1981-1990

  • 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 »

  • Wilson Tong – Two Jolly Cops (1985)

    1981-1990ActionComedyHong KongWilson Tong

    Synopsis
    Rare action comedy from Hong Kong. A real gem. The Master Killer -Gordon Liu stars in this Hong Kong cop buddy movie as a detective, who is assigned to find an heiress to a fortune who has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. Non-stop laughs and action in this awesome modern day actioner.Read More »

  • Mauro Bolognini – La certosa di Parma (1982)

    Mauro Bolognini1981-1990DramaItaly

    Stendhal’s epic tale of a young French officer in the Napoleonic wars, and his aunt – a duchess of legendary beauty and resourcefulness.Read More »

  • Vera Chytilová – Vlci bouda AKA Wolf’s Chalet (1987)

    1981-1990Czech RepublicDramaHorrorVera Chytilová

    Synopsis:
    In this Czech political allegory-cum-sci-fi adventure, ten teens from different schools find themselves chosen to take part in a special skiing workshop in the mountains. On the day of the seminar, 11 young people, each bearing an invitation, arrive. A massive avalanche occurs and the ski-lodge is cut off from outside contact. Unfortunately, food supplies are limited and the three instructors strongly advise that the youths work together to make do or choose someone to leave. Time passes and soon the kids learn that their “teachers” are not what they seem to be.Read More »

  • Kar-Wai Wong – Wang Jiao ka men AKA As Tears Go By (1988)

    Kar-Wai Wong1981-1990CrimeDramaHong Kong

    Quote:
    Set on the mean streets of Hong Kong in the late eighties, “As Tears Go By” is the tale of two lowly gangsters, Ah Wah and his side-kick Fly trapped in a endless downward spiral of violence and vengeance. Overview: A low-level triad “big brother” (Andy Lau) has a hot-tempered “little brother” (Jacky Cheung) who can’t keep out of trouble, and consequently is in constant need of being bailed out by his protector. Andy is super cool, but lacks the ambition to rise in the ranks of the triad societies, and once he meets his cousin (Maggie Cheung), and falls in love with her, he decides he wants to leave “the life”. But it turns out that he has to bail out Jacky one more time. And this time, Jacky may have gone too far.Read More »

  • Isao Takahata – Hotaru no haka AKA Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    Isao Takahata1981-1990AnimationDramaJapan

    Quote:
    Isao Takahata‘s Hotaru no Haka (The Grave of the Fireflies, 1988) is a brilliant piece of cinema. Set in Kobe, Japan, in 1945, the film focuses on a brother and sister who are left orphaned and homeless by the American firebombing of the city. It is unflinching in its portrayal of the realities of the war, a harrowing account of what such attacks meant for the ordinary people living in the target area. The children’s innocence and love for each other is no defence against the trials they face: their suffering is very real, their story a classic tragedy. That The Grave of the Fireflies is animated rather than live-action does not distract from its power to move, to provoke thought, to draw tears from the eyes. It is a masterpiece.Read More »

  • Fengliang Yang & Yimou Zhang – Dai hao mei zhou bao AKA Codename Cougar (1989)

    1981-1990ActionChinaFengliang YangThrillerYimou Zhang

    Plot:
    A private aeroplane on a flight between Taipei and Seoul is damaged in a hijack, and forced to crash-land in mainland China near Beijing*. The Communist authorities cooperate discreetly with Taiwanese authorities to defuse a tense situation.Read More »

  • Nina Menkes – The Great Sadness of Zohara (1983)

    Nina Menkes1981-1990ArthouseDramaIsrael

    Storyline
    A young, orthodox Jewish woman is alienated from her Jerusalem community and drawn into the world of spirit. Surrounded by dark sounds of the “Other Side,” she moves into remote and increasingly desolate regions of Arab lands. Her journey, like a mystical quest through her own inner landscapes, culminates in her return to Jerusalem. There, indelibly marked, she confronts her deeper loneliness and a devastating sense of exile.Read More »

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