Subgenre Sampler
Scent of Green Papaya, The (1993)
- Dir. Tran Anh Hung
Feat. Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong… - Drama as crisp and luxuriant as its title observes a wealthy Saigon family over two turbulent decades through the eyes of a peasant servant girl. Its…
Sex and Zen (1993)- Dir. Michael Mak
Feat. Lawrence Ng, Kent Cheng, Xu Jin-Jang - Part comic fantasy, part porno movie, and though an imaginative example of both genres, the balancing act is a hard one to pull off (fnarr, fnarr).…
Shadow of Doubt, A (1993)- Dir. Aline Issermann
Feat. Mireille Perrier, Alain Bashung, Sandrine Blancke - A painfully credible exploration of how a father's alleged crime against his young daughter affects a middle class family. Well researched and…
Slingshot, The (1993)- Dir. Ake Sandgren
Feat. Jesper Salen, Stellan Skarsgard, Basia Frydman - A bittersweet snapshot of pre–war Stockholm in which an enterprising 10–year–old flirts with boyhood rebellion. This local…
Sofie (1993)- Dir. Liv Ulmann
Feat. Liv Ullmann - Actress Liv Ullmann makes a confident directing debut with this period drama about a Jewish woman's emotional journey over 20 years that begins with…
Sonatine (1993)- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Ayo Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe - Those familiar with 'Beat' Takeshi's films will know what to expect from this latest elegy to gangster violence. His personal demons manifest in…
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993)- Dir. Masayuki Suo
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka - Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…
Tai Chi Master, The (1993)- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh - Jet Li ascends to be the founder of the Chinese art of self–defence and healing known as Tai Chi Chuan, but not before crossing blades with,…
Tango (1993)- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer - Left by his wife, Thierry Lhermitte hits the road to track her down with the help of his misogynist uncle, Phillippe Noiret. Hitman Richard Bohringer…
Temptation of a Monk (1993)- Dir. Clara Law
Feat. Joan Chen, Zhang Fenyi - Graphic chronicle of blood–letting by a fierce warrior general in 7th century China, that hews to the visual traditions of the classic Japanese…
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