Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Foreign Cinema: 3260 Films to Rent
Circle, The (2000)
- Dir. Jafar Panahi
Feat. Brano Holicek, Pavlina Mourkova, Jeri Pecha
- Banned its native Iran, this compendium of linked stories circumscribes the various oppressions women must suffer under that country’s strict…
City of Lost Souls (2000)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Teah , Michelle Reis, Ren Osugi
- Another turbo–charged piece of blood–drenched lunacy from prolific genre stylist Takashi Miike, marked out by its Brazilian protagonist…
Code Unknown (2000)
- Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Arsinee Khanjian, Thierry Neuvic…
- Perhaps dir. Haneke's (THE PIANO TEACHER) least straightforward effort, this sketches a series of interconnected storylines loosely bound by themes…
Comedie de L'Innocence (Comedy of Innocence) (2000)
- Dir. Raul Ruiz
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Balibar, Charles Berling
- A spooky psychological thriller, in which a young boy of nine tells his mother (Huppert) that in fact he is the son of another woman.
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Crimson Rivers, The (2000)
- Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Feat. Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel
- A bizarre murder in the French Alps draws detectives Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel into the killing–cycle of a particularly grisly…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi…
- A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
Day I Became a Woman, The (2000)
- Dir. Marziyeh Meshkini
Feat. Fatemeh Cherag Akhur, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
- A trio of strong metaphorical tales that outline three aspects of “a woman’s lot” in contemporary Iran, with humour and cinematic…
Dead or Alive 2 (Tobosha) (2000)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Shinya Tsukamoto
- Understated yet rewarding sequel to the mind–blowing gangster actioner follows on from the 'end of the world' with an unrelated story, with…
Faithless (2000)
- Dir. Liv Ullmann
Feat. Erland Josephson
- Formidable high–brow drama directed by actress Ullmann from an autobiographical script by her veteran collaborator Ingmar…
Farewell - Brecht's Last Summer, The (2000)
- Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Josef Bierbichler, Monika Bliebtreu, Elfriede Irrall
- Prior knowledge of the life of playwright Bertolt Brecht (played by Josef Bierbichler) will enhance this accomplished chamber–drama, set at an…