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Post CoitumPost Coitum (1997)
Dir. Brigitte Rouan
Feat. Brigitte Rouan
The director herself plays a 40–year–old wife, mother and book editor who has her respectable life devastated after a whirlwind affair…
DogsDogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996)
Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal
Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
Entertaining AngelsEntertaining Angels (1996)
Dir. Michael Ray Rhodes
Feat. Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen
Stirring biopic of American champion of the poor Dorothy Day (played with passion by Moira Kelly), who rose from obscurity in 1920s New York to…
Girls TownGirls Town (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim McKay
Feat. Lili Taylor, Idina Harris, Anna Grace
Winner of both the Filmmaker's Trophy and the Special Jury prize at Sundance, this little seen film was one of genuine highlights of the 1997 NZ Film…
Edie and PenEdie and Pen (1995)
Dir. Matthew Irmas
Feat. Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn
Unhappily–marrieds Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly cut out to Reno to dispense with husbands, bad luck and sobriety. Bittersweet comedy…
West Side Waltz (1995)
Dir. Ernest Thompson
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Grey
Cold widow Shirley Maclaine lives for playing the piano and isolates all except her violin accompanist, Liza Minnelli. A prelude to change comes in…
Double HappinessDouble Happiness (1994)
Dir. Mina Shum
Feat. Sandra Oh, Allanah Ong, Stephen Chang
A Chinese–Canadian woman faces a common dilemma – how far is she willing to compromise her parents expectations and values in pursuit of…
FunFun (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rafal Zielinski
Feat. Renee Humphrey, Alicia Witt
Two teenage girls just want to have fun, but their obsessive pursuit of it leads them to murder an old lady for no other reason. This remarkable…
My Crazy LifeMy Crazy Life (Mi Vida Loca) (1994)
Dir. Allison Anders
Feat. Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas
Latino, girl–centic spin on BOYZ 'N THE HOOD from the director of GAS, FOOD, LODGING derives its script from anecdotes from real gang girls and…
Silences of the PalaceSilences of the Palace (1994)
Dir. Moufida Tlatli
Feat. Amel Hedhili, Hend Sabri, Najia Ouerghi
The daughter of a palatial servant reflects on her upbringing and steady revolt of her birthright obligations. Impassioned look at the status of…

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