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Anthony and CleopatraAnthony and Cleopatra (1983)
Dir. Lawrence Carra
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Lynn Redgrave, John Carradine
Above–par version of Shakespeare's Egyptian tragedy with the two leads giving particularly strong performances. Filmed in a…
Ballad of NarayamaBallad of Narayama (1983)
Dir. Shohei Imamura
Feat. Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari
Austere beauty characterises this second retelling of a Japanese legend, originally filmed in stylised, Kabuki–inspired vignettes. Ken…
BetrayalBetrayal (1983) Recommended
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Jeremy Irons
Amorality tale of a publisher, his wife and her lover, adapted from Harold Pinter's powerhouse play, effectively told in reverse chronology. Ben…
Big Chill, TheBig Chill, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt
Old college friends gather together for a weekend after the funeral of one of their peers, where they reconcile their current lives in the 1980's…
By the Sword Divided (TV Series)By the Sword Divided (TV Series) (1983)
Feat. Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan , Lucy Aston
Classic BBC period drama following the aristocratic Lacey family, whose lives are thrown into turmoil as their political allegiances split during the…
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Karen Black
Uniquely kooky concoction set around the unpredictable neuroses of a newly single woman (Black), who enters a world of whimsy, crazed encounters and…
Careful, He Might Hear YouCareful, He Might Hear You (1983)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin
Rewarding period drama about a young orphan who becomes the object of a bitter dispute between his late mother's sisters.
Chiefs (TV Mini Series)Chiefs (TV Mini Series) (1983)
Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Brad Davis
A well–regarded television series stretching across three generations of policemen in a small city in the American South, beset by changing…
ConstanceConstance (1983)
Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
Dangerous CornerDangerous Corner (1983)
Dir. James Ormerod
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Susan Fleetwood, Anthony Valentine
A dated, though juicy BBC potboiler with Daniel Day–Lewis amongst a circle of friends hiding illicit affairs and other unsavory secrets.…

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