Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Fudoh - The Next Generation (1996)- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Shosuke Tanihara, Kenji Takano, Marie Jinno - Possibly the first film that gave the Western world an inkling of dir. Miike's unhinged worldview, investing a tale of yakuza vengeance with surreal,…
Gabbeh (1996)
- 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…
God of Cookery, The (1996)- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao) - Stephen Chow cooks up a comic storm as a mercilessly ego–centric chef who, in great narrative tradition, is forced to truly earn his title…
Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)- 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…
Guantanamera (1996)- Dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio
Feat. Carlos Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria… - A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…
Horseman 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…
Il Ciclone (1996)- Dir. Leonardo Pieraccioni
Feat. Leonardo Pieraccioni, Lorena Forteza, Barbara Enrichi - Ribald comedy that holds the local box–office record in Italy, posits a bored accountant in Tuscany whose life hits the fan when a bus filled…
Irma Vep (1996)
- 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 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…
Kids Return (1996)- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Ando Masanobu, Kaneko Ken - Two feckless delinquents discover the local boxing–gym, which provides inspiration for one and an entry into a yakuza gang for the other.…
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