Subgenre Sampler
Hoodwink (1981)- Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush… - Devious bank robber Hargreaves eludes the law by pretending to be blind in this low–key Aussie caper–romance. Geoffrey Rush’s first…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty… - Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
La Chevre (1981)- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu - Irrepressible comic duo Richard and Depardieu are paired for the first time; here, the chronically unlucky daughter of a businessman goes missing in…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1981)- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Helen Mirren, Nigel Davenport, Brian Glover - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Modern Romance (1981)
- Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby… - Essentially a sustained neurotic monologue, this early gem from director/star Brooks examines the dilemmas of a…
Montenegro (1981)- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Marianna Jacobi - A bored housewife gets caught up in Slavic sex and violence and discovers that she quite likes it. Unpredictable and weird, things become wickedly…
My Dinner with Andre (1981)- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory - An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
My Young Auntie (1981)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Kara Hui, Liu Chia Liang - Screwball comedy fits like a glove in this kung fu farce concerning a family inheritance and the sexual tension between a side–kicking Aunt…
Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, The (Tajemstvi hradu v Karpatech) (1981)- Dir. Oldrich Lipsky
Feat. Michal Docolomansky, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlastimil Brodsky… - Cult oddity based on the Jules Verne novel The Carpathian Castle, a sci–fi horror story about a campy count who haunts a house overlooking a…
Naked Civil Servant, The (1981)- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins - The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
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