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Subgenre Sampler

 
Purple RainPurple Rain (1984) Recommended
Dir. Albert Magnoli
Feat. Prince
The project that would elevate His Purpleness to superstar status is a silly yet enjoyable drama about love, lust and ambition. The plot merely…
A Night on the TownA Night on the Town (1983)
Dir. John Vernon
Feat. Elaine Paige, Frank Gorshin, Lewis Collins
Lighthearted musical revue has a photographer and a designer transported through time back to the 1930's. Featuring the music of Gershwin, Cole…
CarmenCarmen (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Antonio Gades, Laura Del Sol
A choreographer casting Bizet's opera falls for a woman who transpires to be as passionate and treacherous Carmen herself. Carlos Saura's mesmerizing…
FlashdanceFlashdance (1983)
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jennifer Beals
Glossy mid 80s musical has Jennifer Beals holding down the day–job as a welder, so as to realise her dreams dancing to hits like Flashdance and…
Meaning of Life, TheMeaning of Life, The (Monty Python's Meaning of Life) (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
Hilarious, oft–times bilious Monty Python hit that examines The Big Issue in a series of loosely–connected sketches. Arguably more…
Orpheus in the UnderworldOrpheus in the Underworld (1983)
Dir. Derek Bailey
Feat. Denis Quilley, Honor Blackman, Christopher Gable
Handsomely mounted production of the famed operetta with Orpheus and his lyre meeting much opposition as he searches the underworld for his dead wife.
Staying AliveStaying Alive (1983)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes
Engagingly tacky sequel to SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, fashioned by dir. Sylvester Stallone as a ROCKY–style vehicle for John Travolta, who juggles…
YentlYentl (1983)
Dir. Barbra Streisand
Feat. Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand directs herself in this musical/drama as an Eastern European woman at the turn of the century who masquerades as a boy in order to…
AnnieAnnie (1982) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry
Rumbunctious Broadway musical, set in the Depression–era, follows the young moptop's orphanage experiences, and fateful encounter with…
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, TheBest Little Whorehouse in Texas, The (1982)
Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise
Dolly Parton is the buxom madam of Texas’ famous Chicken Ranch whorehouse (portrayed less flatteringly in Nick Broomfield’s documentary) in this…

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