Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Julius Caesar (1979)- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Keith Michell, Richard Pasco, Charles Gray… - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Junoon (1979)- Dir. Shyam Benegal
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah… - Indian drama set during the 1857 War of Independence, where a feudal chieftain falls for an Anglo–Indian woman and encounters bitter opposition…
Just a Gigolo (1979)- Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. David Bowie - Unusual tragicomedy with David Bowie drifting through post–WWI Berlin.
Kids Are Alright, The (1979)
- Dir. Jeff Stein
Feat. Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend - Chaotic yet compulsive documentary defining the eclectic career of 'The Who', made shortly before the death of drummer Keith Moon. The others, of…
Knots Landing (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford…
- Bold and beautiful couples stake out their territory in a suburban Californian cul–de–sac. An addictive primetime soap of…
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep - Well–acted, gripping portrayal of a bitter divorce and custody battle, for which Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both won Oscars. Also garnered…
La Cage Aux Folles (1979)- Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru - A gay couple masquerade as husband and wife for the sake of their son's marriage prospects. Screwball drag comedy was a phenomenal hit worldwide.
La Luna (1979)- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Alida Valli… - A wayward young junkie cuddles up to his Opera–singing mother (Jill Clayburgh) in this peculiar incest drama, shot in lush Bertolucci overtones.
Lady Oscar (1979)- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes - Jacques Demy's English–language romantic period drama based on the Japanese manga 'The Rose of Versailles' that tells the story of Lady Oscar,…
Lady Vanishes, The (1979)- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury… - Curious, though lackluster remake of Hitchcock's classic train thriller. Angela Lansbury plays the vanishing lady whose disappearance is investigated…
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