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Children of the Revolution (1997)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Peter Duncan
Starring: F. Murray Abraham | Geoffrey R/ush | Judy Davis | Rachel Griffiths | Richard Rosborgh | Sam Neill

Children of the Revolution
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Margaret’s Museum (1997)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Mort Ransen
Starring: Clive Russell | Craig Olejnik | Gerald Wexler | Kate Nelligan | Kenneth Welsh | Mort Ransen Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | s: Sheldon Currie

Margaret’s Museum
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The Wings of the Dove (1997)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Alex Jennings | Allison Elliott | Charlotte Rampling | Elizabeth McGovern | Helena Bonham Carter | Linus Roache | Michael Gambon

The Wings of the Dove
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The Ice Storm (1997)

By Michael Colford
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Adam Hann-Byrd | Christina Ricci | David Krumholtz | Elijah Wood | Henry Czerny | Jamey Sheridan | Joan Allen | Kate Burton | Kevin Kline | Sigourney Weaver | Tobey Maguire

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The Winter Guest (1997)

By Michael Colford
Director: Alan Rickman
Starring: Emma Thompson | Phyllida Law | Sean Biggerstaff | Sheila Reid

The Winter Guest
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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

By Michael Colford
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alberta Watson | Arsinée Khanjian | Bruce Greenwood | Ian Holm | Maury Chaykin | Sarah Polley | Tom McManus

The Sweet Hereafter
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Shall We Dance? (1997)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Masayuki Suo
Starring: Eri Watanabe | Hiromasa Taguchi | Koji Yakusho | Naoto Takenaka | Tamiyo Kusakari | Yu Tokui

Shall We Dance?
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Hollow Reed (1997)

By Michael Colford
Director: Angela Pope
Starring: Ian Hart | Jason Flemyng | Joley Richardson | Kelly Hunter | Martin Donovan | Sam Bould | Shaheen Kahn

Hollow Reed
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The Full Monty (1997)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Emily Woof | Hugo Speer | Lesley Sharp | Mark Addy | Paul Barber | Robert Carlyle | Steve Huison | Tom Wilkinson | Wim Snape

The Full Monty
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L. A. Confidental (1997)

By Michael Colford
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Danny DeVito | David Strathairn | Guy Pearce | James Cromwell | Kevin Spacey | Kim Basinger | Russell Crowe

L. A. Confidental

Michael says: “This complex, film was based on the novel by James Ellroy. It takes a look at the Los Angeles police department in the 1950’s. Corruption and glitz with a Hollywood backdrop provide the framework for an intense study

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Grace of My Heart (1996)

By Michael Colford
Director: Allison Anders
Starring: Bridget Fonda | Bruce Davison | Eric Stoltz | Illeana Douglas | John Turturro | Matt Dillon | Patsy Kensit

Grace of My Heart
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Emma (1996)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Douglas McGrath
Starring: Alan Cumming | Greta Scacchi | Gwyneth Paltrow | James Cosmo | Jeremy Northam | Phyllida Law | Toni Collette

Emma
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Angels and Insects (1996)

By Michael Colford
Director: Annette Badland | Douglas Henshall | Jeremy Kemp | Kristin Scott Thomas | Mark Rylance | Patsy Kensit | Philip Haas

Angels and Insects
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Portrait of a Lady (1996)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Barbara Hershey | Christian Bale | John Malkovich | Martin Donovan | Mary Louise Parker | Nicole Kidman | Richard E. Grant | Shelley Duvall | Shelley Winters | Viggo Mortensen

Portrait of a Lady
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Flirting with Disaster (1996)

By Michael Colford
Director: David O. Russell
Starring: Alan Alda | Ben Stiller | Celia Weston | George Segal | Glenn Fitzgerald | Josh Brolin | Lily Tomlin | Mary Tyler Moore | Patricia Arquette | Richard Jenkins | Téa Leoni

Flirting with Disaster
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The English Patient (1996)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Colin Firth | Juliette Binoche | Jürgen Prochnow | Kristin Scott Thomas | Naveen Andrews | Ralph Fiennes | Willem Dafoe

The English Patient
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Shine (1996)

By Michael Colford
Director: Scott Hicks
Starring: Alex Rafalowicz | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Geoffrey Rush | John Gielgud | Lynn Redgrave | Noah Taylor

Shine
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Fly Away Home (1996)

By Michael Colford
Director: Carroll Ballard
Starring: Anna Paquin | Dana Delany | Holter Graham | Jeff Daniels | Jeremy Ratchford | Terry Kinney

Fly Away Home
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Lone Star (1996)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Chris Cooper | Clifton James | Elizabeth Peña | Joe Morton | Kris Kristofferson | Matthew McConaughey

Lone Star
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Breaking the Waves (1996)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Lars Von Trier
Starring: Adrian Rawlins | Emily Watson | Jean-Marc Barr | Katrin Cartlidge | Stellan Skarsgård

Breaking the Waves
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