In a part of Flanders where flax is the main crop, farmer Vermeulen rules his estate like an ‘old school’ patriarch, stern and authoritarian Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Troll (1986) John Carl Buechler, Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Noah Hathaway, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The Potter family has just moved to a rented apartment in San Francisco. Harry Potter Sr. and his wife Anne are bringing the packages to the apartment Read More »
Ru lai shen zhang / Buddha’s Palm (1982) Taylor Wong, Tung-Shing Yee, On-On Yu, Kara Hui, Action, Fantasy
The Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Read More »
Mannen från Mallorca / Man from Majorca (1984) Bo Widerberg, Sven Wollter, Tomas von Brömssen, Håkan Serner, Action, Crime, Thriller
In Stockholm, on St. Lucy’s feast day, a bandit daringly robs a crowded post office. Within a fortnight, two witnesses are dead. Read More »
Missing (1982) Costa-Gavras, Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, Biography, Drama, History
In September1973, in Chile, the American journalist Charles Horman arrives in Valparaiso with his friend Terry Simon to meet his wife Beth and bring her back to New York with him. Read More »
Shi ye sheng / On Trial / Job Hunter (1980) Clarence Yiu-leung Fok, Danny Bak-Keung Chan, Leslie Cheung, Paul Bo-Law Chung, Drama
Danny Chan stars as a rich kid who excels in music. Without the support of his father, who thinks his younger brother Paul (Paul Chung) is doing much better, Danny decides to launch his music career alone. Read More »
Festa di laurea / Graduation Party (1985) Pupi Avati, Carlo Delle Piane, Aurore Clément, Lidia Broccolino, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Festa di Laurea (graduation party) is a film about times of change. The story is set at the end of World War II. Read More »
Waldheim: A Commission of Inquiry (1988) Kurt Waldheim, Documentary
This Documentary examines the wide- spread allegations that Kurt Waldheim committed war crimes during World War II. Read More »
Perinbaba / The Feather Fairy (1985) Juraj Jakubisko, Giulietta Masina, Petra Vancíková, Tobias Hoesl, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. Read More »
September (1987) Woody Allen, Elaine Stritch, Denholm Elliott, Mia Farrow, Drama
This somber drama presents the events of the course of one weekend at a Vermont country house. Read More »
Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul / Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss (1989) Paulo Rocha, Fernando Heitor, Inês de Medeiros, Vítor Norte, Biography
In Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss), Paulo Rocha does a surprising “collage” about the Portuguese modernism, centered in Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. Read More »
S&M Hunter (1986) Shûji Kataoka, Shirô Shimomoto, Hiromi Saotome, Yutaka Ikejima, Comedy, Erotic
When the all-girl gang, The Bombers, kidnap a man to use as their personal sex slave, S&M Hunter accepts the mission to infiltrate The Bombers’ hideout and show them the ropes. Read More »
Project A (1983) Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Action, Comedy
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Read More »
Love Scenes (1984) Bud Townsend, Tiffany Bolling, Franc Luz, Julie Newmar, Drama, Erotic
Acclaimed actress Val Binnes decides to play a bold and uninhibited role in a controversial new movie for her ambitious, but neglectful and self-absorbed director husband Peter. Read More »
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla / A Detained Verdict (1986) Basu Chatterjee, Deepak Kejriwal, Amitabh Srivastava, Pankaj Kapur, Drama
Twelve male members of a jury gather together in an enclosed room to deliberate their decision on a charge of murder against a young man who has been accused of killing his elderly father. Read More »