Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Jeweller's Shop, The (1989)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Olivia Hussey, Ben Cross
- Charming, low–key adaptation of a play by Pope John Paul the Second. Burt Lancaster in his last film role plays a jeweller in 1930's Poland…
Karen Carpenter Story, The (1989)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Cynthia Gibb, Stephanie Griffin, Mitchell Anderson
- Well–made account of the rise and fall of MOR pop phenomenon, The Carpenters, up until Karen's tragic death from Anorexia–Nervosa.
King Richard II (1989)
- Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Colin Farrell, Michael Pennington, Michael Cronin…
- Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard II – who became England's…
King Richard III (1989)
- Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Michael Pennington, Roger Booth, June Watson…
- Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard III. The final installment of the…
Kitchen Sink (1989)
- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian
- Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 2 (1989-1993)
- Dir. William Toepfer, Anthony McCarten, Jessica Hobbs
- Another good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission – also compiled by the good folk at…
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…