Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Foreign Cinema: 1784 Films to Buy & Rent
Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (2004)
- Dir. Mary McGuckian
Feat. Robert De Niro, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne…
- This star–studded costume drama of interlinked fates is the third celluloid incarnation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Thorton Wilder…
Brothers (2004)
- Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
- Dialing–up the Dogme–95 credentials of its creators, this melodrama proffers a dangerous family triangle between a career soldier…
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Crazy) (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Michel Côté
- Rockin' and colourful rites–of–passage drama evolves out an adolescent boy's (Grondin) experiences as part of an unusual family during…
Chorus, The (Les Choristes) (2004)
- Dir. Christophe Barratier
Feat. Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand, Jacques Perrin
- Crowd–pleasing drama set in post–WW2 France, where a sympathetic and patient music teacher strives to win over the troubled orphans in…
Clean (2004)
- Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Beatrice Dalle…
- An unorthodox drugs movie from the always–interesting Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP), this distills with refreshing clarity the aftermath of…
Consequences of Love, The (2004)
- Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini…
- Icy but utterly involving, this Italian mood piece features Toni Servillo as a mysterious, lonesome resident of a Swiss hotel whose cool facade is…
Don't Move (Non ti muovere) (2004)
- Dir. Sergio Castellitto
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto
- A sweaty reflection on lust and responsibility from actor Sergio Castellitto (MOSTLY MARTHA) in his second directorial outing, here playing a…
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004)
- Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Thomas Kretschmann, Juliane Kohler…
- Widely acclaimed for its claustrophobic intensity, intelligence and detail, this vivid re–enactment of the last ten days in the life of Adolf…
Edukators, The (The Educators) (2004)
- Dir. Hans Weingartner
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg
- A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…
Exils (Exiles) (2004)
- Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Romain Duris
- Possibly dir. Gatlif's most exuberant and personal film yet, this observes a bohemian French couple's journey southwards to their family's respective…