 Cinema Paradiso 1988  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste, Nino Terzo, Roberta Lena, Nicola Di Pinto, Pupella Maggio
In this winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Salvatore Devitto (Jacques Perrin) succeeds in the professional world of filmmaking, but when he finally returns to his hometown, he finds the secret to happiness.
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 The Five Senses 1999  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Pascale Bussieres, Richard Clarkin, Brendan Fletcher, Marco Leonardi, Nadia Litz, Daniel MacIvor, Molly Parker, Gabrielle Rose, Tara Rosling
Interconnected stories deal with the five senses in this ensemble piece that revolves around the disappearance of a Toronto toddler.
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 2000  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: P.J. Pesce
Cast: Michael Parks, Marco Leonardi, Ara Celi, Orlando Jones, Rebecca Gayheart, Sonia Braga, Danny Trejo, Lennie Loftin, Temuera Morrison, Jordana Spiro
It is 1915, and an American writer (Michael Parks) is on his way to join the fight in Mexico. But, an outlaw escapes from the hangman with a hostage and interrupts the writer's trip. Things get gory as the vampires take over in this bad prequel to the original.
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 Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Ruben Blades, Willem Dafoe, Gerardo Vigil
In this sequel to 1991's "El Mariachi," drug lord Barillo (Willem Dafoe) and General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) have hatched a plot to overthrow the president of Mexico. CIA Agent Sands (Johnny Depp) recruits Gen. Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) to help prevent Marquez from assuming power after the assassination. Double crosses prove to be the mainstay of this story.
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The Stendhal Syndrome 1996  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonacelli, Julien Lambroschini, John Quentin, Franco Diogene, Lucia Stara, Sonia Topazio
Anna Manni (Asia Argento) suffers from Stendhal Syndrome; she becomes dizzy and hallucinates when she sees art masterpieces. But she is a police officer whose assignment is to track down a serial rapist. When he lures her into the Uffizi museum, he will have the upper hand–or will he?
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| 1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
2. The Five Senses (1999)
3. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
4. Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
5. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
6. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
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