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Subgenre Sampler
Day After, The (1983)- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg… - Emmy award–winning cautionary tale of the Reagan era chillingly dramatises the day after (and less successfully – the day 'before') a…
Dresser, The (1983)- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay - Classic backstage tale of the theatre, with an imperious actor–manager (Finney) being pampered and supported by his loyal dresser (Courtenay).…
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)- Dir. Martin Davidson
Feat. Michael Pare, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano… - Unusual drama, only partially realised, based around a legendary presumed–dead 60s rock’n’roller (Michael Pare) whose life is investigated…
El Norte (The North) (1983)- Dir. Gregory Nava
Feat. Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando - The journey northward of a Guatemalan brother and sister (Zaide Silvia Gutierrez and David Villalpando) on the run is an epic saga of the modern…
Experience Preferred, but Not Essential (1983)- Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace - Amusing, low–key drama about a young woman waitressing at a seaside resort.
Exposed (1983)- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev… - Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…
Fanny and Alexander (1983)
- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Kristina Adolphson, Borje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin - Dir. Bergman's last film is his least typical, yet one of his finest. It tells a semi–autobiographical family saga through the eyes of two…
First Name: Carmen (Prenom Carmen) (1983)- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffe - Late Godard standout is a markedly nostalgic throwback to his New Wavy years, combining an ad hoc terrorist, ill–fated romance, a…
Flashdance (1983)- Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jennifer Beals - Glossy mid 80s musical has Jennifer Beals holding down the day–job as a welder, so as to realise her dreams dancing to hits like Flashdance and…
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Jesse Aragon, Bonnie Bedelia - Well–rated biopic of woman racing–car driver, Shirley Muldowney.
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