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Subgenre Sampler

 
GladiatorGladiator (2000) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris
As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
SunshineSunshine (2000) Recommended
Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Deborah Kara Unger
Expansive and immaculately crafted epic of the last 100 years of Hungarian history, with Ralph Fiennes playing three roles – Grandfather,…
Emperor and the Assassin, TheEmperor and the Assassin, The (Jing Ke Ci Qin Wang) (1999)
Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Gong Li, Zhang Fenyi
Vast, gilded historical spectacle set in the 3rd Century BC, centred on China's legendary first Qin emperor's struggle to consolidate a unified…
Green Mile, TheGreen Mile, The (1999)
Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Hanks, David Morse
Following THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, the director adapts another Stephen King prison–set story as a melancholic epic of injustice and…
Joan of ArcJoan of Arc (1999)
Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Maximilian Schell
The French heroine, brought to the small–screen with a big name cast.
Joan of ArcJoan of Arc (The Messenger) (1999)
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich
The French heroine gets the big–budget splurge with a religiously inspired Milla Jovovich leading the French peasantry against the Brits, only…
KundunKundun (1998) Recommended
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tencho Gyalpo
Not to be accused this time of repeating himself, the venerable Martin Scorsese clambers the Tibetan plateau for this unique biopic of the Dalai…
Odyssey, TheOdyssey, The (1997)
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini
Homer's epic gets the televisual treatment as Odysseus makes his long journey home – through many an exotic location – while his wife…
TitanicTitanic (1997) Recommended
Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet cross class lines to consummate their passion just before the iceberg severs the stern from the bow in…
Les MiserablesLes Miserables (1995) Recommended
Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo
Widely considered the definitive screen version of this granddaddy of French literary staples. Few concessions have been allowed in staging a…

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