A broken marriage, artists’ housing in New York, and Central American politics, director Yvonne Rainer meanders through a lot of philosophical and rhetorical territory. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Routine Pleasures (1986) Patrick Amos, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Documentary
What do a club devoted to model trains and the legendary film critic and painter Manny Farber have in common? These two story lines intersect in an attempt to recreate the past. Read More »
Ananas (1984) Amos Gitai, Documentary
One day, when I opened my refrigerator, I looked closely at a can of pineapple. It had been “made in the Philippines,” “packaged in Honolulu,” “distributed in San Francisco” and the label “printed in Japan”. Read More »
Point de fuite / Vanishing Point (1984) Raoul Ruiz, Steve Baës, Rebecca Pauly, Paulo Branco, Drama
A character escapes from the police and after all the money played to draw covers crime novels.
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The Territory / O Território (1981) Raoul Ruiz, Geoffrey Carey, Paul Getty Jr., Jeffrey Kime, Drama, Horror
A small group of well-to-do vacationers go on a hiking trip into the woods. Read More »
Turnaround (1987) Ola Solum, Doug McKeon, Tim Maier, Jonna Lee, Action, Mystery
Magicians grandson and his girlfriend and their friends are victimized by a bike gang of her former boyfriend. Read More »
A Freira e a Tortura (1983) Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias, David Cardoso, Vera Gimenez, Claudia Alencar, Drama, Erotic
Chief of Police Rui, a happily married man of principles, is in charge of investigating Joana, a teacher who’s accused of political crimes. Read More »
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) Tony Richardson, Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Paul McCrane, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on the novel by John Irving, this unusual comedic drama follows the exploits of the eccentric hotel-operating Berry family. Read More »
Il camorrista / The Professor (1986) Giuseppe Tornatore, Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Crime, Drama
Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra’s bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of “Il professore” (the professor). Read More »
Vabank (1981) Juliusz Machulski, Jan Machulski, Leonard Pietraszak, Witold Pyrkosz, Comedy, Crime
Set in Warsaw in 1930’s. After six years in jail, framed for bank robbery by an accomplice, the legendary Kwinto has only revenge on his mind. Read More »