11)ĭ: Michael Haneke with Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering, Arno Frisch.ĭescribed as a German Cape Fear, this psychological thriller watches as a family's idyllic vacation is taken over by a couple of brutal psychopaths. It takes place over the course of one summer on the Louisiana bayou and tells the story of two young lovers in their first grown-up relationship. The feature debut of director Jesse Peretz, noted video director and former bassist for the Lemonheads, is based on a short story by British writer Ian McEwan. 11)ĭ: Jesse Peretz with Natasha Gregson Wagner, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert John Burke, Jeannetta Arnette. Adventure arrives in the body of a 30-year-old retarded man whom she befriends. 25)ĭ: Timothy Hutton with Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty, Evan Rachel Wood.Īctor Hutton makes his directorial debut with this coming-of-age story of a young girl who longs to break away from her dreary rural Pennsylvania existence. A masterful satirist, director Luna is a good candidate for the task.

The film examines the heart of storytelling, its deceptions, lies, and our own complicity. The title has been abbreviated from The Chambermaid on the Titanic, though this French film has little to do with the Titanic blockbuster and everything to do with the nature of overblown storytelling. 11)ĭ: Bigas Luna with Romane Bohringer, Oliver Martinez, Aitana Sanchez Gijon, Didier Bezace, Aldo Maccione. The only problem is that he's not sure if his amour is gay or straight. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn, Paul Bartel.ĭoes the reality of modern romance have a chance when compared against the romantic imagery of the Hollywood ideal? This Sundance hit follows a young photographer who thinks he has found the love of his life. The Italian film is set on the last day of the 19th century in a small town in northern Italy. 18)ĭ: Pupi Avati with Diego Abantantuono, Ines Sastre.Īn arranged marriage is scuttled on the day it is to take place when the intended bride decides to follow her heart and cast her fate with that of the best man. Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the history of her philosophy of objectivism.

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