Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990)
The one that taught us that love stories can also be unique, different, strange and magical. One of the most imaginative products of fantastic cinema and one of Tim Burton's best films, in which he started from classic archetypes to build an intelligent fable in which poetry, irony and certain doses of cruelty come together.
Cast: Alan Arkin, Dianne Wiest, Johnny Depp, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Winona Ryder, Anthony Michael Hall
Synopsis: He Once upon a time there was an inventor who lived in a castle on top of a hill. There he creates a being in order to keep him company, whom he called Eduardo and gave him almost everything necessary for him to enjoy life. But, the sudden death of the inventor left him unfinished, with metal scissors instead of hands. For this reason, Eduardo hides in a mansion and his life is lonely and quiet, until one day a woman knocks on his door.
One of Us (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
The one that made you want to be a gangster for a day. There is no doubt that it is not only one of the best films by Martin Scorsese, but also of the 90s, of mafia cinema... Of history? The rise and fall of a petty criminal within the mafia structure gives rise to an impeccable social portrait where the myths of the American dream are turned upside down.
Cast: Frank Sivero, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
Synopsis: Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) is a boy who was born in the troubled neighborhood of Brooklyn. His origins are a strange mixture of Irish and Sicilian, which makes him dream of being a gangster. He manages to abandon his school duties and enter the peculiar mafia family that has the power of the neighborhood in which he lives.
