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Subgenre Sampler

 
Secret DefenseSecret Defense (1998) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
A Hitchcockian thriller in which dir. Rivette, better known for his surreal excursions, knowingly toys with the conventions of the suspense genre,…
So Close To ParadiseSo Close To Paradise (Biandan, guniang) (1998)
Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai
Feat. Wang Tong, Shi Yu, Guo Tao
Chinese film set in the city of Wuhan before it was a household name, where two young migrant workers become embroiled in the city's criminal…
Assassin(s)Assassin(s) (1997)
Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Feat. Mathieu Kassovitz, Michel Serrault
Disappointing followup to LA HAINE for dir./star Kassovitz, plumping for a story of an apprentice hitman (Kassovitz) to aging pro Michel Serrault,…
BrotherBrother (Brat) (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Aleksei Balabanov
Feat. Sergei Bodrov Jr
Grimily captivating thriller follows a baby–faced veteran of the Chechen war as he quietly 'assists' his brother in the St Petersburg…
CharacterCharacter (1997)
Dir. Mike van Diem
Feat. Fedja Van Huet
A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…
DobermannDobermann (1997) Recommended
Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci
Frenetic French crime thriller filled with over the top gun play and colourful yet grimy characters. Vincent Cassel plays a bank robber known as…
Full AlertFull Alert (1997)
Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng
Quality police thriller with realistic drama, bracing action and strong sense of locale – regarded as one of the last 'classics' from the…
Funny GamesFunny Games (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering
Michael Haneke’s disturbing, self–reflexive examination of violence, and violence as entertainment, in which two young men dressed in tennis…
InsomniaInsomnia (1997) Recommended
Dir. Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Feat. Stellan Skarsgard
An edgy, ingeniously plotted psychological thriller about an amoral Swedish detective whose murder investigation in Northern Norway (where the sun…
La Vie de JesusLa Vie de Jesus (Life of Jesus) (1997) Recommended
Dir. Bruno Dumont
Virtuoso bleakness from the dir. of TWENTYNINE PALMS, in his debut study of alienated existence for a group of unruly skinheads in rural Flanders who…

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