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Subgenre Sampler
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992)- Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth… - A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)
- Feat. Fred Savage
- One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
World Apart, A (1988)- Dir. Chris Menges
Feat. Barbara Hershey - True account of a teenage girl's isolated upbringing in aparteid–torn South Africa, whose obsessed mother is jailed for political activism in…
Zelly and Me (1988)- Dir. Tina Rathborne
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, David Lynch - Poignant story of a young orphan girl caught between her possessive grandmother and her governness (Isabella Rosellini). David Lynch has a major…
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins - Book–loving New Yorker Anne Bancroft corresponds with London bookseller Anthony Hopkins in the decades following WWII, leading to some platonic…
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette… - Dir. Malle has transformed a childhood memoir into a powerful and vivid account of a catholic schoolboy who unknowingly witnesses anti–semitism…
Babette's Feast (1987)- Dir. Gabriel Axel
Feat. Stephane Audran - Oscar–winning and mouth watering delight which tells a wistful, wise tale with a subtle sense of humour. Exiled French housekeeper Stephane…
Barfly (1987)- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige - Mickey Rourke relishes his role as an alcoholic low–life with a gift for poetry. Loosely based on one Charles Bukowski, who wrote the script.
Belly of an Architect, The (1987)- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Sergio Fantoni - Brian Dennehy excels as an American architect who faces a mid–life crisis while setting up his exhibition in Rome. Oblique yet trenchant and of…
Best Seller (1987)- Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Victoria Tennant - An arresting thriller with Brian Dennehy and an on–form James Woods.
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