Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
Among Giants (1998)
- Dir. Sam Miller
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths
- Quirky, lowkey romance from the writer of FULL MONTY, follows the travails of a group of daredevil labourers who paint high–voltage…
An Autumn Tale (1998)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt
- Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
Basil (1998)
- Dir. Radha Bharadwaj
Feat. Jared Leto, Christian Slater, Derek Jacobi…
- Novel–based Victorian–era romance starring a veritable feast of eye candy in the form of Leto, Slater and Forlani as the beautiful young…
Besieged (1998)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis
- Returning to a 'chamber–piece' setting reminiscent of LAST TANGO IN PARIS, dir. Bertolucci unfolds an enigmatic relationship in a Rome…
Chinese Box (1998)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung
- Set in Hong Kong just prior to the British handover to China, this follows the last dissatisfied days of dying journalist Jeremy Irons as he pads the…
City of Angels (1998)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Meg Ryan, Nicolas Cage
- Hollywood resurrects Wim Wenders' classic WINGS OF DESIRE as a syrupy romantic vehicle for eligible everywoman Meg Ryan.
A leaden, fatally miscast…
Dear Claudia (1998)
- Dir. Chris Cudlipp
Feat. Aleksandra Vujcic, Bryan Brown
- Interesting premise has rural flying–postie Bryan Brown and hitchhiker Aleksandra Vujcic (BROKEN ENGLISH) plane–wrecked in remote parts,…
Destiny of Her Own, A (Dangerous Beauty) (1998)
- Dir. Marshall Herskovitz
Feat. Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell
- Historical romance that profits from a sensuous 16th century Venetian setting, as the low–prospect Catherine McCormack opts for the tradeoffs…
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1998)
- Dir. Eric Styles
Feat. Samantha Morton, Rupert Graves, Lee Ross
- Moderately adventurous psycho–drama set in late 1950s Somerset has the young Samantha Morton (UNDER THE SKIN) leading a vivid fantasy life with…
Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)
- Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Paloma Baeza, Nigel Terry, Nathaniel Parker
- Handsome production of Thomas Hardy's moody classic, which follows the life an impulsive, independent woman who ensnares – and almost destroys…