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Subgenre Sampler

 
Trip to Bountiful, TheTrip to Bountiful, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Peter Masterson
Feat. Geraldine Page, Rebecca De Mornay, John Heard
Geraldine Page won an Oscar for her portrait of a widow who finally embarks on one final journey to her Texas birthplace.
Trouble in MindTrouble in Mind (1985)
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Keith Caradine, Lori Singer
Fans of the obscure should enjoy this rollicking film noir. Set in the near future, an ex–convict returns to his favourite cafe to rekindle a…
Tuff TurfTuff Turf (1985)
Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. James Spader, Robert Downey Jnr., Claudette Nevins
High school turf wars commence in this posturing 80s melodrama, about a pretty boy (Spader) who takes on a gang of hoodlums in order to win the girl…
Turtle Diary (1985)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson
Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson seek to liberate giant turtles from London Zoo. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
VagabondVagabond (1985) Recommended
Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
Award–winning drama that artfully presents poetic moments from young vagabond Sandrine Bonnaire’s last month alive, listlessly drifting…
Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryWallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, Kenneth Colley
The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
WaterWater (1985)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine
When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
WetherbyWetherby (1985)
Dir. David Hare
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench
Haunting psychodrama with Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench as guests at a dinner party that is overshadowed by a repressed tragedy which threatens to…
When Father Was Away on BusinessWhen Father Was Away on Business (1985) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan
A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s. Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
White NightsWhite Nights (1985)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski
Baryshnikov and Hines try to dance themselves free from Soviet oppression in this amusing dated thriller. The dance sequences still hold up though.

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