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Subgenre Sampler

 
Rainbow, TheRainbow, The (1989)
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe
The director steers away from his usual excesses for D.H. Lawrence's portrait of a young woman's sexual and feminist liberation, set in Edwardian…
RikyuRikyu (1989)
Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
Feat. Rentaro Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki
A unique dramatic meditation on the symbolic qualities of the Japanese tea ceremony, set around a Buddhist priest and the ruling Shogun of Japan in…
RomeroRomero (1989)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Jordan
Provocative political drama details the story of Salvadorian Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 by representatives of an…
Sandwich YearsSandwich Years (Les années sandwiches) (1989)
Dir. Emile Ghigo
Feat. Michel Aumont, Clovis Cornillac
In post–war France, a young Jewish boy befriends an elderly op–shop owner after his parents are arrested.
ScandalScandal (1989)
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda
Polished dramatisation of events that led to the downfall of politician John Profumo, who engaged in an liaison with a controversial call–girl.
Secret WeddingSecret Wedding (1989)
Dir. Alejandro Agresti
Feat. Floria Bloise, Mirta Busnelli, Tito Haas
An amnesic returns to his home village after 15 years to try to reconstruct his life, but the townspeople shun him and the authorities get…
Seventh Continent, TheSeventh Continent, The (1989) Recommended
Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Dieter Berner, Leni Tanzer, Birgit Doll
The disintegration of a seemingly content, middle–class family is at the center of this chilling domestic autopsy; a clinical and cynical…
Sex, Lies and VideotapeSex, Lies and Videotape (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell
Palm d'or winning exploration of modern sexuality concerns an enigmatic drifter who affects the dysfunctional lives of an old college pal, his wife…
Shadow MakersShadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy) (1989)
Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia
An informative (if only really adequate) dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, which produced the A–Bomb in the New Mexico desert during WW2.…
She's Been AwayShe's Been Away (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox
After a lifetime in mental institutions, an elderly Peggy Ashcroft is released into the care of her liberal nephew James Fox. A disarming and…

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