After an absence of 13 years, Michelangelo Antonioni (with help from Wim Wenders) returns to filmmaking with this beautiful effort, a collection of four short stories about romantic obsession linked by the comments of a film director, played by John Malkovich. With Peter Weller, Vincent Perez, Irene Jacob, Fanny Ardant, Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau. Music by Brian Eno, Van Morrison and U2. 109 min.

A disturbing, stylish and affecting story of two male hustlers (River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves) who travel from Portland to Idaho to Italy in order to find Phoenix's long-lost mother. Their relationship and the people they meet--including a German cabaret performer, a beautiful Italian girl and a band of thieves--help make this another triumph from director Gus Van Sant ("Drugstore Cowboy"). With William Richert, Udo Kier. 104 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; deleted scenes; "making of" documentary; interviews; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.