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Subgenre Sampler

 
Billionaire Boys ClubBillionaire Boys Club (1987)
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Judd Nelson, Ron Silver
Glossy but compulsive TV mini–series about a preppy blue–blood who persuades his well–connected classmates to join his investment…
Blind ChanceBlind Chance (Przypadek) (1987)
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Boguslaw Linda
In the opening scene a young Polish medical student (Linda) hurries to catch a train departing from Lodz to Warsaw, from which point dir.…
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…

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