Subgenre Sampler
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Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
- 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…
Primal Fear (1996)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton
- Hotshot Chicago attorney Richard Gere defends, with difficulty, an altar boy accused of brutally murdering a much–loved archbishop. The…
Project Grizzly (1996)
- Dir. Peter Lynch
- Endearing documentary depicting the improbable quest by self–styled inventor Troy Hurtuboise to construct a suit of armour capable of…
Promise, The (La Promesse) (1996)
- Dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Feat. Jeremie Renier, Olivier Gourmet
- A deceptively modest, altogether riveting early film from the Dardenne brothers, here test–driving the formal rigors of their unwavering…
Prophecy, The (1996)
- Dir. Gregory Widen
Feat. Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas…
- Christopher Walken plays the Archangel Gabriel(!), spreading terror on earth on behalf of a private vendetta in heaven. X–FILES fans should…
Proprietor, The (1996)
- Dir. Ismail Merchant
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston
- The other half of the Merchant/Ivory partnership directs this story of a distinguished French–Jewish writer who returns to Paris to confront…
Pure Formality, A (Una pura formalità ) (1996)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Roman Polanski
- A chilling interrogation of an elusive murder suspect transpires under weather most foul. Roman Polanski and Gerard Depardieu face–off…
Pusher (1996)
- Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen
- Intense Danish thriller follows a fast–living drug dealer's (Bodnia) downward arc after he inadvertantly loses a load of product and tries to…
Ransom (1996)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise…
- Kidnappers post a nasty ultimatum to airline mogul Mel Gibson, who didn't get to where he is today by responding kindly to threats.
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Rhodes (TV Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. David Drury
Feat. Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Joe Shaw
- Lengthy but worth–it biopic telling the story of Cecil Rhodes, the 19th–Century businessman who was sent to Africa to die, but came back…