A story about partly miserable lives of middle aged men and unfulfilled dreams of youth. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982)
A meeting of the Communist Party is taking place when suddenly the lights Read More »
My American Cousin (1985) Sandy Wilson, Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Richard Donat
Adding an intriguing Canadian twist to a universally appealing story of teenage trials Read More »
Gondola (1987) Chisho Itoh, Keiko Uemura, Kenta Kai, Midori Kiuchi
When Ryo arrives in Tokyo from the Aomori Prefecture he finds employment Read More »
Victims (1982) Tony Vorno, Lois Adams, Laura Borenstein, Ron Borenstein
Paulie is falling to pieces. His every encounter with the opposite sex ends in violence Read More »
Four Days in July (1984) Mike Leigh, Brid Brennan, Des McAleer, Paula Hamilton
Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm Read More »
The Trip to Bountiful (1985) Peter Masterson
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940’s Houston Read More »
High Tide (1987) Gillian Armstrong, Judy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when Read More »
Wagner (1983) Tony Palmer, Richard Burton
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner’s life and work, from before the 1848 revolution Read More »
Day of Resurrection / Fukkatsu no hi (1980) Kinji Fukasaku, Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi
A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. Read More »