New Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 247

Tom & Viv

1994

Tom & Viv

1994
6.1
The story of the marriage of the poet T. S. Eliot to socialite Vivienne Haigh-Wood, which had to cope with her gynaecological and emotional problems and his growing fame.
The Perfume of Yvonne

1994

The Perfume of Yvonne

1994
5.5
It is the summer of 1958 in wealthy Lake Geneva, where an enigmatic young Frenchman begins an affair with a beautiful starlet under the watchful eye of her flamboyant elderly mentor. But in a season full of secrets, is truth the most elusive passion of all?
The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994
7.1
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994
6.8
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Prince of Jutland

1994

Prince of Jutland

1994
5.4
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Satantango

1994

Satantango

1994
8.1
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
The Blue Kite

1994

The Blue Kite

1994
7.2
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Bandit Queen

1994

Bandit Queen

1994
6.6
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
The Silence of Neto

1994

The Silence of Neto

1994
6.2
A boy struggles against his stifling family life during the 1954 Guatemala coup.
Rocking Poponguine

1994

Rocking Poponguine

1994
6
A tale of growing up in 1960s Senegal. Bacc narrates his early years of living in Popenguine, a town divided by culture and musical tastes.
The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993
5.6
Margaret is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl. Both bride- and groom-to-be still live with their mothers in the humdrum suburb of Croydon. However Margaret has been acting strangely ever since a vacation in Egypt, where she stayed with her mother's friend Marie-Claire. She secretly despises Syl, but does not resist when her mother, who has repressed the failure of her own matrimony, insists on marriage for the sake of social convention.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993
7.7
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Six Degrees of Separation

1993

Six Degrees of Separation

1993
6.4
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
Little Buddha

1993

Little Buddha

1993
6.3
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Tai-Chi Master

1993

Tai-Chi Master

1993
7.2
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
Dear Diary

1993

Dear Diary

1993
7.3
Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.
Blackfellas

1993

Blackfellas

1993
6
Young Aboriginal Doug has done his time for petty theft, but quickly drifts back under the bad influence of ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd. Doug knows where he’s heading – he’s seen it all before, in the hard life of his father. Returning to his traditional country and the love of girlfriend Polly is the way out. But Floyd’s mateship is hard to shake.
The House of the Spirits

1993

The House of the Spirits

1993
6.9
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Fearless

1993

Fearless

1993
6.9
After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?
A Bronx Tale

1993

A Bronx Tale

1993
7.9
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.

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