Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Indian Runner, The (1991)
- Dir. Sean Penn
Feat. David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Hopper…
- Sean Penn's interesting directing debut is a sly throwback to '70s road movies, even using a Springsteen ditty as the basis for its plot.
Inner Circle, The (1991)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Tom Hulce, Bob Hoskins, Lolita Davidovich
- A naive Muscovite (Tom Hulce) is initiated into a world of privilege as Stalin's projectionist. True–life saga of Soviet life under iron rule…
Jacquot De Nantes (1991)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier
- Beautifully–crafted, affectionate tribute to the director's late husband, the film–maker Jacques Demy (UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, LOLA).…
JFK (1991)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek…
- Oliver Stone's gripping, technically dazzling opus is both convincing propaganda and marvellous entertainment, with Kevin Costner leading a large and…
Journey of Hope (1991)
- Dir. Xavier Koller
Feat. Necmettin Cobanoglu, Emin Sivas, Yaman Okay
- Powerful but heart–breaking drama about an exiled Turkish family who trek through the Swiss alps in a desperate bid for a new homeland. Upset…
Jungle Fever (1991)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Wesley Snipes
- Slick account of an inter–racial affair and its affect on family and friends. Annabella Sciorra and Wesley Snipes star with Spike himself, who…
Kafka (1991)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ian Holm, Theresa Russell…
- This unsuspecting follow–up film for the director of the independent smash hit, SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE went largely unreleased, though it has…
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
- Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Emmanuelle Beart
- Rivette's four–hour portrait of an artist as an old man explores the process and politics of a retired artist painting a nude model. Subtle,…
Last Butterfly, The (1991)
- Dir. Karel Kachyna
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Freddie Jones
- Another worthy drama based on facts surrounding Nazi death camps, stage mime Tom Courtenay is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for…
Let Him Have It (1991)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins
- Riveting re–creation of events pre–empting the tragic 1952 hanging of a simple teenager, whose only crime was to ambiguously utter “Let…