Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
- Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
Feat. Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson
- Realistic and poignant drama that depicts the tentative yet soulful romance that blooms between a Polish woman and an American soldier who is…
Amadeus (1984)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham
- Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
Among the Cinders (1984)
- Dir. Rolf Haedrich
Feat. Paul O'Shea, Derek Hardwick, Yvonne Lawley
- A tender chronicle of a 16–year–old's rite–of–passage who finds first love with an older woman embittered by her experience…
And the Ship Sails On (1984)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti
- An idyllic odyssey aboard an ocean liner, where celebrated guests who have gathered for the funeral voyage of a great opera star are introduced in…
Annie's Coming Out (A Test of Love) (1984)
- Dir. Gil Brealey
Feat. Angela Punch McGregor, Drew Forsythe, Liddy Clark…
- A therapist learns to communicate with cerebral palsy patient Annie using an alphabet board and comes to believe that although physically disabled,…
Another Country (1984)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes
- An oppressive private schooling has an adverse affect on a couple of young, gay Englishmen in the 1930s, who eventually become spies for the…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985)
- Dir. Stuart Burge, Elijah Moshinsky, David Giles
Feat. Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Leonard Rossiter…
- Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John.
Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
Beat Street (1984)
- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
- Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006)
- One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…
Birdy (1984)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage
- Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage star in this complex yet compelling tale of a disturbed war veteran's descent into believing he is a bird. A bold and…