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Tag Archives: 1980s
Brothers in Arms (1988) George Bloom, Todd Allen, Charles Grant, Dedee Pfeiffer
Two brothers on a hike in the woods, one of them with a hidden motive Read More »
Wonder Women AKA Shen qi liang xia nu (1987) Kwok-Leung Kam, Carol ‘Do Do’ Cheng, Cecilia Yip, Michael Wong
This is an outrageous comedy about seven days in the life of two girls Leung and Ling Read More »
Idö van AKA Time (1986) Péter Gothár, Márk Zala, Kati Lázár, Gyula Bodrogi
Peter Gothar films give a sharp, uncensored view of the society. Read More »
The Illegal Immigrant AKA Fei fat yi man (1985) Mabel Cheung, Wanting Zhang, Yung-Cho Ching, Fu-Sheng Wu, Chung-yu Liao
Cheung, an illegal immigrant in a completely Chinese area of New York Read More »
The Big Parade AKA Da yue bing (1986) Kaige Chen, Qiang Guan, Lu Lei, Chun Sun
Army volunteers train for places in China’s 1984 National Day parade, where they are expected to be a perfect marching unit. Read More »
The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September AKA Kugatsu no joudan kurabu bando (1982) Shunichi Nagasaki, Masato Furuoya, Sachiko Itô, Masao Matsuda
After the death of his friend Tetsuji, Ryo (Takashi Naito) and his biker gang drift apart. Read More »
Singing the Blues in Red AKA Fatherland (1986) Ken Loach, Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Sigfrit Steiner
Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin Read More »
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator AKA À gauche en sortant de l’ascenseur (1988) Édouard Molinaro, Pierre Richard, Richard Bohringer, Emmanuelle Béart
Yan is a successful artist. One day he is waiting for his date Florence to turn up at his apartment. Read More »
The Candidate AKA Der Kandidat (1980) Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Wolf Biermann, Karl Carstens, Edmund Stoiber
Documentary about the controversial Bavarian politician Franz Josef Strauss and his unsuccessful attempt to become Chancellor. Read More »
Long Live the Lady! AKA Lunga vita alla signora! (1987) Ermanno Olmi, Marco Esposito, Simona Brandalise, Stafania Busarello
The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Read More »
Les princes (1983) Tony Gatlif, Gérard Darmon, Muse Dalbray, Céline Militon, Concha Tavora
The earlier “Les Princes” is a savage and angry work about a proud people trying Read More »
The First Time (1981) Charlie Loventhal, Tim Choate, Krista Errickson, Marshall Efron
A young film student pursues a woman while studying under a bizarre, eccentric film professor. Read More »
Killing Cars (1986) Michael Verhoeven, Jürgen Prochnow, Senta Berger, Agnès Soral
In a complex story of automotive intrigue, oil barons, corporate finance Read More »
Killing ’em Softly (1982) Max Fischer, George Segal, Irene Cara, Joyce Gordon
The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer. Read More »