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Subgenre Sampler

 
Madagascar SkinMadagascar Skin (1995) Recommended
Dir. Chris Newby
Feat. Bernard Hill, John Hannah
Intimate drama that portrays the unlikely relationship between two outsiders in a remote seaside cottage in South Wales. Hannah plays a disfigured…
Perez Family, ThePerez Family, The (1995)
Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei
A gently humorous tale about Cuban refugees who pose as a family in order to gain entry into the U.S. The director of SALAAM BOMBAY well harnesses…
Being HumanBeing Human (1994)
Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro
An episodic comic–drama in which Robin Williams plays five men named Hector, who each search for their place in their own historical period…
Country LifeCountry Life (1994)
Dir. Michael Blakemore
Feat. Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox
Yet another version of Uncle Vanya, this time set 'out back' in WWI–era New South Wales, and providing some interesting comparisons between…
Sex Is a Four Letter WordSex Is a Four Letter Word (1994)
Dir. Murray Fahey
Feat. Joy Smithers, Mark Lee, Miranda Otto
A love columnist holds a dinner party for six young Ozzies, ostensibly to source material for her spicy novel. Low budget comedy–drama.
Spanking the MonkeySpanking the Monkey (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson
The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
Spider and RoseSpider and Rose (1994)
Dir. Bill Bennett
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Max Cullen
A light Ozzie road movie about a special friendship between her elderly widow and a rebellious young ambulance driver entrusted to escort her home.…
Vanya On 42nd StreetVanya On 42nd Street (1994) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Andre Gregory
The late director's final film recouples him with Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory from MY DINNER WITH ANDRE for another compulsive round of…
Business Affair, ABusiness Affair, A (1993)
Dir. Charlotte Brandstom
Feat. Carole Bouquet, Christopher Walken, Jonathan Pryce
Would–be writer Carole Bouquet is caught between her husband (another struggling scribe) and publisher Christopher Walken. European…
Dallas DollDallas Doll (1993)
Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Sarah Bernhardt
Sandra Bernhardt plays a free–spirited American who turns the lives of a middle–class Sydney family on its ear with her unbridled…

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