List of avant-garde films of the 1990s

This is a list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 1990s.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
1990
Absurd John Maybury United Kingdom
Archangel Guy Maddin Kyle McCulloch, Kathy Marykuca, Sarah Neville Canada [1]
Babylon Series #2 Stan Brakhage United States Part of the Babylon Series
Babylon Series #3 Stan Brakhage United States Part of the Babylon Series
Bilokacija Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid Yugoslavia
City Streaming Stan Brakhage United States
Close-Up (1990 film) Abbas Kiarostami Iran
The Comb Brothers Quay United Kingdom
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic
The Garden Derek Jarman Mark Adley, Spencer Leigh, Tilda Swinton United Kingdom
Geography Breda Beban, Hrvoje Horvatić Yugoslavia
Glaze of Cathexis Stan Brakhage United States Part of the Three Hand-Painted Films
How to Live in the German Federal Republic Harun Farocki West Germany
Moscow Portraits Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid Yugoslavia
Passage Through: A Ritual Stan Brakhage United States
Singapore Sling Nikos Nikolaidis Meredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele Valley Greece
Tenamonya Connection Masashi Yamamoto Reiko Arai Japan
Hong Kong		 [2]
The Thatch of Night Stan Brakhage United States
Vision of the Fire Tree Stan Brakhage United States
Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave Stan Brakhage United States Part of the Visions in Meditation Cycle
Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. Lawrence Stan Brakhage United States Part of the Visions in Meditation Cycle
You Be Mother Sarah Pucill United Kingdom
1991
Agnus Dei Kinder Synapse Stan Brakhage United States
A Child's Garden and the Serious Sea Stan Brakhage United States
Christ Mass Sex Dance Stan Brakhage United States
Delicacies of Molten Horror Synapse Stan Brakhage United States
Delicatessen Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus France Surrealist film[3]
Edward II Derek Jarman Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry, Andrew Tiernan, Steven Waddington United Kingdom
Europa Lars von Trier Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Ernst-Hugo Järegård Denmark
Flaming Ears Ursula Pürrer, Hans A. Scheirl, Dietmar Schipek Austria
Franz Kafka Piotr Dumala Poland
Naked Lunch David Cronenberg Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm Canada
UK		 [4]
Prospero's Books Peter Greenaway John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc UK
France		 [5]
Traveling at Night Chris Kraus United States
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America Craig Baldwin United States
1992
Acidfilmda Metamkine France
The Bride, The Bachelors – Even Sanja Iveković, Dalibor Martinis Yugoslavia
A Cage of Flame Kayla Parker United Kingdom
Crack Glass Eulogy Stan Brakhage United States
Falling Lessons Amy Halpern United States
Fatima's Letter Alia Syed United Kingdom
I am My Own Woman Rosa von Praunheim Charlotte von Mahlsdorf Germany
Interpolations I-V Stan Brakhage United States
The Last Bolshevik Chris Marker France
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick Noam Chomsky United States
Jidlo Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic [6]
Side/Walk/Shuttle Ernie Gehr United States
Untitled (For Marilyn) Stan Brakhage United States
Videograms of a Revolution Haron Farocki, Andrei Ujică Romania
Germany
Wittgenstein Tractatus Péter Forgács Hungary
Zefiro Torna Jonas Mekas United States
1993
Anamorphosis, or De Artificiali Perspectiva Brothers Quay United Kingdom
Artwar Jeff Keen United Kingdom
The Attendant Isaac Julien United Kingdom
Autumnal Stan Brakhage United States
Blossom-Gift/Favor Stan Brakhage United States
Blue Derek Jarman John Quentin, Nigel Terry, Derek Jarman United Kingdom [7]
Boulder Blues and Pearls and... Stan Brakhage United States
Careful Guy Maddin Kyle McCulloch, Gosia Dobrowolska, Sarah Neville Canada [8]
Ephemeral Solidity Stan Brakhage United States
Eyewitnesses in Foreign Countries Gustav Deutsch, Mostafa Tabbou Austria
Morocco
Fast Trip, Long Drop Gregg Bordowitz United States
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Peter Capaldi Richard E. Grant United Kingdom [9]
Gender Troublemakers Xantha Philippa Mackay, Mirha-Soleil Ross Canada
The Harrowing Stan Brakhage United States
Passage à l'acte Martin Arnold Austria
Project Eleonara Rühm T Estonia
Smoking/No Smoking Alain Resnais Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi France
Italy		 [10]
Stellar Stan Brakhage United States
Stille Nacht II: Tales from the Vienna Woods Brothers Quay United Kingdom
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You Brothers Quay United Kingdom
Study in Color and Black and White Stan Brakhage United States
Three Homerics Stan Brakhage United States
Tryst Haunt Stan Brakhage United States
Wittgenstein Derek Jarman Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton United Kingdom [11]
1994
A.13 (short) William Raban United Kingdom
Black Ice Stan Brakhage United States [12]
Cannot Exist Stan Brakhage United States
Cannot Not Exist Stan Brakhage United States
Chartres Series Stan Brakhage United States
Elementary Phrases Stan Brakhage United States
Faust Jan Švankmajer Petr Čepek Czech Republic
France
United Kingdom
Germany		 [13]
From: First Hymn to the Night - Novalis Stan Brakhage United States
London Patrick Keiller Paul Scofield United Kingdom
Luna 10 Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid Slovenia
The Mammals of Victoria Stan Brakhage United States
Naughts Stan Brakhage United States
Postcards from America Elizabeth Gill, Chris Hoover, Steve McLean James Lyons, Michael Tighe, Olmo Tighe United States [14]
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith Ron Vawter, Anita Thacher, Jill Godmilow Coco McPherson, Ron Vawter United States [15]
Sátántángo Béla Tarr Putyi Horváth, László Lugossy, Mihály Víg Hungary
Seduction of a Cyborg Lynn Hershman Leeson United States
Vanya on 42nd Street Louis Malle Wallace Shawn, Larry Pine, Andre Gregory United States [16]
What She Wants Ruth Lingford United Kingdom
Why I Never Became a Dancer Tracey Emin United Kingdom
1995
Above the Lake Dmitrii Frolov Peter Kremis, Romil Rachev, Natalya Surkova Russia
A3 – Apatija, AIDS in Antarktika Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid Slovenia
The 'b' Series Stan Brakhage United States
Cremaster 1 Matthew Barney United States [17]
Earthen Aerie Stan Brakhage United States
I... Stan Brakhage United States
I Take These Truths Stan Brakhage United States
If 6 was 9 Eija-Liisa Ahtila Finland
In Consideration of Pompeii Stan Brakhage United States
JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December Jean-Luc Godard France
The Lost Films Stan Brakhage United States
Lumière and Company Various directors France
Spain
Sweden		 [18]
Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversion Rosa von Praunheim Germany
Out of the Present Andrei Ujică Romania
Paranoia Corridor Stan Brakhage United States
Sonic Outlaws Craig Baldwin United States [19]
Spring Cycle Stan Brakhage United States
Tokyo Fist Shinya Tsukamoto Shinya Tsukamoto, Kaori Fujii, Kohji Tsukamoto Japan [20]
We Hold These Stan Brakhage United States
1996
Beautiful Funerals Stan Brakhage United States
Blue Value Stan Brakhage United States
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier Emily Watson Denmark
Comingled Containers Stan Brakhage United States
Concrescence Stan Brakhage United States
Conspirators of Pleasure Jan Švankmajer Petr Meissel Switzerland
United Kingdom
Czech Republic		 [21]
Crash David Cronenberg James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette Canada
United Kingdom
The Film of Her Bill Morrison United Kingdom
For Ever Mozart Jean-Luc Godard Madeleine Assas, Bérangère Allaux Switzerland
France		 [22]
The Fur of Home Stan Brakhage United States
Gallivant Andrew Kötting United Kingdom
Georgetown Loop Ken Jacobs United States
Happy-End Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Hide and Seek Su Friedrich United States [23]
Irma Vep Olivier Assayas Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud France
Passagen Lisl Ponger Austria
The Pillow Book Peter Greenaway Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida United Kingdom
France
Netherlands		 [24]
Polite Madness Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 1 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 2 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 3 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 4 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 5 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 6 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 7 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 8 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 9 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 10 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 11 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 12 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 13 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 14 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 15 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 16 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 17 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 18 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 19 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 20 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 21 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 22 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 23 Stan Brakhage United States
Prelude 24 Stan Brakhage United States
Sexual Saga Stan Brakhage United States
Shockingly Hot Stan Brakhage United States
Terminus for You Nicolas Rey France
Through Wounded Eyes Stan Brakhage United States
Triste Nathaniel Dorsky United States
Two Found Objects of Charles Boultenhouse Stan Brakhage United States
Village of Dreams Yōichi Higashi Mieko Harada, Kaneko Iwasaki, Hosei Komatsu Japan [25]
1997
Astor Place Eve Heller United States
The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm Stan Brakhage United States
Divertimento Stan Brakhage United States
Film Ist. Gustav Deutsch Austria
Gummo Harmony Korine Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell United States [26]
How I Learned to Stop Worring and Love Ariel Sharon Avi Mograbi Israel
Last Hymn to the Night - Novalis Stan Brakhage United States
Level Five Chris Marker Catherine Belkhodja France
Lost Highway David Lynch Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty United States Surrealist film[27]
Mein Herz – niemandem! Helma Sanders-Brahms Lena Stolze, Thomas Ruffer, René Schubert Germany [28]
The Mirror Jafar Panahi Mina Mohammad Khani, Kadem Mojdehi Iran [29]
Post-socializem + Retroavantgarde + IRWIN Marina Gržinić, Aina Šmid Slovenia
Robinson in Space Patrick Keiller Paul Scofield United Kingdom
Scars James Herbert Carter Davis, Alexandra Rosetti United States [30]
Self Song/Death Song Stan Brakhage United States
Still Life Harun Farocki Germany
Story of I Jo Ann Kaplan United Kingdom
Today Eija-Liisa Ahtila Finland
Uncut John Greyson Matthew Ferguson, Michael Achtman, Damon D'Oliveira Canada [31]
Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars In The Human Mind Stan Brakhage United States
1998
... Reel Five Stan Brakhage United States
... Reel Four Stan Brakhage United States
... Reel One Stan Brakhage United States
... Reel Three Stan Brakhage United States
... Reel Two Stan Brakhage United States
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy Martin Arnold Austria
L'Arrivée Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Dandy Dust Hans A. Scheirl Hans Scheirl, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Suzie Krüger, Tres Trash Temperilli Austria
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Terry Gilliam Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Craig Bierko United States [32]
Female Mystique and Spare Leaves Stan Brakhage United States
Festen Thomas Vinterberg Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Birthe Neumann, Paprika Steen Denmark
Histoire(s) du cinéma Jean-Luc Godard France
His-story Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
The Idiots Lars von Trier Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Bodil Jørgensen, Troels Lyby, Louise Meirtiz Denmark
Money, A Mythology of Darkness Vassilis Mazomenos Greece
Pi Darren Aronofsky Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman United States [33]
Shulie Elisabeth Subrin United States
Troika Jennifer Montgomery Jenny Bass, Lev Shekhtman, Marina Shterenberg United States [34]
Variations Nathaniel Dorsky United States
1999
Alternating Currents Stan Brakhage, Phil Solomon United States
Beau travail Claire Denis Denis Lavant, Michel Subor France
The Birds of Paradise Stan Brakhage United States
Cloud Chamber Stan Brakhage United States
Consolation Service Eija-Liisa Ahtila Finland
Coupling Stan Brakhage United States
Cremaster 5 Matthew Barney Norman Mailer, Matthew Barney, Lauren Pine United States [35]
Cricket Requiem Stan Brakhage United States
Dancing with Hydra Takuji Suzuki Japan [36]
The Dark Tower Stan Brakhage United States
E-CLIP-SE Chris Marker France
The Earthsong of the Cricket Stan Brakhage United States
Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore Mark Leckey United Kingdom
Get Ready Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Julien Donkey-Boy Harmony Korine Ewen Bremner, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog United States [37]
The Lion and the Zebra Make God's Raw Jewels Stan Brakhage United States
Outer Space Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Persian Series #1 Stan Brakhage United States
Persian Series #2 Stan Brakhage United States
Persian Series #3 Stan Brakhage United States
Persian Series #4 Stan Brakhage United States
Persian Series #5 Stan Brakhage United States
See You in Hell, My Darling Nikos Nikolaidis Vicky Harris, Valeria Christodoulidou, Paschalis Tsarouhas Greece
Stately Mansions Did Decree Stan Brakhage United States
Stereoscope William Kentridge South Africa
This Side of Paradise Jonas Mekas United States
Worm and Web Love Stan Brakhage United States

Notes

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  34. ^ Betzold, Michael. "Troika". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  35. ^ Olthuis, Andrew. "Cremaster 5". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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  37. ^ Deming, Mark. "Julien Donkey-Boy". Allrovi. Archived from the original on August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.