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Subgenre Sampler

 
Long Day Closes, TheLong Day Closes, The (1992) Recommended
Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Marjorie Yates, Leigh McCormack, Anthony Watson
The director follows up DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES with a more optimistic but just as dream–like portrait of working–class life in '50s…
Midnight Clear, AMidnight Clear, A (1992) Recommended
Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross
A provocative, suspenseful anti–war parable about a fresh–faced American platoon assigned to an abandoned chateau near the German border…
MimaMima (1992)
Dir. Philomene Esposito
Feat. Nino Manfredi, Margarita Lozano, Virginie Ledoyen
The first–time director captures the nuance and feeling of her own experience as a young girl who witnesses the mysterious disappearance of her…
Nostradamus Kid, TheNostradamus Kid, The (1992)
Dir. Bob Ellis
Feat. Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor, the charismatic geek from THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE and FLIRTING comes of age yet again, this time at the height of atomic–age…
School TiesSchool Ties (1992)
Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
A working–class teen hides that he is Jewish when he is awarded a scholarship to an exclusive prep school.
Untamed HeartUntamed Heart (1992)
Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei
A fairy–tale romance kindles between a perky waitress and a kitchen–hand with a special condition. Does wonders for Christian Slater's…
Waterland (1992)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Lena Headey
Jeremy Irons plays a history teacher in America who recounts his own suppressed coming of age to his cynical students. Adapted from Graham Swift's…
Boyz N the HoodBoyz N the Hood (1991) Recommended
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Jr. Gooding, Ice-Cube
Sincere and authentic street gang fable focuses on a group of friends living in a black, working–class neighbourhood in South Central L.A. A…
Brighter Summer Day, ABrighter Summer Day, A (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Edward Yang
Feat. Chen Chang
Sublime ode to adolescence set in early 1960's Taiwan, Edward Yang's sprawling, novelistic narrative reflects the personal and political turmoil of…
Commitments, TheCommitments, The (1991)
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Colm Meaney
Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…

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