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Subgenre Sampler

 
InitiationInitiation (1987)
Dir. Michael Pearce
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Rodney Harvey, Anna-Maria Winchester
Oddball coming of age tale with a young American venturing to the outback to reunite with his estranged father – a drug trafficker.
Inspector Morse (TV Series)Inspector Morse (TV Series) (1987-2000) Recommended
Feat. John Thaw
Much–loved British TV Series that follows the criminal cases of Morse, probably John Thaw's most famous character – the cantankerous…
IntervistaIntervista (1987)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Sergio Rubini
An easy–going ode to dir. Fellini's early career at Cinecitta Studios, this takes the form of a mock interview–flashback, with the…
IronweedIronweed (1987)
Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep
Rich, downbeat story of a guilt–ridden alcoholic hobo and his companion, with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in finest method.
Julia and JuliaJulia and Julia (1987)
Dir. Peter Del Monte
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Gabriel Byrne, Sting
Kathleen Turner leads a double (love) life with husband Gabriel Byrne and toy–boy photographer Sting.
Kitchen Toto, TheKitchen Toto, The (1987)
Dir. Harry Hook
Feat. Edwin Mahinda, Bob Peck, Phyllis Logan
Rewarding drama set in Kenya, during the Mau Mau insurrection.
La BambaLa Bamba (1987)
Dir. Luis Valdez
Feat. Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Elizabeth Pena
Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…
Last Emperor, TheLast Emperor, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. John Lone, Peter O'Toole
Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…
Less Than ZeroLess Than Zero (1987)
Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jnr., Jami Gertz
A slick, rather thin adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ cult–novel set among the bored, coke–snorting youth of 1980s upper–crust…
Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series)Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (1987) Recommended
Dir. Christine Edzard
Feat. Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood
Exemplary, all–star reworking of the Charles Dickens' classic in two parts. The first, "Nobody's Fault", is told from Arthur Clennam's (Derek…

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