A meek word processor impulsively travels to Manhattan’s Soho District to date an attractive but apparently disturbed young woman and finds himself trapped there in a nightmarishly surreal vortex of improbable coincidences and farcical circumstances.
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Tag Archives: 1980s
Beatles around the World (1988) Rita Gillepsie, Documentary, Musical
Three Beatles performances: A television special taped April 28, 1964 in England with other popular British performers ; the band’s first concert in the U.S. in Washington ; and one of the group’s last concerts together, July 2. 1966, in Tokyo, Japan…
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Ja milujem, ty milujes / I Love, You Love (1989) Dusan Hanák, Roman Klosowski, Iva Janzurová, Milan Jelic, Drama, Romance
A tragicomic film about people from the social periphery. Director Dušan Hanák portrayed his characters with a sensitive understanding, without romanticizing. That was also why the f ilm, similarly to Hanák’s previous works 322 and Pictures of the Old World, ended up on a shelf until 1988. Impressive performances are given by Czech actress Iva Janžurová, Polish actor Roman Klosowski and Serbian actor Milan Jeli?. In 1989, the film won a Silver Bear for Best Directing from the IFF Berlin.
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Sid and Nancy (1986) Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Biography, Drama, Music
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.
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Vigil (1984) Vincent Ward, Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr, Drama
Toss lives on a sheep farm with her father in New Zealand. When Toss’s father dies in an accident, Ethan, an itinerant hunter, wanders onto the family farm and is given a job by her grandfather. Toss’s fairly innocent relationship with Ethan is severed when he forms a relationship with her mother.
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Vecernja zvona / Evening Bells (1986) Lordan Zafranovic, Rade Serbedzija, Petar Bozovic, Miodrag Krivokapic, Drama
Trials and tribulations of a Croatian Communist intellectual in the turbulent years before, during and after WW2.
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Track 29 (1988) Nicolas Roeg, Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Drama, Mystery
A doctor’s wife tires of his obsession with model trains, and spends her days wondering about the son she gave up for adoption at birth. While eating at a roadside cafe, she encounters a British hitchhiker, who turns out to be her son. They spend time together trying to find a bond. The son begins to hate the husband, and the wife begins worrying about the safety of her husband and his train set.
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History of the World: Part I (1981) Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Comedy
From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind’s evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what REALLY happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
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The Accused (1988) Jonathan Kaplan, Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Drama, Crime
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
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Three Faces of Angel (1986) Bob Vosse, Angel, Kay Parker, Lili Marlene, John Leslie, R. Bolla, Jamie Gillis, Dan Mann, Aaron Stuart, Rod Grant, Adult
Imagine Cindy’s surprise at receiving a letter from her longtime friend Angel after many years of silence. As Cindy reads the letter. Angel’s old photos ignite memories that take Cindy, and us, on a sexual adventure into the world of Angel and her friends.
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