Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Svengali (1983)
- Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Foster, Holly Hunter
- Has been vocalist turned singing instructor O'Toole takes young rocker Foster under his wings. By all accounts a complete misfire. Though if you can…
Tempest, The (1983)
- Dir. William Woodman
Feat. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., William Hootkins, Nicholas Hammond
- An American television version of Shakespeare's much filmed late 'romance', here presented in a pseudo–theatrical style.
Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger…
- Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
Under Capricorn (TV Mini-Series) (1983)
- Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Peter Cousens, Lisa Harrow, John Hallam…
- Tumultuous drama with Cousens seeking his fortune in 19th century Australia, but his friendship with a convict threatens to scupper his plans.
Utu - Redux (1983-2013)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Kaa…
- With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
Variety (1983)
- Dir. Bette Gordon
Feat. Sandy McLeod, Will Patton
- A woman takes a job at a porn theatre and finds herself fascinated by the clientele. Raw, downbeat drama provides an unusual perspective on the…
Voyage Round My Father, A (1983)
- Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates
- Laurence Olivier gives another special performance as Alan Bates' eccentric father who steadfastly refuses to accept compromises on account of his…
Wagner (1983)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…
- Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi
- Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
We of the Never Never (1983)
- Dir. Igor Auzins
Feat. Tony Barry, Tommy Lewis
- Polished period drama that relays the memoirs of Mrs Aeneas Gunn, the first white woman to travel to the interior of Australia. While the storyline…