Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Warszawa (1992)
- Dir. Janusz Kijowski
Feat. Julie Delpy, Lambert Wilson, Hanna Schygulla
- Tense and original drama has a young Jewish couple (Lambert and Delpy) escaping the Warsaw massacre in 1943, by hiding with an older woman…
Waterdance, The (1992)
- Dir. Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes
- A wheel–chair bound Eric Stoltz shares a rehab unit with others whom he has nothing else in common. Based on writer Neal Jimenez's experience,…
Waterland (1992)
- Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Lena Headey…
- Jeremy Irons plays a history teacher in America who recounts his own suppressed coming of age to his cynical students. Adapted from Graham Swift's…
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
- Dir. Mark Rocco
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ricki Lake…
- Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ricky Lake, Will Smith, and others elucidate the harsh realities of life on the streets of L.A. Somewhat dominated…
Wind (1992)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson…
- Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey play a yachtie couple determined to win the America's cup from the Ozzies.
Wuthering Heights (1992)
- Dir. Peter Kominsky
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes
- More ambitious than the 1939 version, this adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel was much–maligned upon release, chiefly due to Juliette Binoche's…
Zebrahead (1992)
- Dir. Anthony Drazan
Feat. Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan
- A white Jewish boy ignites long–simmering racial tension when he starts dating his best friend's black cousin. Gritty urban drama coasts along…
A Heart in Winter (Un Coeur en Hiver) (1991)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier
- Impeccable romantic tragedy examines a love triangle between a virtuoso violinist, her violin–making boyfriend and his emotionally crippled…
A Murder of Quality (1991)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Glenda Jackson, Joss Ackland…
- Tele–movie based on the novel by John le CarrĂ©, who also served here as screenwriter, following the fictional character George Smiley…
Absolute Hell (1991)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
- Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…