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True WomenTrue Women (1997)
Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Dana Delaney, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie
A female–driven historical saga spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through to the American Civil War. A Hallmark production based…
Washington SquareWashington Square (1997)
Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith
Portrait of a lady adapted from the pen of Henry James profits from an exemplary Jennifer Jason Leigh performance – as an eccentric, plain…
Antonia's LineAntonia's Line (1996) Recommended
Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir
The deserving winner of the '96 Best Foreign Film Oscar recalls the 50 year history of matriarch Antonia and her defiantly unconventional brood in…
DogsDogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996)
Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal
Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
EmmaEmma (1996) Recommended
Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi
A clued up reworking of Jane Austen's classic, set in 19th century England, about a congenial young lady's well–intentioned but misjudged…
Entertaining AngelsEntertaining Angels (1996)
Dir. Michael Ray Rhodes
Feat. Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen
Stirring biopic of American champion of the poor Dorothy Day (played with passion by Moira Kelly), who rose from obscurity in 1920s New York to…
EvitaEvita (1996) Recommended
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Madonna, Antonio Banderas
The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …
Flower of My Secret, TheFlower of My Secret, The (1996)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Marisa Paredes
An artistic maturing for the director of kitsch sex comedies like HIGH HEELS and KIKA, this is an introspective study of a successful authoress…
Girls TownGirls Town (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim McKay
Feat. Lili Taylor, Idina Harris, Anna Grace
Winner of both the Filmmaker's Trophy and the Special Jury prize at Sundance, this little seen film was one of genuine highlights of the 1997 NZ Film…
How to Make an American QuiltHow to Make an American Quilt (1996)
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn
Pleasurable, star–domed female–stitching movie has Winona Ryder sorting out her personal foibles with an ear for the mixed–fortuned…

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