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Subgenre Sampler

 
Mussolini and IMussolini and I (1985)
Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon
The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
My Beautiful LaundretteMy Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis
First and best Hanif Kureishi comedy (so far), explores race and sex prejudices in the London EastEnd.
My Life As a DogMy Life As a Dog (1985) Recommended
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Arnold Alfredsson, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Ralph Carlsson
A young boy is taken away from his ill mother to a rural village where he confronts the likes of death, soccer, guilt and his first love. Ultimately…
No EndNo End (Bez konca) (1985)
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Grazyna Szapolowska
Bleak but powerful drama about life under martial law in early–1980s Poland, centred around the consequences that follow the death of an…
North and South (TV Series)North and South (TV Series) (1985)
Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley
Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
Official Story, TheOfficial Story, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Luis Puenzo
Feat. Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafane
The heart–wrenching official story of a woman who discovers her adopted daughter was stolen at birth by the then military dictatorship. This…
Oliver Twist (Mini-series)Oliver Twist (Mini-series) (1985)
Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Robert Middlemass, Lysette Anthony, Michael Attwell
Quality BBC adaptation of the beloved Dickens story starring Ben Rodska as the eponymous orphan, ably supported by older British thespian brass.
Out of AfricaOut of Africa (1985) Recommended
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Meryl Streep, Robert Redford
Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.
PerfectPerfect (1985) Recommended
Dir. James Bridges
Feat. John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis
John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis get physical in this under–rated slice of 80s sizzle: he plays a Rolling Stone journalist investigating the…
Pickwick Papers, The (Mini-series)Pickwick Papers, The (Mini-series) (1985)
Feat. Nigel Stock, Clive Swift, Ray Brooks
BBC televison production stars Nigel Stock as the titular Mr Samuel Pickwick who – with his pals Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and…

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