Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Broken Rainbow (1985)
- Dir. Victoria Mudd
- This 1985 Oscar–winning documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, deals with the forced relocation of the Desi (Navajo) people from their…
Defence of the Realm (1985)- Dir. David Drury
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott… - Atmospheric nuclear conspiracy thriller of the old–school.
Islands of the Empire (1985)- Dir. Alister Barry, Rod Prosser, Russell Campbell
- Documentary from Wellington production company Vanguard Films (SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY) offering a valuable examination of military relationships…
Mussolini and I (1985)- Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon… - The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
Official Story, The (1985)- Dir. Luis Puenzo
Feat. Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafane - The heart–wrenching official story of a woman who discovers her adopted daughter was stolen at birth by the then military dictatorship. This…
John Pilger's The New Rulers of the World (The New Rulers of the World; War By Other Means; Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice Cold War) (1984-2001)- Dir. David Munro, Alan Lowery
Feat. John Pilger - Three more essential documentaries from journalist John Pilger, with the emphasis on big business, globalisation, and the plight of the Third…
Last Bastion, The (1984)- Dir. Chris Thomson
Feat. Bill Hunter, Ray Barrett, Robert Vaughn… - Australia's involvement in World War II is explored from behind closed doors in this dramatisation of the decisions made by politicians and generals…
Secret Honor (1984)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall - A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
Gorky Park (1983)- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy… - William Hurt plays a brooding Russian detective investigating horrific murders in Moscow. Meaty, convincing thriller.
Patu! (1983)- Dir. Merata Mita
- The 1981 protests against the South African Rugby tour of New Zealand are documented here by M?ori director Merita Mita, providing a landmark in…
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