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Napoleon (1996)
- Dir. Mario Andreacchio
Feat. Jamie Croft, Philip Quast
- Another fancily–monikered dog's tale – this time a labrador pup, complete with Ozzie voiceover, gets to cavort around in the Outback.…
Nelly and Mr. Anaud (1996)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Michel Serrault
- Emmanuelle Beart gets caught up in a May–to–December romance with Michel Serrault in another elegant and subtle drama from the director…
Nenette & Boni (1996)
- Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Gregoire Colin, Alice Houri , Jacques Nolot…
- Minor, though beautifully rendered slice–of–life from Claire Denis casts an eye on two teenage siblings raised separately by divorced…
Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell
- Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
No Way Home (1996)
- Dir. Buddy Giovinazzo
Feat. Tim Roth, James Russo, Deborah Kara Unger
- A recently paroled Tim Roth finds his hopes for a new life threatened by his brothers involvement with drugs. Though the introduction of a thriller…
Not Fourteen Again (1996)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
- Inspired by the British 7–UP series, film–maker Armstrong completes(?) her anthropological documentary following the lives of three…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1996)
- A portrait of late Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, famed exponent of Quawwali, regular WOMAD performer, and occasional film collaborator.
Nutty Professor, The (1996)
- Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Eddie Murphy finds what used to make him funny in this surprisingly inspired refresher of the Jerry Lewis comedy classic about a nerdy college…
Oliver 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.
Once a Thief (1996)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea…
- John Woo remakes his Hong Kong hit with an American cast of young unknowns in English. Woo pretty much operates as gun–for–hire here, but…