Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Kiwi As (1996)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- The second of dir. Shirley Horrocks journey into the delightful world of 'Kiwiana' – those often quaint artifacts of New Zealand's past –…
Kiwiana (1996)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- The first of two congenial excursions into the increasingly popular genre of 20th century New Zealand cultural artifacts, collectively known as…
Knowledge of Healing, The (1996)
- Dir. Franz Reichie
- The first feature length film dealing extensively with 'Tibetan medicine', one of the most highly developed, holistic approaches to healing, based on…
Kolya (1996)
- Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Zdenek Sverak, Andrei Chalimon
- A beautifully sentimental Oscar winner for Best Foreign film – set during the 1988 Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia, when a…
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (1996)
- Dir. Masaru Tsushima
Feat. Yuka Ohnishi, Tetsuo Kurata, Rina Kitahara
- Snappy example of the Martial Sex–Arts sub–genre, with a gang of 'Lady Ninjas' hired by a lascivious Emperor to wipe–out his royal…
Land and Freedom (1996)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain
- British realist director Ken Loach changes tack with this period melodrama about a communist lad (Ian Hart) who joins a rebel army in the Spanish…
Land Before Time 4: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
- More animated adventures in the Jurassic period with the characters Cera, Spike, Ducky, Petrie and Ali as they explore the swamps and the wetlands in…
Larger Than Life (1996)
- Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Bill Murray, Jeremy Piven, Linda Fiorentino…
- Bill Murray is a 'motivational speaker' who inherits an elephant from the father "he never knew he had". Thus begins a trans–continental…
Lars von Trier Collection (Breaking the Waves, Tranceformer, The Idiots) (1996-1998)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
- Three provocative Lars von Trier films from the director's 'Dogme' phase. Includes the documentary 'Tranceformer – A Portrait of Lars von…
Last Dance (1996)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid…
- In some kind of bid for dramatic range, Sharon Stone tackles the important issues – as a woman on death row – but no amount of Clairol…