Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Foreign Cinema: 3260 Films to Rent
Duel to the Death (Xian si jue) (1982)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Norman Chu, Damian Lau
- Groundbreaking martial–arts actioner from dir. Ching Siu–Tung (CHINESE GHOST STORY) about a Ming–era duel between a Chinese (Lau)…
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale
- Colonialist visionary Klaus Kinski attempts to haul a huge riverboat over a hill in 19th century S. America with the help of Indian…
Human Lanterns (Ren pi deng long) (1982)
- Dir. Chung Sun
Feat. Leih Lo
- The Shaw Brothers' first international star, Lo Leih, excels in this horror–suspenser as a mad lampshade maker in olden–day China who…
Impossible Kid, The (1982)
- Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Romy Diaz, Nina Sara
- Chop–socky sequel with world's smallest spy again coming up another baddie intent to destroy the world. Comical dialogue, and more ball busting…
Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Cecilia Roth, Luis Ciges…
- A nympho pop singer and her bisexual buddy cruise the decadent nightlife of Madrid, encountering Almodovar's usual slate of deviants –…
Legend of a Fighter (Huo Yuan-Jia) (1982)
- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Kar-yan Leung
- A 'wireless' kung–fu masterclass from one of Hong Kong's most feted martial arts exponent, dir. Ping (choreographer for THE MATRIX), here…
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Liu Chia Liang
- Forthright Shaw Brothers classic with the invincible Gordon Liu as a dogged kung fu master pursued relentlessly by hired assassins. And intriguing…
Living Dead Girl, The (1982)
- Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Marina Pierro, Francoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall
- Rollin's dream–like visual style dominates this Gallic blood–lusting romp about a sexy vampire whose trail of gore engulfs her in bitter…
Night of the Shooting Stars, The (Night of San Lorenzo, The) (1982)
- Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli
- Set during the German retreat from Italy in 1944, this tragicomedy of War carries a magical nostalgia by being told through the memories of woman who…
Ninja Wars (Iga ninpûchô) (1982)
- Dir. Mitsumasa Saito
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba
- Period fantasy action involving magicians, love potions and endangered royalty in ancient Japan, a story resolved with a fair amount of…