PORTUGUESE AFRICA, 1973. Slowly, we have plenty of time: the words of the Second Lieutenant to the small band of soldiers he commands. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Taipei Story / Qing mei zhu ma (1985) Edward Yang, Chin Tsai, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, I-Chen Ko
Lung, a former member of the national Little League team and now operator of an old-style fabric business Read More »
Going Ape! (1981) Jeremy Joe Kronsberg, Tony Danza, Jessica Walter, Stacey Nelkin
When his father – who owned a circus – dies, Foster inherits 5 million dollars – and 3 orangutans. Read More »
Kanashii kibun de joke (1985) Masaharu Segawa, Takeshi Kitano, Kie Nakai, Naoko Ôtani
This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian Read More »
Bridge to Hell / Un ponte per l’inferno (1986) Umberto Lenzi, Andy J. Forest, Carlo Mucari, Paki Valente
Three prisoners from a Nazi prison camp (an American, an Italian and a German deserter) Read More »
Club Paradise (1986) Harold Ramis, Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis
Injured while risking his life to save an angry German shepard, Chicago Firefighter Jack Moniker retires Read More »
A Sunday in the Country / Un dimanche à la campagne (1984) Bertrand Tavernier, Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague Read More »
The Border (1982) Tony Richardson, Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine
U.S. Border Patrol agent Charlie Smith just wants to do a good job and provide for his wife. Read More »
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987)
Epic story about the romance between the most powerful man in the world and the woman who conquered his heart. Read More »
F/X – Murder by Illusion (1986) Robert Mandel, Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora
Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is a special-effects expert for low-budget Hollywood movies. Read More »