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Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Drama
M. Butterfly
1993 · Drama
Seth et Holth
1993 · Horror
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Drama
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993 · Drama
A Soul Split in Two
1993 · Drama
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Drama
Akashadoothu
1993 · Drama
Like Water for Chocolate
1993 · Drama
The Man Who Cried
1993 · Drama
My Favorite Season
1993 · Drama
Map of the Human Heart
1993 · Adventure
Ocean Waves
1993 · Romance
Tahmina
1993 · Drama
Vatsalyam
1993 · Drama
The Bilingual Lover
1993 · Comedy
Rudaali
1993 · Drama
Chaplin
1993 · Biography
Drumroll
1993 · Drama
Rebels of the Neon God
1992 · Drama
The Accompanist
1992 · Drama
The Lover
1992 · Biography
Swathi Kiranam
1992 · Music
Of Mice and Men
1992 · Drama
Husbands and Wives
1992 · Drama
Autumn Moon
1992 · Drama
Amazing Grace
1992 · Drama
Waterland
1992 · Drama
Savage Nights
1992 · Drama
Hedd Wyn
1992 · War
The Best Intentions
1992 · Biography
Gas Food Lodging
1992 · Drama
For a Lost Soldier
1992 · Drama
CrissCross
1992 · Drama
Aham
1992 · Drama
Eddie Presley
1992 · Music
Indochine
1992 · Romance
The Stolen Children
1992 · Drama
The Hours and Times
1992 · Drama
Kamaladalam
1992 · Drama
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