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Variety (1983)
Dir. Bette Gordon
Feat. Sandy McLeod, Will Patton
A woman takes a job at a porn theatre and finds herself fascinated by the clientele. Raw, downbeat drama provides an unusual perspective on the…
Verdi - RigolettoVerdi - Rigoletto (1983)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Feat. Luciano Pavarotti
A splendid version of Verdi's darkly tragic opera, shot on location, with Pavarotti playing the Duke of Mantua.
VideodromeVideodrome (1983) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Woods, Debbie Harry
Cable TV programmer James Woods enters a dark netherworld of psychosis and pornography as he searches for the ultimate thrill. He may have just found…
VigilanteVigilante (1983)
Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Joe Spinell
Gritty, solid Reagan–era variation on DIRTY HARRY, featuring strong performances by Willamson and Forster amid typical Lustig violence.
Voyage Round My Father, AVoyage Round My Father, A (1983) Recommended
Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates
Laurence Olivier gives another special performance as Alan Bates' eccentric father who steadfastly refuses to accept compromises on account of his…
WagnerWagner (1983)
Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud
Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
War GamesWar Games (1983) Recommended
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman
One of the best movies about computer hacking, is a highly effective comedy–thriller, with child–star Matthew Broderick accessing an…
Waterfront (Mini-series)Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi
Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
We of the Never NeverWe of the Never Never (1983)
Dir. Igor Auzins
Feat. Tony Barry, Tommy Lewis
Polished period drama that relays the memoirs of Mrs Aeneas Gunn, the first white woman to travel to the interior of Australia. While the storyline…
Wild HorsesWild Horses (1983)
Dir. Derek Morton
Feat. Keith Aberdein, John Bach, Bruno Lawrence
A Kiwi western set in Tongariro National Park, and based around real events and people associated with the wild equine inhabitants of the Central…

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