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Subgenre Sampler

 
Black MaskBlack 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…
BrotherBrother (Brat) (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Aleksei Balabanov
Feat. Sergei Bodrov Jr
Grimily captivating thriller follows a baby–faced veteran of the Chechen war as he quietly 'assists' his brother in the St Petersburg…
CharacterCharacter (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…
CureCure (1997) Aro Favourite
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…
Dance of the WindDance of the Wind (1997)
Dir. Rajan Khosa
Feat. Ami Arora, Roshan Bano, Kitu Gidwani
Set in contemporary Delhi, this drama concerns the responses of classical Hindi singer Kitu Gidwani to her mother’s death. Steeped in a particular…
DobermannDobermann (1997) Recommended
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, TheEel, 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…
For RoseannaFor Roseanna (Roseanna's Grave) (1997) Recommended
Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Mercedes Ruehl, Jean Reno
Terminally–ill Mercedes Ruehl's dying wish is to be buried in the local cemetary, but the plots are filling up fast, thus sending off her…
Full AlertFull Alert (1997)
Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng
Quality police thriller with realistic drama, bracing action and strong sense of locale – regarded as one of the last 'classics' from the…
Funny GamesFunny Games (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering
Michael Haneke’s disturbing, self–reflexive examination of violence, and violence as entertainment, in which two young men dressed in tennis…

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