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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…
Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
- Dir. Robert Guenette
Feat. Orson Welles
- Orson Welles narrates and appears in this dramatisation of the prophecies of Nostradamus, many of which have proved to be alarmingly accurate.
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
- Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie
- Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
Montenegro (1981)
- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Marianna Jacobi
- A bored housewife gets caught up in Slavic sex and violence and discovers that she quite likes it. Unpredictable and weird, things become wickedly…
No Time for Tears (1981)
- Dir. Hark Bohm
Feat. Marie Colbin, Michael Gwisdek
- True story of Marianne Bachmeier who shot the murderer of her child during his trial. Subtle yet disturbing film concentrates on the background to…
Othello (1981)
- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Pasolini - Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981)
- Dir. Philo Bregstein
- A fascinating scan of the multi–faceted life of Pier Paolo Pasolini, as poet, theorist and film–director. Gives a lucid account of his…
Pixote (1981)
- Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Marilia Pera, Ramos Da Silva
- Inspired by the plight of his country's homeless children, dir. Babenco created this semi–improvised odyssey of three boys in the slums of…
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange
- Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
Postman Pat (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ivor Wood
- Amiable and charming animated TV series with the infectious theme–tune, that concerns the rural goings–on of English village Greendale…