The Winner: The English Patient.
The Other Nominees: Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies, and Shine.
My Choice: As much as I have slowly come to appreciate The English Patient, I'd still have to choose Secrets & Lies from this list. As painful as it is to watch sometimes, Mike Leigh's film is brilliant in the ways that it captures family dynamics. It also makes some very subtle points about issues of race in modern-day Great Britain and about some lingering beliefs about the class structure. I am still in awe of Brenda Blethyn's performance as the woman who discovers a secret from her past. It's one of the best performances of the 1990s, male or female. This may be a small film, but it's a worthy choice thanks to the emotional honesty with which it portrays the repercussions of the choices we make.
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