Subgenre Sampler
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Otello (Othello) (1986)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
- Exemplary operatic film with Placido Domingo perfectly attuned to the tenor of the title character.
Pallet On the Floor (1986)
- Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley
- A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan…
- Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Parting Glances (1986)
- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
- A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Paul Kelly and the Messengers (1986-1992)
- Dir. Various
- Twelve music–videos from Australian balladeer Kelly, incl. “Bradman”, “Leaps and Bounds”, “Careless” and “Dumb Things”.
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991)
- Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne
- Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage
- Kathleen Turner returns to the '50s to relive her youth and contemplate what might have been.
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
- One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993)
- Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker
- Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986)
- Feat. Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif…
- Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…