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Revelation
Revelation (1999) on 7 may 1999
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Jeff Fahey, Patrick Gallagher, Nick Mancuso, Carol Alt, Tony Nappo, Barbara Mamabolo
Rating47% 2.3556452.3556452.3556452.3556452.355645
The film begins with Thorold Stone, a counterterrorist agent, watching home video tapes of his wife and daughter, both of whom have vanished in the Rapture.
The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment, 1h39
Directed by Stanislav Govoroukhine
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films
Actors Mikhaïl Oulianov, Alexandre Porokhovchtchikov, Sergueï Garmach, Irina Rozanova, Marat Basharov, Vladislav Galkin
Rating73% 3.6953253.6953253.6953253.6953253.695325
In the late 1990s, a World War II veteran, Ivan Afonin, lives with his granddaughter Katya. In a nearby flat, three bored unemployed youth, Vadim Pashutin, Boris Chukhanov and Igor Zvorygin, kill time by designating Wednesdays as a day of sexual gratification. They manage to lure Katya to their flat and rape her. Initially the offenders are arrested, however Vadim's father is a senior figure in the police and uses his influence to have the charges against his son and his friends dropped.
The Castle
The Castle (1997) on 7 may 1999
, 1h23
Directed by Rob Sitch
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Sophie Lee, Eric Bana, Stephen Curry, Bud Tingwell
Rating75% 3.7966253.7966253.7966253.7966253.796625
The blue collar Kerrigan home, in the outer Melbourne suburb of Coolaroo, is filled with love as well as pride in their modest lifestyle, but their happiness is threatened when developers attempt the compulsory acquisition of their house to expand the neighbouring airport.
This Is My Father
This Is My Father (1999) on 7 may 1999
, 1h59
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Jacob Tierney, Stephen Rea, Colm Meaney, John Cusack
Rating68% 3.44453.44453.44453.44453.4445
The film portrays a tragic love story set in late 1930s Ireland, focusing on the relationship between Fiona Flynn (Moya Farrelly), a beautiful, feisty seventeen-year-old from a middle-class family, and Kieran O'Dea (Aidan Quinn), a shy labourer in his early thirties, and the search decades later by their son, Kieran Johnson, (James Caan) to find his roots in late 1990s Ireland.
The Mummy
The Mummy (1999) on 7 may 1999
, 2h5
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films based on mythology, Mythologie égyptienne
Actors Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Amy Jackson, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor
Rating70% 3.548123.548123.548123.548123.54812
In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep engages in an affair with Anck-su-Namun, the mistress of Pharaoh Seti I. When the Pharaoh discovers their tryst, Imhotep and Anck-su-Namun kill him. As Seti's guards arrive, Imhotep flees while Anck-su-Namun kills herself, intending for Imhotep to resurrect her. After Anck-su-Namun's burial, Imhotep and his priests steal her corpse and travel to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, where they begin the resurrection ceremony. However, the group is intercepted by Seti's bodyguards, the Medjai, before the ritual could be completed, and Anck-su-Namun's soul is sent back to the Underworld. Imhotep's priests are all mummified alive. Imhotep himself is sentenced to immortal agony, condemned to suffer the Hom Dai curse: having his tongue removed and then being buried alive with flesh eating scarab beetles. Imhotep is buried under high security, sealed away in a sarcophagus at the feet of a statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, and kept under strict surveillance by the Medjai, since if Imhotep were ever to resurrect, the entire world would be doomed.
Cosy Dens
Cosy Dens (1999) on 5 may 1999
, 1h55
Directed by Jan Hřebejk
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Miroslav Donutil, Emília Vášáryová, Jiří Kodet, Bolek Polívka, Stella Zázvorková, Kristýna Nováková
Rating80% 4.0463254.0463254.0463254.0463254.046325
Pelíšky is a bittersweet coming-of-age story set in the months from Christmas 1967 leading up to the ill-fated 1968 Prague Spring. Teenager Michal Šebek (Michael Beran) has a crush on his upstairs neighbor, Jindřiška Krausová (Kristýna Nováková). Michal's family is headed by a stubborn army officer who is a firm supporter of the communist system and who believes that communist technology will eventually triumph over western imperialist capitalism, while Jindřiška's father is an ardent foe of the Communists and a war hero, who has been imprisoned several times because of his outspoken opposition to the regime; he believes that "the Bolsheviks have a year at most, maybe two". In contrast, the younger generation couldn't care less for politics. Instead, Michal sports a Beatles mop-top while Elien (Ondřej Brousek), the local hipster whose parents live in the USA, runs a local film group specialising in Hollywood and pre-war French films, while Jindřiška becomes Elien's girlfriend. After a wedding that unites the families, the film ends with the news breaking of the invasion of the Warsaw Pact.
Like a Fish Out of Water
Like a Fish Out of Water (1999) on 5 may 1999
, 1h30
Directed by Hervé Hadmar
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Monica Bellucci, Dominique Pinon, Michel Muller (humoriste), Tchéky Karyo, Philippe Haïm, André Pousse
Rating56% 2.849842.849842.849842.849842.84984
BB, un truand désirant se retirer sur un coup magistral s'entoure du porte-flingue caractériel Melvin et de l'envoutante Myrtille dans le but de dérober puis revendre à un riche caïd turc un poisson exotique très rare. Ayant besoin d'un pigeon pour déjouer le flair du caïd, nos malfaiteurs trouvent en la personne du naïf Désiré, aquariophile passionné, l'appât idéal.
Election
Election (1999) on 7 may 1999
, 1h43
Directed by Alexander Payne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan
Rating72% 3.6475753.6475753.6475753.6475753.647575
Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a much-admired high school teacher in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska, who is actively involved in many after-school activities, one of which is overseeing the student government election process. Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is an overachieving junior with an insufferable air of self-importance. Earlier in the year, another teacher, Jim's best friend Dave Novotny (Mark Harelik), had seduced Tracy and began carrying on an affair with her. When Tracy's mother learned of the affair and reported it to school authorities, Dave was fired from his job and divorced by his wife, Linda (Delaney Driscoll), while Tracy's reputation was unscathed.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1999) on 9 may 1999
, 2h48
Directed by Julian Jarrold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Thomson, Bernard Hill, Laura Aikman
Rating71% 3.5932353.5932353.5932353.5932353.593235
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme (1998) on 6 may 1999
, 1h57
Directed by Nicole Garcia
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jacques Dutronc, Bernard Fresson, François Berléand
Rating61% 3.0995753.0995753.0995753.0995753.099575
Vincent Malivert is the head of a prestigious jewel broker’s firm on the exclusive Place Vendôme. Hampered by debt and implicated in trafficking of stolen jewels, he commits suicide, leaving his wife Marianne to pick up the pieces.
Down Will Come Baby
Down Will Come Baby (1999) on 4 may 1999
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Meredith Baxter, Tom Amandes, Evan Rachel Wood, Diana Scarwid
Rating59% 2.953052.953052.953052.953052.95305
Twelve-year-old Robin Garr witnessed her friend Amelia's death at summer camp. Robin cannot cope with the death and blames herself. Further, her parents are always fighting. Mrs. Garr has just changed her job and moves to another city, but visits on the weekends; it's a big chance for her and she thinks the change will be good for the family. Robin is frustrated with this turn of events.
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sidney Poitier, Mary-Louise Parker, Dianne Wiest, George Newbern, Frances Bay, Bernie Casey
Rating73% 3.689733.689733.689733.689733.68973
Noah Dearborn, un charpentier de 90 ans (bien qu'il n'en paraisse que 60), mène une vie sereine et isolée du monde moderne à Twin Pines (Géorgie). Christian Nelson, un promoteur immobilier, lui propose de lui acheter ses terres afin d'y bâtir un centre commercial. Devant son refus, Nelson décide de se les approprier en le faisant déclarer déficient mental. Afin d'y parvenir, il demande l'aide de sa petite amie, psychologue, le docteur Valérie Crane.