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Subgenre Sampler

 
Keeper, TheKeeper, The (1996)
Dir. Joe Brewster
Feat. Giancarlo Esposito, Isaach de Bankole, Regina Taylor
An idealistic black corrections officer bails out and offers shelter to a Haitian immigrant unjustly accused of rape, a gesture that will profoundly…
Kids ReturnKids Return (1996)
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Ando Masanobu, Kaneko Ken
Two feckless delinquents discover the local boxing–gym, which provides inspiration for one and an entry into a yakuza gang for the other.…
Killer: a Journal of MurderKiller: a Journal of Murder (1996)
Dir. Tim Metcalfe
Feat. James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene
James Woods plays America's first official serial killer, Carl Panzram, but his demonic energies seem wasted on a simplistic film that offers scant…
King of Masks, TheKing of Masks, The (1996)
Dir. Tianming Wu
Feat. Zhu Xu
Touching paternal tale, in the Chinese mainland tradition, concerning an aging street performer determined to pass on his technique to a young…
KissedKissed (1996) Recommended
Dir. Lynne Stopkewich
Feat. Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge
A woman develops an unusual fascination with dead rodents that becomes a desire for embalming humans and blossoms into full–blown, ahem,…
KolyaKolya (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Zdenek Sverak, Andrei Chalimon
A beautifully sentimental Oscar winner for Best Foreign film – set during the 1988 Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia, when a…
Land and FreedomLand and Freedom (1996) Recommended
Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain
British realist director Ken Loach changes tack with this period melodrama about a communist lad (Ian Hart) who joins a rebel army in the Spanish…
Last DanceLast Dance (1996)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid
In some kind of bid for dramatic range, Sharon Stone tackles the important issues – as a woman on death row – but no amount of Clairol…
Late BloomersLate Bloomers (1996)
Dir. Gretchen Dyer, Julia Dyer
Feat. Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan
A lonely, ageing geometry teacher has a blossoming affair with the principal’s married secretary, setting off a chorus of disapproval among the…
LibertariasLibertarias (1996) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Aranda
Feat. Victoria Abril, Ana Belen, Miguel Bose
Examining the Spanish Civil War from a left–wing point–of–view, this passionate war drama focuses on a trio of women – a…

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