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Subgenre Sampler
Radiance (1997)
- Dir. Rachel Perkins
Feat. Rachel Maza, Deborah Mailman, Trisha Morton-Thomas - An Aboriginal mother's funeral brings disparities among the surviving daughters into vibrant relief. Adapted from Louis Nowra's play, this…
True Women (1997)- Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Dana Delaney, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie… - A female–driven historical saga spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through to the American Civil War. A Hallmark production based…
Washington Square (1997)- Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith… - Portrait of a lady adapted from the pen of Henry James profits from an exemplary Jennifer Jason Leigh performance – as an eccentric, plain…
Antonia's Line (1996)- Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir - The deserving winner of the '96 Best Foreign Film Oscar recalls the 50 year history of matriarch Antonia and her defiantly unconventional brood in…
Dogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996)- Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal… - Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
Emma (1996)- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi… - A clued up reworking of Jane Austen's classic, set in 19th century England, about a congenial young lady's well–intentioned but misjudged…
Entertaining Angels (1996)- Dir. Michael Ray Rhodes
Feat. Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen - Stirring biopic of American champion of the poor Dorothy Day (played with passion by Moira Kelly), who rose from obscurity in 1920s New York to…
Evita (1996)- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Madonna, Antonio Banderas - The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …
Flower of My Secret, The (1996)- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Marisa Paredes - An artistic maturing for the director of kitsch sex comedies like HIGH HEELS and KIKA, this is an introspective study of a successful authoress…
Girls Town (1996)
- Dir. Jim McKay
Feat. Lili Taylor, Idina Harris, Anna Grace - Winner of both the Filmmaker's Trophy and the Special Jury prize at Sundance, this little seen film was one of genuine highlights of the 1997 NZ Film…
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