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Subgenre Sampler

 
Tuff TurfTuff Turf (1985)
Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. James Spader, Robert Downey Jnr., Claudette Nevins
High school turf wars commence in this posturing 80s melodrama, about a pretty boy (Spader) who takes on a gang of hoodlums in order to win the girl…
Turtle Diary (1985)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson
Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson seek to liberate giant turtles from London Zoo. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
VagabondVagabond (1985) Recommended
Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
Award–winning drama that artfully presents poetic moments from young vagabond Sandrine Bonnaire’s last month alive, listlessly drifting…
Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryWallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, Kenneth Colley
The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
WaterWater (1985)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine
When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
WetherbyWetherby (1985)
Dir. David Hare
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench
Haunting psychodrama with Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench as guests at a dinner party that is overshadowed by a repressed tragedy which threatens to…
When Father Was Away on BusinessWhen Father Was Away on Business (1985) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan
A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s. Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
White NightsWhite Nights (1985)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski
Baryshnikov and Hines try to dance themselves free from Soviet oppression in this amusing dated thriller. The dance sequences still hold up though.
Zed and Two Noughts, AZed and Two Noughts, A (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Andrea Ferreol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon
Enigmatic visual essay centres around a pair of identical twin zoologists and a paraplegic Spanish seductress! A difficult but rewarding film…
19841984 (1984) Recommended
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. John Hurt, Richard Burton
Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…

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