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Subgenre Sampler

 
Distant Voices, Still LivesDistant Voices, Still Lives (1988) Recommended
Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Lorraine Ashbourne, Jean Boht, Pete Postlethwaite
Dream–like autobiographical vignettes of the director's good and bad memories of growing up in wartime Liverpool. Little narrative structure,…
Dominick and EugeneDominick and Eugene (1988)
Dir. Robert M Young
Feat. Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee Curtis
Ray Liotta cares for his autistic twin brother Tom Hulce in this affecting drama.
Down by LawDown by Law (1988) Recommended
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie
Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
Dragons ForeverDragons Forever (1988)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Dreaming, TheDreaming, The (1988)
Dir. Mario Andreacchio
Feat. Arthur Dignam, Penny Cook, Gary Sweet
A supernatural oddity in which a doctor treats a sick aborigine, who had defied a tribal taboo and visited a sacred cave. The doctor soon finds…
Earth Girls Are EasyEarth Girls Are Easy (1988) Recommended
Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey
Under–rated campy musical about a trio of goofy aliens (incl. Jim Carrey in an early role) who crash–land in Geena Davis's swimming pool.
Echoes (TV Mini-series)Echoes (TV Mini-series) (1988)
Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Siobhan Garahy, Robert Hines, Geraldine James
Set in Ireland in the 1950's, this picturesque romance traces the life of a small town girl whose dreams of escape come true when she wins a…
Edens Lost (TV Mini-series)Edens Lost (TV Mini-series) (1988)
Dir. Neil Armfield
Feat. Julia Blake, Linda Cropper
A melancholy dramatic saga set in rural Australia around the growing knowledge of a teenage boy from Sydney, staying with mysterious landed relatives…
ElviraElvira (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) (1988)
Dir. James Signorelli
Feat. Cassandra Peterson, Jeff Conaway, Edie McClurg
High camp fun with real–life cult horror movie host Elvira, in her first acting role. Canny blend of tongue–in–cheek innuendo and…
Evil AngelsEvil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, Sam Neill
Jack–of–all–accents, Meryl Streep, does wonders as Lindy Chamberlain, the woman accused of murdering her child in the Australian…

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