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===1990s=== ''[[Butterfly Kiss]]'', Winterbottom's 1995 debut feature, followed a mentally unbalanced lesbian [[serial killer]] and her submissive lover/accomplice as they fall in love while slaughtering their way across the [[motorway]]s of Northern England. It found only a limited release.<ref name="Michael Winterbottom"/> That same year, he reunited with [[Jimmy McGovern]] for the [[BBC]] television film ''[[Go Now (film)| Go Now]]'', the story of a young man who falls ill with [[multiple sclerosis]] just as he meets the love of his life. Focusing on the turmoil this causes the couple, the film was given a theatrical release in many countries. It was also the first film from Winterbottom's company Revolution Films.<ref name="Michael Winterbottom"/> His 1996 film ''[[Jude (film)|Jude]]'' starred [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Kate Winslet]]. It was an adaptation of Winterbottom's his favourite novel, [[Thomas Hardy]]'s bleak classic ''[[Jude the Obscure]]'', a tale of forbidden love between two cousins. The film brought Winterbottom wider recognition, his first screening at [[Cannes]] and numerous Hollywood offers.<ref name="Michael Winterbottom Gets Naked">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/magazine/michael-winterbottom-gets-naked.html | title=Michael Winterbottom Gets Naked | work=The New York Times | date=3 July 2005 | last1=Rodrick | first1=Stephen }}</ref> 1997's ''[[Welcome to Sarajevo]]'' was filmed on location in the titular [[Sarajevo|city]], mere months after the [[Siege of Sarajevo]] had ended. It was based on the true story of British reporter, [[Michael Nicholson]], who spirited a young orphan girl out of the war zone to safety in Britain.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theasc.com/magazine/jan98/sarajevo/pg1.htm | title=Welcome to Sarajevo - page 1 }}</ref> His 1998 film ''[[I Want You (1998 film)|I Want You]]'' is a neo-noir sex thriller set in a decaying British seaside resort town. Starring [[Rachel Weisz]] and [[Alessandro Nivola]], it was inspired by the [[Elvis Costello]] [[I Want You (Elvis Costello song)|song of the same name]] and shot by Polish cinematographer [[Sławomir Idziak]],<ref name="mov">{{cite journal | title = Wettbewerb/In Competition | journal = Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra | page = 24 | location = Berlin | date = 22 February 1998 }}</ref> who won an Honourable Mention award at the [[48th Berlin International Film Festival]] for his work.<ref name="Berlinale 1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/03_preistr_ger_1998/03_Preistraeger_1998.html |title=Berlinale: 1998 Prize Winners |access-date=16 January 2012 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> He followed that with 1999's ''[[With or Without You (1999 film)|With or Without You]]'', a [[Belfast]]-set comedy starring [[Christopher Eccleston]], about a couple trying desperately to conceive, who each have past loves re-enter their lives.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/with-or-without-you-2-1117752083/ | title=With or Without You | date=7 September 1999 }}</ref> That same year, he also released ''[[Wonderland (1999 film)|Wonderland]]'', which marked a shift in style for Winterbottom. Its handheld photography and naturalistic dialogue drew comparisons to [[Robert Altman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wonderland-2000 | title=Wonderland movie review & film summary (2000) | Roger Ebert }}</ref> Starring [[Gina McKee]], [[Shirley Henderson]], [[Molly Parker]], [[John Simm]], [[Ian Hart]] and [[Stuart Townsend]], it is the story of three sisters and their extended family over [[Guy Fawkes Night|Guy Fawkes Day]] weekend in [[London]].<ref>Wise, Damon; [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/09/1 "Smile — you're on candid camera"] ''The Guardian'', 9 September 2000</ref> It featured an orchestral score by minimalist composer [[Michael Nyman]],<ref name="G180100">Jeffries, Stuart; [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/18/artsfeatures "The walking wounded of Wonderland"] ''The Guardian'', 18 January 2000</ref> who would become a frequent collaborator with Winterbottom.
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