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Subgenre Sampler

 
Leaving NormalLeaving Normal (1992)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly
Post–THELMA AND LOUISE female–bonding drama with the ever–likeable Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly, who abandon their lives of…
OrlandoOrlando (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Majestic interpretation of Virginia Woolf's 'unfilmable' novel salutes the work of Greenaway and gives Tilda Swinton the role of a lifetime, not to…
Passion FishPassion Fish (1992) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Mary MacDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn
After a debilitating accident, soap–opera super–bitch Mary MacDonnell returns to Louisiana and finds an unlikely soulmate in her black…
DanzonDanzon (1991) Recommended
Dir. Maria Novaro
Feat. Maria Rojo
Lovely film about a phone operator and mother in Mexico City enthralled by the popular Cuban dance, known as "danzon". When her regular dance partner…
Fried Green TomatoesFried Green Tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe) (1991) Recommended
Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker
Kathy Bates strikes up a friendship with Jessica Tandy who waxes nostalgic about a pair of Southern belles who triumphed over adversity in the '30s.…
Gas, Food, LodgingGas, Food, Lodging (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Allison Anders
Feat. Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk
Delectable romantic tale of life in a truck–stop town for mom and two teenage daughters adds up to much more than the sum of its incidental…
Not Without My DaughterNot Without My Daughter (1991)
Dir. Brian Gilbert
Feat. Sally Field, Alfred Molina
Sally Field stars in this gripping true story of a woman who accompanied her Iranian–born husband to his homeland, and became his permanent…
Antonia and JaneAntonia and Jane (1990)
Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton
Whimsical portrait of friendship will tickle the fancy of women in particular. Insecurities abound for long–time chums – attractive…
Company of StrangersCompany of Strangers (Strangers in Good Company) (1990) Recommended
Dir. Cynthia Scott
Feat. Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden
A special film created from a script that was inspired by the real lives of the seven elderly women who play the roles. Relationships are forged and…
Men Don't LeaveMen Don't Leave (1990)
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange stars as the mother of two precocious sons, forced to adapt to a new environment after losing her husband and their rural home.

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