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King Richard IIIKing Richard III (1989)
Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Michael Pennington, Roger Booth, June Watson
Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard III. The final installment of the…
Mack the KnifeMack the Knife (1989)
Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julie Walters
Muddled adaptation of The Threepenny Opera is notable for some pretty inept dance sequences and some rather overt mugging by some well–known…
La Boheme (Puccini)La Boheme (Puccini) (1988)
Dir. Brian Large
Feat. Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Superlative production of one of the greatest operas, conducted by Tiziano Severini.
Three Seats for the 26thThree Seats for the 26th (1988)
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Francoise Fabian
Musical maestro Jacques Demy's last picture was this pseudo–documentary conceived around singer and actor Yves Montand, who returns to his home…
Turandot (Puccini)Turandot (Puccini) (1988)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo
One of the finest versions of Puccini's opera is this filmed version of 1988 Metropolitan Opera production featuring Placido Domingo, Eva Marton and…
Twelfth NightTwelfth Night (1988)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Richard Briers, Caroline Langrishe
Kenneth Branagh restages his Renaissance Theatre production of the popular comedy for Thames Television with a top cast of English thespians.
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The RainbowWidowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992)
Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth
A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
AriaAria (1987)
Dir. various
This original concept film marries an impressive array of big–league (art) director's; Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean…
Carmen (Bizet) (1987)
Dir. Brian Large
Feat. Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries)Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998) Recommended
Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird
Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…

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