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Boyfriends and GirlfriendsBoyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987)
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir
Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
Broadcast NewsBroadcast News (1987) Recommended
Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks
Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series)Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987)
Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Keith Michell, Fernando Rey, Carol Drinkwater
Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…
CastawayCastaway (1987)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Oliver Reed
Amanda Donahue and Oliver Reed cohabit on a desert island. Story verges on allegory.
Cause CelebreCause Celebre (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Suchet
Gripping, three–pronged crime of passion has Helen Mirren confessing to the murder of her husband, even though her young lover is suspected of…
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries)Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998) Recommended
Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird
Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…
Crazy LoveCrazy Love (Love Is a Dog from Hell) (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dominique Deruddere
Feat. Josse De Pauw, Geert Hunaerts, Michael Pas
Superlative tragicomedy based on the work of Charles Bukowski is told in three parts – pre–pubescence, acne plagued teenagehood and…
Cry FreedomCry Freedom (1987) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline
Potent political cinema based on the story of black South African activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington), whose suspicious death was investigated by…
Cry of the Owl, TheCry of the Owl, The (Le Cri du hibou) (1987)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot
Rich adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel from New Wave director Claude Chabrol, who probes the mind of a troubled artist obsessed with his…
Dangerous OrphansDangerous Orphans (1987)
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Peter Stevens, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Three orphans act on their plan to avenge the death of their father but must undermine an elaborate crime ring to carry it out. With Peter Stevens,…

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