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The Education of Little Tree
1997 · Family
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 · Drama
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Drama
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Drama
Cure
1997 · Crime
Happy Together
1997 · Drama
Washington Square
1997 · Romance
Barbara
1997 · Drama
The Ice Storm
1997 · Drama
Firelight
1997 · Romance
Eighteen Springs
1997 · Romance
Rizal in Dapitan
1997 · Drama
Swept from the Sea
1997 · Drama
The Hanging Garden
1997 · Drama
Chinese Box
1997 · Drama
Ossos
1997 · Drama
Mrs. Dalloway
1997 · Romance
Regeneration
1997 · War
Fire
1997 · Drama
The Crazy Stranger
1997 · Drama
Career Girls
1997 · Drama
Mrs Brown
1997 · Romance
Cutting Moments
1997 · Horror
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
1997 · Drama
Suzaku
1997 · Drama
The Mad Phoenix
1997 · Drama
Character
1997 · Drama
Anna Karenina
1997 · Romance
Nevada
1997 · Drama
Hard Eight
1997 · Drama
Mother and Son
1997 · Drama
Keeping the Promise
1997 · Drama
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Drama
Marvin's Room
1996 · Drama
Sling Blade
1996 · Drama
Buenos Aires viceversa
1996
Moebius
1996
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996 · Drama
Trees Lounge
1996 · Drama
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996 · Drama
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