In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Salome’s Last Dance (1988) Ken Russell, Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace
Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play ‘Salome, on Guy Fawkes day, 1892. Read More »
Farewell AKA Proshchanie (1983) Elem Klimov, Stefaniya Stanyuta, Lev Durov, Aleksey Petrenko
Matyora is a small village on a beautiful island with the same name. Read More »
Lion of the Desert (1980) Moustapha Akkad
In Fascist Italy pre-World War II, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Benito Mussolini Read More »
Extraterrestial Visitors AKA Los nuevos extraterrestres (1983) Juan Piquer Simón, Ian Sera, Nina Ferrer, Susana Bequer
One of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 faves. A little boy who has an extensive array of pets he likes Read More »
Heroic Times AKA Daliás idök (1983) József Gémes, Adrienne Csengery, Gyula Szabó
It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. Read More »
Guardian Angel AKA Andjeo cuvar (1987) Goran Paskaljevic, Ljubisa Samardzic, Jakup Amzic, Neda Arneric
The Guardian Angel in this harrowing film is the one who doesn’t protect gypsy children Read More »
Le pont du Nord (1981) Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clémenti
A woman recently released from prison and a strange young female street urchin keep running into each other on the streets of Paris Read More »
Maid to Order (1987) Amy Holden Jones, Ally Sheedy, Beverly D’Angelo, Michael Ontkean
Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning Read More »
Personal Problems (1980) Bill Gunn, Vertamae Grosvenor, Carey Barnes, Alan Beckles
A partly improvised story of a complicated marriage in the African-American community Read More »