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Finally SundayFinally Sunday (Vivement Dimanche!) (1983)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant
A businessman in trouble with the police over the murder of his wife's lover finds solace in his secretary who decides to investigate the case…
First Name: CarmenFirst Name: Carmen (Prenom Carmen) (1983)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffe
Late Godard standout is a markedly nostalgic throwback to his New Wavy years, combining an ad hoc terrorist, ill–fated romance, a…
FlashdanceFlashdance (1983)
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jennifer Beals
Glossy mid 80s musical has Jennifer Beals holding down the day–job as a welder, so as to realise her dreams dancing to hits like Flashdance and…
Fourth Man, TheFourth Man, The (1983)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Jeroen Krabbe
Jeroen Krabbe is a gay alchoholic writer prone to hallucinations who suspects his hairdresser of triple murder. Weird and stylish…
Fraggle Rock (TV Series)Fraggle Rock (TV Series) (1983) Recommended
Creature curator Jim Henson developed this Muppet side project about a community of subterranean ‘Fraggles’ as an allegory for the human world,…
Gorky ParkGorky Park (1983) Recommended
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy…
William Hurt plays a brooding Russian detective investigating horrific murders in Moscow. Meaty, convincing thriller.
HammettHammett (1983)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner…
A chequered production history – conflict between director Wenders and exec producer Coppola, money problems – basically rendered the…
He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
In its time this animated TV series was a ubiquitous pop phenomena, being simultaneously unleashed on the world with a line of model toys and…
Heart Like a WheelHeart Like a Wheel (1983)
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Jesse Aragon, Bonnie Bedelia
Well–rated biopic of woman racing–car driver, Shirley Muldowney.
Hell's Angels ForeverHell's Angels Forever (1983)
Dir. Richard Chase, Kevin Keating, Leon Gast
Feat. Bo Diddley, Willie Nelson
Seemingly straightforward doco is more a chilling endorsement of the self–styled outlaws. Even amid disturbing glimpses of short–fuse…

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