A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran
• 1998
• 85min

In the absence of a father, the eldest son tries to contribute to the impoverished family income. Only eleven years old, his clandestine efforts to earn money lead to a poor performance at school. The discovery of this by his moth...

New Currents

• China
• 1998
• 106min

Zhouqing, who quit school to help his poor household meets Juhlai, a train conducter in a boiler room at the cargo train station, and they become fast friends. One day Zhouqing gets hit by a truck, badly injuring his leg. Julai ma...

Special Programs in Focus

• Iran
• 1998
• 95min

Rakhshan Bani-Eternad is not only the most acclaimed Iranian female filmmakers, but one of top directors of Iranian cinema. Her career began during the 1979 Revolution when her deep commitment to social issues led to her involveme...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 1998
• 13.3 min

A woman delightfully receives a rose and a mirror from her man. Gradually the mirror becomes an oppressive presence, forcing her to conform, and becomes identified withe the man who dominates her, requiring her to adorn herself fo...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 1998
• 40min

How do the lives of a father and son, one a poet, the other a filmmaker, intersect? Both have rejected conventional paths, and embrace a passion for life. They exchange conflicting values through their respective mediums: One with...

World Cinema

• The Netherlands
• 1998
• 90min

The Polish Bride is a psychological drama about the blossoming love between a farmer from Groningen and a Polish woman. Anna has been lured to Holland by two men who want her to work in a brothel. She escapes and is discovered by ...

Korean Panorama

• Korea
• 1998
• 108min

Reality is to director Hong Sangsoo what alcohol is to an alchemist. The harmony and cacophony of his world combine with a cold view of reality which actually reveals a warm concern toward life - this is perhaps the "power" of Kan...

Korean Panorama

• Korea
• 1998
• 103min

With the broad attention is its midnight screenings received, The Quiet Family has paved the way for the Korean horror genre to rise which had lost its place in Korean cinema. However it is hard to accurately label this film as a ...

Wide Angle

• Iran
• 1998
• 13min

A fish′s pride makes it an outcast from its group, and alone the fish is exposed to great danger.

World Cinema

• USA
• 1998
• 105min

Joe is a struggling actor who refuses to sacrifice integrity for work. His next-to-nothing income from waiting tables forces him to be financially dependent on his girlfriend Mary who is a beautician. Adding to Joe′s frustration i...