26 films released in 1997

Gargantua

Lars von Trier Morten Arnfred, 1997, Denmark

Pandæmonium

Lars von Trier Morten Arnfred, 1997, Denmark

Mors In Tabula

Lars von Trier Morten Arnfred, 1997, Denmark

Affliction

Paul Schrader, 1997, United States

God's Fool

Nik Sheehan, 1997, Canada

The Drawing Master

Nik Sheehan, 1997, Canada

Rui Ka Bojh

Subhash Agrawal, 1997, India

Drancy Avenir

Arnaud des Pallières, 1997, France

Level Five

Chris Marker, 1997, France

Wilde

Brian Gilbert, 1997, United Kingdom

Telling Lies in America

Guy Ferland, 1997, United States

The Sweet Hereafter

Atom Egoyan, 1997, Canada

Assassin(s)

Mathieu Kassovitz, 1997, France

The Life of Jésus (La vie de Jésus)

Bruno Dumont, 1997, France

Traveller

Jack N. Green, 1997, United States