Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Angel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoë Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau - Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Being Different (1981)- Dir. Harry Rasky
Feat. Billy Barty, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla - Siamese–twin cowboys, a bearded lady, the world's tallest woman and a living 'elephant man' are among those that come upfront for this well…
Billy Connolly - Bites Yer Bum (1981)- Feat. Billy Connolly
- Selected highlights from the end of Connelly's 1980–1981 tour, live at the Apollo Victoria, London. The Scots comedian is in fine lunatic form.
Blood Wedding (1981)- Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Antonio Gades - The first of Saura's hot–blooded flamenco dance films captures the preparation and performance a tragic ballet by choreographer/actor Antonio…
Choix Des Armes, Le (Choice of Arms) (1981)- Dir. Alain Corneau
Feat. Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu - Two disparate ex–convicts face difficulties settling into normal society. Boasts France's greatest acting talents.
Hand, The (1981)- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Caine - Michael Caine stars in this early Oliver Stone mess (still suffering from shell–shock?) as a cartoonist whose severed hand goes about murdering…
Heavy Metal (1981)- Dir. Gerald Potterton
- Based on stories from the 70s sci–fi/fantasy mag, this replicates the stylish artwork, sleazy thrills and quirky storylines, with the added…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein… - Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)- Dir. Robert Guenette
Feat. Orson Welles - Orson Welles narrates and appears in this dramatisation of the prophecies of Nostradamus, many of which have proved to be alarmingly accurate.
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)- Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie - Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
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