Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004)
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau - The dir. of HERO follows up with an equally watchable oriental spectacle, inserting the same cartwheeling martial arts action, complete with torrents…
Hero (2002)
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Jet Li, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Maggie Cheung… - Though no doubt diminished on the small screen, this ancient Martial Arts spectacle from the dir. of RAISE THE RED…
Amelie (2001)- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz - A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…
Shaolin Soccer (2001)- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Richard Ng, Vicki Zhao - With an astounding mix of Eastern fantasy, CGI effects and the game of soccer, Hong Kong’s one–man comedy machine Stephen Chow kicks one out…
Tom Thumb (Le Petit Poucet) (2001)- Dir. Olivier Dahan
Feat. Nils Hugon, Catherine Deneuve, Said Taghmaoui - Ambitious, enjoyably dark rendering of Perrault’s classic fable, "Le Petit Poucet" told with trademark French twistedness and aplomb, kids will…
Amazon (Amazone) (2000)- Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Arielle Dombasle - Convoluted sci–fi adventure has jewel thief Belmondo stumbling upon an alien visitor in the guise of a twelve year old girl. Almost…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi… - A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
Princes and Princesses (Princes et Princesses) (2000)- Dir. Michel Ocelot
Feat. Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barsacq - French animation compilation made up of six episodes from director and animator Michel Ocelot's silhouette animation television series Ciné si. The…
Afterlife (1999)- Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Arata Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima - Original, intriguing conception of what happens after life – a panel of students challenge a succession of deceased persons to choose one…
Bird People In China, The (Chûgoku no chôjin) (1998)- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi - Visually rich and accomplished drama set around a parallel journey by a businessman and a yakuza gangster to a remote Chinese highland in search of a…
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