It’s 1944 in the small town of Gregory, Texas. Divorcée Nita Longley has been brought Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Law of Desire / La ley del deseo (1987) Pedro Almodóvar, Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas
Pablo and Tina have complicated sexual lives. Pablo writes and directs plays and films Read More »
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. Read More »
Saving Grace (1986) Robert M. Young, Tom Conti, Fernando Rey, Erland Josephson
A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Read More »
Casanova (1987) Simon Langton, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel
A very long, beginning-to-end life story of an eighteenth century womanizer Read More »
In the White City / Dans la ville blanche (1983) Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Teresa Madruga, Julia Vonderlinn
A Swiss sailor jumps ship in Lisbon, tired of the noisy engine room Read More »
Gloria (1980) John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen
Mild mannered Jack Dawn has been secretly working as an accountant for the mob. Read More »
Best Revenge (1984) John Trent, John Heard, Levon Helm, Alberta Watson
An American tourist in Spain is forced to take part in a $4 million drug deal Read More »
Céleste (1980) Percy Adlon, Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt, Norbert Wartha
In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. Read More »
Playing Away (1987) Horace Ové, Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart, Helen Lindsay
To mark the conclusion of their “Third World Week” celebration, a cricket team Read More »