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Subgenre Sampler

 
WaterWater (1985)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine
When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
We are the WorldWe are the World (1985)
The complete story behind the renowned 1980s charity pop–song 'We are the World' is covered in this anniversary special edition of the original…
WetherbyWetherby (1985)
Dir. David Hare
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench
Haunting psychodrama with Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench as guests at a dinner party that is overshadowed by a repressed tragedy which threatens to…
When Father Was Away on BusinessWhen Father Was Away on Business (1985) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan
A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s. Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
White NightsWhite Nights (1985)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski
Baryshnikov and Hines try to dance themselves free from Soviet oppression in this amusing dated thriller. The dance sequences still hold up though.
WitnessWitness (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer
Cop Harrison Ford goes undercover at an Amish community after one of their young witnesses a murder. Consummate Hollywood thriller, quite brilliantly…
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, John Lone
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of FearYoung Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (1985) Recommended
Dir. Barry Levinson
Highly watchable updating of Sherlock Holmes, with his teenage incarnation plumbing 'thugee' cult mysteries in Victorian London. Notable at the…
Zed and Two Noughts, AZed and Two Noughts, A (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Andrea Ferreol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon
Enigmatic visual essay centres around a pair of identical twin zoologists and a paraplegic Spanish seductress! A difficult but rewarding film…
19841984 (1984) Recommended
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. John Hurt, Richard Burton
Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…

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