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" the crushed rebellion at decade's end and on Into his time in exile. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Kunga J. Tenzin and Tenzin Gyalpo star. Melissa Mathison (best known for "E.T.") scripts; Barbara De Fina (Scorsese's "Casino") produces. (Buena Vista, 1 2/25 ltd) ExplOitips: The $35 million "Kundun, " originally a Universal turnaround project, has been a cultural and political headache for Disney Co., which has been trying to open the vast Chinese marketplace to sell its many product lines. Although UCC was sold all "Kundun" distribution rights except for the North American and United Kingdom markets, China—a country in which many Disney toys also are made— still IDs this as Disney Co. fare. The now-departed Michael Ovitz was able to woo Scorsese (whom Ovitz agented while at CAA) from his longtime MCA home into a two-picture deal at the Mouse House by backing his "Kundun. But— unless this delivers a goodhearted emotional wallop (hardly the Scorsese signature) that transcends America's "Tenzin" resistance to stories of other cultures — this looks to be a domestic prestige item for the studio, working best in select-site bookings. The Boxer A once-promising fighter returns home after spending 13 years in a British prison, only to find his city of Belfast now a place full of hatred and desolation. He returns to the ring, determined to find a way out of the legacy of despair, and he rekindles a romance with his former lover ("Breaking the Waves'" Emily Watson), who now has both a husband who's himself in prison and a teenaged son that she is raising. In a creative reteaming of four "In the Name of the Father" principals, Daniel Day-Lewis JanitDiJai Problems? WE'VE GOT SOLUTIONS! stars, Jim Sheridan directs, Sheridan scripts with Terry George, and Sheridan produces with Arthur Lappin for Hell's Kitchen. (Universal, 12/26 ltd, 1/9/98 wide) Exploitips: The prestige project "In the Name of the Father" pulled just $24 million for Uni after a 12/93 opening, and that was with Emma Thompson aboard. And that was $10 million better than the Sheridan/Day-Lewis "My Left Foot" managed with a best-picture Oscar. Although Day- Lewis did draw $74 million for "The Last of the Mohicans," most likely "The Boxer" is a title an exhibitor can book with and for pride, knowing it'll pull select serious audiences. The Big Lebowski In this comedy/thriller from the Coen brothers ("Fargo"), a man named Jeff Lebowski, aka The Dude, is confronted by gangsters who demand that his wife repay a loan. Puzzled, the unmarried Dude learns there's a millionaire Jeff Lebowski in town, but what bethinks is justacase of mistaken identity worsens as double-crossing, thievery, revenge and bowling follow. 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(Gramercy, 12/25 NY/LA) Exploitips: After the brilliant big-budget bomb "The Hudsucker Proxy, " the Coens needed a hit; now after the long-running and Oscar-winning "Fargo," audiences are likely to say "yah" to their next. Based on that, and bravely forgetting the results from its last forays ("The Portrait of a Lady, " "I'm Not Rappaport") into the high-stakes holiday season, Gramercy has long slated this for Christmas Day. Expect this to be the movie ofchoice for those who aren't looking for the archness of the arthouse but want to avoid the pabulum of the megaplex. Of course, step one is to highlight the Coens' "Fargo" credit. The Sweet Hereafter In a small Canadian town, a school bus accident kills dozens of children. With the residents variously trying to deal with the tragedy, a big-city lawyer ("The Fifth Element's" Ian Holm) arrives with promises of lawsuit riches. Some become clients; then a survivor has a crisis of conscience, and her decision transforms the town. Sarah Polley and Maury Chaykin co-star. Atom Egoyan ("Exotica") directs and adapts the Russell Banks novel, and he produces with Camelia Frieberg. (Fine Line, 1 2/24 NY/LA) Exploitips: Although Cannes winners have an uneven record stateside, "The Sweef Hereafter" did win three promotable awards, including the Grand jury nod. In a four-star review (August issue), our Cannes critic said this "stirring portrait of a community struggling to heal" is "distinguished by an array of fine performances, Egoyan's signature evocative camera work, and a story that leaves one thinking without heavy-handed moralizing." The coastal bow could give this arthouser time to win more citable U.S. review support. Ma Vie en Rose In this French-language comedy, whose title translates as "My Life in Pink," a married couple (Jean-Philippe Ecoffey and Michele Laroque) have a new and happy suburban life except for one thing: Their nine-year-old son (Georges du Fresne) believes that he's a girl. 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