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Subgenre Sampler

 
SteamingSteaming (1985)
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Brenda Bruce
A low–rent London bathhouse is the setting for six women’s weekly get–togethers, in this adaptation of Neil Dunn’s stageplay. Often…
VagabondVagabond (1985) Recommended
Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
Award–winning drama that artfully presents poetic moments from young vagabond Sandrine Bonnaire’s last month alive, listlessly drifting…
She'll Be Wearing Pink PyjamasShe'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
Dir. John Goldschmidt
Feat. Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins
Eight women come together to have a crack at a week–long survival course, so as to let off some steam and gather life–focus. Leading…
Widows (TV Series)Widows (TV Series) (1984)
Feat. Ann Mitchell, Ann Mitchell
Gritty crime TV from the writer of PRIME SUSPECT, Lynda La Plante, about the widows of three armed robbers who take over their husbands' crime busines
Heart Like a WheelHeart Like a Wheel (1983)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Jesse Aragon, Bonnie Bedelia
Well–rated biopic of woman racing–car driver, Shirley Muldowney.
Issues Facing WomenIssues Facing Women (1983-1987)
Dir. Patricia Robins, Diana Rowan, Melanie Read
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Elizabeth McRae, Bridgette Allen
Three short films from New Zealand made by and about women. Instincts (1987) 20 mins The story of a woman in a communal relationship in the 70's…
Jane Eyre (TV Series)Jane Eyre (TV Series) (1983) Recommended
Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton
Charlotte Bronte's ever–popular story, of orphan Jane's marriage to the enigmatic Mr Rochester (Timothy Dalton), is here adapted to its…
Losing GroundLosing Ground (1982)
Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
Personal BestPersonal Best (1982) Recommended
Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Mariel Hemingway, Glenn Close
Excellent directorial debut for scriptwriter Towne (of CHINATOWN fame), that uses slow–motion photography to dynamise its story of two lesbian…
ScrubbersScrubbers (1982)
Dir. Mai Zetterling
Feat. Imogen Bain, Honey Bane, Debby Bishop
A women–behind–bars movie that sidesteps exploitative trappings to deliver a grimly realistic reminder of tragic and frustrated lives.…

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