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Chapter TwoChapter Two (1979)
Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. James Caan, Marsha Mason, Valerie Harper
Neil SImon's hit play is competently adapted for the big screen. James Caan in a rare romantic role plays a man recently widowed who falls for a…
Chilly Scenes of WinterChilly Scenes of Winter (Head Over Heels) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Joan Micklin Silver
Feat. John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert
A celebrated early rom–com from writer–director Joan Micklin Silver (CROSSING DELANCEY) with a likable John Heard playing a hopeless…
Days of HeavenDays of Heaven (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Sam Shepard, Richard Gere, Brooke Adams
The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…
Design For Living / Mrs. Capper's Birthday / What Mad PursuitDesign For Living / Mrs. Capper's Birthday / What Mad Pursuit (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 3) (1979-1985)
Dir. Philip Saville, Mike Ockrent
Feat. Dandy Nichols, Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie
–Design For Living (79') Contrived comedy set in a Paris apartment where a woman and the two men she loves all live together in an awkward…
Elvis Elvis (1979) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell
Made just two years after Elvis's death, the king of rock 'n' roll's life is traced from dirt poor beginnings to becoming the most loved entertainer…
Europeans, TheEuropeans, The (1979)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Lee Remick, Wesley Addy, Lisa Eichhorn
Possibly the best of the early Merchant–Ivory productions develops Henry James' novel of 19th century New England into a subtle study of family…
HardcoreHardcore (1979)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. George C. Scott, Peter Boyle
Paul Schrader, rehashing his script of TAXI DRIVER, pits a Catholic mid–westerner against the seedy, amoral underworld of California's adult…
Henry VHenry V (1979)
Dir. David Giles
Feat. David Gwillim, Alec McCowen, David Buck
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Henry VIIIHenry VIII (1979)
Dir. Kevin Billington
Feat. Timothy West, Claire Bloom, Ronald Pickup
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
JunoonJunoon (1979)
Dir. Shyam Benegal
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
Indian drama set during the 1857 War of Independence, where a feudal chieftain falls for an Anglo–Indian woman and encounters bitter opposition…

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