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Subgenre Sampler
Elephant Man, The (1980)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt - The heart–wrenching true story of a grossly deformed pauper, dramatised to perfection by director David Lynch. A compassionate doctor rescues…
Falls, The (1980)- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray - One of dir. Greenaway's more trenchantly avant–garde works (think 'A Walk Though H' crossed with DROWNING BY NUMBERS), expanding his riddling…
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon, Sid Vicious… - Quintessential punk movie off–handedly documents the Sex Pistols phenomenon under the auspice of self–styled rock guru Malcolm McLaren.…
Kremmen - The Movie (1980)- Animated sci–fi comedy with Kenny Everett voicing the egotistical superhero.
McVicar (1980)- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell… - Based on the true story of infamous UK criminal John McVicar, this gritty thriller stars Daltrey as the bad boy sent to a maximum security prison…
Ninth Configuration, The (Twinkle, Twinkle, ) (1980)- Dir. William Peter Blatty
Feat. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller… - Psychological thriller set in the 70's written, produced and directed by William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST). Having returned from Vietnam, a marine…
Out of the Blue (1980)
- Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell… - Dennis Hopper transposes the themes from his EASY RIDER into a punk aesthetic in this downbeat yet compelling dissertation on teenage rebellion and…
Rude Boy (1980)- Dir. Hazan, Mingay
Feat. Jimmy Pursey, Johnny Green - Semi–doco in which a teenage punk is forced to choose political allegiances while scamming a roadie job with the Clash. Features nine Clash…
Scum (1980)- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels - Life in a British borstal painted in unflinchingly realistic hues. Clark's deeply affecting indictment of the penal system plays out barbaric rituals…
Shining, The (1980)- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall - Man, wife and child are assigned to caretaking a remote hotel for the winter. Formidable unease is created before Jack Nicholson completely loses his…
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