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Subgenre Sampler
King Lear (1983)- Dir. Alan Cooke
Feat. Mike Kellen, Darryl Hickman, Charles Aidman - An American television version of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, filmed in a pseudo–theatrical style.
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
- Dir. Godfrey Reggio
- This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Krull (1983)- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Ken Marshall, Francesca Annis - Well–remembered though mostly incoherent grafting of fantasy and sci–fi elements, in which laser–beams jostle with monsters, Celtic…
L'Argent (1983)- Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Christian Patey - This bleak, enigmatic crime study depicts the tragic chain of events which emanate from a counterfeit bank note being passed through a photo shop.…
Lady is the Boss, The (Chang men jen) (1983)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Liu Chia Liang, Chia Hui Liu - Amiable flick concerns a curmudgeonly martial arts teacher who begrudgingly hires a young marketing woman to help keep his martial arts school open,…
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno - The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada - In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Lianna (1983)- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries - A mother–of–two breaks out of her cold marriage by way of an affair with a senior lecturer in this defining lesbian film of the 1980s,…
Life Is A Bed Of Roses (1983)- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant, Geraldine Chaplin - Ambitious fantastical oddity from dir. Resnais was made as a tribute to era–defining French directors Melies, L'Herbier and Rohmer, weaving…
Living Planet, The (TV Series) (1983)- Feat. David Attenborough
- The inimitable Sir David Attenborough presents his followup to the "Life on Earth" series, with a glimpse into the varied ecosystems of our planet.…
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