Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Drama: 1110 Films to Buy & Rent
Cemetery Club, The (1993)
- Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello…
- Three Jewish widows in their 60s re–enter the dating game in this light but generally well–regarded comedy. All the cast put in…
Dallas Doll (1993)
- Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Sarah Bernhardt
- Sandra Bernhardt plays a free–spirited American who turns the lives of a middle–class Sydney family on its ear with her unbridled…
Desperate Remedies (1993)
- Dir. Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Feat. Michael Hurst, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith…
- An audacious, decadent soap–opera which proudly flaunts its contempt for traditional local film–making with drugs, kinky sex,…
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves…
- Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
Snapper, The (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Colm Meaney
- Dublin–set working–class comedy from the pen of Roddy 'The Commitments' Doyle. Harassment and embarrassment ensue for a family when they…
Younger and Younger (1993)
- Dir. Percy Aldon
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Lolita Davidovich
- The director of BAGDAD CAFÉ fashions another quirky, character–driven comedy of self–discovery. Donald Sutherland must reconsider his…
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) (1992)
- Feat. Richard Johnson, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Spriggs…
- TV drama based on the post–war satirical novel by Angus Wilson, following an aging historian (Richard Johnson) as he reflects on his youth, his…
Broadway Bound (1992)
- Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Hume Cronyn
- Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…
Dear Diary (Caro Diario) (1992)
- Dir. Nanni Moretti
Feat. Nanni Moretti
- Often hilarious and inspiring film travelogue follows the endearing Nanni Moretti's personal experiences over 18 months. Over three chapters, he…
Discrete, La (1992)
- Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Judith Henry, Maurice Garrel…
- Things don't go to plan for a philandering writer who refuses to commit emotionally. A literary yet accessible essay on sexual game–playing,…