Midnight in the garden of good and evil (1997), directed by Clint Eastwood.
A film noir set in the Deep South. Mysterious, gothic, humorous. The final scene is absolutely impressive. Excellent performances by Kevin Spacey and John Cusak. Jude Law's final grin (or was it supposed to be a smile?) is chilling.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
