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When Father Was Away on BusinessWhen Father Was Away on Business (1985) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan
A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s. Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
And the Ship Sails OnAnd the Ship Sails On (1984)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti
An idyllic odyssey aboard an ocean liner, where celebrated guests who have gathered for the funeral voyage of a great opera star are introduced in…
Element of Crime, TheElement of Crime, The (1984)
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Michael Elphick
A detective’s unconventional methods qualify him for the investigation of child murders in a dark, decaying, post–apocalyptic Germany.…
Full Moon in ParisFull Moon in Paris (1984)
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Pascale Ogier, Fabrice Luchini, Christian Vadim
From Rohmer's 'Comedies and Proverbs' series, wit and subtlety is derived from the simplest of plots. This time a headstrong woman's plans backfire…
Holy Innocents, The (1984)
Dir. Mario Camus
Feat. Alfredo Landa, Terele Pavez, Belen Ballesteros
A soldier returns to his rural croft and recalls his impoverished family's struggle with daily life and unscrupulous landlords. The bitter climate of…
KaosKaos (1984) Recommended
Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Marvellous but rarely seen compendium of four tales (and an epilogue) by Luigi Pirandello set in the parched landscape of Sicily. 'The Other Son'…
Legend of the Suram FortressLegend of the Suram Fortress (1984)
Dir. Sergei Paradjanov
Soviet dir. Sergei Paradjanov resumed his filmmaking career after years of exile with this visually rapturous, obscure folk tale. More opaque in…
Love Unto DeathLove Unto Death (L'amour à Mort) (1984)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Sabine Azema, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi
Alain Resnais (HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR) pursues his themes of love and death with this symbolic tale of lovers Simon (Arditi) and Elizabeth (Azema)…
Runner, TheRunner, The (1984)
Dir. Amir Naderi
Feat. Abbas Nazeri, Majid Niroumand, Musa Torkizadeh
On a coastline strewn with the flotsam of the Arabian Gulf, an Iranian orphan boy scrapes a living together scavenging and selling ice before it…
Sunday in the Country, ASunday in the Country, A (1984)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Louis Ducreux, Sabine Azema, Michel Aumont
An elderly painter invites his family to his country villa; in a single day their happinesses and sorrows come to be expressed. Subtle, intelligent…

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