Subgenre Sampler
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno - The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada - In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Lianna (1983)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries - A mother–of–two breaks out of her cold marriage by way of an affair with a senior lecturer in this defining lesbian film of the 1980s,…
Life Is A Bed Of Roses (1983)- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant, Geraldine Chaplin - Ambitious fantastical oddity from dir. Resnais was made as a tribute to era–defining French directors Melies, L'Herbier and Rohmer, weaving…
Living Planet, The (TV Series) (1983)- Feat. David Attenborough
- The inimitable Sir David Attenborough presents his followup to the "Life on Earth" series, with a glimpse into the varied ecosystems of our planet.…
Local Hero (1983)- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Peter Reigert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson… - Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)- Dir. Steve Carver
Feat. Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera… - Man–of–few–words Norris plays a Texas Ranger who brandishes his martial arts trained fists as well as the requisite firepower in…
Lonely Guy, The (1983)- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Steve Martin, Charles Grodin - Steve Martin could do no wrong in his early film career, and this is another example. The tragicomedy is beautifully played as he and Charles Grodin…
Lovesick (1983)- Dir. Marshall Brickman
Feat. Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness… - A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
Macbeth (1983)- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire - One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…
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