Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Foreign Cinema: 1792 Films to Buy & Rent
So Close To Paradise (Biandan, guniang) (1998)
- Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai
Feat. Wang Tong, Shi Yu, Guo Tao
- Chinese film set in the city of Wuhan before it was a household name, where two young migrant workers become embroiled in the city's criminal…
Terrorist, The (1998)
- Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Ayesha Dharkar
- Discovered and championed by the actor John Malkovich, this intensely concentrated thriller depicts the hardening and training of 19–yr old…
Thief, The (1998)
- Dir. Pavel Chukhrai
Feat. Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk
- Serious–minded trek across the landscapes and mindsets of post–WWII Russia that's been compared to BURNT BY THE SUN for dramatic impact.…
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
- Dir. Patrice Chereau
Feat. Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling…
- Friends and associates of a deceased painter make a procession, via train, to the artist’s burial in this superb French drama. A highly nuanced…
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Tian yu) (1998)
- Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Li Xiaolu
- Coming–of–age story set in the 70's about a teenage girl who is sent to the countryside during the "Down to the Countryside" Movement in…
Apple, The (1997)
- Dir. Samira Makhmalbaf
Feat. Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi
- More than the curiosity piece you'd expect from its 17 year old director, this is a strange, small film that uniquely blends documentary footage with…
Artemisia (1997)
- Dir. Agnes Merlet
Feat. Valentina Cervi, Miki Manojlovic, Michel Serrault
- Study of the first significant female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi, the daughter of Caravaggio's one–time assistant in 17th Century…
Au Petit Marguery (1997)
- Dir. Laurent Benegui
Feat. Stephane Audran, Michel Aumont
- You are cordially invited to attend the farewell dinner of a long–loved Parisian restaurant whose Chef is losing his sense of smell. Memories…
Character (1997)
- Dir. Mike van Diem
Feat. Fedja Van Huet
- A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…
Dance of the Wind (1997)
- Dir. Rajan Khosa
Feat. Ami Arora, Roshan Bano, Kitu Gidwani
- Set in contemporary Delhi, this drama concerns the responses of classical Hindi singer Kitu Gidwani to her mother’s death. Steeped in a particular…