Subgenre Sampler
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Nenette & Boni (1996)
- Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Gregoire Colin, Alice Houri , Jacques Nolot…
- Minor, though beautifully rendered slice–of–life from Claire Denis casts an eye on two teenage siblings raised separately by divorced…
Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell
- Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
No Way Home (1996)
- Dir. Buddy Giovinazzo
Feat. Tim Roth, James Russo, Deborah Kara Unger
- A recently paroled Tim Roth finds his hopes for a new life threatened by his brothers involvement with drugs. Though the introduction of a thriller…
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1996)
- Dir. Agustin Diaz Yanes
Feat. Victoria Abril, Pilar Bardem
- Alcoholic and reluctant whore Victoria Abril turns a few clever tricks on a Mexican mob's laundering operation. A Spanish pulpy fiction grafted with…
Normal Life (1996)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Kate Walsh…
- Based on a true story of a by–the–book cop who turns to bank–robbing with a bit of encouragement from his off–the–boil…
Not Fourteen Again (1996)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
- Inspired by the British 7–UP series, film–maker Armstrong completes(?) her anthropological documentary following the lives of three…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1996)
- A portrait of late Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, famed exponent of Quawwali, regular WOMAD performer, and occasional film collaborator.
Nutty Professor, The (1996)
- Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Eddie Murphy finds what used to make him funny in this surprisingly inspired refresher of the Jerry Lewis comedy classic about a nerdy college…
O'Quatrilho (1996)
- Dir. Fabio Barreto
Feat. Fabio Barreto, Mariana Pellegrino Barreto
- Steamy Latino variant on the patented love–triangle/adultery story, set among immigrants newly settled in turn of the century Brazil, freshly…
Oliver Twist (1996)
- Dir. Coky Giedroyc
Feat. Timothy Spall, William Miller, Adam Arnold
- Faithful BBC adaptation of the Charles Dicken's classic, most notable for Timothy Spall's sympathetic take on Fagin.