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Subgenre Sampler

 
Weeds (1987)
Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Nick Nolte
Fact–based story of a San Quentin prisoner who is relieved of his life term to pursue his talent for play–writing.
Whales of August, TheWhales of August, The (1987)
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price
A gently homespun slice of life in one's final years, with the joyous presence of late cinema icons Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.
White MischiefWhite Mischief (1987) Recommended
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles
Popular tale of drugs, decadence, wife–swapping and murder–mystery in colonial Kenya, with an attractive cast.
Wings of DesireWings of Desire (1987) Recommended
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander
Wenders ambitious and hypnotic film centres around two angels who can listen into human thought in pre–unified Berlin. This rich and surreal…
Winter Tan, AWinter Tan, A (1987)
Dir. Jackie Burroughs, Louise Clark, John Frizzell
Feat. Jackie Burroughs
Based on the late Maryse Holder's raw, confessional letters from Mexico, Jackie Burroughs brilliantly interprets this woman who "took a holiday from…
Wish You Were HereWish You Were Here (1987)
Dir. David Leland
Feat. Emily Lloyd
The formative years of Cynthia Payne, Britain's most famous Madam, are depicted here with an exuberant Emily Lloyd in her debut role. Often…
Wolf at the Door, The (1987)
Dir. Henning Carlsen
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow
Thoughtful biopic of painter Paul Gauguin’s middle–years, with Donald Sutherland contending with the philistines of Paris upon his return…
Year My Voice Broke, TheYear My Voice Broke, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Noah Taylor, Ben Mendelsohn
Scrawny yet sensitive adolescent Noah Taylor can only watch as brazen older mate Ben Mendelsohn courts his dream–girl in '60s rural Australia.…
YeelenYeelen (Brightness) (1987) Recommended
Dir. Souleymane Cisse
One the few internationally–seen films from the African continent, this myth–like narrative concerns a young man of the Bambara culture…
9 1/2 Weeks9 1/2 Weeks (1986) Recommended
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
See Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger at the peak of their self–obsessed careers in this sleazy but not unenjoyable romp through the dark side of…

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