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 1990A WalkJonas MekasJonas MekasUnited States58 mins, ColorAbsurdJohn MayburyArchangelGuy MaddinKyle McCulloch, Kathy Marykuca, Sarah NevilleCanada Babylon Series #2Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Babylon Series Babylon Series #3Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Babylon SeriesBilokacijaMarina Gržinić, Aina ŠmidYugoslaviaCity StreamingStan BrakhageUnited StatesClose-Up (1990 film)Abbas KiarostamiIranThe CombBrothers QuayUnited KingdomThe Death of Stalinism in BohemiaJan ŠvankmajerCzech RepublicThe GardenDerek JarmanMark Adley, Spencer Leigh, Tilda SwintonUnited KingdomGeographyBreda Beban, Hrvoje HorvatićYugoslavia Glaze of CathexisStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Three Hand-Painted FilmsHow to Live in the German Federal RepublicHarun FarockiWest GermanyMob of Angels: BaptismJonas MekasLayne RedmondUnited States61 mins, ColorMoscow PortraitsMarina Gržinić, Aina ŠmidYugoslaviaPassage Through: A RitualStan BrakhageUnited StatesScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsJonas MekasAndy Warhol, John Cale, Allen Ginsberg, Mick Jagger, John F. Kennedy, Jr., John Lennon, Gerard Malanga, Sterling Morrison, Nico, Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Barbara Rubin, Edie Sedgwick, Dennis HopperUnited States36 mins, ColorSingapore SlingNikos NikolaidisMeredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele ValleyGreeceTenamonya ConnectionMasashi YamamotoReiko AraiJapanHong KongThe Thatch of NightStan BrakhageUnited StatesVision of the Fire TreeStan BrakhageUnited States Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's CaveStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Visions in Meditation Cycle Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. LawrenceStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Visions in Meditation CycleYou Be MotherSarah PucillUnited Kingdom 1991Agnus Dei Kinder SynapseStan BrakhageUnited StatesA Child's Garden and the Serious SeaStan BrakhageUnited StatesCarl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis PhilosophorumJonas Mekas, Jerome HillJerome Hill, Carl JungUnited States29 mins, B&WChrist Mass Sex DanceStan BrakhageUnited StatesDelicacies of Molten Horror SynapseStan BrakhageUnited StatesDelicatessenMarc Caro, Jean-Pierre JeunetDominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus FranceSurrealist filmEdward IIDerek JarmanTilda Swinton, Nigel Terry, Andrew Tiernan, Steven WaddingtonUnited KingdomEuropaLars von TrierJean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Ernst-Hugo JäregårdDenmarkFlaming EarsUrsula Pürrer, Hans A. Scheirl, Dietmar SchipekAustriaFranz KafkaPiotr DumalaPolandNaked LunchDavid CronenbergPeter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian HolmCanadaUK Prospero's BooksPeter GreenawayJohn Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc UKFranceQuartet Number OneJonas MekasJonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, Flo JacobsUnited States8 mins, ColorTraveling at NightChris KrausUnited StatesTribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under AmericaCraig BaldwinUnited States 1992AcidfilmdaMetamkineFranceThe Bride, The Bachelors – EvenSanja Iveković, Dalibor MartinisYugoslaviaA Cage of FlameKayla ParkerUnited KingdomCrack Glass EulogyStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Education of Sebastian or Egypt RegainedJonas MekasJean HoustonUnited States228 mins, ColorFalling LessonsAmy HalpernUnited StatesFatima's LetterAlia SyedUnited KingdomI am My Own WomanRosa von PraunheimCharlotte von MahlsdorfGermanyInterpolations I-VStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Last BolshevikChris MarkerFranceManufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the MediaMark Achbar, Peter WintonickNoam ChomskyUnited StatesJidloJan Švankmajer Czech RepublicSide/Walk/ShuttleErnie GehrUnited StatesUntitled (For Marilyn)Stan BrakhageUnited StatesVideograms of a RevolutionHaron Farocki, Andrei UjicăRomaniaGermanyWittgenstein TractatusPéter ForgácsHungaryZefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)Jonas MekasGeorge MaciunasUnited States35 mins 1993Anamorphosis, or De Artificiali PerspectivaBrothers QuayUnited KingdomArtwarJeff KeenUnited KingdomThe AttendantIsaac JulienUnited Kingdom AutumnalStan BrakhageUnited StatesBlossom-Gift/FavorStan BrakhageUnited StatesBlueDerek JarmanJohn Quentin, Nigel Terry, Derek JarmanUnited KingdomBoulder Blues and Pearls and...Stan BrakhageUnited StatesCarefulGuy MaddinKyle McCulloch, Gosia Dobrowolska, Sarah Neville CanadaEphemeral SolidityStan BrakhageUnited StatesEyewitnesses in Foreign CountriesGustav Deutsch, Mostafa TabbouAustriaMoroccoFast Trip, Long DropGregg BordowitzUnited StatesFranz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifePeter CapaldiRichard E. Grant United KingdomGender TroublemakersXantha Philippa Mackay, Mirha-Soleil RossCanada The HarrowingStan BrakhageUnited StatesPassage à l'acteMartin ArnoldAustriaProject EleonaraRühm TEstoniaSmoking/No SmokingAlain ResnaisSabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi FranceItaly StellarStan BrakhageUnited StatesStille Nacht II: Tales from the Vienna WoodsBrothers QuayUnited KingdomStille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without YouBrothers QuayUnited KingdomStudy in Color and Black and WhiteStan BrakhageUnited StatesThree HomericsStan BrakhageUnited StatesTryst HauntStan BrakhageUnited StatesWittgensteinDerek JarmanKarl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda SwintonUnited Kingdom 1994A.13 (short)William RabanUnited KingdomBlack IceStan Brakhage United StatesCannot ExistStan BrakhageUnited StatesCannot Not ExistStan BrakhageUnited StatesChartres SeriesStan BrakhageUnited States Elementary PhrasesStan BrakhageUnited StatesFaustJan ŠvankmajerPetr ČepekCzech RepublicFranceUnited KingdomGermanyFrom: First Hymn to the Night - NovalisStan BrakhageUnited StatesLondonPatrick KeillerPaul ScofieldUnited KingdomLuna 10Marina Gržinić, Aina ŠmidSlovenia The Mammals of VictoriaStan BrakhageUnited StatesNaughtsStan BrakhageUnited StatesPostcards from AmericaElizabeth Gill, Chris Hoover, Steve McLeanJames Lyons, Michael Tighe, Olmo TigheUnited StatesRoy Cohn/Jack SmithRon Vawter, Anita Thacher, Jill GodmilowCoco McPherson, Ron Vawter United StatesSátántángoBéla TarrPutyi Horváth, László Lugossy, Mihály VígHungarySeduction of a CyborgLynn Hershman LeesonUnited StatesVanya on 42nd StreetLouis MalleWallace Shawn, Larry Pine, Andre GregoryUnited StatesWhat She WantsRuth LingfordUnited KingdomWhy I Never Became a DancerTracey EminUnited Kingdom 1995Above the LakeDmitrii FrolovPeter Kremis, Romil Rachev, Natalya SurkovaRussiaA3 – Apatija, AIDS in AntarktikaMarina Gržinić, Aina ŠmidSloveniaThe 'b' SeriesStan BrakhageUnited StatesCremaster 1Matthew Barney United StatesEarthen AerieStan BrakhageUnited StatesI...Stan BrakhageUnited StatesI Take These TruthsStan BrakhageUnited StatesIf 6 was 9Eija-Liisa AhtilaFinlandImperfect Three-Image FilmsJonas MekasUnited States6 mins, ColorIn Consideration of PompeiiStan BrakhageUnited StatesJLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in DecemberJean-Luc GodardFrance The Lost FilmsStan BrakhageUnited StatesLumière and CompanyVarious directors FranceSpainSwedenMemories of FrankensteinJonas MekasThe Living TheatreFrance95 mins, Black & WhiteNeurosia: Fifty Years of PerversionRosa von PraunheimGermanyOn My Way to Fujiyama I met..Jonas MekasUnited States25 mins, ColorOut of the PresentAndrei UjicăRomaniaParanoia CorridorStan BrakhageUnited StatesSonic OutlawsCraig Baldwin United States Spring CycleStan BrakhageUnited StatesTokyo FistShinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamoto, Kaori Fujii, Kohji TsukamotoJapan We Hold TheseStan BrakhageUnited States 1996Beautiful FuneralsStan BrakhageUnited StatesBlue ValueStan BrakhageUnited StatesBreaking the WavesLars von TrierEmily WatsonDenmarkCinema Is Not 100 Years OldJonas MekasUnited States4 mins, ColorComingled ContainersStan BrakhageUnited States ConcrescenceStan BrakhageUnited StatesConspirators of PleasureJan ŠvankmajerPetr MeisselSwitzerlandUnited KingdomCzech RepublicCrashDavid CronenbergJames Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna ArquetteCanadaUnited KingdomThe Film of HerBill MorrisonUnited KingdomFor Ever MozartJean-Luc GodardMadeleine Assas, Bérangère Allaux SwitzerlandFranceThe Fur of HomeStan BrakhageUnited StatesGallivantAndrew KöttingUnited KingdomGeorgetown LoopKen JacobsUnited StatesHappy-EndPeter TscherkasskyAustriaHide and SeekSu Friedrich United StatesIrma VepOlivier AssayasMaggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre LéaudFrancePassagenLisl PongerAustriaThe Pillow BookPeter GreenawayVivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida United KingdomFranceNetherlandsPolite MadnessStan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 1Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 2Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 3Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 4Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 5Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 6Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 7Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 8Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 9Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 10Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 11Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 12Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 13Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 14Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 15Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 16Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 17Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 18Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 19Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 20Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 21Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 22Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 23Stan BrakhageUnited States Prelude 24Stan BrakhageUnited States Sexual SagaStan BrakhageUnited StatesShockingly HotStan BrakhageUnited StatesSong of the SalamanderJonas MekasOona MekasUnited States10 mins, ColorTerminus for YouNicolas ReyFranceThrough Wounded EyesStan BrakhageUnited StatesTristeNathaniel DorskyUnited StatesTwo Found Objects of Charles BoultenhouseStan BrakhageUnited StatesVillage of DreamsYōichi HigashiMieko Harada, Kaneko Iwasaki, Hosei KomatsuJapan 1997Astor PlaceEve HellerUnited StatesBirth of a NationJonas MekasOver 160 artistsUnited States85 mins, ColorThe Cat of the Worm's Green RealmStan BrakhageUnited StatesDivertimentoStan BrakhageUnited StatesFilm Ist.Gustav DeutschAustriaGummoHarmony KorineJacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Jacob SewellUnited StatesHappy Birthday to JohnJonas MekasJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Shirley Clarke, Miles Davis, Paul Krassner, George MaciunasUnited States24 mins, ColorHow I Learned to Stop Worring and Love Ariel SharonAvi MograbiIsraelLast Hymn to the Night - NovalisStan BrakhageUnited StatesLetters from NowhereJonas MekasJonas MekasUnited States75 mins, ColorLevel FiveChris MarkerCatherine BelkhodjaFranceLost HighwayDavid LynchBill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar GettyUnited StatesSurrealist filmMein Herz – niemandem!Helma Sanders-BrahmsLena Stolze, Thomas Ruffer, René SchubertGermanyThe MirrorJafar PanahiMina Mohammad Khani, Kadem Mojdehi IranNam June Paik’s Piano PieceJonas MekasNam June PaikUnited States6 mins, ColorPost-socializem + Retroavantgarde + IRWINMarina Gržinić, Aina ŠmidSloveniaRobinson in SpacePatrick KeillerPaul ScofieldUnited KingdomScarsJames HerbertCarter Davis, Alexandra RosettiUnited StatesScenes from Allen’s Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritJonas MekasAllen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jonas Mekas, Patti Smith, Amiri BarakaUnited States67 mins, Color and Black & WhiteSelf Song/Death SongStan BrakhageUnited StatesStill LifeHarun FarockiGermanyStory of IJo Ann KaplanUnited KingdomTodayEija-Liisa AhtilaFinlandUncutJohn GreysonMatthew Ferguson, Michael Achtman, Damon D'Oliveira CanadaYggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars In The Human MindStan BrakhageUnited States 1998... Reel FiveStan BrakhageUnited States... Reel FourStan BrakhageUnited States... Reel OneStan BrakhageUnited States... Reel ThreeStan BrakhageUnited States... Reel TwoStan BrakhageUnited StatesAlone. Life Wastes Andy HardyMartin ArnoldAustriaL'ArrivéePeter TscherkasskyAustriaDandy DustHans A. ScheirlHans Scheirl, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Suzie Krüger, Tres Trash TemperilliAustriaFear and Loathing in Las VegasTerry GilliamJohnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Craig BierkoUnited StatesFemale Mystique and Spare LeavesStan BrakhageUnited StatesFestenThomas VinterbergTrine D