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Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh - A harrowingly realistic adaptation of a contentious novel about civil unrest during the New York dock workers strike in the 1950s. Jennifer Jason…
Lean On Me (1989)- Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume - Principal Morgan Freeman whips the pupils of a troubled high–school into shape in this formulaic but likeable example of the genre.
Lily Was Here (1989)- Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Marion Van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh - Well known for Eurythmics' Dave Stewart's seductive score, the film follows the desperate plight of a young woman forced to resort to prostitution…
Little Thief, The (1989)- Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace - Penned by the late Francois Trauffant and completed by his protege, this engaging tale of mis–spent youth follows the adventures of a…
Look Back in Anger (1989)- Dir. Judi Dench
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond - TV production of John Osborne's influential play from the 50's, directed by Judi Dench. Kenneth Branagh plays the educated but disaffected "angry…
- Master of the Marionettes, A (1989)
- Dir. Pedr James
Feat. Kenneth Cranham, Carol Drinkwater - Effective though modest BBC drama–thriller posits a 'Twilight Zone' scenario of a salesman suspected of stabbing a man he has rescued. As…
- Matter of Degrees, A (1989)
- Dir. W.T. Morgan
Feat. Arye Gross, Sarah Bork - Student life on a Long Island university campus, centering around the imminent commercialisation of their beloved radio station. Well–made…
Metropolitan (1989)- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman - Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
Milou En Mai (May Fools) (1989)- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou - In May of '68, a rural family gather for the reading of their matriarch's will, an event that will strangely affect their idyllic existence. Stephane…
Music Box (1989)- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest… - Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…
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