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Subgenre Sampler

 
A Year of the Quiet SunA Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) Recommended
Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
Feat. Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson
Realistic and poignant drama that depicts the tentative yet soulful romance that blooms between a Polish woman and an American soldier who is…
Choose MeChoose Me (1984) Recommended
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down
A sultry, out–of–the–ordinary comedy/drama centred around a luminous late–night L.A. bar, this cemented Robert Altman protege…
Falling in LoveFalling in Love (1984)
Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
Star–combination of Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, as train–commuters having an affair which puts a wee glow back into their fairly…
All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series)All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Sigrid Thornton, John Waters
Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
Two of a KindTwo of a Kind (1983)
Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning
God (voiced by Gene Hackman) is so disappointed with mankind he prepares a second Flood, but is persuaded by angels to bet on the reformation of two…
Valley GirlValley Girl (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily
One of the coolest teen flicks of the early 80s exults a first starring role for Nicolas Cage as a Hollywood punk who crashes a suburban party and…
An Officer and a GentlemanAn Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Jr. Gossett
Irresistible formula romance between prospective army officer Richard Gere and Debra Winger.
All Night LongAll Night Long (1981)
Dir. Jean-Claude Tramont
Feat. Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Dennis Quaid
Gene Hackman escapes the druggery of family life by shacking up with nutty Barbra Streisand in this uneven screwball comedy. Totally erratic,…
Continental DivideContinental Divide (1981)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield
Neglected Belushi outing is a gentle comedy with a hard–nosed journalist falling for an eagle researcher high in the mountains of Colorado.
Endless LoveEndless Love (1981)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields is the saving grace of this fiasco made of Scott Spencer's acclaimed novel about an obsessive teenage romance.

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