A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Tempest (1982) Paul Mazursky, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades Read More »
Deadly Intent (1988) Nigel Dick, Lisa Eilbacher, Steve Railsback, Maud Adams
An archaeologist smuggles a valuable ancient jewel into the US. Read More »
Lonely Heart AKA Kôfuku (1981) Kon Ichikawa, Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara
The plot of ”Lonely Heart” concerns a gunman who murders all the occupants of a bookstore. Read More »
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo AKA Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) Uli Edel, Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother Read More »
Fire on the Mountain (1981) Donald Wrye, Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen
The story of one man’s defiance of the United States government. Read More »
Ghost Story (1981) John Irvin, Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Fred Astaire
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. Read More »
Far from Poland (1984) Jill Godmilow, Ruth Maleczech, Mark Margolis, Olek Krupa
An attempt to cover Poland’s Solidarity movement – the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country Read More »
A Man, When He Is a Man AKA El hombre cuando es hombre (1982) Valeria Sarmiento
What are the social climate and cultural traditions in Costa Rica which nurture “machismo” and allow the domination of women to continue in Latin America? Read More »
Last Images of the Shipwreck AKA Últimas imágenes del naufragio (1989) Eliseo Subiela, Lorenzo Quinteros, Noemí Frenkel, Hugo Soto
The director of the enigmatic, entirely memorable feature Man Facing Southeast confronts viewers Read More »
Apprentice to Murder (1988) Ralph L. Thomas, Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara
Fire-and-brimstone preacher sees Satan everywhere, trains gullible young boy to “detect” evil Read More »
The Four Seasons: Natsuko AKA Shiki Natsuko (1980) Yôichi Higashi, Setsuko Karasuma, Hitomi Kageyama, Akiko Kana
A 20-year-old woman feels entrapped in her relationship with her current boyfriend Read More »
Wolf’s Hole AKA Vlci bouda (1987) Vera Chytilová, Miroslav Machácek, Tomás Palatý, Stepánka Cervenková
A group of teenagers are mysteriously invited to a skiing workshop in the mountains. Read More »
Savage Breed AKA Razza selvaggia (1980) Pasquale Squitieri, Saverio Marconi, Stefano Madia, Imma Piro
Mario lives in Turin with his sister Michelina. He works in the factory. Read More »
The Woman of Fire ’82 AKA Hwanyeo ’82 (1982) Ki-young Kim, Mu-song Jeon, Yeong-hie Na, Ji-mee Kim
This is a remake of the classic “The Housemaid” (aka Hayo). This time it takes place on a chicken farm run by the wife. Read More »