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Subgenre Sampler

 
MalenaMalena (2000)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Monica Bellucci
The dir. of CINEMA PARADISO throws an amber–lit glow around a man’s memory of a boyhood infatuation in his hometown in WWII Sicily.…
ShowerShower (Xizhao) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
Taste of Others, TheTaste of Others, The (Le Gout des Autres) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Agnes Jaoui
Feat. Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Jean-Pierre Bacri
A subtle French comedy of manners, that strews an array of matched, mismatched and all quite droll characters into a satisfying treat for the comic…
Tears of the Black TigerTears of the Black Tiger (Fah Talai Jone) (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wisit Sasanatieng
A blast of wild inspiration from the New Thai Cinema, this restages a Hollywood Western within a luridly kitschy setting using back–projection,…
The Best Man's WeddingThe Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla!) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Josef Fares
A racy comic swirl through the family, romantic, sexual and general personal dilemmas of two Swedish best friends. While one must suffer the…
Attack the Gas StationAttack the Gas Station (1999) Recommended
Dir. Sang-Jin Kim
Feat. Sung-jae Lee, Oh-seong Yu, Seong-jin Kang
Four disaffected youths take hostage an entire gas station in this subversive, blackly–comic masterpiece from Korea. Gleefully tearing apart…
Carriers Are Waiting, TheCarriers Are Waiting, The (Les Convoyeurs Attendent) (1999)
Dir. Benoit Maraige
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Morgane Simon, Bouli Laners
When journalist Benoit Poelvoorde decides his family MUST win top prize in local competition (which involves training his reluctant son to break the…
Cup, TheCup, The (1999) Recommended
Dir. Khyentse Norbu
Feat. Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro
This charming, slyly comic tale of soccer–mad young monks obsessed with viewing the World Cup has found broad worldwide appreciation with its…
Human ResourcesHuman Resources (1999)
Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. Jalil Lespert
Astute French drama from director Laurent Cantet (THE CLASS) set in a white collar human resources department in Normandy, about the conflicts that…
KikujiroKikujiro (Kikujiro no Natsu) (1999)
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano
An uncharacteristically easy–going, episodic road movie from one–man movie machine, Beat Takeshi, whose impassive screen persona snugly…

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