1980s

Esme, the most beautiful of the village she lives in, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she was married to Halim, the village lord.Read More »

Kira Deshler wrote:
In 1986, documentarian Pam Walton released a short film simply titled Lesbians. The video captures three lesbians – Diane Porath, Dianne Rhudy, and Marilyn Watkins – discussing their lives and opinions. Or, as the cheeky synopsis reads, “Three politically incorrect lesbians talk about being lesbian.”Read More »

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A city with its problems. A gang of abandoned children provide for themselves and pose as heroes. The police are on their backs day and night. They are enterprising, energetic, and full of fresh vitality. Despite the fact they are rejected by their parents and ignored by the world, they form among themselves a powerful example of solidarity. Ablakon is something of a different order. He is an adult delinquent and a swindler. Posing as a businessman, he has deceived a countless number of people. When he and his accomplice return to the village, his extravagant behaviour is mistaken for a sign of success. Following his example many young people leave for the city. But they will soon understand their mistake…Read More »

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An old man tells his grandson who has come to visit him for the holidays some local folk tales, from quite old ones to recent ones, dealing more or less with possession, ingenuity and insanity. One may think of Boccace.Read More »

Very little information out there in English on this one, but it appears to be one of many filmatisations of Shiro Ozaki’s novel Jinsei Gekijo. Starstudded and directed in three segments by three directors. Seems to involve lots of yakuzas and politics. And sex (a golden shower!).Read More »

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him?Read More »

Three men break into a bank and are pursued by three other men. The burglars have been at this sort of thing for years; the policemen have only been in their jobs for a few months. Two young men chase a girl because they want to learn how to tango, but soon find themselves caught up in a dance for a fortune – even though a million ain’t worth as much as it used to be. Hard work is hardly ever worth it, but it’s always worthwile keeping oneself occupied, says Bruno Markward to Bubi. In order to help his friend, Bubi trains as a bricklayer so that he can knock a hole through the ceiling. But because women are never easy, Bruno the expert winds up in front of the arch-criminal, Lotz, with whom he has already done time not so long ago in the same Nazi prison. Graf the waiter is caught in bed – but not with his wife. Julian, a trainee police inspector who is definitely still wet behind the ears, loses his friend Bubi and his girlfriend Tina, but because he can run faster, he does manage to catch Lubowitz – the fox with the mask. There is a wonderful canary in a supporting role. Berlin, just after the war, between winter and spring, is backdrop for these city-dwellers who find themselves in difficult but also humorous situations.Read More »

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German terrorists kidnap the crew of an aeroplane as they leave the airport. The terrorists demand the release of two of their colleagues, who are to be extradited to the USA. The father of one of the stewardesses decides he can no longer wait for diplomacy, and so flies out to Germany. There, frustration leads him to hire a former SAS counter-terrorism expert. Together they hunt down the terrorists.Read More »

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Fernando, an unemployed teacher, survives at the expense of his lifemate, textile worker Rita. One weekend, the couple, who lives in the region of São Paulo ABC, meets with computer technician Luiz Carlos and his girlfriend, inexperienced Lilita. Luiz Carlos, who was Fernando’s student, is reactionary and upstart. The two couples, amid the bucolic scenery of Billings Dam, find the corpse of a newly hanged man.Read More »