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Subgenre Sampler
Stud, The (1978)- Dir. Quentin Masters
Feat. Joan Collins - Joan Collins stars in this appropriately ludicrous dramatisation of sister Jackie's trash novel about the rise and fall of a…
Tree of Wooden Clogs, The (1978)
- Dir. Ermanno Olmi
Feat. Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi - Portrayal of early 20th century peasantry in Lombardy, this un–melodramatic alternative to Bertolucci’s NOVACENTO, examines with quiet…
Who's Who (1978)- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Adam Norton, Simon Chandler, Philip Davis - The slobbish and the snobbish are unflatteringly portrayed in this early Mike Leigh ensemble piece, a little on the heavy side with its somewhat…
Will Shakespeare (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Mark Cullingham, Robert Knights
Feat. Tim Curry, Ian McShane, Nicholas Clay… - 6 Part Mini Series dramatising the life of Shakespeare, portrayed by Tim Curry. Each episode centres around the creation of a different play.
Wise Blood (1978)- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Brad Dourif - Brad Dourif plays the obsessed leader of the 'Church Without Christ' in this marvellous satire on contemporary evangelism in the American South. From…
Wuthering Heights (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Peter Hammond
Feat. Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood… - Lengthy BBC adaptation of the classic story of doomed lovers Cathy (Adshead) and Heathcliff (Hutchinson) is also considered the most accurate,…
3 Women (Three Women) (1977)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Shelley Duvall, Janice Rule - Inspired by a dream, dir. Robert Altman shapes a memorably ethereal drama around the idiosyncratic qualities of actresses Shelley Duvall and Sissy…
A Special Day (1977)- Dir. Ettore Scola
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon - Quietly subversive drama set entirely in a working–class apartment building in Rome, on the fateful day in 1938 that Mussolini welcomed Hitler…
Amazing Howard Hughes, The (1977)- Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton… - Produced for television, this biopic of the reclusive millionaire is suprisingly large–scale, but a little safe in its treatment of Hughes'…
An Enemy of the People (1977)- Dir. George Shaefer
Feat. Steve McQueen, Charles Durning - Seldom–seen version of the Henrik Ibsen play (adapted by Arthur Miller), was a labour of love for Steve McQueen, who plays a scientist…
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