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Veronika VossVeronika Voss (1982)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess
Fictionalised biography of a once famous actress whose career surrendered to drug–addiction, neurosis and the dubious motives of a medical…
Wim Wenders DocumentariesWim Wenders Documentaries (Room 666, Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes) (1982-1989)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Three documentaries from the hand of Wim Wenders, concerned with his chief obsessions in Japanese culture and the state of cinema.
36 Chowringhee Lane36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)
Dir. Aparna Sen
Feat. Jennifer Kendal, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Debashree Roy
An English spinster living out her twilight years teaching in India befriends a young couple whose motives might not be what she suspects. Tender…
Aviator's Wife, TheAviator's Wife, The (La femme de l'aviateur) (1981)
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere
A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and…
Blood WeddingBlood Wedding (1981)
Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Antonio Gades
The first of Saura's hot–blooded flamenco dance films captures the preparation and performance a tragic ballet by choreographer/actor Antonio…
Choix Des Armes, LeChoix Des Armes, Le (Choice of Arms) (1981)
Dir. Alain Corneau
Feat. Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu
Two disparate ex–convicts face difficulties settling into normal society. Boasts France's greatest acting talents.
Christiane F.Christiane F. (1981) Recommended
Dir. Ulrich Edel
Feat. David Bowie
Absorbing account of the decline and fall into the Berlin's degrading drug and prostitution scene of two young heroin addicts. Features the music and…
City of WomenCity of Women (1981)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
Dir. Fellini pushes his fantasies to their zenith (or nadir), again with Marcello Mastroianni as the surrogate male. Falling asleep on a train, he…
Coup de TorchonCoup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981) Recommended
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…
Das BootDas Boot (The Boat) (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Jurgen Prochnow
Nail biting, meticulous and realistic account of a German U–boat's prowlings through the North Atlantic. The most expensive German film to…

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