
When a small town begins losing its citizenry in a series of grisly murders, out-of-town police inspector Jean Lavardin (Jean Poiret) is sent to investigate. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province’s notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. Read More »
The Silent Lovers (1980) John Erman, Brian Keith, Barry Bostwick, Harold Gould, Drama

Follows the arrival of Greta Garbo in Hollywood, and her ill fated affair with fellow star John Gilbert. Read More »
Suzanne (1980) Robin Spry, Jennifer Dale, Gabriel Arcand, Winston Rekert, Drama

An unhappy married woman has an affair with a violent criminal. She gets pregnant with his baby, but he gets arrested and goes to prison. Now what? Read More »
One Deadly Summer / L’été meurtrier (1983) Jean Becker, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Drama, Mystery

Eliane is obsessed by the violent rape of her mother back in 1955, the very incident which spawned her. Read More »
Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (1980) Kieth Merrill, James Stewart, Beverly Rowland, Kamee Aliessa, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Short, Music

An elderly widower relies on his daydreams and faith to get through a lonely Christmas. Read More »
Ni luo he nu er / Daughter of the Nile (1987) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Lin Yang, Jack Kao, Shu-Fang Chen, Crime, Drama

The eldest daughter of a broken and troubled family works to keep the family together and look after her younger siblings, who are slipping into a life of crime. Read More »
Zone Troopers (1985) Danny Bilson, Tim Thomerson, Timothy Van Patten, Art LaFleur, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War

In Italy during WW II, a patrol of American soldiers discover a space ship that has crash-landed in the woods, and they come across its alien crew. Read More »
Hanky Panky (1982) Sidney Poitier, Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Architect Michael Jordan, a Chicago Architect, is New York on business. A beautiful stranger identifying herself as Janet Dunn, runs into the taxi cab he’s using. Read More »
Conseil de famille / Family Business (1986) Costa-Gavras, Johnny Hallyday, Fanny Ardant, Guy Marchand, Comedy, Crime

French rocker Johnny Hallyday stars as a professional thief just released from jail. He returns to stealing to support his family. Read More »