Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Pixote (1981)
- Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Marilia Pera, Ramos Da Silva - Inspired by the plight of his country's homeless children, dir. Babenco created this semi–improvised odyssey of three boys in the slums of…
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1981)- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange - Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
Pride of Jesse Hallam, The (1981)- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Johnny Cash, Eli Wallach, Brenda Vaccaro - Johnny Cash plays a poor and illiterate coal miner who moves from the Kentucky countryside to Cincinnati so that his daughter can have spinal…
Priest Of Love (1981)- Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner… - Ian McKellen stars as D.H Lawrence in this biopic, chronicling the author's tempestuous relationship with his wife Frieda (Suzman), and his battle…
Puberty Blues (1981)- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja - Affecting teenage odyssey with Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as surfing–groupies, learning to fit into a sex’n’drugs beach–scene.
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