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CharismaCharisma (1999) Recommended
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Ren Osugi
An eerie 'ecological horror' from the mind of dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, here following the path of a police detective (Yakusho Koji) who has been…
Children of the MarshlandsChildren of the Marshlands (Les Enfants du Marais) (1999) Recommended
Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Jacques Villeret, Michel Serrault, Eric Cantona
Old–fashioned French drama, whose 1930s Loire Valley setting is refreshingly free of the usual cliches, while remaining utterly charming and…
Colour of Paradise, TheColour of Paradise, The (1999) Recommended
Dir. Majid Majidi
Feat. Mohsen Ramezani
A gripping, compassionate study of a blind Iranian boy’s attempts to connect with his egotistical father and a carpentry tutor when he is taken to…
Criminal LoversCriminal Lovers (Amants criminels, Les) (1999)
Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Natacha Regnier, Miki Manojlovic
Before he made the lighter 8 WOMEN, dir. Ozon established his credentials with this twisted wee horror, which fearlessly ventures into sadistic and…
Cup, TheCup, The (1999) Recommended
Dir. Khyentse Norbu
Feat. Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro
This charming, slyly comic tale of soccer–mad young monks obsessed with viewing the World Cup has found broad worldwide appreciation with its…
Dead or AliveDead or Alive (Hanzaisha) (1999) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Ren Osugi
A jaw–dropping, wickedly amoral revenge thriller from the dir. of AUDITION, who blows the dust (and the roof) off gangster movie cliches and…
East / WestEast / West (Est / Ouest) (1999) Recommended
Dir. Regis Wargnier
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr
A 'woman's picture' in the proudest sense of the term, this lush historical melodrama from the dir. of INDOCHINE again finds a French woman in a…
Emperor and the Assassin, TheEmperor and the Assassin, The (Jing Ke Ci Qin Wang) (1999)
Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Gong Li, Zhang Fenyi
Vast, gilded historical spectacle set in the 3rd Century BC, centred on China's legendary first Qin emperor's struggle to consolidate a unified…
Girl on the Bridge, TheGirl on the Bridge, The (1999)
Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis
This glossy slice of modern 'poetic realism' has an attractive visual component but its arch–Romanticism won't be everyone's glass of Chablis.…
Gloomy SundayGloomy Sunday (Ein Lied Von Liebe Und Tod) (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rolf Schubel
Feat. Joachim Krol, Erika Marozsan, Ben Becker
Captivating drama which pivots around the apocryphal origins of the classic melancholy song 'Gloomy Sunday' in pre–WW2 Budapest. An amiably…

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