 | The Desert of the Tartars
Buy used from: $57.85 A monument to the futility of human endeavours and to the unavoidable passing of human dreams, filmed mostly in the no longer existing colossal fortress of Bam, Iran. A fantastic assembly of the most famous European actors of the 1970s, too, and a haunting score by Ennio Morricone.
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 | Mountains of the Moon
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.35 A powerful telling of the story about the discovery of the Nile's source and Richard Burton-Speke's friendship and rivalry (slight homosexual undertones notwithstanding.)
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 | The Ninth Gate
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.90 A masterpiece of Roman Polanski, undeservedly blasted by the critics.
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 | Francesco (1989)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.95 Can you image Mickey Rourke playing Saint Francis of Assissi? Well, he did. This film is a diamond in the rough, infinitely superior to Zeffirelli's cheesy "classic".
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 | The 13th Warrior
Buy used from: $2.00 A clever retelling of the Beowulf saga, based on a novel by Michael Crichton, with a rare positive portrayal of a Muslim hero. Ripping heroic fun!
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 | Manhunter
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.91 A superior and earlier version of "Red Dragon." Hannibal Lecter is also better than the character created by Anthony Hopkins.
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