Subgenre Sampler
Fandango (1985)- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards… - Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
Fool for Love (1985)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton… - One of dir. Altman's ambitious stageplay adaptations, this largely succeeds in bringing Sam Shepard's brand of 'surreal Americana' to life. This…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985)- Feat. Dominic Sweeney
- At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…
Fran (1985)- Dir. Glenda Hambly
Feat. Noni Hazlehurst, Annie Byron, Alan Fletcher - Fran is a single mother devoted to her children, but when she becomes romantically involved with Jeff, she abandons them for a holiday with her new…
Great Wall, A (The Great Wall is A Great Wall) (1985)- Dir. Peter Wang
Feat. Peter Wang, Sharon Iwai, Kelvin Han Yee - The first American film to be shot in China follows a Chinese–American computer executive (the director) and his family to Peking where they…
Hail Mary (1985)- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Juliette Binoche - Controversial and ultimately reverent update on the story of the immaculate conception, with Mary as a gas station attendant and Joseph as her cab…
Heart of the Dragon (Long de xin) (1985)- Dir. Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu - Uncharacteristically serious Chan–Hung drama follows police detective Chan's difficulties in caring for his mentally disabled, child–like…
Hour of the Star (1985)- Dir. Suzana Amaral
Feat. Marcelia Cartaxo, Jose Dumont, Tamara Taxman… - Distinctive Brazilian drama following the life of an impoverished, orphaned young girl who moves to Rio de Janeiro to take a job as a typist after…
Insignificance (1985)- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell - Curious chamber piece intriguingly posits Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Albert Einstein as characters who meet in a hotel room in…
Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985)- Dir. Jeremy Kagan
Feat. John Cusack, Meredith Salenger, Ray Wise… - Lowkey and rich in atmosphere, this superior Disney feature crosses Depression–era America with a young runaway, who forms an unlikely bond…
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