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Subgenre Sampler

 
O'QuatrilhoO'Quatrilho (1996)
Dir. Fabio Barreto
Feat. Fabio Barreto, Mariana Pellegrino Barreto
Steamy Latino variant on the patented love–triangle/adultery story, set among immigrants newly settled in turn of the century Brazil, freshly…
Oliver TwistOliver Twist (1996)
Dir. Coky Giedroyc
Feat. Timothy Spall, William Miller, Adam Arnold
Faithful BBC adaptation of the Charles Dicken's classic, most notable for Timothy Spall's sympathetic take on Fagin.
Other Side of Sunday, TheOther Side of Sunday, The (1996)
Dir. Berit Nesheim
Feat. Marie Theisen, Bjorn Sundquist, Hildegun Riise
Yearning to discover the 'other side' of life in 1950s Norway, teenager Marie Theisen evades her harshly religious father to explore the amorphous…
Our Friends in the North (TV Mini-series)Our Friends in the North (TV Mini-series) (1996) Aro Favourite
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig
British TV show following four friends living in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over a period of 31 years from 1964 to 1995.…
People Vs. Larry Flynt, ThePeople Vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996) Recommended
Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love
A weighty, colourful biopic of the notorious publisher of 'Hustler' magazine. The 'free speech' debate presides over the issue of pornography, but…
PhenomenonPhenomenon (1996)
Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker
John Travolta is aptly cast a genial mechanic who, after being struck by lightening, acquires super–intelligence that gradually ostracises him…
PonettePonette (1996) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Doillon
Feat. Victoire Thivisol
Staying at her Aunt's provincial cottage after the accidental death of her mother, a four–year–old girl comes to terms with death, while…
Portrait of a LadyPortrait of a Lady (1996) Recommended
Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich
Unfairly roasted by many critics, our Jane's adaptation of Henry James' novel dares to offer more than romance in fancy dress, but instead a complex,…
Pretty Village, Pretty FlamePretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo
Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
Prisoner of the MountainsPrisoner of the Mountains (1996) Recommended
Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr, Susanna Mekhraliyeva
A Tolstoy fable is here seamlessly transposed to the Chechean conflict, with two Russian soldiers apprehended by a Chechean village elder who hopes…

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