Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Foreign Cinema: 3248 Films to Rent
Angel Dust (1987)
- Dir. Edouard Niermans
Feat. Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Fanny Cottencon
- Accomplished thriller in the film noir tradition about an out–of–luck cop who falls for a woman he later begins to suspect of murder.
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette…
- Dir. Malle has transformed a childhood memoir into a powerful and vivid account of a catholic schoolboy who unknowingly witnesses anti–semitism…
Babette's Feast (1987)
- Dir. Gabriel Axel
Feat. Stephane Audran
- Oscar–winning and mouth watering delight which tells a wistful, wise tale with a subtle sense of humour. Exiled French housekeeper Stephane…
Better Tomorrow II, A (1987)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Emily Chu
- Sequel to Woo's breakout genre classic finds Chow Yun–Fat shoehorned (as the twin brother of his original role, no less) into another fire…
Blind Chance (Przypadek) (1987)
- Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Boguslaw Linda
- In the opening scene a young Polish medical student (Linda) hurries to catch a train departing from Lodz to Warsaw, from which point dir.…
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir
- Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
Chinese Ghost Story, A (1987)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung
- The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…
City On Fire (1987)
- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee
- Undercover cop Chow Yun Fat is wounded in the aftermath of a bloody heist gone horribly wrong, and trapped in the thieves' hideout as they determine…
Cry of the Owl, The (Le Cri du hibou) (1987)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot
- Rich adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel from New Wave director Claude Chabrol, who probes the mind of a troubled artist obsessed with his…
Dark Eyes (1987)
- Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
- The Soviet director ventures to Italy for this exquisite Chekhovian romantic tragedy in which Marcello Mastroianni abandons rationale for the allure…