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Subgenre Sampler

 
City of WomenCity of Women (1981)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
Dir. Fellini pushes his fantasies to their zenith (or nadir), again with Marcello Mastroianni as the surrogate male. Falling asleep on a train, he…
Clash of the TitansClash of the Titans (1981)
Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Ursula Andress
Brave stab at visualising Greek mythology, taking the Perseus legend as its basis, this turned out to be the swansong for Ray Harryhausen and his…
CondormanCondorman (Condor Man) (1981)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera
An odd, but likeable superhero–spy yarn from Disney, in which a cartoonist (Crawford) turns himself into a living version of one of his own…
Continental DivideContinental Divide (1981)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield…
Neglected Belushi outing is a gentle comedy with a hard–nosed journalist falling for an eagle researcher high in the mountains of Colorado.
Coup de TorchonCoup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981) Recommended
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle…
Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…
Cutter's WayCutter's Way (1981)
Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. John Heard, Jeff Bridges, Lisa Eichhorn
Low–key mystery set in the hazy South Californian boondocks, that gets under your skin in its own moody, mordant way. Story concerns lippy…
Dallas - Season 5 (TV Series)Dallas - Season 5 (TV Series) (1981-1982)
Feat. Larry Hagman, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy…
Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
Danger Mouse (TV Series)Danger Mouse (TV Series) (1981-1987)
Dir. Brian Cosgrove
Classic 1980s British cartoon series set around the wild and quirky adventures of super secret agent Danger Mouse and his sidekick Penfold, emerging…
Darkroom (TV Series)Darkroom (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. James Coburn
James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.
Das BootDas Boot (The Boat) (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Jurgen Prochnow
Nail biting, meticulous and realistic account of a German U–boat's prowlings through the North Atlantic. The most expensive German film to…

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