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Tag Archives: 1980s
Sister Stella L. (1984) Mike De Leon, Vilma Santos, Jay Ilagan, Gina Alajar
A nun becomes involved in an on-going labor strike. Read More »
Mind Shadows AKA Hersenschimmen (1988) Heddy Honigmann, Joop Admiraal, Marja Kok, Melanie Doane
Hersenschimmen (“Mind Shadows”) does not provide its audience with any easy escape. Read More »
Cognac AKA Tajna manastirske rakije (1988) Slobodan Sijan, Rick Rossovich, Catherine Hicks, Gary Kroeger
A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul Read More »
A Weekend of Deceased Persons AKA Vikend na mrtovci (1988) Nikola-Kole Angelovski, Dimce Meskovski, Vladimir-Dadi Angelovski, Djordji Jolevski
Very black and grotesque comedy about the little office-worker Tase and his death wife Kata. Read More »
Every Picture Tells a Story (1984) James Scott, Phyllis Logan, Alex Norton, Leonard O’Malley
A film about the early life of the acclaimed British artist William Scott the father Read More »
Lemon Popsicle V AKA Roman Za’ir (1983) Dan Wolman, Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, Jonathan Sagall
Benny falls in love with his best friend’s little sister. Read More »
Belizaire the Cajun (1986) Glen Pitre, Armand Assante, Gail Youngs, Michael Schoeffling
This inexpensive but effusively energetic film is set in Louisiana’s Cajun country of the 19th century. Read More »
Night Riders AKA Nocní jazdci (1981) Martin Hollý, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Michal Docolomanský, Sona Valentová
Two men of principle face each other. One is backed by a whole, however poor village Read More »
Face to Face AKA Mukhamukham (1985) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Alummoodan, Asokan, Azeez
Sreedharan, a charismatic leader of a leftist trade union is the moral strength Read More »
My Little Girl (1986) Connie Kaiserman, James Earl Jones, Geraldine Page, Mary Stuart Masterson
A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can’t stay with their parents. Read More »
Diamond Ninja Force (1988) Godfrey Ho, Richard Harrison, Melvin Pitcher, Andy Chworowsky
We begin with Shô Kosugi demonstrating the use of a katana, saying nothing Read More »
The Traitors AKA Forræderne (1983) Ole Roos, Allan Olsen, Ole Meyer, Sanne Salomonsen
Two young Danes have joined Free Corps Denmark and have struggled on the Eastern Front Read More »
The Glorious Asuka Gang! AKA Hana no asuka gumi! (1988) Yôichi Sai, Miho Tsumiki, Yôko Kikuchi, Kumiko Takeda
In this flower of the bird group action film, according to the high mouth pure title for the comic book Read More »
To Love the Damned AKA Maledetti vi amerò (1980) Marco Tullio Giordana, Flavio Bucci, Micaela Pignatelli, Agnès Nobecourt
Svitol has been hiding out in South America. Then one day he gives up on his life Read More »