The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
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 »
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
The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer. Read More »
Palermo or Wolfsburg / Palermo oder Wolfsburg (1980) Werner Schroeter, Nicola Zarbo, Otto Sander, Ida Di Benedetto
An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. Read More »
Music Box (1989) Costa-Gavras, Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest
Hungarian immigrant Mike Laszlo has done well for himself since arriving in the USA Read More »
Man, Woman and Child (1983) Dick Richards, Martin Sheen, Blythe Danner, Craig T. Nelson
A man with a wife and two daughters learns that he has a son. It seems that a few years ago while visiting France Read More »
Surrender (1987) Jerry Belson, Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg
A wealthy writer, who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends Read More »
The Nonentity / Le paltoquet (1986) Michel Deville, Fanny Ardant, Daniel Auteuil, Richard Bohringer
Miss Lotte has her residence in a big hangar near a port. Read More »
Relentless (1989) William Lustig, Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz Read More »