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Subgenre Sampler

 
Life Is BeautifulLife Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)
Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
Love Etc.Love Etc. (1998)
Dir. Marion Vernoux
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Berling, Yvan Attal
Depicts an infernal love–triangle between three friends – taken from the novel ‘Talking It Over’ by Julian Barnes. Charming comedy…
Lovers of the Arctic CircleLovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Najwa Nimri, Fele Martinez, Nancho Novo
Artful but humourless slice of 'magic realism' that follows the near–metaphysical long–term relationship between two childhood…
Those Who Love Me Can Take the TrainThose Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998) Recommended
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…
Gadjo DiloGadjo Dilo (1997)
Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Romain Duris, Rona Harther, Izidor Serban
Re–casting a spotlight onto the poor and downtrodden yet spiritually rich gypsy culture, film–maker/musician Toni Gatlif grafts a…
Kitchen (1997)
Dir. Yim Ho
Feat. Jordan Chan, Yasuko Tomita
Treading the same grungy Hong Kong streets as the films of Wong Kar–Wai, this adaptation of a novel by Banana Yoshimoto concerns a love affair…
Marius et JeannetteMarius et Jeannette (1997) Recommended
Dir. Robert Guediguian
Feat. Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan
A laidback yet buoyant slice–of–ordinary–life set on the low–rent side of Marseille, where two wounded fortysomethings strike…
WintersleepersWintersleepers (1997) Recommended
Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Ulrich Matthes, Marie-lou Sellem, Floriane Daniel
The paths of five people on the German skifield of Berchtesgaden intersect following a car accident, resulting in a precise, chilly thriller from RUN…
A Summer's TaleA Summer's Tale (1996) Recommended
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet
Once more exploring the fickleness of love, dir. Rohmer involves holidaying student Melvil Poupard in a love–quadrangle of romantic options. In…
Autumn SunAutumn Sun (Sol de otoño) (1996)
Dir. Eduardo Mignogna
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Norma Aleandro
Argentine drama following a Jewish woman who pretends to be in a relationship with a Jewish man from Uruguay (Frederico Luppi, CRONOS) to appease her…

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