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Subgenre Sampler
Horse Thief, The (Dao ma zei) (1986)
- Dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang
Feat. Daiba, Rigzin Tseshang, Jiji Dan - Chinese drama from director director Tian Zhuangzhuang (THE BLUE KITE), once again bravely describing the struggles of Chinese ethnic minorities.…
Insurance Man, The (1986)- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Hines, Geoffrey Palmer… - A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…
Jean De Florette (1986)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil - A modern classic of love, greed and revenge set against the beauty of 1920s French Provence, superbly performed by three of France's biggest…
Kangaroo (1986)- Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Judy Davis, Colin Friels - Thinly veiled autobiographical account of novelist D.H. Lawrence features Colin Friels as 'a British writer' in Australia who gets unintentionally…
Leading Edge, The (1986)- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James - Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The (1986)- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Julie T Wallace, Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge… - Splendidly ripe BBC adaptation of Fay Weldon's quasi–feminist satire in which a housewife (Wallace) discovers her husband's (Waterman)…
London's Burning (TV Series) (1986-1988)- This long running drama series was developed from a feature length telemovie which focused on the lives of the Blue Watch firefighters in London's…
Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini-series) (1986)- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Nigel Davenport… - Epic mini–series tracing the life and influence of 'Lord Mountbatten' choosing to focus on the final days of the Indian British Empire and his…
Man and A Woman: 20 Years Later, A (1986)- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Berry - Worthy follow–up to Lelouch's seminal 60's romantic drama benefits from appealing performances by it's two leads.
Manon Des Sources (1986)- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Beart, Daniel Auteuil - Indispensible sequel to JEAN DE FLORETTE concludes Marcel Pagnol's story of innocence, greed, envy and revenge in 1920s Provence. At the time the…
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