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Subgenre Sampler

 
Carmen (Bizet) (1987)
Dir. Brian Large
Feat. Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.
CastawayCastaway (1987)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Oliver Reed
Amanda Donahue and Oliver Reed cohabit on a desert island. Story verges on allegory.
Cause CelebreCause Celebre (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Suchet
Gripping, three–pronged crime of passion has Helen Mirren confessing to the murder of her husband, even though her young lover is suspected of…
China GirlChina Girl (1987)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. David Caruso, James Russo
Dir. Abel Ferrara’s violent riff on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (and WEST SIDE STORY for that matter) set around rival Chinese and Italian street gangs…
Chinese Ghost Story, AChinese Ghost Story, A (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung
The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…
City On Fire (1987)
Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee
Undercover cop Chow Yun Fat is wounded in the aftermath of a bloody heist gone horribly wrong, and trapped in the thieves' hideout as they determine…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News (1983) / More Bad News (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer
An uncannily similar forerunner to the king of mockumentaries, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, follows the equally hilarious exploits of a 'Heavy Metal' band…
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries)Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998) Recommended
Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird
Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…
CopCop (1987)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. James Woods, Brian Dennehy
James Woods gives another intense performance enduring the occupational hazards of crime–fighting. Based on the James Ellroy novel 'Blood On…
Crazy LoveCrazy Love (Love Is a Dog from Hell) (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dominique Deruddere
Feat. Josse De Pauw, Geert Hunaerts, Michael Pas
Superlative tragicomedy based on the work of Charles Bukowski is told in three parts – pre–pubescence, acne plagued teenagehood and…

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