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Paradise Postponed (TV Series)Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan
Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Round MidnightRound Midnight (1986) Recommended
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet
In 1950s Paris, a decadent American saxophonist develops a friendship with an appreciative French fan who shows him the virtues of clean living. A…
Seize the DaySeize the Day (1986) Recommended
Dir. Fielder Cook
Feat. Robin Williams, Joseph Wiseman, Jerry Stiller
Under–valued drama, whose title ironically represents the quest of 40–something 'loser' Robin Williams to find some form of redemption…
Space CampSpace Camp (1986)
Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott
Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
Travelling NorthTravelling North (1986)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Leo McKern, Julia Blake
Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about a cantankerous retiree who finds love at last, but then discovers his imminent mortality.
Umbrella Woman, TheUmbrella Woman, The (1986)
Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Rachel Ward, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown
Smalltown adultery in 30s Australia, with Rachel Ward and Sam Neill.
Agnes of GodAgnes of God (1985)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly, Anne Bancroft
Jane Fonda investigates, in this intriguing murder–mystery set in a nunnery.
American FlyersAmerican Flyers (1985)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Kevin Costner, Rae Dawn Chong, David Marshall Grant
Cross–country cycle drama about a couple of brothers striving to complete a race across the Rocky Mountains by summoning all their physical and…
An Indecent ObsessionAn Indecent Obsession (1985)
Dir. Les Marinos
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruno Lawrence, Gary Sweet
Set in a humid Asiatic mental hospital after the Japanese surrender in WW2, this moderately torrid psychodrama features a devout nun (Hughes) develop…
BlissBliss (1985)
Dir. Ray Lawrence
Feat. Barry Otto
Peter Carey's cult novel maintains its distinctive off–beat flavour in this screen adaptation, about a middle–aged ad–man who…

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