1981-1990

  • Sidney Lumet – Q & A (1990)

    Drama1981-1990CrimeSidney LumetUSA

    Dirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.Read More »

  • Ertem Egilmez – Arabesk (1989)

    1981-1990ComedyErtem EgilmezRomanceTurkey

    Quote:
    “The 1989 Turkish frivolity Arabesk should not be confused with Arabesque, a 1966 American spy thriller. The later film stars two of Turkey’s favorite screen personalities, glamorous leading lady Mujde Ar and funnyman Sener Sen. The two fall in love, much to the dismay of their respective families. The couple’s attempts at finding true happiness is good for several hilarious and touching moments. Arabesk was a huge hit in its country of origin, just as it was intended to be.”Read More »

  • Copel Moscu – Le Jour Viendra AKA Va Veni O Zi AKA There Will Come a Day (1985)

    1981-1990Copel MoscuDocumentaryRomaniaShort Film

    SYNOPSIS
    A poultry farm, ultra modern for its time, has in its structure a kindergarten for the children of the employees. The parallels between raising chickens and the kindergarten’s program serve as a serious meditation on the human condition. The film was banned in Romania.Read More »

  • Mai Zetterling – Amorosa (1986)

    Mai Zetterling1981-1990DramaSweden

    Quote:
    An exploration of madness, sexuality and authorship in this semi-biopic about the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna (1894-1940). In the hallucinatory opening sequence she is brought in a straitjacket by her husband and two psychiatric nurses through the Venice Carnival nocturnal antics to a mental hospital in the city. With her is a manuscript of her autobiography, which she calls “her child”. The book is Agnes showdown with her family, and in flashbacks presented, Agnes progress from the author of innocent girls’ books to serious and self-consuming novelist.Read More »

  • Doo-yong Lee – Pong AKA Mulberry (1986)

    1981-1990Doo-yong LeeDramaEroticaSouth Korea

    Sam-po is a gambler living without concern for how his wife will manage their household without his earning money. In order to get food and provisions, his wife An-hyeob, sleeps with various merchants in the village…

    Mulberry is a 1986 South Korean erotic drama film directed by Lee Doo-yong. Based on the eponymous classic story by Na Do-hyang, the film became known for its erotic subject matter, made possible by the government’s gradual relaxation of censorship and control over the film industry during the 1980s.Read More »

  • Fred Halsted – A Night at Halsted’s (1982)

    1981-1990EroticaFred HalstedQueer Cinema(s)USA

    Quote:
    Fred Halsted’s last worthwhile film! Shot at his own “stand-up fuck club.”

    This film features a great punk/new wave soundtrack featuring the following songs:Read More »

  • Helma Sanders-Brahms – Die Berührte AKA No Mercy, No Future (1981)

    1981-1990ArthouseDramaGermanyHelma Sanders-Brahms

    Doctors say that Veronika, a woman in her 20s, is schizophrenic. She is compliant, which makes her an easy target for men. She’s religious, believing she is God’s favorite child; she searches for Jesus. She has sent a letter to a filmmaker suggesting her life as the subject for a movie. We see her raped than take up with a series of men she believes are Jesus, each willing or insistent on sex. A young man with his own crisis of faith invites her to join a cult. We see her involuntarily committed to an asylum from time to time where medication and constraints await. Her wealthy parents are helpless. Will a medical professional ever talk to her? If one did, would it help?Read More »

  • Nikos Nikolaidis – Glykia Symmoria AKA Sweet Bunch (1983)

    1981-1990CrimeDramaGreeceNikos Nikolaidis

    Synopsis:
    The diary of the life and death of a group of “amoral” young people, who have reached the point of no return and seek something to believe in and to die for. Their behavior brings them to the attention of the State. A discreet surveillance begins. A vigilante group monitors their House. It’s headed by a nameless blond man, who waits…
    The film is a study of the new face of world fascism. It is a story of joy and tender love; a music of death, an evocation of colors, sweet violence and laughter.The story of four people who might be your neighbors, who choose to die senselessly behind their stolen shotguns, flinging their harsh, mocking laughter in your face.Read More »

  • Agnès Varda – Documenteur (1981)

    1981-1990Agnès VardaDocumentaryFrance

    Quote:
    Documenteur, Agnès Varda’s companion piece and follow-up to her documentary Mur murs, shares with it a filming location and a similarly punning title (a menteur is a liar, in French). But the similarities end there: while Mur murs is a more or less straightforward film that purports to document the murals, the artists who created them, and the effect the pictures have on the neighborhoods surrounding them, Documenteur, which includes shots of some of those same murals and has scenes set in those same neighborhoods, is, by its own admission, “an emotion picture.” Neither pure fictional feature film nor documentary, it’s perhaps best described as a documentary with a fictionalized main character.Read More »

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