Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
- Dir. Denys Arcand
Feat. Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening - Brilliant parable of an actor (Lothaire Bluteau) whose life is profoundly changed after he plays the role of Jesus. Funny, disturbing and richly…
Jeweller's Shop, The (1989)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Olivia Hussey, Ben Cross - Charming, low–key adaptation of a play by Pope John Paul the Second. Burt Lancaster in his last film role plays a jeweller in 1930's Poland…
King Richard II (1989)- Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Colin Farrell, Michael Pennington, Michael Cronin… - Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard II – who became England's…
King Richard III (1989)- Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Michael Pennington, Roger Booth, June Watson… - Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard III. The final installment of the…
Kitchen Sink (1989)- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian - Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 2 (1989-1993)- Dir. William Toepfer, Anthony McCarten, Jessica Hobbs
- Another good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission – also compiled by the good folk at…
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh - A harrowingly realistic adaptation of a contentious novel about civil unrest during the New York dock workers strike in the 1950s. Jennifer Jason…
Lean On Me (1989)- Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume - Principal Morgan Freeman whips the pupils of a troubled high–school into shape in this formulaic but likeable example of the genre.
Lily Was Here (1989)- Dir. Ben Verbong
Feat. Marion Van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen Van Vrijberghe de Coningh - Well known for Eurythmics' Dave Stewart's seductive score, the film follows the desperate plight of a young woman forced to resort to prostitution…
Little Thief, The (1989)- Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace - Penned by the late Francois Trauffant and completed by his protege, this engaging tale of mis–spent youth follows the adventures of a…
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