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Subgenre Sampler
Bad Timing (1980)- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Art Garfunkel, Harvey Keitel, Nicolas Roeg… - After his wife attempts suicide, a guilt–ridden Art Garfunkel engages in a tense battle of wits with investigator Harvey Keitel. Nic Roeg goes…
Being There (1980)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Peter Sellers - A middle–aged gardner, reared in solitude and exclusively educated through his television, is mistaken for a political genius. Profound and…
Breaking Glass (1980)- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch… - Grievously under–rated and singular rock music drama from the post–punk era offers more than just nostalgic interest, with an impassioned…
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. A compassionate doctor rescues him from depravity and…
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…
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…
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…
Stunt Man, The (1980)- Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey - A fugitive stumbles upon a movie set, where he is embraced and hired as a stuntman by the fervant director. A bizarre,…
Union City (1980)- Dir. Mark Reichart
Feat. Debbie Harry, Dennis Lipscomb - Underrated low–budget film noir starkly depicts urban neurosis in a seedy apartment. Grungy lead performances from Debbie Harry and Dennis…
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