Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3342 Films to Buy & Rent
Admiral, The (2008)
- Dir. Andrei Kravchuk
Feat. Konstantin Khabensky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov
- Sweeping war time biopic of Russian war hero Admiral Kolchak covers the last years of his life focusing on his bravery in the face of insurmountable…
An Empress and the Warriors (Kong saan mei yan) (2008)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Donnie Yen, Xiaodong Guo, Zhenghai Kou…
- Jazzed up historical drama with a young woman thrust into the role of Empress upon her father's death, and fight for her kingdom.
Conventional…
Anything for Her (Pour Elle) (2008)
- Dir. Fred Cavaye
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch…
- Cracking French thriller sees a happy couple's marriage torn apart when the wife is sent to prison for murder. Convinced of her innocence, her…
As God Commands (2008)
- Dir. Gabriele Salvatores
Feat. Filippo Timi, Elio Germano, Alvaro Caleca
- Bracing character study follows a teenager and his Neo–nazi father dealing with their outsider status in their small town. Second collaboration…
Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix Aux Jeux Olympiques) (2008)
- Dir. Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde…
- Fairly loose adaptation of the original comic follows the oddball duo as they try to win the Olympic Games in order to set their friend up with a…
Baader Meinhof Complex, The (2008)
- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek…
- A big–budget, pulse–pounding account of terrorism and political protest in 1960s and 70s Germany, centred on the notorious Red Army…
Beaches of Agnes, The (2008)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
- A wonderfully light–footed collection of memories and monologues in documentary essay form from the queen of the French New Wave, Agnes…
Bride Flight (2008)
- Dir. Ben Sombogaart
Feat. Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver…
- New Zealand in the 1950's from a Dutch perspective makes this melodrama an intriguing, unique experience for Kiwi audiences, which also has the…
Bridge, The (Die Brücke) (2008)
- Dir. Wolfgang Panzer
Feat. Franke Potente, François Goeske, Lars Steinhöfel
- Inferior remake of the 1959 film based on the true story of a group of German teenagers who fight to defend a bridge from the approaching allied…
Butterfly Lovers (2008)
- Dir. Jingle Ma
Feat. Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu…
- Martial arts 'M Butterfly' charts the afflictions that befall two lovers destined to always be parted. Gaudy, gender–bending romance from Hong…