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sandensea

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43. Hamoun (1990), by Dariush Mehrjui

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Fri Dec 14, 2018, 05:29 PM

Dec 2018

Existential and sentimental; but without losing its sense of humor. Nice little glimpse into Iranian culture as well.

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What are some of your favorite obscure movies? [View all] bif Dec 2018 OP

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The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2018 #4

A very young Dean Stockwell in that one. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2018 #8

I saw that a bunch of years ago. bif Dec 2018 #10

It was color Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2018 #19

I remember that one! catchnrelease Dec 2018 #45

Watch It! (1993) (Tom Flynn) Moostache Dec 2018 #5

Starman, with Jeff Bridges. 3catwoman3 Dec 2018 #6

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That scene, and the Dutch apple pie bit, and the 3catwoman3 Dec 2018 #23

most are foreign, not sure how obscure some are NRaleighLiberal Dec 2018 #7

Th Favour, The Watch and The Very Big Fish paranoid floyd Dec 2018 #9

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That's the one I was going to say. Also "Bug" TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #15

A couple of Johnny Depp's Bayard Dec 2018 #14

Those were good. MuseRider Dec 2018 #32

The Silent Partner, 1978 Auggie Dec 2018 #21

Once Were Warriors (1994) PoiBoy Dec 2018 #22

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Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) by Joan Micklin Silver sandensea Dec 2018 #25

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Wim Wenders, Until the End of the World fierywoman Dec 2018 #35

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There are a bunch of websites devoted to this movie bif Dec 2018 #44

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