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Pretty Village, Pretty FlamePretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) Aro Favourite
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 FearPrimal 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…
Prisoner of the MountainsPrisoner of the Mountains (1996) Recommended
Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr, Susanna Mekhraliyeva
A Tolstoy fable is here seamlessly transposed to the Chechean conflict, with two Russian soldiers apprehended by a Chechean village elder who hopes…
Project GrizzlyProject Grizzly (1996) Recommended
Dir. Peter Lynch
Endearing documentary depicting the improbable quest by self–styled inventor Troy Hurtuboise to construct a suit of armour capable of…
Promise, ThePromise, The (La Promesse) (1996) Recommended
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, TheProphecy, 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, TheProprietor, 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, APure Formality, A (Una pura formalità) (1996) Aro Favourite
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…
PusherPusher (1996) Recommended
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…
Quest, TheQuest, The (1996)
Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…

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