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How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 American comedy-drama, Jocelyn Moorhouse's directorial debut, adapted from Whitney Otto's 1991 novel. Winona Ryder plays Finn Dodd, a graduate student who hears the love stories of her grandmother's quilting circle; the ensemble includes Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, and Maya Angelou.
Humanity
Humanity (L'humanité) is Bruno Dumont's 1999 French drama about police lieutenant Pharaon De Winter investigating a child's rape-murder in northern France; it won the Cannes Grand Prix plus Best Actor and Best Actress prizes for non-professionals Emmanuel Schotté and Séverine Caneele.
I Am Your Child
I Am Your Child is a 1997 ABC television documentary special directed by Rob Reiner, hosted by Tom Hanks, blending celebrity skits with Hampton, Virginia family stories about early childhood development.
In the Name of the Father (1993 film)
Jim Sheridan's 1993 biographical drama about Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings; based on Conlon's memoir Proved Innocent, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, with seven Oscar nominations.
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal is a 1993 American drama directed by Adrian Lyne. It stars Robert Redford and Demi Moore, and features a billionaire offering $1 million for one night with a married couple.
Indochine (film)
Indochine is a 1992 French historical romance directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, and Linh-Dan Pham in 1930 French Indochina; it won the 1993 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Intimacy (2001 film)
Intimacy (Intimité) is Patrice Chéreau's 2001 erotic drama, adapted from Hanif Kureishi's novel and stories, starring Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox as anonymous Wednesday lovers; it won the Golden Bear and Best Actress at Berlin 2001.
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995) is a Merchant Ivory historical drama, directed by James Ivory and written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, starring Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson during his 1784-1789 ambassadorship, with Greta Scacchi as Maria Cosway and Thandie Newton as Sally Hemings; it was controversial for depicting a Jefferson-Hemings child.
Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope (Reise der Hoffnung) is Xavier Koller's 1990 Swiss-Italian-German drama about a Turkish family's illegal journey to Switzerland, based on a real 1988 death at the Splügen Pass; it won the 1991 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ju Dou (菊豆)
Ju Dou (菊豆) is a 1990 Chinese-Japanese drama by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang, adapted from Liu Heng's novella Fuxi Fuxi, starring Gong Li; first Chinese Oscar Best Foreign Language Film nominee, banned in China, Gold Hugo winner.
Julien Donkey-Boy
Julien Donkey-Boy, Harmony Korine's 1999 experimental drama and first American Dogme 95 film, stars Ewen Bremner as a schizophrenic living with Chloë Sevigny and Werner Herzog in a dysfunctional New York family.
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever is Spike Lee's 1991 Universal drama about architect Flipper Purify's affair with his Italian American secretary Angie Tucci, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra, dedicated to Yusuf Hawkins, with Samuel L. Jackson winning Cannes Best Supporting Actor.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is Mira Nair's 1996 erotic drama set in 16th-century India, starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, and Rekha, censored in India and released unrated/NC-17 in the US.
Kids Return (キッズ・リターン)
Kids Return (キッズ・リターン) is Takeshi Kitano's 1996 Japanese youth drama, his sixth film, about friends Shinji and Masaru who split into boxing and yakuza careers; comeback film after his 1995 accident, scored by Joe Hisaishi.
Kikujiro (菊次郎の夏)
Kikujiro (菊次郎の夏, Kikujiro no Natsu) is a 1999 Japanese road movie by Takeshi Kitano, starring Beat Takeshi and Yusuke Sekiguchi, in which a drifter escorts a nine-year-old boy to find his mother; it competed at Cannes 1999 and features Joe Hisaishi's theme "Summer".
La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse (The Beautiful Troublemaker) is Jacques Rivette's 1991 four-hour French drama, adapted from Balzac's Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, starring Michel Piccoli and Emmanuelle Béart; it won the Grand Prix at Cannes 1991.
La Buena Estrella
La buena estrella (Lucky Star), 1997 Spanish drama by Ricardo Franco: castrated butcher Rafael shelters pregnant Marina; five Goyas including Best Film, Cannes Un Certain Regard, Franco's last completed film.
La Frontera
La Frontera (The Frontier) is a 1991 Chilean-Spanish drama directed by Ricardo Larraín, starring Patricio Contreras as a teacher sentenced to internal exile under Pinochet; it won the 1992 Silver Bear and Goya Award.
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird (also Ladybird, Ladybird) is Ken Loach's 1994 British drama, written by Rona Munro, based on a true story of a mother fighting social services; Crissy Rock won the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Lambada (film)
Lambada (1990), also released as Lambada: Set the Night on Fire, is a Cannon Pictures dance film directed by Joel Silberg, starring J. Eddie Peck as a Beverly Hills math teacher who moonlights as a lambada dancer; it opened against The Forbidden Dance on March 16, 1990 and grossed $4.3 million.
Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas, 1995 drama by Mike Figgis adapted from John O'Brien's semi-autobiographical novel; Nicolas Cage as alcoholic Ben Sanderson and Elisabeth Shue as Sera; Cage won the 1996 Best Actor Oscar; shot on Super 16mm for $4 million.
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic drama directed by Edward Zwick, adapted from Jim Harrison's 1979 novella, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Aidan Quinn as Montana brothers torn apart by World War I and love; it won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.
Leila (لیلا) (1997 film)
Leila (لیلا) is Dariush Mehrjui's 1997 Iranian drama starring Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, and Jamileh Sheikhi, about an infertile wife pressured into accepting a second wife for her husband; it won two honors at the 15th Fajr Film Festival.
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), 1997 Italian comedy-drama by Roberto Benigni with Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini; a father pretends a concentration camp is a game; won Cannes Grand Prize and three 1999 Oscars.
Life on a String (边走边唱)
Life on a String (边走边唱, Bian Zou Bian Chang) is Chen Kaige's 1991 drama adapted from Shi Tiesheng's novella, about blind musicians and a thousand broken strings; it competed at Cannes 1991 and was the first Hubert Bals Fund film.
Little Buddha
Little Buddha is a 1993 drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, and Chris Isaak, about a Seattle boy identified as a monk's rebirth.
Little Cheung
Little Cheung (細路祥, Xilu Xiang) is a 1999 Hong Kong drama by Fruit Chan, the final film of his 1997 handover trilogy, following a nine-year-old delivery boy in Mong Kok who befriends an illegal immigrant girl; it won the Locarno Silver Leopard and Golden Horse screenplay awards.
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate (1991) is Jodie Foster's directorial debut, a drama from Scott Frank's screenplay about 7-year-old prodigy Fred Tate, his single mother Dede, and psychologist Jane Grierson, released by Orion Pictures.
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah is a 1995 American drama directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry in a custody battle over an adopted child, adapted from Seth Margolis's novel.
Love Is the Devil
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1998 John Maybury biographical drama with Derek Jacobi as Francis Bacon and Daniel Craig as George Dyer, BFI-produced, Cannes Un Certain Regard, no real Bacon paintings shown.