Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Faye Dunaway - The eyebrow–raising private life of Joan Crawford makes for a gaudy compulsive shocker, in which Faye Dunaway puts on her most ferocious…
My Dinner with Andre (1981)- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory - An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
Naked Civil Servant, The (1981)- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins - The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
Nanny (TV Series) (1981)- Feat. Wendy Craig, John Quayle, Natalie Forbes
- Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…
No Time for Tears (1981)- Dir. Hark Bohm
Feat. Marie Colbin, Michael Gwisdek - True story of Marianne Bachmeier who shot the murderer of her child during his trial. Subtle yet disturbing film concentrates on the background to…
On Golden Pond (1981)- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn - A warm–fuzzy Oscar winner, a fitting swansong for Henry Fonda, filled with poignant moments with his daughter Jane and Katharine Hepburn.
Othello (1981)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Pennies from Heaven (1981)- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken… - Dennis Potter’s provocative, 1930s–set melding of drama and musical is spot–on in this US version of the BBC TV–series, which…
Pictures (1981)- Dir. Michael Black
Feat. Kevin J. Wilson, Peter Vere-Jones, Helen Moulder - Two rival photographer brothers clash ethics over their respective portraits of the native Maori. Colonialist parable explores the value of art and…
Pippin: His Life and Times (1981)- Dir. David Sheehan
Feat. Ben Vereen, William Katt, Leslie Denniston - TV movie adapted from the 1972 musical, itself an adaptation of the Bob Fosse Broadway production. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz and book…
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