After his last contract, the hitman Martin “Christian” Terrier tells his only friend Michel that he will retire Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Lethal Obsession / Der Joker (1987) Peter Patzak, Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Bernard Freyd
Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer Read More »
The Pirates of Penzance (1983) Wilford Leach, Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt
This movie is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta of the same name Read More »
The Veiled Man / L’homme voilé (1987) Maroun Bagdadi, Bernard Giraudeau, Michel Piccoli, Laure Marsac
Pierre is a doctor. He has just returned from Beirut, his head still filled with the images Read More »
Shadow of Victory / In de schaduw van de overwinning (1986) Ate de Jong, Jeroen Krabbé, Edwin de Vries, Linda van Dyck
During WWII, two members of the Dutch resistance share the same goal Read More »
Are We? / ¿Somos? (1982) Carlos Hugo Christensen, Elvia Andreoli, Sandra Ballesteros, Amalia Bernabé
In three corners of the Buenos Aires neighborhood known as Recoleta Read More »
The Father / En far (1988) Bo Widerberg
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
Blackeyes (1989) Dennis Potter, Michael Gough
Blackeyes is an attempt to explore “what does go on between men and women in their heads Read More »
The Serpent’s Way (1986) Bo Widerberg
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako, Wan Kin Cheng, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase Read More »