Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Jamaica Inn (Mini Series) (1983)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Jane Seymour, Patrick McGoohan, Trevor Eve
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Jane Eyre (TV Series) (1983)
- Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton
- Charlotte Bronte's ever–popular story, of orphan Jane's marriage to the enigmatic Mr Rochester (Timothy Dalton), is here adapted to its…
Kennedy (TV Mini-Series) (1983)
- Dir. Jim Goddard
Feat. Martin Sheen, Blair Brown, John Shea…
- Absorbing, detailed biography of the doomed president covering the key events of his brief reign and providing subtle insights into his private life.
King Lear (1983)
- Dir. Alan Cooke
Feat. Mike Kellen, Darryl Hickman, Charles Aidman
- An American television version of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, filmed in a pseudo–theatrical style.
L'Argent (1983)
- Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Christian Patey
- This bleak, enigmatic crime study depicts the tragic chain of events which emanate from a counterfeit bank note being passed through a photo shop.…
Lianna (1983)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries
- A mother–of–two breaks out of her cold marriage by way of an affair with a senior lecturer in this defining lesbian film of the 1980s,…
Life Is A Bed Of Roses (1983)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant, Geraldine Chaplin
- Ambitious fantastical oddity from dir. Resnais was made as a tribute to era–defining French directors Melies, L'Herbier and Rohmer, weaving…
Local Hero (1983)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Peter Reigert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson…
- Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…
Macbeth (1983)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire
- One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…
Made in Britain (1983)
- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Tim Roth, Sean Chapman
- Probably the finest skinhead movie ever made – Tim Roth giving an electrifying debut performance as a glaring malcontent who takes out his rage…