Subgenre Sampler
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Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981)
- Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie
- Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Knightriders (1981)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. Ed Harris, Tom Savini
- One–of–a–kind event follows the bizarre exploits of a travelling motor–cycle show who engage in medieval–style combat…
Knowledge, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Brooks
Feat. Michael Elphick, Nigel Hawthorne, Jonathan Lynn
- Well–regarded TV drama that follows the trials of three aspiring London taxi–drivers to learn the 'knowledge' necessary to…
La Chevre (1981)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu
- Irrepressible comic duo Richard and Depardieu are paired for the first time; here, the chronically unlucky daughter of a businessman goes missing in…
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
- Dir. Just Jaeckin
Feat. Sylvia Kristel
- Soft–porn queen Sylvia Kristel vies for mainstream acceptance with D.H. Lawrence's account of a woman's search for sexual fulfilment. The stuff…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein…
- Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Lola (1981)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf
- Shattering Fassbinder drama depicting an exotic singer searching for true happiness and survival in post–war Germany. Fassbinder again excels…
Lonely Hearts (1981)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson
- An off–beat gem about an awkward agency–linked romance between a middle–aged piano tuner and a shy office clerk.
Looker (1981)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey…
- Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
Loveless, The (1981)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter
- A brooding, fetishised love–letter to the motorcycle movies of the 1950s (THE WILD ONE et al), with a bike gang having a troubled interlude in…