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PucciniPuccini (Tony Palmer's Film about Puccini) (1984)
Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Robert Stephens, Virginia McKenna
TV MOVIE intercuts the story of Puccini's affair with Tony Palmer's real life attempts to stage Puccini's final opera.
RembetikoRembetiko (1983)
Dir. Costas Ferris
Feat. Sotiria Leonardou, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Michalis Maniatis
Stirring fictionalized biopic of Marika Ninou, a Greek Rebetiko (urban Greek folk music) singer who lived through some of the most dramatic…
SvengaliSvengali (1983)
Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Foster, Holly Hunter
Has been vocalist turned singing instructor O'Toole takes young rocker Foster under his wings. By all accounts a complete misfire. Though if you can…
Wild StyleWild Style (1982) Recommended
Dir. Charles Ahearn
The Hip–hop movement had it first wide impact via this documentary–drama shot on the streets of The Bronx in 1982. With its close…
Jazz Singer, TheJazz Singer, The (1980)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier
Tepid updating of the 1927 Al Jolson film, this has singer–songwriter Neil Diamond debut as a... er, songwriter, who must choose between…
One Trick Pony (1980)
Dir. Robert M Young
Feat. Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn
Interesting tale of rock–star, played by Paul Simon, undergoing personal crises.
Rude BoyRude Boy (1980) Recommended
Dir. Hazan, Mingay
Feat. Jimmy Pursey, Johnny Green
Semi–doco in which a teenage punk is forced to choose political allegiances while scamming a roadie job with the Clash. Features nine Clash…
Rose, TheRose, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler
Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
Bound for GloryBound for Glory (1976) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon
Superbly made biopic of folksinger Woody Guthrie, set during the tail–end of the Great Depression as Guthrie makes his way across dustbowl…
That'll Be the DayThat'll Be the Day (1973)
Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. David Essex, Ringo Starr, James Booth
Popstar David Essex plays a British working–class youth who rejects the staid conformity of 50's Britain and eventually drifts into the…

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