Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Lonely Hearts (1981)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson
- An off–beat gem about an awkward agency–linked romance between a middle–aged piano tuner and a shy office clerk.
Man of Iron (1981)
- Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania
- Angry sequel to MAN OF MARBLE covers much the same ground with an alcoholic journalist sent to cover the Polish Solidarity strike and to discredit…
Masada (TV Mini-series) (1981)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera…
- Epic mini–series set in the first century AD, where commander Flavius Silva (O'Toole) leads his army into combat against the remaining Jewish…
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
- Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie
- Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
Mephisto (1981)
- Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Klaus Maria Brandauer
- An astonishing portrait of the seductive allure of pre–war fascism, faced by a talented actor, aptly played by fine thesp, Klaus Maria…
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…