1991 year in film

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These are my favorite films of 1991.

These lists are excerpts from an ongoing project on film I've been editing since 1999 titled THE REFINED AND UNCOMPROMISING PICTURE SHOW

Not all of these films are for everyone, but if you true film junkies sit through most of them, you might take somethin away. If any of your favorite films are missing, let me know. I have MANY blind spots. You can always read extensively about any of these films @ imdb.com,allmovie.com,rottentomatoes.com

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1
My Own Private Idaho (1991,  R)
My Own Private Idaho
Still Gus Van Sant's greatest and most personal film. Anyway, I feel it's his biggest cinematic contribution, ELEPHANT comes in second for me.

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO's inventive narrative slips between a modernized Henry IV and a poignant story of street hustlers, as frequently as the narcoleptic protagonist slips in and out of consciousness. I've always wondered if the Shakespeare segments in this influenced Baz Luhrmann on some level to do his ultra-hip 1996 update of ROMEO AND JULIET.

Definitely one of the most ambiguous treatments of alienation and disaffected youth on film. This third installment is my favorite of Van Sant's Portland OR trilogy, that began with MALA NOCHE (1986) and DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989)
2
The Silence of the Lambs (1991,  R)
3
Barton Fink (1991,  R)
4
Boyz n the Hood (1991,  R)
5
Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian (A Brighter Summer Day) (1991,  Unrated)
6
Spoorloos (The Vanishing) (1988,  Unrated)
7
JFK (1991,  R)
8
Trust (1991,  R)
9
La Double Vie de Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique) (1991,  R)
10
Slacker (1991,  R)
Slacker
A debut as refreshing as Godard's BREATHLESS (1960).

I think the little to no production values on this small film by Austin TX HERO Richard Linklater will turn off most average moviegoers, but cine geeks and younger filmmakers should embrace it's brave unconventional narrative and gung ho DIY mentality.

Like AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) and MEDIUM COOL (1968), SLACKER captures the spirit and atmosphere of a time and a place in history perfectly. No other film has depicted Austin's drop-out culture with more sincerity and wit than Linklater's feature debut.
11
The Rapture (1991,  R)
12
Begotten (1991,  Unrated)
13
Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) (1991,  PG)
14
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991,  R)
15
A Brief History of Time (1991,  G)
16
Days of Being Wild (A Fei zheng chuan) (1990,  Unrated)
17
The Indian Runner (1991,  R)
18
Beauty and the Beast (1991,  G)
19
Europa Europa (1990,  R)
20
Poison (1991,  NC-17)
21
Naked Lunch (1991,  R)
22
L.A. Story (1991,  PG-13)
23
Jungle Fever (1991,  R)
24
Point Break (1991,  R)
25
Nikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990,  R)
26
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991,  R)
27
Dead Again (1991,  R)
28
The Commitments (1991,  R)

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