#763 – Central Station, (Central do Brasil), 1998, Walter Salles
An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
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#777: There’s Something About Mary
#777 – There’s Something About Mary, 1998, Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.
#821: After Life
#821 – After Life, (ワンダフルライフ), 1998, Hirokazu Kore-eda
After death, people have just one week to choose only a memory to keep for eternity.
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#897: Christmas in August
#897 – Christmas in August, (8월의 크리스마스), 1998, Hur Jin-ho
It’s a sweltering summer, but Jung-won, a terminally ill, thirty-something photographer, is already in the winter of his life when he begins a tentative romance with a young traffic cop who doesn’t know about his condition. Is their relationship doomed before it even begins?
#917: Flowers of Shanghai
#917 – Flowers of Shanghai, (海上花), 1998, Hou Hsiao-hsien
Women struggle in a Shanghai brothel where everything only appears to be beautiful.
#941: Shakespeare in Love
#941 – Shakespeare in Love, 1998, John Madden
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love – and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare’s comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
#988: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
#988 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998, Terry Gilliam
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
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