S&S: April 1993

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

April 1993

Vol. 3 No. 4

Accidental Hero

USA - 1992 - 118m - col

Columbia TriStar (15)

D: Stephen Frears

Blue Black Permanent

UK - 1992 - 86m - col

BFI (PG)

D: Margaret Tait
Dolby Stereo

A Brighter Summer Day

牯嶺街少年殺人事件

Taiwan - 1991 - 237m - col

ICA

D: Edward Yang De-chang

Crush

New Zealand - 1992 - 96m - col

Metro Tartan (15)

D: Alison Maclean
Dolby Stereo

The Distinguished Gentleman

USA - 1992 - 112m - col

Buena Vista (15)

D: Jonathan Lynn
Dolby Stereo

Forever Young

USA - 1992 - 101m - col

Warner (PG)

D: Steve Miner
Dolby Stereo SR

Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian

[see: Brighter Summer Day, A]

Hoffa

USA - 1992 - 140m - col / scope

Guild (15)

D: Danny DeVito
35mm and 70mm release prints.
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo SR

Indochine

France - 1991 - 154m - col

Electric (12)

D: Régis Wargnier
Dolby Stereo

Leap of Faith

USA - 1992 - 108m - col

UIP (PG)

D: Richard Pearce
Dolby Stereo SR

Mean Streets

USA - 1973 - 110m - col

Columbia-Warner (X)

D: Martin Scorsese
Also reviewed: May 1974.

Mediterraneo

Italy - 1991 - 96m - col

Mayfair (15)

D: Gabriele Salvatores

A Midnight Clear

USA - 1991 - 108m - col

Rank (15)

D: Keith Gordon
Dolby Stereo

Night of the Living Dead

USA - 1990 - 96m - col

Blue Dolphin (18)

D: Tom Savini
Ultra-Stereo

One False Move

USA - 1992 - 105m - col

Metro Tartan (18)

D: Carl Franklin
Dolby Stereo

The Ox
Oxen

Sweden - 1992 - 92m - bw

Artificial Eye (12)

D: Sven Nykvist
Dolby Stereo

Paris is Burning

USA - 1990 - 78m - col

ICA

D: Jennie Livingston

The Quince Tree Sun

El sol de membrillo

(USA: Quince Tree of the Sun)

Spain - 1991 - 137m - col

Artificial Eye (U)

D: Víctor Erice

Romper Stomper

Australia - 1992 - 94m - col

Medusa (18)

D: Geoffrey Wright
Dolby Stereo

Shadows and Fog

USA - 1991 - 85m - bw

Columbia TriStar (15)

D: Woody Allen

The Silent Touch

(USA: The Touch)

UK/Poland/Denmark - 1992 - 96m - col

Mayfair (15)

D: Krzysztof Zanussi

Sniper

USA - 1992 - 97m - col

Entertainment (15)

D: Luis Llosa
Followed by: Sniper 2 (2002), Sniper 3 (2004), Sniper: Reloaded (2011), Sniper: Legacy (2014), Sniper 6: Ghost Shooter (2016), Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017).
Dolby Stereo SR

Trespass

USA - 1992 - 101m - col

UIP (18)

D: Walter Hill
Dolby Stereo SR

Used People

USA - 1992 - 116m - col

20th Century Fox (12)

D: Beeban Kidron
Dolby Stereo

Wind

USA - 1992 - 126m - col

Entertainment (PG)

D: Carroll Ballard
Dolby Stereo

Wittgenstein

UK - 1993 - 74m - col

BFI (12)

D: Derek Jarman
Dolby Stereo