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Subgenre Sampler
Peter and the Wolf (1996)- Dir. George Daugherty, Jean Flynn
Feat. Kirstie Alley, Lloyd Bridges - Respectable version of the fairytale with the famous score by Sergei Prokofiev. Has its strengths, particularly the character design by Chuck Jones.…
Phantom, The (1996)- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones - Billy Zane straps into purple tights to fight the depression–era blues and a supernaturally–empowered villain (Treat Williams). An…
Phenomenon (1996)- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker… - John Travolta is aptly cast a genial mechanic who, after being struck by lightening, acquires super–intelligence that gradually ostracises him…
Ponette (1996)
- Dir. Jacques Doillon
Feat. Victoire Thivisol - Staying at her Aunt's provincial cottage after the accidental death of her mother, a four–year–old girl comes to terms with death, while…
Portrait of a Lady (1996)- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich - Unfairly roasted by many critics, our Jane's adaptation of Henry James' novel dares to offer more than romance in fancy dress, but instead a complex,…
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
- Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo - Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
Primal Fear (1996)- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton - Hotshot Chicago attorney Richard Gere defends, with difficulty, an altar boy accused of brutally murdering a much–loved archbishop. The…
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)- Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr, Susanna Mekhraliyeva… - A Tolstoy fable is here seamlessly transposed to the Chechean conflict, with two Russian soldiers apprehended by a Chechean village elder who hopes…
Project Grizzly (1996)- Dir. Peter Lynch
- Endearing documentary depicting the improbable quest by self–styled inventor Troy Hurtuboise to construct a suit of armour capable of…
Promise, The (La Promesse) (1996)- Dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Feat. Jeremie Renier, Olivier Gourmet - A deceptively modest, altogether riveting early film from the Dardenne brothers, here test–driving the formal rigors of their unwavering…
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