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Tag / 1997

July 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Swindle, The (1997)

  • Chabrol, Claude
  • 1997, Claude Chabrol, France, Switzerland
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Small-time scammers bite off more than they can chew in Chabrolโ€™s rather uneven but perversely fun crime comedy, headlined by Isabelle Huppert and the scene-stealing Michel Serrault. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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May 4, 2021June 3, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Happy Together (1997)

  • Criterion Collection, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 1997, Hong Kong, Wong, Kar Wai
  • 4 Comments

One of Wongโ€™s most straightforward films is arguably his most mature, about the intimate kinship between two men.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 13, 2021October 10, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Small Town, The (1997)

  • Ceylan, Nuri Bilge
  • 1997, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
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A strong, poetic feature debut from a master-in-the-making, centering on two young childrenโ€™s perspective of living in their home village, as the adults around them converse about the cruelty and misery of life.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 22, 2020January 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Kundun (1997)

  • Scorsese, Martin
  • 1997, Martin Scorsese, USA
  • 2 Comments

Stunning contributions by cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Philip Glass aside, Scorseseโ€™s religious biopic about the 14th Dalai Lama sometimes feels inert and uninspired from a narrative point-of-view. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 21, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Jackie Brown (1997)

  • Tarantino, Quentin
  • 1997, Quentin Tarantino, USA
  • 1 Comment

Some pacing issues aside, Tarantinoโ€™s only screen adaptation mostly works because of our faith in his characters and where he takes them to.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 6, 2020April 27, 2024 by Eternality Tan

Soong Sisters, The (1997)

  • Cheung, Mabel
  • 1997, China, Hong Kong, Mabel Cheung
  • 2 Comments

Chinaโ€™s turbulent 20th century history is captured sweepingly in Mabel Cheungโ€™s effective if straightforward film about the contributions and exploits of three pivotal sisters.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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February 17, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Taste of Cherry (1997)

  • Criterion Collection, Kiarostami, Abbas
  • 1997, Abbas Kiarostami, Iran
  • 7 Comments

Plainfully simple yet thematically complex, this slow and bleak feature remains to be one of Kiarostami’s most profoundly engaging works.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 14, 2020January 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Boogie Nights (1997)

  • Anderson, Paul Thomas
  • 1997, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
  • 3 Comments

P.T. Anderson oozes incredible confidence and panache as a master filmmaker in-the-making in this sophomore period film about the exploits of a ragtag group of cast and crew working in the American porn industry. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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January 26, 2020October 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

River, The (1997)

  • Tsai, Ming-liang
  • 1997, Taiwan, Tsai, Ming-liang
  • 1 Comment

Tsai solidifies his oblique, slow-paced style with this odd, and at times, shocking meditation on the incommunicability of humans through a family of loners.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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January 22, 2020April 14, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Perfect Blue (1997)

  • Kon, Satoshi
  • 1997, Japan, Satoshi Kon
  • 7 Comments

Satoshi Konโ€™s first feature is a chilling psychological character study in adult anime form.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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