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Subgenre Sampler

 
Fast Food Fast WomenFast Food Fast Women (2001)
Dir. Amos Ollek
Feat. Anna Thomson
Set within a New York diner and the coming–and–going of customers and staff, this gentle indie–drama serves up some charming comedy…
Festival in CannesFestival in Cannes (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell
Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
Four DaysFour Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Wehrfritz
Feat. Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Kevin Zegers
This accomplished 'existential thriller', based on 60s crime novel by John Buell, fuses genre conventions with weightier concerns about loneliness…
Ghost WorldGhost World (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Nothing to do with the paranormal, but everything to do with the anti–normal, this independent gem is a surprisingly endearing tale of two…
GuinevereGuinevere (2001)
Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea
Sarah Polley (GO) headlines in this Sundance–winning indie, as a directionless Harvard graduate who falls under the spell of…
In the BedroomIn the Bedroom (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Todd Field
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl
Both deservingly nominated for Oscars, Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson hardly miss a beat as the middle–aged couple forced to deal with the…
JackpotJackpot (2001)
Dir. Michael Polish
Feat. Garrett Morris, Adam Baldwin, Anthony Edwards
An aspiring country–singer abandons his family and attempts to 'hit the jackpot' on the small–time karaoke circuit of the…
Julie JohnsonJulie Johnson (2001)
Dir. Bob Gosse
Feat. Lili Taylor, Courtney Love, Mischa Barton
Lily Taylor makes good fist of a wannabe scientist in this empowering story of a downtrodden housewife in pursuit of knowledge and…
L.I.E.L.I.E. (2001) Recommended
Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Billy Kay
Unsettling coming of age drama with Paul Dano as a troubled and lonely young man who after the death of his mother befriends paedophile Brian…
Late Night ShoppingLate Night Shopping (2001) Recommended
Dir. Saul Metzstein
Feat. James Lance
Amiable comedy set in the oddball world of late night shift–workers, stacking shelves in contemporary England. Set around a group of four…

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