October 16, 2019
THE CRYING GAME
DescriptionDescription The biggest arthouse hit in history, The Crying Game doubled the earnings of Miramax's sex, lies and videotape, which previously held the record. It also received three Oscar nominations, and was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. "An astonishingly daring film that richly develops several intertwined thematic lines, The Crying Game takes giant...
October 16, 2019
THE DAY OF DESPAIR (O DIA DO DESESPERO)
DescriptionDescription The 1992 AFI Fest tribute to Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira was a revelation for Los Angeles. His latest film is another major work, saluting Portugal's greatest novelist. "Characterized as a blend of JeanMarie Straub and Max Ophuls, Manoel de Oliveira's filmmaking always concerns the precise rendering of the sense of mystery and astonishment...
October 16, 2019
EL CID
DescriptionDescription The 1993 AFI International Film Festival is proud to open its seventh year with the U.S. premiere of the newly restored and lengthened El Cid, the 1961 epic drama masterpiece from director Anthony Mann, starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Released in restored form by Miramax Films, who learned with director Martin Scorsese (this...
October 16, 2019
CINEMA PARADISO
DescriptionDescription Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film of 1989 as well as the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Cinema Paradiso is one of the most delightful films ever made about the joys of the movies. Cinema Paradiso is the story of a boy who learns to love cinema from the projectionist in a...
