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Tag Archives: 1980s
Carmen (1984) Francesco Rosi, Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo

In 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Read More »
Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (1989) Paulo Rocha

In Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss), Paulo Rocha does Read More »
Father and Son / Foo ji ching (1981) Allen Fong, Lei Shih

A young man dreamed of a career in comics and movies. Read More »
Rasputin / Agoniya (1981) Elem Klimov, Aleksey Petrenko

Russia, 1916. Be it by craft or madness, Rasputin exercises power over the indecisive Nicholas Read More »
Il miele del diavolo / Devil’s Honey (1986) Lucio Fulci

A young woman abducts and subjects a doctor whom she holds responsible for the death of her boyfriend to acts of sexual torture. Read More »
Les innocents (1987) André Téchiné, Sandrine Bonnaire

The lines between love, sex, and politics become hopelessly blurred in this French drama. Read More »
The Romance of Book and Sword (1987) Ann Hui, Nuo Ai

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. Read More »
Faces of Women / Visages de femmes (1985) Désiré Ecaré

At a festival, a chorus of women sing and dance as two stories unfold. Read More »
Macumba (1982) Elfi Mikesch, Arthouse, Drama

In a derelict house, an amateur detective stumbles upon lethargic people Read More »