Subgenre Sampler
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Osterman Weekend, The (1983)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper
- An adaption of Robert Ludlum's well–known novel about cold–war espionage and paranoia.
Other Side of Nashville, The (1983)
- Feat. Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
- The 'alternative' stars of country music are the subject of this loose documentary, which includes some rare live footage. Featured are Bob Dylan,…
Outside Man, The (Le Marginal) (1983)
- Dir. Jacques Deray
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Tcheky Karyo
- Big–budget actioner has rogue cop Belmondo raising hell and the ire of his colleagues as he pursues drug kingpin Silva.
A huge hit in…
Outsiders, The (1983)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio…
- Based on the gritty novel by S. E. Hinton (THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW), this ‘realistic’ depiction of teenage outsiders in 50s America is…
Patu! (1983)
- Dir. Merata Mita
- The 1981 protests against the South African Rugby tour of New Zealand are documented here by M?ori director Merita Mita, providing a landmark in…
Pauline a La Plage (Pauline at the Beach) (1983)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle
- Teenage Pauline visits her older cousin plagued with boy trouble. Rohmer again demonstrates his knack for eliciting candid performances from…
Phantom of the Opera (1983)
- Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Jane Seymour, Michael York
- Nicely–produced TV version of the Gaston Leroux classic, that while straying far from the source, puts perhaps the darkest twist on the story…
Phar Lap (1983)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Tom Burlinson
- Legendary racehorse reared in New Zealand (though Australian makes claims), who died under mysterious circumstances in America. Good period piece,…
Ploughman's Lunch, The (1983)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry
- Complex dissection of British motives during the Falklands War.
Power of Emotion, The (1983)
- Dir. Alexander Kluge
- A bold, kaleidoscopic essay film from theorist and New German Cinema co–founder Alexander Kluge, combining staged vignettes with raw archival…