Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8108 Films to Buy & Rent
Traps (1993)
- Dir. Pauline Chan
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Jacqueline McKenzie
- An English journalistic couple travel to pre–war South Vietnam to rejuvenate their floundering marriage, but falter on the shifting ground of a…
Typhon's People (1993)
- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst…
- Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio…
- An off–beat delight that's quirky take on tin–pot America is never at the expense of its truthfulness or poignancy.
The ballad of the…
Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
- Dir. Jay Craven
Feat. Rip Torn, Michael J. Fox, Tantoo Cardinal…
- Drama set in Vermont in 1927, based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher about a couple who live remotely on a large amount of land, and refuse to…
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Karina Lombard, Rachel Ward, Michael York
- Polished screen adaptation of Jean Rhys' novel of erotic obsession between a English aristocrat and a Island beauty in 19th Century Jamaica.
Widow's Peak (1993)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Joan Plowright, Natasha Richardson, Mia Farrow
- In 1920s Ireland, Joan Plowright presides over a widow's community and engages in emotional game–playing with Natasha Richardson and Mia…
Wittgenstein (1993)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Clancy Chassey, Jill Balcon, Sally Dexter
- A fittingly unorthodox tribute to the life of the gay millionaire's son turned philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Unmistakably Jarmanesque, it probes…
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Sandra Bullock…
- A high–spirited, unpatronising portrait of senior citizenship, with consummate performances from two old pro's, Robert Duvall and Richard…
Year in Provence, A (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. David Tucker
Feat. John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan
- Adapted from Peter Mayle's best–selling book, this depicts the experiences of an English couple who move into a rustic village in the south of…
Younger and Younger (1993)
- Dir. Percy Aldon
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Lolita Davidovich
- The director of BAGDAD CAFÉ fashions another quirky, character–driven comedy of self–discovery. Donald Sutherland must reconsider his…