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Subgenre Sampler

 
Would I Lie to You? (1997)
Dir. Thomas Gilou
Feat. Richard Anconina, Vincent Elbaz, Bruno Solo
In a Jewish rag–trade district of Paris, an affable street kid maintains the ruse of being Jewish to financial, social and romantic advantage.…
Celestial ClockworkCelestial Clockwork (1996)
Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Ariadna Gil, Arielle Dombasle
Cinderella–type comedy that has a gifted Venezualan opera singer vaulting for stardom in an eccentric Parisian setting. Consistently sunny in…
Forbidden City CopForbidden City Cop (1996)
Dir. Vincent Tak-Chiu
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Hysterical and kinda crazy semi–sequel to the smash hit comedy FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, splices James Bond with A CHINESE GHOST STORY, following…
GuantanameraGuantanamera (1996)
Dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio
Feat. Carlos Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria
A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…
Summer in La GouletteSummer in La Goulette (1996)
Dir. Ferid Boughedir
Feat. Sonia Mankai, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente
Three families of disparate cultures enjoy harmony in Tunisian paradise, until three of their beautiful daughters flirt with losing their virginity,…
High RiskHigh Risk (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Jacky Cheung
A Hong Kong actioner worth singling out from the glut, Jet Li is charisma–on–legs as an unflappable stunt double/bodyguard who is forced…
Kamikaze TaxiKamikaze Taxi (1995)
Dir. Masato Harada
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Reiko Kataoka
An apprentice gangster fouls up his first major assignment and flees Tokyo in a taxi, the driver of which turns out to be a unlikely confident with a…
Sixty Million Dollar ManSixty Million Dollar Man (1995)
Dir. Yip Wai-Man
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Spoiled brat 'accident' victim Stephen Chow becomes a not–so–super hero when he is pieced back together Steve Austin–style for a…
Bodyguard from BeijingBodyguard from Beijing (1994) Recommended
Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
City HunterCity Hunter (1994)
Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong
Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…

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