Film Festivals 1999
1999's festivals were categorised by a stand-out crop of documentaries, 'Ghengis Blues', Werner Herzog's 'Little Dieter Needs to Fly', Ken Burns' 'Frank Lloyd Wright', Cuban music legends 'Buena Vista Social Club' and the hilariously insightful 'American Movie'. And along with these some highly imaginative and challenging features such as Lars von Trier's 'Idiots', Darren Aronofsky's 'Pi', Todd Solondz's 'Happiness', Tom Tykwer's 'Run, Lola, Run' and low-budget sci-fi hit, 'Cube' (pictured).
Tango (1998)
7.2/10
Director: Carlos Saura
Starring: Mia Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes, Cecilia Narova, Miguel Angel Sola
This beautifully crafted film from the director of "Carmen" and "Blood Wedding" tells of a middle-aged choreographer who is producing a film about tan... Read more
The Idiots (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Bodil Jorgensen, Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing
Concerns a group of people who live in a villa in a small Danish town who share one interest: idiocy. Civilised and intelligent they pretend otherwise... Read more
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
7/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Eddie Izzard, Toni Collette, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Emily Woof, Ch...
Tells the story of the rise and fall of a glam rock legend. Mythical Rock God, Brian Slade, suddenly disappears at the peak of his fame after a public... Read more
Run Lola Run (1998)
7.7/10
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Herbert Knaup, Moritz Bleibtreu, Franka Potente
Knockout exercise in style and tension follows a flame-haired German punkette (Franka Potente) as she races to get 100,000 marks and deliver it to her... Read more
Praise (1998)
6.9/10
Director: John Curran
Starring: Sacha Horler, Peter Fenton, Marta Dusseldorp, Joel Edgerton
This Australian gem focuses on an unfocused, heavy drinking, under-achiever (Peter Fenton) and his energetic and demanding lover (Sacha Horler) who ex... Read more
Earth (1998)
7.8/10
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbushan Kharbanda
A powerful, moving tale about real people caught in a historical nightmare. The movie opens in Lahore of 1947, before India and Pakistan became indepe... Read more
Besieged (1998)
7/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis
This erotic and emotional love story is set in a lush Roman villa and focuses on a reclusive British musician (David Thewlis) who is irresistably draw... Read more
Get Real (1998)
7.6/10
Director: Simon Shore
Starring: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gordon, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart
Focusing on 16 year old Steven (Ben Silverstone), who, struggling with his homosexuality and the need to keep it a secret, is surprised when, while wa... Read more
Hamam - The Turkish Bath (1998)
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Starring: Carlo Cecchi, Alessandro Gassman
Francesco, an unhappily married Italian architect, inherits a steam bath in Istanbul from his recently deceased aunt and decides to leave his wife in... Read more
The Dinner Game (1998)
Director: Francis Veber
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Daniel Prevost, Alexandra Vandernoot
Laughter is the main course in this acclaimed Gallic farce. Snide publisher Thierry Lhermitte delights in attending dinner parties where he and his so... Read more