Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8101 Films to Buy & Rent
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
- Dir. Manoel de Oliveira
Feat. Ricardo Trepa, Leonor Silveira, Catarina Wallenstein
- Bewitching tale of a young man's obsessive love for his blonde–haired neighbour. Elegant and gently surreal adaptation of José Maria Eça de…
Eclipse, The (2009)
- Dir. Conor McPherson
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle, Aidan Quinn
- Ciaran Hinds mourns the death of his soulmate while chauffeuring literary stars around his overcast hometown in this hushed Irish drama with a…
Eden is West (2009)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Riccardo Scamarcio
- A pictorial offering from Costa–Gavras – usually at the helm of taut political thrillers – here directing a travelogue centered around…
Emma (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Feat. Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon…
- The BBC's latest update of Jane Austen's comic classic, centred on the titular beauty's dangerous game of matchmaking. Regarded as the best Austen…
Empire of Silver (2009)
- Dir. Christina Yao
Feat. Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Lei Hao…
- A family banking empire begins to crumble when father and son come to grief over the country's transition from silver to paper money. Visually…
Endgame (2009)
- Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller…
- South Africa's fraught history is tackled in this solid, involving account of President P.W. Botha’s segregationist regime, and his secretive talks…
Enid (2009)
- Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew MacFadyen, Denis Lawson…
- Sober biopic of famed children's author Enid Blyton is less than flattering in its portrayal with Bonham Carter giving a masterclass in…
Entre Nos (Between Us) (2009)
- Dir. Gloria La Morte, Paola Mendoza
Feat. Paola Mendoza, Sarita Choudhury, Anthony Chisholm…
- Affecting drama reveals the inner life of an Colombian immigrant and her two children fending for themselves in New York City.
Everybody's Fine (2009)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale…
- Sincere remake of the Italian drama with De Niro stepping into Marcello Mastroianni's shoes as the widower travelling across country to visit his…
Everyone Else (Alle anderen) (2009)
- Dir. Maren Ade
Feat. Lars Eidinger, Birgit Minichmayr
- A young couple vacation on a Mediterranean Island, while the cracks in their relationship start to show. A realistic portrayal of the…