Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3363 Films to Buy & Rent
Separation, The (1994)
- Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil
- Isabelle Huppert and Daniel Auteuil provide a class double–act for this moving, mature portrait of a middle–class Parisian couple who put…
Silences of the Palace (1994)
- Dir. Moufida Tlatli
Feat. Amel Hedhili, Hend Sabri, Najia Ouerghi…
- The daughter of a palatial servant reflects on her upbringing and steady revolt of her birthright obligations.
Impassioned look at the status of…
Six Days, Six Nights (1994)
- Dir. Diane Kurys
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Beatrice Dalle
- Favourite French fatales Anne Parillaud and Beatrice Dalle brood into Polanski territory, finding sibling and sexual rivialry, and possibly madness…
Story of Xinghua (1994)
- Dir. Yin Li
Feat. Wen Jiang, Xingli Niu, Shaojun Tian…
- Set in a remote village at the ruins of the Great Wall in Northern China, this explores the conflict between moral corruption, ancient traditions and…
Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) (1994)
- Dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio
Feat. Jorge Perugorria, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra
- Oscar–nominated for Best Foreign Film 1995, a red–blooded conservative is befriended by a gay communist who challenges his prejudices.…
Three Colours: Red (1994)
- Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Julie Delpy
- A haunting conclusion to the acclaimed trilogy and the career of its late director. Irene Jacob plays a fashion model who becomes oddly connected…
Three Colours: White (1994)
- Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy
- The second in Kieslowski's trilogy is a lighter affair than BLUE but is no less exquisite or deeply philosophical. Embroided with more plot, its…
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
- Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
Feat. Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Keradmand, Zerifeh Shiva
- An extreme simplicity of style and storytelling disguises complex meditations on human nature and cinema in a typically distinctive film –…
To Live (1994)
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Gong Li
- An absorbing tale of Chinese peasantry in the dark shadow of politics over three decades.
Distinguished by the star presence of Gong Li and her…
Torment (L'Enfer) (1994)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Francois Cluzet
- Based on an unproduced H.R. Clouzot screenplay from the 1950s, and not quite up to the standard of its follow–up, A JUDGEMENT IN STONE, but a…