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Subgenre Sampler

 
ManhattanManhattan (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
More American GraffitiMore American Graffiti (1979)
Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
My Brilliant CareerMy Brilliant Career (1979) Recommended
Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Neill
Landmark Australian film, with Judy Davis as a determinedly independent femme in the late 19th century. From the novel by Miles Franklin.
Prisoner (TV Series)Prisoner (TV Series) (Prisoner Cell Block H) (1979-1986) Recommended
Feat. Sheila Florance
The classic Australian women's prison series, which still sets the standard for its tough–as–nails cast, pithy dialogue and unglamorous…
RunningRunning (1979)
Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Eugene Levy
Michael Douglas stars in this sports drama about a fictional American marathon runner's struggle to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Testament of Youth (Mini-series)Testament of Youth (Mini-series) (1979)
Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Cheryl Campbell, Peter Woodward, Emrys James
Sterling adaptation of Vera Brittain's memoir recounts her early years and lost loves admidst the turmoil of the first world war.
TimTim (1979)
Dir. Michael Pate
Feat. Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie
Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie are the young simpleton and older woman drawn together in this adaptation of Colleen McCullough's first novel.
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner
A confrontational yet riveting psychodrama centering on a Vietnam vet–turned–drug dealer who terrorizes the patrons of a diner in a small…
Alan Bennett at the BBCAlan Bennett at the BBC (1978-1992) Recommended
Dir. Stuart Burge, John Schlesinger, Richard Eyre
Feat. James Fox, Alan Bates, Prunella Scales
An exceptional anthology of previously unreleased BBC productions from revered playwright Alan Bennett. Collection includes: – A Day Out…
An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series)An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Paul Ciappessoni
Feat. Kenneth More, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron
TV miniseries set in an alternative history where Germany won WWII and England is ruled by a fascist government. Kenneth More plays a writer for a…

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