1997 Movies

A single young woman moves to Los Angeles, gets a job as a chef and has casual affairs.

An experimental cut-up portrait of Maggie Chung made by Olivier Assayas for the Foundation of Contemporary Art.

A documentary film about Tibetan traditional medicine.

A young man is introduced to drugs by a bodybuilder at the gym, which causes his life to spiral out of control.

A trucker, an accountant, a former plumber hospitalised after a suicide attempt... Presided over by the accountant, the three families decide to buy...

Best friends Adam and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a torrid affair with Adam's girlfriend, Nina, on...

A group of teenagers come together to indulge in that great Canadian pastime, the house-party, and find themselves literally confined to the kitchen...

In this made-for-television movie, director Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa brought together Fujita Makoto and Masahiro Takashima for the remake of Akira...

Big sister is waiting impatiently for the phone from the "tough" kid, but when he finally calls it is the little sister who must step in.

The story of Che Guevara, featuring episodes from his childhood, his career as a medical student and work with lepers, and finally his life as a...

An abstract film of optically manipulated, hand-painted film stock that moves with the logic of a dream. An animate! commission for Channel 4 and the...

In support of undocumented immigrants in France, a collective film jointly signed by 200 French filmmakers, producers, distributors, and cinema...

An Eros drama about the shocking sexual experiences of ordinary women, based on a live-action version of the popular section of “Weekly Asahi...

Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the...

When you have nothing to lose, you have everything to gain! Léo and Al become friends as our century draws to a close. On the onehand, Al...

Finnish documentary about Cuba.

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a...

Martin Haberstich thinks he witnessed a murder. When he finds out what really happened it’s too late. A slightly surrealistic murder mystery...

Historical post-war drama about memory, trauma, and the complex reality of wartime heroism. It is adapted from the novel Le Compagnon secret by...

A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.

A filmmaker picks a "real" subject to shoot, and when she sees Guy on the street, she latches onto him. At first, Guy is enraged that someone is just...

The film documents two men carrying palm trees through the streets of East London. McQueen tracked the men through a bustling Brick Lane market.

Four teenagers discover the value of the variety of life on earth - and are inspired by positive actions to safeguard it.

In the summer of 1969, an unspeakable crime was committed in the small oil two of Black Diamond. The culprit was never caught. Twenty-fives years...

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything...

The scene is set in Kashmir, in the northernmost part of India, where the great Indus River meanders. Kamala, the granddaughter of Maharaja Chandra...

Hong Kong movie

Named after the blonde, bratty, gay icon from Little House on the Prairie, The Nellie Olesons exploded onto the New York comedy scene in 1993 with...

A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of...

An aloof, struggling food photographer thinks he has found true love with a fiery grade-school teacher. At first, the relationship is all wine and...

A gymnast moves to a gym where the top coach in the US is and has difficulties adjusting.

A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.

Following the death of her mother, Sarah, a Californian teenager, is sent to live with her father in the Scottish Highlands. After a riding accident...

Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life...

Ramudu, an orphan raised by Taraka, who discovers he is the son of a wealthy man named Gajapathi. He faces conspiracies from his stepmother and her...