Best Drama Films of 1997
In the Gloaming
Actor Christopher Reeve made ... sister, respectively. Beautifully filmed in Westchester, New York and sensitively directed, this film was nominated for four Emmy Awards. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mad City
Investigative TV journalist Max ... where the San Jose Athletic Club served as the museum location site. Shown at the 1997 Denver Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Affliction
Nick Nolte and James ... Actor for his work in Affliction, while Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor (he lost to Roberto Benigni). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Alone
A lonely man receives ... cable network, Alone boasts a superb supporting cast, including James Earl Jones, Shelley Duvall, Chris Cooper, and Frederic Forrest. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Night Falls on Manhattan
A lawyer discovers just ... police cover-up. Night Falls on Manhattan also features Lena Olin as Sean's girlfriend and James Gandolfini as Liam's partner. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Washington Square
This film is the ... she defies him. Townsend proposes, and Catherine accepts despite her father's threats to disinherit her if she marries him. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
She's So Lovely
Written by the late ... A Woman Under the Influence, She's So Lovely marked the second film directed by Nick after Unhook the Stars. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Chinese Box
Hong Kong emigrant Wayne ... her way selling whatever she can scavenge, and who hides a secret behind the scarves that obscure her face. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
First Do No Harm
When the youngest son ... is based on a true story, and stars Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Tom Butler, and Allison Janney. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Oliver Twist
Produced for television by ... familiar tale follows the title character as he attempts to escape from the poverty and crime that surrounds him. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Paradise Road
Based on the testimony ... musical groups. Some provided, from memory, sheet music of the pieces they performed, which were used in the film. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Wilde
Literary genius, legendary wit, ... Wilde is seen as a conflicted fellow, warring with his own urges even as he dazzles everyone around him. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Miss Evers' Boys
Produced for the HBO ... is based on the real-life Eunice Rivers. The film won three Emmy Awards, including top acting honors for Woodard. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Amistad
This Steven Spielberg-directed exploration ... several historical figures. For authentic speech, the Africans speak the Mende language, subtitled during some scenes but not others. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Eye of God
Ainsley Dupree (Martha Plimpton) ... act of shocking brutality. Writer and director Tim Blake Nelson adapted Eye of God from his own stage play. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Le Jour et la Nuit
Ten years ago, distinguished ... all of these characters wrangle and tangle with their different agendas, the local residents prepare for a violent revolution. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Last Stand at Saber River
Tom Selleck stars as ... over by Union-sympathizing pioneers. Cable is forced to re-consider his loyalties and decide what he wants to fight for. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Swept From The Sea
Swept From the Sea ... the tragic turn of events, but Miss Swaffer intervenes and tells the doctor the heartbreaking true circumstances surrounding Yanko. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Oscar and Lucinda
Australian director Gillian Armstrong ... and difficult task, building a glass church for the reverend, an ambitious project to attempt in the remote wilderness. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Rainmaker
Francis Ford Coppola is ... lawyer Leo F. Drummond (Jon Voight). Rudy's voiceover narration was scripted by Michael Herr. Filmed on location in Memphis. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon and Ben ... College. Both are equally stubborn, but Will is finally forced to deal with both his past and his future. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Only Thrill
In this drama about ... The Only Thrill was based on the play The Trading Post by Larry Ketron, who also wrote the screenplay. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Drunks
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting ... that he has his own problems with the bottle. Drunks was the first feature film for director/producer Peter Cohn. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Lolita
Adapted from the novel ... be closer to the letter of the novel without capturing its spirit and tone as well as Kubrick did. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
I Love You, I Love You Not
Funded by the Ford ... campaign of anti-Semitism and a truncated romance for the broken-hearted Daisy, who now needs Nana's compassion more than ever. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Family Rescue
Deserted by her no-good ... old man as a folk hero. Produced for the CBS network, the made-for-TV Country Justice premiered January 14, 1997. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Myth of Fingerprints
A family is torn ... get his former girlfriend Daphne (Arija Bareikis) out of his mind. Co-star Noah Wyle also served as associate producer. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
One Night Stand
A man's brief fling ... by Joe Eszterhas, though Figgis' changes were so extensive that Eszterhas chose to remove his name from the project. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Wings of the Dove
Based on the 1902 ... can collect Millie's money after her death. But because of her own jealousy, Kate repeatedly sabotages her own arrangement. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Locusts
A young drifter unexpectedly ... under the title A Secret Sin, The Locusts marked the feature debut of writer and director John Patrick Kelley. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The End of Violence
Wim Wenders directed this ... Frederic Forrest, Udo Kier, and legendary director Samuel Fuller also star; Ry Cooder composed the film's striking original score. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
G.I. Jane
Ridley Scott directed this ... and those looking for an enjoyable variant on the basic-training subgenre of high-octane modern action films should be pleased. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Obsession
In order to solve ... have troubling ramifications for John, who gets caught in the middle of Jacob's attempt to flee the crime scene. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Lost Highway
Five years after the ... with the wife of gangster Dick Laurent (Robert Loggia), a luscious blonde named Alice who looks exactly like Renee. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Rod Serling's sobering drama, ... Silver effectively re-creates the claustrophobic feel of the Ghetto and music group Dead Can Dance provides the emotive score. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Riot in the Streets
This off-beat urban anthology ... appear in the background of the other films. They also all utilized the same cinematographer, editor and basic crew. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Rosewood
Rosewood is the true ... epic film does not present a "comfortable" view of the circumstances of this grim, little-known page from American history. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
While Neal Cassady never ... literary. Footage of the real Neal Cassady can be found in the documentary on the Beat Movement, The Source. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Welcome to Sarajevo
A startling examination of ... But he must return to war-torn Sarajevo when her birth mother, who had abandoned her, demands her daughter back. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
American Perfekt
In this noir-influenced road ... didn't have much trouble securing Amanda Plummer for the role of Alice: Chart and Plummer were married in 1994. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Subway Stories
Subways provide the common ... some of Tinseltown's most popular actors. The episodes are based on real stories submitted by scores of subway regulars. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Deacon Brodie
A man raised in ... the town's gallows which he helped to build. Deacon Brodie also stars Patrick Malahide, Catherine McCormack, and Ewan Bremner. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Hostage High
An angry and unstable ... to do. Hostage High was originally screened on American television under the title Detention: The Siege at Johnson High. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
JAG: Season 02
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JAG: Season 03
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The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
In this tough contemporary ... Margaret from the hell she's created for herself. Screenwriter Dayton Callie appears as Vic, one of Sal's strong-arm men. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Inventing the Abbotts
The lives of two ... mistreatment of the Abbott girls makes the genuine affection between Doug and Pam impossible for either family to accept. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young
Toluca Lake newspaper owner ... Mitchum) and depicting other '50s Hollywood personalities -- from Ursula Andress (Monique Parent) to director George Stevens (Robert Mitchum). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Boxer
Jim Sheridan (In the ... gym, Danny leaves for a disastrous boxing match in London. More grim situations arise when he returns to Belfast. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Jane Eyre
This made-for-TV feature was ... threaten to destroy their romance. This version of Jane Eyre made its American debut on the A&E Cable Network. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Apostle
Devout Pentecostal preacher Eulis ... Festival and the New York Film Festival. Filmed in Texas (Denton County, Collin County, and Dallas) and Lafayette, Louisiana. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Silent Cradle
A woman must look ... a black-market adoption ring that sells infants to the highest bidder. John Heard, Jason Gedrick, and R.H. Thomson co-star. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Truce
Italian chemist turned author ... rage and an abiding guilt at having survived, a guilt that may have led Levi to suicide in 1987. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
ER: Season 04
Season four of ER ... The season closes with Ross in deep trouble (again!), this time over his unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted baby. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
One Eight Seven
A dedicated educator loses ... police code for homicide) was written by Scott Yagemann, who spent seven years as a substitute teacher in California. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Lawn Dogs
A young girl finds ... festivals in 1997, including the Stockholm Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival, and the Catalonian International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Red Corner
The strong anti-China beliefs ... at every turn by Chinese authorities, eventually uncovering a plot to discredit Jack and his company's entry into China. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Gun, A Car, A Blonde
A man discovers that ... Duncan, and the conniving Madge is the spitting image of Peep. Billy Bob Thornton and Victor Love also appear. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mrs. Dalloway
This adaptation of the ... has never met. Mrs. Dalloway was directed by Marleen Gorris, whose previous credit was the international success Antonia's Line. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
First Time Felon
In this drama, a ... a strict and difficult boot camp in hopes that discipline and self-confidence will help him create a better life. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Seven Years in Tibet
Typically impressive natural vistas ... Nazi Party affiliation brewed during the film's production, forcing Annaud to briefly deal with the subject in the film. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Driftwood
A woman who skirts ... to keep her lover for herself, he displays a growing desire to leave the island for more civilized circumstances. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Blackout
Cult figure Abel Ferrara ... and, as in several of Ferrara's previous films, seminal hardcore rapper Schooly D contributed several songs to the soundtrack. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Kid
Rod Steiger stars in ... and he finds himself leading a double life in order to follow his own dreams without betraying his family. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Dangerous Ground
In this drama, a ... was Cry the Beloved Country (1995), the first major film produced in South Africa after the collapse of apartheid. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Dogtown
A failed actor discovers ... writer/director George Hickenlooper both won awards for their work on this film at the 1998 Hermosa Beach Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
En Brazos de la Mujer Madura
A teenage boy comes ... his mother after the war ends. Fortunately, for him, he has three more encounters waiting for him after that. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
River Made to Drown In
Richard Chamberlain plays a ... of Thaddeus' condition -- for his own sake. River Made to Drown In features Talia Shire in a cameo. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Sweet Jane
Drug user Jane (Samantha ... nice hotel. However, Jane is helpless once Tony begins dying of AIDS. Shown at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Don King: Only In America
This biographical drama about ... the present day. Adapted from Jack Newfield's book on King, this film first aired November 15, 1997 on HBO. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Christmas Memory
Made for television, A ... effort, but in the end falls short of the 1967 classic. The remake aired December 21, 1997 on CBS. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Octogenarian film director Manoel ... is loosely based on the experiences of French actor Yves Afonso while shooting a film in Portugal in 1987. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Prefontaine
This biographical sports drama ... one of two motion pictures made about the runner at the same time; the other was Without Limits (1998). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Deja Vu
Los Angeles store owner ... to the theme of love and affection in his autobiographical Always (1985). Shown at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Brooklyn State of Mind
For the past two ... a lot more in common than he previously suspected and that their bond stems back to the murderous Parente. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
When Innocence Is Lost
In this socially-conscious drama, ... to go to school. Because she places her daughter in daycare she finds herself in a legal custody battle. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Levitation
In this independent drama, ... aid. In an interesting casting twist, Ann Magnuson plays both Acey's adpoted mother Anna and her birth mother Sarah. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
Mickey Rourke once again ... not destined to last very long. Another 9 1/2 Weeks was also screened under the title Love in Paris. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Santa Fe
During a confrontation with ... ad, and a romance develops. Shown at the 1997 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The X-Files: Season 05
Now five years into ... with talk-show host Jerry Springer, and a tale of vampirism as told from Mulder and Scully's wildly differing perspectives. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Miracle in the Woods
When Wanda (Patricia Heaton) ... curiosity of Sarah's teenage daughter (Anna Chlumsky), who becomes determined to learn the secret of the mysterious squatter's past. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Eve's Bayou
A young girl learns ... Eve's Bayou was the first project as writer-director for actress Kasi Lemmons; leading man Samuel L. Jackson also co-produced. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Oz: Season 01
Seen mostly through the ... a bloody and destructive riot -- with no indication as to who will survive to appear in season two. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Education of Little Tree
Richard Friedenberg scripted and ... the Notched Gap Indian School. Friedenberg later received an Oscar nomination for his A River Runs Through It screenplay. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Fireworks
Actor and auteur Takeshi ... to have Nishi off the hook, and they begin complaining that he still owes them interest on their loan. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Winter Guest
Adapted from a stage ... characters in a surprising way, but the core of the drama is the evolution of the difficult mother-daughter relationship. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
In the Company of Men
Two frustrated young executives ... the two men who begin playing more psychological games, not only with hapless Christine, but also with each other. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Princess Stallion
Following the death of ... When poachers show up to capture the elusive horse, the girl and the hermit team up to protect him. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Red and the Black
Produced for French television, ... two women and the price they pay for loving a man eager to climb the ladder of elite society. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Goodbye America
This United States/Philippine co-production ... believes is responsible for the closing of the base. Rae Dawn Chong also appears as a U.S. military investigator. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mrs. Brown
The ruler of England ... the commoner Mr. Brown is using his friendship for political advantage -- or worse, that he's become her lover. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
King Lear
Ian Holm delivers an ... on the BBC, it was later shown in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Masterpiece Theatre series. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Woodlanders
British documentary filmmaker Phil ... to surface, and his philandering ways eventually lead Grace back to Giles. Shown at the 1997 London Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Song of Hiawatha
This screen adaptation of ... the tale of Hiawatha (Litefoot), a Native American brave, and his great love for the beautiful Minehaha (Irene Bedard). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Nil by Mouth
A working class British ... for their work in Nil by Mouth; Burke also received Best Actress honors at that year's Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Eel
Veteran filmmaker and perennial ... even grows to like having her around. This film won the Grand Prix at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Artemisia
This historical drama is ... and the artist, but when he and Artemisia begin a love affair, he finds himself on trial for rape. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Love, Murder and Deceit
In this television movie, ... attend to her intimate needs, what's a wife to do but turn to her virile adult stepson for solace? [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
Internationally known actress Geraldine ... by the feisty Yugoslavian nun who spent most of her life tending the poor and the sick of India. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Underground
A police detective on ... they uncover a plot to kill rap artists and must infiltrate the underground hip-hop scene to stop the bloodshed. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Gupt
Bollywood heartthrob Bobby Deol ... out to prove his innocence by tracking down the actual murderer. Kajol and Manisha Koirala highlight the supporting cast. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Hamish MacBeth: Series 03
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Selena
Selena Quintanilla was a ... the participation of the Quintanilla Family (Abraham was executive producer), and Selena's own recordings were used on the soundtrack. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Last Breath
Luke Perry stars in ... cliched scene tacked on at the end gives the film's intentions away despite its frequent sexual situations and nudity. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Inheritance
Forbidden love between a ... instead of Ida, the rising tensions force the privileged orphan to consider her true status among the upper class. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Ulee's Gold
Peter Fonda received a ... the trials and responsibilities of family ties, with Peter Fonda leading a fine cast that delivers uniformly impressive work. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Four Days in September
Bruno Barreto returned to ... Gabeira's book of the same name but was released in the U.S. under the title Four Days in September. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Historie Milosne
Jerzy Stuhr scripted, directed ... Stuhr on this screenplay. Shown at the 1997 Venice Film Festival, this film is also known as Love Stories. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
My Neighbor's Daughter
In this drama, a ... banker embarks upon a forbidden love affair with an adolescent girl. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Behind the Lines
This period drama was ... to question his role of mending patients' minds so that they may simply go back to the front lines. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Junior's Groove
In this Canadian film, ... frustrations mount as his quest continues. Music includes Chopin's "Prelude No. 4". Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
This engrossing made-for-television feature ... both good and bad, than on the explosion itself, the film is able to avoid becoming another disaster movie. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
All the Winters That Have Been
It has been 20 ... Have Been originally aired over CBS on September 21, 1997, posting the eighth highest rating of its broadcast week. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Passion in the Desert
Loosely based on a ... the Desert was produced, directed, and adapted for the screen by Lavinia Currier; it was her first feature film. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Mill On the Floss
Graham Theakston directed this ... the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, this movie had its U.S. premiere 10/12/97 on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
The real-life story of ... his homosexuality and deal with his HIV-positive status. The film is based on the book of the same name. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Martin (Hache)
Upon learning that his ... challenging conversations, this entry from Argentine filmmaker Adolfo Aristarain will most likely appeal to those who love intellectual cinema. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Blood Oranges
In this erotic drama, ... laughs in its early screenings, especially when Cyril uses his favorite euphemism for having sex, "Tasting the love lunch." [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Cenizas del Paraiso
This Argentine drama begins ... connection between the two deaths. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival, the alternate English title is Paradise Ashes. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Proposition
A fiercely proud, high-born ... then on one condition: Rhys will drive the cattle if the widow will have sex with him in Gloucester. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Based on Jon Krakhauer's ... slopes of the world's highest mountain, this made-for-TV movie re-enacts that fateful excursion. Christopher McDonald and Peter Horton star. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Profiler: Season 02
Season Two of the ... personal travails as she sets up trap for Jack using "Jill" as bait--but the results are far from successful! [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Strays
Rick (Vin Diesel) is ... are not as simple as he may have hoped. Strays also stars Joey Dedio, Darnell Williams, and Mike Epps. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Black Circle Boys
In this teen-oriented horror ... on home video at roughly the same time as the mass murder at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Carreteras Secundarias
Near the end of ... selling imported cars and Felipe finds happiness with black-girl Miranda (Tania Adam). Shown at the 1997 Vallodolid Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Perfect Body
Throughout her life, young ... Cathy Rigby makes a brief appearance in this cautionary TV movie, which first aired September 8, 1997, on NBC. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Two Small Voices
The story of two ... bring Down Corning down, and ensure that their cries weren't silenced by the stifling greenback gag of big business. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Prison of Secrets
This made-for-television drama is ... husband (Gary Frank) and her attorney, and fights to get the information into the hands of the proper authorities. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Hanging Garden
Ten years after he ... picture and the co-winner of the Toronto-CITY TV Award for Best Canadian Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Lost Paradise
Veteran director Yoshimitsu Morita ... they will be together forever. The film's ending features something rarely seen this side of a Monzaemon Chikamatsu play. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Made Men
Don Close made his ... studio actioner starring James Belushi and Michael Beach and produced by the team of Joel Silver and Richard Donner. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Echo
As youngsters, twin brothers ... bedroom. Originally telecast by ABC on January 5, 1997, the made-for-TV Echo has been released abroad as Deadly Echo. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Men With Guns
A powerful political allegory ... different Third World nations. Mandy Patinkin has a brief role as an American tourist Fuentes encounters in his travels. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Love Reinvented
Different aspects of homosexual ... man's reminiscence of a brief affair with an HIV-positive man. The vignettes were originally shown individually on French television. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
States of Control
Music video cinematographer Zack ... the West Coast with her husband fails to assuage the inner torment of the increasingly militant and violent Lisa. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Girl Called Rose Marie
A remake of the ... Her undoing comes in the form of a wealthy Frenchman who makes her an enticing, but ultimately dangerous offer. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Fall
In this romantic comedy ... he's met the love of his life. Eric Schaeffer wrote, produced, and directed Fall, as well as played Michael. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Sticky Fingers of Time
Writer-director Hilary Brougher, during ... time. And film, of course, lends itself to time travel." Shown at the 1997 Venice and Toronto film festivals. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Das Schloß
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El Tiempo De La Felicidad
In 1970, a dysfunctional ... for free-spirited Susi (Clara Sanchis). Julia attempts to keep her family together amid the hedonistic lifestyles of the '70s. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Next Year in Jerusalem
Orthodox Judaism and alternative ... to the aspects of their personalities they've been trying to hide. Popster Jill Sobule contributed the film's closing-credits tune. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Blackrock
The Australian coastal community ... return of surfing guru Ricko) is left with the wrenching decision whether or not to rat on his friends. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Witman Fiuk
Outwardly Janos and Erno ... pets -- their experimentation occurs off-camera. Their lives become even stranger when Janos becomes obsessed with a young prostitute. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage
A prequel to the ... and, with the help of a powerful triad's daughter and an undercover policeman, he heads out to get it. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Secrets of the Heart
A young boy's fascination ... (1997) was the winner of four Goya Awards, as well as an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The River
Tsai Ming-Liang's The River, ... last resort for the ailing Xiao-Kang and occasions a devastating twist that brings the movie to an unsettling close. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mr. Vincent
A man's new passion ... proves dangerous for them both. Mr. Vincent won the Critics Award at the 1997 Verona Love Screens Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Frozen
This film represents a ... Because of the ban, the film was shot in Beijing, but the post-production work was done in the Netherlands. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mother and Son
With a visually stunning, ... and so may put off some viewers, it is worth the wait to see how the story is told. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Yellow
This independent debut film ... to find the thieves and the money, and spend a wild and dangerous night trying to recover the loot. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Waiting for the Man
John Covert directs himself ... gang in order to curtail their mob rule. Covert graphically portrays the ruthless nature of the crime syndicate "business." [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Lena's Dreams
How long can a ... acting career for a good job with decent pay and stability -- and has hated every minute of it. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Saint Lucifer
Featuring a story that ... the town priest refuses to allow this, in part because criollo theology refuses to grant metaphysical credibility to Lucifer. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Steam: the Turkish Bath
Tired of his troubled ... filmmaker Ferzan Ozpetek brings a sense of realism in observing the cultural differences between Francesco and his adopted family. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Little Shots of Happiness
Frances is an upholder ... about the quest for sexual encounters, very few of these encounters are shown, and those are very discreetly handled. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Drive
Three Canadian boys are ... situation, because he can identify with the villain, which arouses the general indignation of the others in the car. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Floating
While he takes care ... his own and doesn't mind helping them out. When tragedy strikes, some of these basically decent kids wise up. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Prince of Homburg
During the Thirty Years ... that Von Kleist's play was addressing German troops, that is a chilling notion indeed from a late 20th-century perspective. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Character
This dark drama from ... destroy him. Karakter was based on a novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk that was a major bestseller in the Netherlands. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Life of Jesus
This French coming-of-age movie ... friends set out to punish him. Dumont went on to direct the acclaimed drama L'humanite, also set in Bailleul. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Maachis
A film that will ... in their camp. Eventually Viran joins him and with the group leader they plot the assassination of a minister. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Defying Gravity
A typical frat rat ... sexual identity, as well as his feelings for Pete. Defying Gravity was the debut feature for writer/director John Keitel. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Winter Sleepers
Winterschlaefer (Winter Sleepers) is ... affair with Laura, Rene triggers Marco's jealousy when it seems Rebecca has feelings for him, prompting several tempestuous exchanges. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Soccer Stories
This anthology contains three ... to watch the game. Francisco has no idea that these love-starved women have an ulterior motive for their invitation. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
El Color De Las Nubes
Though her son is ... gritty as it is lyrical, El Color de las Nubes is one of Spanish director Mario Camus' best films. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Dancehall Queen
In this Jamaican melodrama, ... she uses the disguise to pit Priest and Larry against each other. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Journey to the Western Xia Empire
Screenwriter Lu Wei turned ... Ya slowly wins over and finds acceptance by the earthy, brutish bunch. Shown at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Kokkuri
Co-scripting with Kishu Izuchi, ... against each other and setting in motion a series of alarming events. Shown at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Mandragora
After failing in school ... with their boss, saving money and making plans to exit the city. Shown at Montreal's 1997 World Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Never Look Back
Jill (Nicole Freeman) flees ... only seven weeks. Then, of course, Keith turns up to make trouble. Shown at the 1997 Hollywood Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Life According to Muriel
This Argentine family drama ... dad Ernesto (Jorge Perugorria) turns up with hopes of reuniting his family. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
El Agujero
With a minimal budget ... landed them behind bars. Includes documentary-style Day of the Dead footage. Shown at the 1997 San Sebastian Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Big Empty
Former NYU film-school collaborators, ... homeless man to get the truth about Peter on videotape. Shown at the 1997 AFI Los Angeles Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Tamas es Juli
Quiet and reserved kindergarten ... events experienced by the young couple on the evening of December 31,1999. Shown at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Motel Seoninjang
Room 407 in a ... to room 407 -- an encounter that leads to some unpleasant memories. Shown at 1997 film festivals (Vancouver, Sundance). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Rizal In Dapitan
First in an announced ... island, and there is no Church blessing when she and Rizal marry. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Confessions of a Lap Dancer
In this drama, an ... daughter. This in turn leads the dancer to make a fresh, healthier start in hopes of getting her back. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Short 1: Invention
The first installment of ... Michael Apted; Goreville by Seth Henrikson and Dave Sarno; and Henry Rollins: Easter Sunday in NYC by Albert Watson. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Theft Under the Sun
Ma Yuk-shing and Bruce ... do his duty and bring the criminal to justice. Gigi Lai Lai Chi and Francis Ng Chun-yu also appear. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Junichi Suzuki spins this ... school's fair-minded vice-principal and Akiko's fiercely protective mother (Mari Natsuki) battle on Akiko's behalf, even as her health declines. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Better Place
A young man discovers ... co-produced by Kevin Smith, a longtime friend who cast Pereira in small supporting roles in several of his films. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Bramwell: Series 03
Jemma Redgrave returns as ... her colleagues. Bramwell 3 first aired in the United States as part of the acclaimed anthology series Masterpiece Theatre. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Ain't Misbehavin'
Robson Green and Jerome ... the better, however, when he boards a train bound for London and meets the beautiful Dolly Nightingale (Julia Sawalha). [ best drama films - 1997 ]
One Take
In this independent drama, ... not be dead after all. One Take marked the directorial debut of Dan Wachspress, who also wrote the screenplay. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
La Furia
An artist whose eyesight ... love with the graffiti-painting beauty, the stage is set for a troubling clash with the authoritarian powers that be. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 05
Another Homicide: Life on ... Det. Paul Falsone, freshly arrived at Baltimore Homicide to investigate the reported suicide of former department member Beau Felton. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
The Fire That Burns
As World War II ... begins to set an elaborate trap for Sevrais, disapproving Father Superior begins to catch wind of the deviant scheme. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Wind at My Back: Season 02
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7th Heaven: Season 02
With most of the ... remarkable revelation that the number of children in the Camden household will soon be increased by six...or maybe more. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Going to School with Dad on My Back
A father who has ... choice he must make between academia and family devotion threatens to tear the already troubled family even further apart. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
A Yakuza in Love
Rokuro Mochizuki's A Yakuza ... tells the tale of a brutal gangster who discovers a softer side when he falls for a demure waitress. [ best drama films - 1997 ]
Prisioneras del Deseo
The Spanish language melodrama ... actions would bring to herself and her family would be worth the financial positives of such a career move. [ best drama films - 1997 ]Supplemental Navigation
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