This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
S.O.B. (1981) Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Comedy, Drama
Felix Farmer is an extremely successful Hollywood producer, whose movies for Capitol Pictures have never lost money,… until now Read More »
The Lonely Lady (1983) Peter Sasdy, Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Drama
Jerilee Randall, a simple schoolgirl living in the San Fernando Valley, dreams of becoming a famous screenwriter. Read More »
The Long Summer of George Adams (1982) Stuart Margolin, James Garner, Joan Hackett, Alex Harvey, Drama
James Garner stars in a lighthearted tale about the vices and virtues of small-town life, based on the novel by Weldon Hill. Read More »
To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) Kaizô Hayashi, Morio Agata, Kenji Endo, Fujiko Fukamizu, Fantasy
An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. Read More »
Shoguns Shadow (1989) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari, Action, Adventure, Drama
Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. Read More »
My Case (1986) Manoel de Oliveira, Bulle Ogier, Luís Miguel Cintra, Axel Bogousslavsky, Drama, Fantasy
Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film Read More »
White Star (1983) Roland Klick, Dennis Hopper, Terrance Robay, Ramona Sweeny, Drama, Music
A rock music reporter and his view of the angry excited punk generation. Read More »
Prisoner of Rio (1988) Lech Majewski, Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman, Peter Firth, Biography, Drama, Thriller
In 1981, Ronald Biggs was kidnapped by agents from Scotland Yard from his Brazilian hideout for his participation in the 1964 British train robbery. Read More »
Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985) Linda Feferman, Jennifer Connelly, Byron Thames, Maddie Corman, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Natalie Becker is staying at home studying and working on an essay to meet the president while her father is away. Read More »