Kore-eda’s second fiction feature sees him take on themes of memory and the afterlife through a meta-cinematic lens.
Tag / 1998
Happiness (1998)
One of the greatest modern transgressive American films ever made, directed by Todd Solondz with remarkable sensitivity and total control of tonal shifts.
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
This wild concoction of profane humour and bizarre antics, and an unusual narrative that doesn’t quite amount to anything, is perhaps the most cultish of all Coens’ pictures, but not necessarily one of their best.
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Like “The Assassin”, this is one of Hou’s most formally exquisite works – a gorgeous and sensuous take on the period costume drama.
