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Madame SousatzkaMadame Sousatzka (1988)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Shirley Maclaine
Shirley Maclaine is acutely cast as an eccentric, reclusive piano teacher forced to confront the modern world when her talented pupils deny her their…
MapantsulaMapantsula (1988) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Schmitz
Feat. Eugene Majola, Darlington Michaels, Thomas Mogotlane
A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…
MauriMauri (1988)
Dir. Merata Mita
Feat. Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard, James Hayward
Rural slice–of–life centres around an embittered man's search for fulfilment by returning to his roots. It gently illuminates the…
Memories of MeMemories of Me (1988)
Dir. Henry Winkler
Feat. Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams
Henry Winkler (The "Fonz" from HAPPY DAYS) directs this sentimental drama with Billy Crystal playing a New York doctor who, after a…
Milagro Beanfield WarMilagro Beanfield War (1988)
Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Ruben Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga
A New Mexican farmer triggers a feud with corporate developers keen to exploit his land. A spirited, simple fable – Redford lovingly directs a…
Moderns, TheModerns, The (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone
A witty and exquisite recreation of Paris in the 1920s, complete with the ‘lost generation’ of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F Scott…
Monsignor QuixoteMonsignor Quixote (1988) Recommended
Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Christopher Neame
Fine tele–version of Graham Greene's novel follows a newly appointed Monsignor and his avowed Marxist companion on an enlightening drive to…
Music Teacher, TheMusic Teacher, The (1988)
Dir. Gerard Corbiau
Feat. Jose Van Dam, Anne Roussel, Patrick Bauchau
Sterling voiced Jose Van Dam plays an opera star who retires to train an aspiring nymphette and her wayward peer. Like the superlative operatic…
Navigator, TheNavigator, The (A Medieval Odyssey) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Marshall Napier
A group of 14th Century Cumbrians experience future shock when their mining expedition leads them to contemporary New Zealand. A terrific adventure…
NgatiNgati (1988) Recommended
Dir. Barry Barclay
Feat. Tuta Ngarimu Tamati, Iranui Haig, Tawai Moana
A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…

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