1997: World Premieres 1997: U.S. Releases 1997: Still Left to See 1997: Cannes Festival Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail Still to Come from 1997: World Premieres Gourmet Prospects Dakan Dir. Mohamed Camara. Cécile Bois, Mamady Mory Camara, Koumba Diakite Destiny Dir. Youssef Chahine. Nour El-Sherif, Hani Salama, Laila Eloui, Mahmoud Hemida Fireworks [Hana-Bi] Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi Kini & Adams Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo. Vusi Kunene, David Mohloki, Nthati Moshesh Level Five Dir. Chris Marker. Experimental essay film about gaming and World War II history Little Dieter Needs to Fly Dir. Werner Herzog. Documentary about combat prisoner in Vietnam The Long Way Home Dir. Mark Jonathan Harris. Documentary about post-WW2 Jewish refugees The Mirror Dir. Jafar Panahi. Mina Mohammadkhani, Aida Mohammadkhani, Kazem Mojdehi Nil by Mouth Dir. Gary Oldman. Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles Perfect Blue Dir. Satoshi Kôn. Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Shuji, Masaaki Ôkura Riding the Rails Dirs. Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys. Documentary about boxcar stowaways Voyage to the Beginning of the World Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. Marcello Mastroianni Waco: The Rules of Engagement Dir. William Gazecki. Documentary about notorious standoff Xiao Wu Dir. Jia Zhangke. Wang Hongwei, Hongjian Hao, Zuo Baitao, Jinrei Ma, Junying Liu Actressy Enticements Anna Karenina Dir. Bernard Rose. Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner The Chambermaid on the Titanic Dir. Bigas Luna. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Olivier Martinez Chinese Box Dir. Wayne Wang. Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui Déjà Vu Dir. Henry Jaglom. Victoria Foyt, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Redgrave, Glynis Barber For Roseanna Dir. Paul Weiland. Jean Reno, Mercedes Ruehl, Polly Walker, Mark Frankel The Gambler Dir. Károly Makk. Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Luise Rainer G.I. Jane Dir. Ridley Scott. Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe Kiss or Kill Dir. Bill Bennett. Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood, Barry Langrishe Kiss the Girls Dir. Gary Fleder. Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn Lucie Aubrac Dir. Claude Berri. Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chéreau The Only Thrill Dir. Peter Masterson. Diane Keaton, Sam Shepared, Diane Lane Picture Perfect Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon Swept from the Sea Dir. Beeban Kidron. Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Kathy Bates Gender Is Burning Cop Land Dir. James Mangold. Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro Dry Cleaning Dir. Anne Fontaine. Miou-Miou, Charles Berling, Stanislas Merhar The Edge Dir. Lee Tamahori. Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Harold Perrineau A Life Less Ordinary Dir. Danny Boyle. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo Nowhere Dir. Gregg Araki. James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Debi Mazar Office Killer Dir. Cindy Sherman. Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End Dir. Monte Bramer. Documentary Steam: The Turkish Bath Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek. Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja The Tango Lesson Dir. Sally Potter. Sally Potter, Pablo Verón, Carlos Copello, Olga Besio Twentyfourseven Dir. Shane Meadows. Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Frank Harper Two Girls and a Guy Dir. James Toback. Robert Downey Jr., Natasha Gregson Wagner Unmade Beds Dir. Nicholas Barker. Documentary about four singletons in contemporary New York Who the Hell is Juliette? Dir. Carlos Markovich. Documentary about two Cuban women Auteurist Loyalties Absolute Power Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney Assassin(s) Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz. Mathieu Kassovitz, Michel Serrault, Mehdi Benoufa The Big One Dir. Michael Moore. Documentary about politics and massive corporatism in the US A Brother's Kiss Dir. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Rosie Perez Critical Care Dir. Sidney Lumet. James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren Cure Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kôji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa The End of Violence Dir. Wim Wenders. Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne Every Little Thing Dir. Nicolas Philibert. Documentary about a French psychiatric clinic Four Days in September Dir. Bruno Barreto. Alan Arkin, Fernanda Torres, Pedro Cardoso Genealogies of a Crime Dir. Raul Ruiz. Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Melvil Poupaud Hercules Dirs. Ron Clements, John Musker. Animated. Voices of Tate Donovan, James Woods Insomnia Dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg. Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Mathiesen, Sverre Anker Ousdal Mimic Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini Moon Over Broadway Dirs. Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker. Documentary Mr. Jealousy Dir. Noah Baumbach. Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman Prefontaine Dir. Steve James. Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer The Prince of Homburg Dir. Marco Bellocchio. Andrea Di Stefano, Barbora Bobulova The Serpent's Kiss Dir. Philippe Rousselot. Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Carmen Chaplin Seventh Heaven Dir. Benoît Jacquot. Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand Suzaku Dir. Naomi Kawase. Kôtarô Shibata, Yasuyo Kamimura, Sachiko Izumi, Jun Kunimura Traveller Dir. Jack N. Green. Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, Julianna Margulies, James Gammon The Truce Dir. Francesco Rosi. John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini, Teco Celio Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Dir. Guy Maddin. Pascale Bussières, Shelley Duvall Winter Sleepers Dir. Tom Tykwer. Ulrich Matthes, Marie-Lou Sellem, Heino Ferch Year of the Horse Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Documentary about Neil Young and Crazy Horse's '96 tour Further Research Anaconda Dir. Luis Llosa. Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Dir. Michael Paxton. Documentary about the controversial writer Batman & Robin Dir. Joel Schumacher. George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger The Brave Dir. Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Elpidia Carrillo, Marshall Bell Character Dir. Mike van Diem. Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman Con Air Dir. Simon West. Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi Deceiver Dir. Josh and Jonas Pate. Tim Roth, Renée Zellweger, Michael Rooker, Chris Penn The Devil's Advocate Dir. Taylor Hackford. Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron The Education of Little Tree Dir. Richard Friedenberg. James Ashton, James Cromwell Event Horizon Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson. Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan Faraw Dir. Abdoulaye Ascofare. Aminata Ousmane, Balla Moussa Keita, Safiatou Mahamane The Fight in the Fields Dirs. Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles. Documentary Firelight Dir. William Nicholson. Sophie Marceau, Stephen Dillane, Lia Williams The Forbidden Woman Dir. Philippe Harel. Isabelle Carré, Philippe Harel, Nathalie Conio Full Tilt Boogie Dir. Sarah Kelly. Documentary about the making of From Dusk Till Dawn Going All the Way Dir. Mark Pellington. Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane Gridlock'd Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall. Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Thandie Newton, Tom Wright The Harmonists Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier. Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen Hurricane Streets Dir. Morgan J. Freeman. Brendan Sexton III, Antoine McLean Innocence Dir. Zeki Demirkubuz. Güven Kiraç, Haluk Bilginer, Derya Alabora Keys to Tulsa Dir. Leslie Greif. Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger The Locusts Dir. John Patrick Kelley. Vince Vaughn, Kate Capshaw, Jeremy Davies Made in Hong Kong Dir. Fruit Chan. Sam Lee, Neiky Hui-Chi Yim, Wenders Li Nightwatch Dir. Ole Bornedal. Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin The Peacemaker Dir. Mimi Leder. George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iures The Perfect Circle Dir. Ademir Kenović. Mustafa Nadarević, Almedin Leleta Photographing Fairies Dir. Nick Willing. Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley Port Djema Dir. Eric Heumann. Jean-Yves Dubois, Nathalie Boutefeu, Christophe Odent The Postman Dir. Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate Private Parts Dir. Betty Thomas. Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers Rhyme & Reason Dir. Peter Spirer. Documentary about the birth and evolution of hip-hop Secrets of the Heart Dir. Montxo Armendaríz. Carmelo Gómez, Charo López, Silvia Munt Shooting Fish Dir. Stefan Schwartz. Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale The Thief Dir. Pavel Chukhray. Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk Western Dir. Manuel Poirier. Sergi López, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali, Marie Matheron