Henry Chinaski never cared for the American dream, the thought of needing to become ‘something’ and fit into the system disgusts him. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
The Assam Garden (1985) Mary McMurray, Deborah Kerr, Ronald Russell, Daisy Bell
An insecure, aggressive widow of a tea garden manager reluctantly develops an affectionate relationship with an Indian housewife and her family. Read More »
Polyester (1981) John Waters, Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey
Francine Fishpaw is an upper middle class suburban housewife in Baltimore. Read More »
Untama giru (1989) Go Takamine, Chikako Aoyama, Kaoru Kobayashi, John Sayles
Magical realist film about Okinawa. It’s about the occupation of Okinawa – both by the United States Read More »
Antarctica AKA Nankyoku monogatari (1983) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Eiji Okada
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Read More »
Among Grey Stones AKA Sredi serykh kamney (1983) Kira Muratova, Igor Sharapov, Oksana Shlapak, Stanislav Govorukhin
This film is based on a short story of Vladimir Korolenko, Russian (born in Ukrainia) writer. Read More »
Afganistan – The last war bus (L’ultimo bus di guerra) (1989) Pierluigi Ciriaci, Mark Gregory, John Vernon, Savina Gersak
A group of soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. Read More »
Write and Fight AKA Pismak (1985) Wojciech Has, Wojciech Wysocki, Gustaw Holoubek, Janusz Michalowski
Set during the World War I in a prison cell. A newspaper satirist, a safecracker and a clerical murderer have been loaded Read More »
Bodies in Heat… the Sequel (1989) Henri Pachard, Annette Haven, Sharon Kane, Eric Edwards
Have you ever watched those nature shows or movies that depict animals in heat? Read More »
The Revolt of Job AKA Jób lázadása (1983) Imre Gyöngyössy, Barna Kabay, Hédi Temessy, Ferenc Zenthe, Gábor Fehér
Hungary, 1943. An elderly Jewish couple, Job and Roza, adopt an unruly non-Jewish child Read More »