
In 1905, young composer Nikusha, travels to the villages of a post-revolutionary Georgia to collect folk songs. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Private Life (1982) Yuli Raizman, Mikhail Ulyanov, Iya Savvina, Irina Gubanova

A man gets fired from his cooshie government job. He thinks its the end of the world Read More »
The Step (1985) Aleksandre Rekhviashvili, Merab Ninidze

Alexi leaves the house of his father and stepmother and rents an apartment. Read More »
Deep Water (1981) Michel Deville, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Sandrine Kljajic

Melanie enjoys flirting and having little affairs. Her husband Victor seems to bear her antics with utmost calm and nonchalance. Read More »
Stín kapradiny / The Shadow of the Ferns (1984) Frantisek Vlácil, Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszynski, Miroslav Machácek

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most Read More »
An Autumn’s Tale / Chau tin dik tung wa (1987) Mabel Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Danny Bak-Keung Chan

Hong Kong native Jennifer (Cherie Chung) moves to New York City Read More »
A Lame Step / A paso de cojo (1980) Luis Alcoriza, Luis Manuel Pelayo, Bruno Rey, Julio Alejandro Lobato

Throughout the Cristero War a bunch of disabled encouraged by the village priest connect the battle to make a battalion Read More »
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) Laurence Olivier, Melvyn Bragg, Peggy Ashcroft

A candid, comprehensive interview with Sir Laurence Olivier – the only such profile the actor/director ever allowed Read More »
Buddies / A un (1989) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Eiji Bandô, Sumiko Fuji, Yasuko Tomita

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love. Read More »
Zig Zag Story (1983) Patrick Schulmann, Diane Bellego, Christian François, Fabrice Luchini

The lives of three Parisians – a color-blind painter, a radio show host Read More »