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Subgenre Sampler

 
MacbethMacbeth (1983)
Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire
One of the BBC's celebrated series of Shakespeare adaptations, with Nicol Williamson putting in a strong showing as the tortured Scottish usurper.…
Made in BritainMade in Britain (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Tim Roth, Sean Chapman
Probably the finest skinhead movie ever made – Tim Roth giving an electrifying debut performance as a glaring malcontent who takes out his rage…
Magic Flute, The (Mozart) (1983)
Dir. August Everding
Feat. Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova
Bayerischen Staatsoper. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Making UtuMaking Utu (1983)
Dir. Gaylene Preston
Exemplary behind the scenes documentary observes the making of Geoff Murphy's groundbreaking 'puha western' UTU, revealing both the insistence on…
Makioka Sisters, TheMakioka Sisters, The (Sasame-yuki) (1983)
Dir. Kon Ichikawa
Feat. Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga
Lyrical Japanese drama set in the 1930's, following the lives of four siblings who have taken on their father's kimono manufacturing business. Based…
Man With Two Brains, TheMan With Two Brains, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner
Steve Martin plays a surgeon who frustrated with his wicked, overbearing wife (Kathleen Turner), falls in love with a…
Mansfield ParkMansfield Park (1983)
Dir. David Giles
Feat. Sylvestra Le Touzel
BBC drama based on Jane Austen's classic about life at an upper class family estate in Eighteenth century rural England.
Meaning of Life, TheMeaning of Life, The (Monty Python's Meaning of Life) (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
Hilarious, oft–times bilious Monty Python hit that examines The Big Issue in a series of loosely–connected sketches. Arguably more…
MeantimeMeantime (1983)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Pam Ferris
Mike Leigh's skewed sense of humour takes on the doledrums of Thatcher's London. Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are unrecognisably awkward in a…
Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) Recommended
Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
David Bowie endures the hardships of a Japanese POW camp in WWII. Stylish melodrama, memorably scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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