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Subgenre Sampler

 
King of Comedy, TheKing of Comedy, The (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Robert De Niro
Deliciously creepy story of a loser/nerd, who acts out his life ambition; to appear on a TV comedy show with Jerry Lewis. Lewis plays it straight,…
Making LoveMaking Love (1982) Recommended
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, Michael Ontkean
A glossy but under–rated love triangle drama starring former "Charlie's Angel" Kate Jackson that was the first mainstream Hollywood film to…
Monkey GripMonkey Grip (1982)
Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Colin Friels, Noni Hazlehurst, Alice Garner
Serious–minded drama set in the bohemian environs of 1980s Melbourne. Focused chiefly on a struggles of a divorcee to free herself from the…
One from the HeartOne from the Heart (1982)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia
A lavishly mounted curiosity loosely following the romantic plight of an estranged couple, set against an impressively stylised backdrop of Las…
Portrait Of A ShowgirlPortrait Of A Showgirl (1982)
Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Lesley Ann Warren, Tony Curtis, Rita Moreno
Chintz melodrama concerning three Las Vegas showgirls involved in a Caesar's Palace revue. Possibly the drabbest portrait of Sin City imaginable…
Return of the Solider, TheReturn of the Solider, The (1982)
Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret
Alan Bates stars as a returning WWI soldier rendered catatonic by the horrors of the battlefield, with no memory of his wife. Somewhat overwrought…
Sophie's ChoiceSophie's Choice (1982)
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline
Master of many accents Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her role as a European refugee of the Nazi death–camps whose uneasy relationship with…
Tender MerciesTender Mercies (1982)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall gives an Oscar winning performance as a down–out–his–luck country singer who paves the slow road back to sobriety.…
Verdict, TheVerdict, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason
Sombre dramatic death–march, with Paul Newman playing a convincingly booze–soaked lawyer, whose last chance in the courtroom sees him…
White DogWhite Dog (1982) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives
A little–seen but widely heralded drama from cult director Samuel Fuller about the struggle of an African–American dog trainer to retrain…

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