Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Young Thugs - Nostalgia (1998)- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Naoto Takenaka - Apparently dir. Miike's (AUDITION) favourite of his own films, this semi–autobiographical rites of passage tale is a prequel to YOUNG THUGS…
Apple, The (1997)- Dir. Samira Makhmalbaf
Feat. Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi - More than the curiosity piece you'd expect from its 17 year old director, this is a strange, small film that uniquely blends documentary footage with…
Artemisia (1997)- Dir. Agnes Merlet
Feat. Valentina Cervi, Miki Manojlovic, Michel Serrault - Study of the first significant female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi, the daughter of Caravaggio's one–time assistant in 17th Century…
Assassin(s) (1997)- Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Feat. Mathieu Kassovitz, Michel Serrault - Disappointing followup to LA HAINE for dir./star Kassovitz, plumping for a story of an apprentice hitman (Kassovitz) to aging pro Michel Serrault,…
Au Petit Marguery (1997)- Dir. Laurent Benegui
Feat. Stephane Audran, Michel Aumont - You are cordially invited to attend the farewell dinner of a long–loved Parisian restaurant whose Chef is losing his sense of smell. Memories…
Black Mask (1997)- Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Jet Li, Lau Ching-wan - Mild–mannered librarian by day – pain–resistant, cool–garbed crime–fighter by night – Jet Li's engaging…
Character (1997)- Dir. Mike van Diem
Feat. Fedja Van Huet - A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…
Cure (1997)
- Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki… - Delivering one of the great, unsung horror movies, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa plumbs the depths of societal malaise with this novel take on serial…
Dobermann (1997)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci… - Frenetic French crime thriller filled with over the top gun play and colourful yet grimy characters. Vincent Cassel plays a bank robber known as…
Eel, The (1997)- Dir. Shohei Imamura
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu - After doing eight years for killing his wife, an inhibited man (Yakusho Koji of SHALL WE DANCE) sets himself up at a quiet riverside barbershop, the…
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