Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Taxi (1998)
- Dir. Gerard Pirés
Feat. Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal - From writer/producer Luc Besson, this four–wheeled fantasy comedy sets up a speed–freak taxi driver with a cop that can’t drive to…
Terrorist, The (1998)- Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Ayesha Dharkar - Discovered and championed by the actor John Malkovich, this intensely concentrated thriller depicts the hardening and training of 19–yr old…
Thief, The (1998)- Dir. Pavel Chukhrai
Feat. Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk - Serious–minded trek across the landscapes and mindsets of post–WWII Russia that's been compared to BURNT BY THE SUN for dramatic impact.…
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)- 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…
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Tian yu) (1998)- Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Li Xiaolu - Coming–of–age story set in the 70's about a teenage girl who is sent to the countryside during the "Down to the Countryside" Movement in…
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…
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