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Ikiru
A dying bureaucrat tries to build a children's playground. -
In the Bleak Midwinter
(aka A Midwinter's Tale)
Unemployed actors attempt to put on an unorthodox production of Hamlet at Christmastime. -
La Passion de Jeanne
d'Arc
The trial and death of Joan of Arc. -
Le Samourai
Conflicted, perfectionist hitman in 1960s Paris plans one last hit. -
Local Hero
Texas oilman goes to Scotland to convince recalcitrant locals to sell out; arrives, finds that locals aren't recalcitrant at all. -
Runaway Train
Either an extended metaphysical meditation on the nature of man, or a action flick about escaped convicts on a train. You decide. -
The Adventures of
Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
Buckaroo Banzai is a neurosurgeon/rocket scientist/rock star/comic book hero who saves the world in his spare time. Starring Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow and Christopher Lloyd before they became big stars. -
Tombes du Ciel
(Lost in Transit)
Man loses passport on flight; is forced to live in the international zone at the airport. Inspired by a true story. -
Trust
A 16-year-old pregnant high-school dropout and a thirty-something sociopathic electronics genius who still lives with his father have nothing in common. Right? Right? -
Wings of Desire
Angel falls in love, decides he wants to be human. Infinitely better than the Hollywood remake.
