1981-1990

  • Vera Chytilová – Sasek a kralovna aka The Jester and the Queen (1988) 

    Comedy1981-1990Czech RepublicFantasyVera Chytilová

    Boleslav Polivika stars as Slach the Jester in this metaphorical comedy fantasy. Slach is the caretaker of an abandoned Bohemian castle that is rented out to wealthy visitors during deer-hunting season. The German Konig (Jiri Kodet) and his French fiance Regina (Chantal Poulainova) arrive with flair in a white Mercedes. Slach imagines himself as a medieval court jester while the local villagers regard him as a simple buffoon. He imagines that Konig is the King and Regina the Queen, and Slach is seductively drawn to the Queen and does her bidding until she orders a beheading. Scenes shift between the present and the medieval court of the increasingly sadistic Queen. The gifted actor and playwright Polivika has parlayed his theatrical role into a successful film to make this one of the most popular of Czech features in 1988. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie GuideRead More »

  • Jean Rouch & Raoul Ruiz & Titte Törnroth – Brise-glace (1988)

    1981-1990DocumentaryExperimentalJean RouchRaoul RuizSwedenTitte Törnroth

    Quote:
    Beyond a film, Icebreaker is in 1987 the first media composition, construction of 3 original works made on the Swedish icebreaker Frej, and involving the main means of expression. “Bateau Givre” by Jean Rouch (35′), carries the principles of direct cinema. Rouch discovers in his camera, without the artifice of a commentary, without the help of a third language, the work and the days of the icebreaker and the men who serve it. “Hans Majestäts Statsisbrytaren Frej” by Titte Törnroth (20′), offers a second approach, where the characters, who have acquired a mysterious presence with Rouch, evoke their work, their emotions, in their activities as well as in their moments of relaxation. This film answers the questions left unanswered in the previous one. Raoul Ruiz’s “Tales of Ice” (34′); when the viewer thinks he has gone around a reality that has become familiar, makes it tip over into a profusion of fictions; three stories weave together in this fantastic film where ice plays the central role, where the icebreaker becomes a strange vessel wandering on the edge of the world.Read More »

  • Richard Kern – Manhattan Love Suicides (1985)

    1981-1990Richard KernShort FilmUSA

    ‘Manhattan Love Suicides’ is made up of four, separate but roughly thematically connected, segments.

    ‘Stray Dogs’ concerns an artist (William Rice) being followed through the Manhattan streets by an obsessive young man (David Wojnarowicz) who tries to gain his attention. He follows the artist back to his apartment and begins literally tearing himself apart in frustration – at which point the artist laughs at him, and begins to sketch his dying body.

    ‘Woman at the Wheel’ follows a woman who takes her boyfriends (one at a time) for a drive; but they only spark arguments and insist on taking the wheel.Read More »

  • Nuanxing Zhang – Beijing ni zao (1990)

    Drama1981-1990ChinaNuanxing Zhang

    Synopsis
    A female bus conductor falls into confusion of career and love when getting along with three young men.Read More »

  • Mariko Miyagi – Kodomotachi ganbare AKA Hello, Kids! (1986)

    1981-1990DocumentaryJapanJapanese Female DirectorsMariko Miyagi

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    The fourth film in a four-part documentary film depicting children of a nursing home for the physically handicapped, Nemunoki Gakuen, which celebrated its 45th anniversary. Projecting friendship through music and dance between Nemoki children and New York Harlem children.Read More »

  • Stelvio Massi – Arabella l’angelo nero AKA Angela the Black Angel (1989)

    1981-1990GialloItalyStelvio Massi

    From iMDB:
    Arabella is a nymphomaniac who has sex with any man. One day, her husband, a writer, meets her and another man. She has a strange reaction: kills the lover. Her husband hides the corpse. From that moment on, he encourages her meetings with other men, and writes down the experiences in his new book.Read More »

  • Roman Polanski – Pirates (1986)

    1981-1990AdventureComedyFranceRoman Polanski

    The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

    Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?Read More »

  • Wim Wenders – Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York (1982)

    Wim Wenders1981-1990DocumentaryGermanyShort Film

    Quote:
    “REVERSE ANGLE was my first diary film. It is about “new wave music” (among others Jim Jarmusch’s Del Byzanteens), about straying in New York, about the editing process of HAMMETT in the presence of Francis Ford Coppola, about a novel by Emanuel Bove and about Edward Hopper. And somehow, the whole thing was a reflection about filmmaking in Europe and America.” — Wim WendersRead More »

  • Gary Sherman – Dead & Buried (1981)

    1981-1990Gary ShermanHorrorUSA

    Synopsis
    Potters Bluff, Rhode Island. may seem to be a sleepy little town. At least for the casual visitor and the local sheriff, Daniel Gillis. However, all of a sudden, there are a lot of strange murders where strangers or people passing through are killed by mobs of townspeople. Only Sheriff Gillis has no clue to what’s going on. Fortunately, the town has an excellent undertaker, William G. Dobbs, who is happy to take care of this sudden death-wave which is good for his business. – imdbRead More »

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