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East Palace / West PalaceEast Palace / West Palace (1996)
Dir. Zhang Yuan
Feat. Vicki Zhao, Si Han, Jun Hu
This rare independent mainland Chinese film is a difficult, often devastating two–hander between a gay man and the policeman sent to arrest him…
Eighth Day, TheEighth Day, The (1996)
Dir. Jaco Van Dormael
Feat. Daniel Auteuil
The director of the much–loved TOTO THE HERO makes another film about magic at ground level, with Daniel Auteuil having his humdrum life…
FiestaFiesta (1996)
Dir. Pierre Boutron
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gregoire Colin
Biting, rigorously intelligent parable of the Spanish Civil War, watches unblinking as a young soldier is intiated into the brutalities by his…
FireFire (1996) Recommended
Dir. Deepa Mehta
Feat. Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das
Blazing melodrama defiantly targets Indian sexual hypocrisy and tradition, not to mention trangressing 'Bollywood' taboo, in portraying two women…
Flower of My Secret, TheFlower of My Secret, The (1996)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Marisa Paredes
An artistic maturing for the director of kitsch sex comedies like HIGH HEELS and KIKA, this is an introspective study of a successful authoress…
GabbehGabbeh (1996) Recommended
Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Feat. Abbas Sayah, Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami
Unique combination of lyricism and social realism from one of the icons of Iranian cinema – a story of a remote struggling tribe, the…
Goodbye South GoodbyeGoodbye South Goodbye (1996) Recommended
Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Jack Kao, Lim Giong
Another exemplary, detailed effort from dir. Hsiao–Hsien, this time following a couple of small time grafters trying to put together 'the big…
Horseman on the RoofHorseman on the Roof (1996)
Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez
Strapping melodrama in the old–fashioned Errol Flynn milieu set during the cholera epidemic of 1800s France. A tale of chivalry, loyalty and…
Irma VepIrma Vep (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard
Ranking up there with the best movies–about–movies, this supremely stylish, sexy film showcases an unseen side of Hong Kong action diva…
Kama SutraKama Sutra (1996)
Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram
The director of SALAAM BOMBAY returns to her native land for this enticing, beautifully photographed tale of love, jealousy and revenge among the…

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