Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8068 Films to Buy & Rent
Che: Part Two (Guerilla) (2008)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Rodrigo Santoro, Demian Bichir…
- An epic undertaking by dir. Steven Soderbergh, this two part resurrection of the Che Guevara legend (played charismatically by Benicio del Toro)…
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
- Dir. Doris Dorrie
Feat. Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki…
- Tender cross–cultural tale with a German widower travelling to Japan to honour his wife's wishes to see the famed cherry blossom festival.…
Children Of The Silk Road (The Children of Huang Shi) (2008)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat…
- Inspired by real events, this solid WWII epic reveals the story of a young British journalist and Australian nurse who led sixty orphans to safety…
Choke (2008)
- Dir. Clark Gregg
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald…
- Mixed black comedy of support groups, self–loathing and anonymous sex, from the pen of FIGHT CLUB novelist Chuck Palahniuk.
Fighting the…
Ciao (2008)
- Dir. Yen Tan
Feat. Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza
- Low–budget indie gem about two men who form a romantic bond over two days when their mutual friend dies in a car crash in Dallas, Texas.
Class, The (Entre les murs) (2008)
- Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio
- This stimulating Palm d’Or winner engages with the toil and trouble of a multi–ethnic, inner–city French classroom, and the headstrong…
Cloud 9 (Wolke 9) (2008)
- Dir. Andreas Dresen
Feat. Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal
- A frank yet sensitive depiction of a passionate love affair between a man and a married woman in their autumn years.
Using a methodology similar…
Coco Chanel (2008)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Dawson…
- Made–for–television biopic of prolific fashion designer Coco Chanel, covering three different stages of her life from childhood through…
Consuming Passion: 100 Years Of Mills And Boon (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Daniel Mays, Patrick Kennedy
- One–off 'docudrama' made to celebrate the centenary of romance publishing house Mills & Boon focuses on interweaving stories of three women…
Criminal Justice (TV Series) (2008-2009)
- Feat. Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Maxine Peake…
- Grim and unglamorous drama series focuses on an individual’s journey through the British criminal justice system, from prison to courtroom. It…