Artemisia 1997  R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Agnes Merlet
Cast: Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti, Emmanuelle Devos, Frederic Pierrot, Jacques Nolot, Dominique Reymond, Maurice Garrel, Brigitte Catillon
Artemisia Gentileschi (Valentina Cervi) (1593-1652) was the daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi (Michel Serrault), and she became a Baroque artist in her own right. This biography deals with Artemisia's early years as an apprentice and the rape trial that resulted from her affair with her teacher, Angostino Tassi (Miki Manojlovic).
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Cabaret Balkan 1999  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Powder Keg
Director: Goran Paskaljevic
Cast: Nikola Ristanovski, Nebojsa Glogovac, Miki Manojlovic, Marko Urosevic, Bogdan Diklic, Dragan Nikolic, Mira Banjac, Danilo Stojkovic, Aleksandar Bercek, Mirjana Jokovic
Set in Belgrade during 1998, this film consists of a series of interlocking episodes from which the males culminate into one menacing middle-aged man who has a particular aversion to women. The message from the Balkans is that everyone is a victim.
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Criminal Lovers 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Natacha Regnier, Jeremie Renier, Miki Manojlovic, Salim Kechiouche, Yasmine Belmadi
Teen lovers gone amuck is the plot for this film about a pair of sociopathic killers–Alice (Natacha Regnier) and Luc (Jeremie Renier)–who attempt to commit a perfect crime when they viciously murder fellow gymnast Said (Salim Kechiouche). But turnabout is fair play: after burying Said's corpse, Alice and Luc are imprisoned in a filthy cellar by a homosexual cannibal (Miki Manojlovic) who has definite plans for his "houseguests."
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Portraits Chinois 1996  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Shadow Play
Director: Martine Dugowson
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Marie Trintignant, Elsa Zylberstein, Yvan Attal, Sergio Castellitto, Miki Manojlovic, Jean-Claude Brialy, Mathilde Seigner
Complicated relationships can be found everywhere in this story of two costume designers–Ada (Helena Bonham Carter) and Lise (Romane Bohringer)–who work in Paris. Although there is not much insight into these two, the storyline is entertaining.
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Set Me Free 1999 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Lea Pool
Cast: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussieres, Miki Manojlovic, Alexandre Merineau, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Monique Mercure, Charlotte Christeler, Nancy Huston, Marie-Helene Gagnon, Sebastien Burns
Hanna (Karine Vanasse) is an unhappy 13 year old looking for love and her place in the world–away from the feuding that goes on endlessly at home.
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| 1. Artemisia (1997)
2. Cabaret Balkan (1999)
aka: The Powder Keg
3. Criminal Lovers (1999)
4. Portraits Chinois (1996)
aka: Shadow Play
5. Set Me Free (1999)
6. Underground (1995)
7. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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