This notorious Hong Kong Cat III cult classic is either one of the most offensive movies ever made—or a hilarious ‘feel-good’ romp made more relevant with an ongoing pandemic.
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Ebola Syndrome (1996)
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Tag / 1996
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Summer’s Tale, A (1996)
The romantic complications of a young man and three women are laid bare in this naturalistic and minimalist entry from Rohmer’s ‘Tale of the Four Seasons’ series.
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Moment of Innocence, A (1996)
One of Makhmalbaf’s finest moments as a filmmaker, this meta-filmic exercise in reconciling with his own personal history is both poetic and introspective, and features one of cinema’s most revelatory ending shots.
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Irma Vep (1996)
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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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)
Continue reading →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.
