This meta-cinematic, self-reflexive experiment by Assayas is one of his most fascinating films, featuring an alluring Maggie Cheung in latex.
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Irma Vep (1996)
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Tag / 1996
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La promesse (1996)
Now regarded as the first ‘Dardennes’ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.
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Breaking the Waves (1996)
Blessed with an exceptional performance by Emily Watson, von Trier’s complex if disturbing take on religion and sex asks of us to have faith in his vision.
Fargo (1996)
Continue reading →The Coens’ sense of the macabre is near-perfected in one of their most beloved films.
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (1996)
Continue reading →A lesser-known Hou film, but not any less brilliant – this is a gritty, uncompromising look at small-time crime in the backwaters of Taipei.
Drifting Clouds (1996)
A compassionate if often amusing film centering on a couple facing unemployment that sees Kaurismäki in his own element.
