Subgenre Sampler
Lady Oscar (1979)- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes - Jacques Demy's English–language romantic period drama based on the Japanese manga 'The Rose of Versailles' that tells the story of Lady Oscar,…
Laura (Laura, Shadows of a Summer) (1979)- Dir. David Hamilton
Feat. Maud Adams, Dawn Dunlap, James Mitchell… - One of the dreamy, soft focus movies of fashion photographer Hamilton, featuring his characteristic themes: the coming of age of a young girl in an…
Legend of the Mountain (Shan zhong zhuan qi) (1979)- Dir. King Hu
Feat. Shih Chun, Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang - A scholar translating Buddhist sutras visits a monastery filled with various mysterious characters, in this soothing spiritual drama with elements of…
Little Romance, A (1979)- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Anna Massey, Arthur Hill… - Sweet minor comedy in which aged charmer Olivier persuades two teenage lovers – American boy, French girl – to run off together.…
Littlest Hobo, The (TV Series) (1979-1985)- Winning family serial follows a wandering German shepherd who who travels from place to place befriending and helping the struggling.
Macbeth (1979)- Dir. Philip Casson
Feat. Ian McKellen, Judi Dench - Excellent version of the 'Scottish play' that translates Trevor Nunn's RSC stage version to television complete with minimalistic staging and some…
Manhattan (1979)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway - This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
Measure for Measure (1979)- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
More American Graffiti (1979)- Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark… - College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Neill - Landmark Australian film, with Judy Davis as a determinedly independent femme in the late 19th century. From the novel by Miles Franklin.
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