. Int'l sales: Omega Project (83 1 5468 1212) Scr: Tengan Daisuke, based on novel by Murakami Ryu. DoP: Yamamoto Hideo. Prod design: Ozeki Tatsuo. Ed: Shimamura Yasushi. Mus: Endo Koji. Main cast: Ishibashi Ryo, Shiina Eihi, Matsuda Miyuki, Ishibashi Renji.The ...

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    Love Me

    2000-02-22T17:25:00Z

    Dir: Laetitia Masson. France. 1999. 105mins.Prod co: Lilo Films. Int'l sales: Flach Pyramide International (33 1 42 96 02 20). Prod: Alain Sarde. Exec prod: Nicolas Daguet. Co-prod: Christine Gozlan. Scr: Masson. DoP: Antoine Heberle. Prod des: Arnaud de Moleron. Ed: Ailo Auguste. Music: John Cale. Main cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, ...

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    Fandango

    2000-02-22T17:23:00Z

    Dir: Matthias Glasner. Germany. 2000. 103mins.Prod co: Calypso Filmproduktion, Buena Vista International Filmproduktion (Germany). Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International (49 89 6499 3506). Prod: Werner Possardt. Scr: Glasner. DoP: Sonja Rom. Prod des: Ingrid Buron. Ed: Markus Goller. Mus: Fetisch/meister. Main cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Nicolette Krebitz, Richy Muller, Corinna Harfouch, ...

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    Home Game (Heimspiel)

    2000-02-21T14:41:00Z

    Dir: Pepe Danquart. Germany. 1999. 95 mins.Prod co: Quinte Film, Arte, Goethe Institut. Int'l sales: Amberlon Pictures. German distribution: Senator Film. Prod: Mirjam Quinte. Scr: Pepe Danquart. DoP: Michael Hammon. Ed: Mona Brauer. Mus: Walter W. Cikan, Eddi Siblik. Before embarking on his rousing documentary about an East Berlin ice-hockey ...

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    Orfeu

    2000-02-18T14:24:00Z

    Dir: Carlos Diegues. Brazil. 1999. 110 mins.Prod co: Rio Vermelho. Co-prod: Globo. Int'l Sales: TFI International (33) 1 41 41 35 32. Prods: Renata de Almeida Magalhaes, Paula Lavigne. Scr: Diegues, with the collaboration of Hermano Vianna, Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Paulo Lins and Joao Emanuel Carneiro, based on the play ...