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Kitchen (1997)
Dir. Yim Ho
Feat. Jordan Chan, Yasuko Tomita
Treading the same grungy Hong Kong streets as the films of Wong Kar–Wai, this adaptation of a novel by Banana Yoshimoto concerns a love affair…
Life Less Ordinary, ALife Less Ordinary, A (1997)
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter
Round three for the creators of SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING this time takes Ewan McGregor Stateside for a screwball comic–fantasy embroided…
Marius et JeannetteMarius et Jeannette (1997) Recommended
Dir. Robert Guediguian
Feat. Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan
A laidback yet buoyant slice–of–ordinary–life set on the low–rent side of Marseille, where two wounded fortysomethings strike…
Matchmaker, TheMatchmaker, The (1997) Recommended
Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea
Political aide Janeane Garofalo is sent to an Irish coastal village to find or contrive some cosy, voter–friendly heritage for her senatorial…
Merry War, AMerry War, A (Keep the Aspidistra Flying) (1997)
Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter
A literate, aware version of George Orwell's early comic novel set in a stagnating 1930s Britain. Richard E Grant plays Orwell's self–parody of…
Mill On the FlossMill On the Floss (1997)
Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. Emily Watson, Bernard Hill
The incandescent Emily Watson justifies this Masterpiece Theatre version of George Eliot's Victorian novel (considerably simplified), bringing some…
Mrs. DallowayMrs. Dalloway (1997)
Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves
Light adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 20s novel about a serene society lady in late–life crisis, reflecting on her choices some thirty years…
My Best Friend's WeddingMy Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz
Comeback hit for Julia Roberts, weds the usual romantic–comic routine with some nice dabs of self–mockery. Julia decides she wants to…
One Fine DayOne Fine Day (1997)
Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer
Busy divorcees George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer, both get saddled with their respective kids on a particularly hectic career day, but still find…
Picture PerfectPicture Perfect (1997)
Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Jennifer Anniston, Kevin Bacon
'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston steps up to the big screen plate as an ambitious ad–woman who pretends to be married to a stranger to impress…

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