Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Drama: 1093 Films to Buy & Rent
- Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong
- Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
- Rolf De Heer Collection (Tail Of A Tiger, Incident At Raven's Gate, Dingo, Bad Boy Bubby, Epsilon, The Quiet Room) (1984)
- Dir. Rolf De Heer
- Charming, eccentric boxset of six early films from idiosyncratic Australian filmmaker Rolf De Heer.
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– Tail Of A Tiger…
- Secret Honor (1984)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall
- A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
- She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
- Dir. John Goldschmidt
Feat. Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins
- Eight women come together to have a crack at a week–long survival course, so as to let off some steam and gather life–focus.
Leading…
- Alice in Wonderland (1983)
- Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Eve Arden…
- From the Broadway Theatre Archive series, this is a filmed version of the 1970s revival of a 1932 Broadway version. Distinguished by extraordinary…
- Experience Preferred, but Not Essential (1983)
- Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace
- Amusing, low–key drama about a young woman waitressing at a seaside resort.
- Local Hero (1983)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Peter Reigert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson…
- Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…
- Return to Eden (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Rebecca Gilling
- Early 80s mini–series set around the survivor of a treacherous crocodile attack, that garnered a small cult due to its Aussie–kitsch…
- A Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier, FĂ©odor Atkine
- An art history student is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, then meets a handsome and wealthy younger man whom she vows to…
- Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…
- Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…