Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Frankie Starlight (1996)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Matt Dillon…
- Extensive flashbacks illustrate the unusual memoirs of a dwarf. This not–so–tall tale has a special blend of Irish whimsy, with native…
Gabbeh (1996)
- Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Feat. Abbas Sayah, Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami…
- Unique combination of lyricism and social realism from one of the icons of Iranian cinema – a story of a remote struggling tribe, the…
Garden of Redemption (1996)
- Dir. Thomas Donnelly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Embeth Davidtz
- A saga of challenged faith and endurance set in Nazi–occupied Italy, where the village priest assists with the local resistance while besotted…
Get On the Bus (1996)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Glover, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes
- A highly combustible mixed–bag of black men journey by bus to the Million Man March in Washington DC, a march of affirmation for a troubled…
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods…
- Thirty years after the fact, D.A. Alec Baldwin re–investigates the murder of a Mississippi civil rights leader. Fact–based…
Girls Town (1996)
- 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…
Go Now (1996)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt…
- Scotsman Robert Carlyle faces terminal illness with the support of family, his lover and a rich line in crude male banter from his mates. Not often…
God's Lonely Man (1996)
- Dir. Francis Von Zerneck
Feat. Michael Wyle, Jamie Walters
- The story of St. Francis of Assisi is loosely transposed to the underbelly of modern LA – a redemption–seeking nervous loner befriends a…
Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)
- Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Jack Kao, Lim Giong
- Another exemplary, detailed effort from dir. Hsiao–Hsien, this time following a couple of small time grafters trying to put together 'the big…
Gotti (1996)
- Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn
- Armand Assante picked up an Emmy Award for his convincing impression of the legendary mobster John Gotti, who ruled the New York Mafia during the…