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Troilus & Cressida
6.5

Troilus & Cressida

Nov. 07, 1981

Troilus & Cressida

The bitter Trojan War drags on – the Greeks blame Achilles’ apathy for low morale, while Troy’s hero Hector challenges one of ...
Texas Lightning
4.1

Texas Lightning

Jun. 01, 1981

Texas Lightning

A tough, macho, truck driver decides to make his soft son more manly by taking him hunting. They vacation and go to a honky tonk bar where the ...
This Is Elvis
7.6

This Is Elvis

Apr. 03, 1981

This Is Elvis

Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage ...
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
7.5

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

Growing up in 1960s Sarajevo, a young man comes of age under the shadow of his good, but ailing father, but is attracted by the world of ...
Stagefright
6.1

Stagefright

Jan. 01, 1981

Stagefright

An essay-film on language and theater, on human communication – intellectual in content, but purely poetic in terms of form: image, sound, ...
Silvestre
7.2

Silvestre

May. 06, 1982

Silvestre

A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant.
Silsila
7.1

Silsila

By the will of her dead uncle who was murdered Sandra Paoli is propelled to the head of a powerful mafia clan. She becomes a respected, but also ...
Separate Ways
4.7

Separate Ways

May. 01, 1981

Separate Ways

A wife unhappy in her marriage begins an affair with an art student, unaware that her husband, a race driver, is also having an affair.
Circus Performers
7

Circus Performers

Sep. 24, 1981

Circus Performers

A circus family encounters hard times and family strife, but is brought into the limelight through their chance encounter with a polar bear cub.
Passion of Love
7.1

Passion of Love

Sep. 16, 1981

Passion of Love

In the 1860’s, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli). He is ...
Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion
5.9

Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion

Tyrone Shu directs Lung Chun, Wang Tao, and Angela Mao in the historically set martial arts film Moonlight Sword & Jade Lion. During the Sung ...
Honey
5

Honey

May. 08, 1981

Honey

A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
Miracle on Ice
6.8

Miracle on Ice

Mar. 01, 1981

Miracle on Ice

The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by ...
The Inquisitor
7.6

The Inquisitor

Sep. 23, 1981

The Inquisitor

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector ...
Documenteur
6.9

Documenteur

Miep Gies didn’t hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the ...
A Dangerous Summer
3.7

A Dangerous Summer

Oct. 22, 1982

A Dangerous Summer

Building is Howard’s passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ...
Coward of the County
6

Coward of the County

Oct. 07, 1981

Coward of the County

A lifelong yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang-raped his wife.
Choice of Arms
6.9

Choice of Arms

Aug. 19, 1981

Choice of Arms

A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.
Choices
4.3

Choices

Oct. 01, 1981

Choices

A popular high school student seems to have it all; a spot on the football team, the love of playing music in the school orchestra and a ...
Child Bride of Short Creek
6.5

Child Bride of Short Creek

A dramatization of the true account of a fundamentalist sect in Arizona that practices polygamy, and a returning Korean War veteran’s ...
Callie & Son
5.4

Callie & Son

Jan. 01, 1981

Callie & Son

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to ...
Black Lizard
5.9

Black Lizard

Nov. 26, 1981

Black Lizard

Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu. His enquiries with the help of Chief ...
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
6.5

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual ...
Rebellious Reign
7.2

Rebellious Reign

Sep. 24, 1980

Rebellious Reign

Top fighter leaves his sifu to join his new friend the 4th Prince, and supports him in his bid to gain the throne and eventually overthrow the Ching.
Why Would I Lie?
6

Why Would I Lie?

Aug. 10, 1980

Why Would I Lie?

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term ‘fabrication’ to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he’s assigned ...
Zigeunerweisen
6.9

Zigeunerweisen

Apr. 01, 1980

Zigeunerweisen

A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in ...
Two Stage Sisters
6.7

Two Stage Sisters

Feb. 07, 1964

Two Stage Sisters

In pre-revolutionary China, two young girls, Chunhua and Yuehong Xing, rise through the ranks of Chinese opera, but with their artistic success ...
The Leg Fighters
5.6

The Leg Fighters

Jun. 04, 1980

The Leg Fighters

When South China martial artist Pan is defeated and killed by North China challenger Tan in a legfighter duel, Pan’s younger brother Pak ...
Loulou
6.6

Loulou

Sep. 03, 1980

Loulou

A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Koto: The Ancient City
6.5

Koto: The Ancient City

Chieko (Momoe Yamaguchi) has been raised as the only child of parents who run a dry goods store. When Chieko was a middle-school student, she ...