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That Night in VarennesThat Night in Varennes (1982) Recommended
Dir. Etore Scolla
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Louis Barrault, Harvey Keitel
An enthralling, vivid historical drama set during the last days of Louis XVI's reign during the 1791 revolution, but focusing largely on a band of…
Verdict, TheVerdict, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason
Sombre dramatic death–march, with Paul Newman playing a convincingly booze–soaked lawyer, whose last chance in the courtroom sees him…
Veronika VossVeronika Voss (1982)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess
Fictionalised biography of a once famous actress whose career surrendered to drug–addiction, neurosis and the dubious motives of a medical…
Walter / Walter & JuneWalter / Walter & June (Loving Walter) (1982-1983)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Keith Allen
A pair of grim television movies based on the novels by David Cook, starring Ian McKellen as a man with a learning disability who is condemned by…
White DogWhite Dog (1982) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives
A little–seen but widely heralded drama from cult director Samuel Fuller about the struggle of an African–American dog trainer to retrain…
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…
Woman Called Golda, AWoman Called Golda, A (1982) Recommended
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis
Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
World According to Garp, TheWorld According to Garp, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow
Dazzling adaptation of John Irving's novel about an eccentric's often ill–fated journey through life. Robin Williams is brilliant as Garp, with…
World Cup, TheWorld Cup, The (A Captain's Tale) (1982)
Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Dennis Waterman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tim Healy
Intriguing true–story of how a minor–league English soccer–team from West Auckland (not New Zealand) got all the way to the first…
36 Chowringhee Lane36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)
Dir. Aparna Sen
Feat. Jennifer Kendal, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Debashree Roy
An English spinster living out her twilight years teaching in India befriends a young couple whose motives might not be what she suspects. Tender…

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