Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Othello (1981)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Pasolini - Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981)- Dir. Philo Bregstein
- A fascinating scan of the multi–faceted life of Pier Paolo Pasolini, as poet, theorist and film–director. Gives a lucid account of his…
Pixote (1981)
- Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Marilia Pera, Ramos Da Silva - Inspired by the plight of his country's homeless children, dir. Babenco created this semi–improvised odyssey of three boys in the slums of…
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange - Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
Postman Pat (TV Series) (1981)- Dir. Ivor Wood
- Amiable and charming animated TV series with the infectious theme–tune, that concerns the rural goings–on of English village Greendale…
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman… - Iconic adventure movie catapults one Indiana Jones into a world of endless peril to retrieve the mystical Arc of the Covenant. Breath–taking,…
Shoot the Moon (1981)- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, Peter Weller… - A devastating account of a marital breakdown between Diane Keaton and Albert Finney and the impact it has on their four daughters.
Winter's Tale, The (1981)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Jeremy Kemp, Anna Calder-Marshall - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Alligator (1980)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo - Post–Jaws monster thriller, with giant alligator lurking in Chicago sewers. John Sayles script.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1980)- Dir. John De Bello
Feat. Jack Riley - Wanna–B–movie, that has the requisite half an idea, but fails to take itself as seriously as the true gems in this genre.
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