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Subgenre Sampler
Left Luggage (1998)- Dir. Jeroen Krabbe
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Marianne Sagebrecht, Laura Fraser - Concerning a free–spirited young woman working as a nanny in a Jewish household in Antwerp, this resolutely serious drama struggles with…
Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni - Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
Love Etc. (1998)- Dir. Marion Vernoux
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Berling, Yvan Attal - Depicts an infernal love–triangle between three friends – taken from the novel ‘Talking It Over’ by Julian Barnes. Charming comedy…
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Najwa Nimri, Fele Martinez, Nancho Novo - Artful but humourless slice of 'magic realism' that follows the near–metaphysical long–term relationship between two childhood…
Marquise (1998)
- Dir. Vera Belmont
Feat. Sophie Marceau - Bawdy, naturalistically–styled period romp about the artistic clashes between playwrights Moliere and Racine at the court of Louis XIV. Sophie…
Men with Guns (1998)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Frederico Luppi - Criminally denied a theatrical release, this masterful study of Third World realities is arguably prolific indie dir. John Sayles most accomplished…
Mother and Son (1998)- Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Feat. Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer - Little–seen outside Europe, dir. Sokurov's dream–like films have been championed by critics (incl. Susan Sontag), and find their best…
Quiet Family, The (Choyonghan kajok) (1998)- Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Min-sik Choi - A deliciously deadpan black comedy in which a respectable family decide to leave the rat race behind, buy a hotel in remote mountains and lead more…
Red Violin, The (1998)- Dir. Francois Girard
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi - The contemporary auction of a prized antique violin becomes another suspenseful, passionate chapter in its lifespan as we learn of its 300 year…
Ring (Ringu) (1998)- Dir. Hideo Nakata
Feat. Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada - A cult phenomenon in Japan and everywhere else it’s played, it’s since spawned a sequel, a prequel, both a Korean and American remake, and its…
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