Subgenre Sampler
Leave All Fair (1985)- Dir. John Reid
Feat. John Gielgud, Jane Birkin - A rewarding drama set among the memories of John Middleton Murray (John Gielgud), husband of NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (Jane Birkin). Well worth…
Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The (1985)- Dir. Arthur Rankin Jnr, Jules Bass
- Stop–motion animated version of the story by "Wizard of Oz" creator, L. Frank Baum about how St. Nick became the symbol of Christmas.
Mean Season, The (1985)- Dir. Phillip Borsos
Feat. Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan… - Hack reporter Kurt Russell's propensity for a story edges him dangerously close to crazed psycho Richard Jordan.
Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Ken Ogata - Fascinating study of the controversial Japanese author/militarist whose desire to merge life and art led to his ritualistic suicide. A luminous…
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Ian Holm, Judi Dench - Based on Noel Coward's play about an English couple who lived on the South Pacific island of Cowrie, this telemovie is graced with top cast and…
My Sweet Little Village (1985)- Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Janos Ban, Marian Labuda, Rudolf Hrusinsky - This good–natured charmer examines the comic, sad, quirky and downright ordinary affairs of village life, highlighted by the exploits of a pair…
No Surrender (1985)- Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Joanne Whalley… - Black comedy has the unfortunate Angelis getting himself into some hot water when he takes over the managment of a seedy Liverpool club. From the pen…
- One Woman or Two (1985)
- Dir. Daniel Vigne
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver - Screwball comedy has Gerard Depardieu as an archeologist who must choose between the two women in his life – Sigourney Weaver and a…
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Paul Ruebens - A stylised masterpiece in which Pee–Wee Herman embarks on a priceless search for his prized possession; a bicycle. A brilliant,…
- Sacred Hearts (1985)
- Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Anna Massey - Earnest drama set in a repressive convent (run by Anna Massey) during the Blitz.
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