July 7, 1981
Dreadnaught (1981) **
Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping. With Yuen Biao. Fine chop-socky film, full of inventive kung-fu fights (including a medical examination, and a tailor taking measurements).
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June 6, 1981
April 4, 1981
Once In A Lifetime (1981) *****
Seeing In The Rain (1981) *****
A meticulously executed experimental short, filmed entirely through the windshield of a bus on a rainy day. The movement of the wipers marks the rhythm of the editing. The clever manipulation of time and space creates a weird poem to modern life. The forward movement of the film is continuously interrupted by brief flashbacks that create a feeling of deja-vu, while the rhythm of editing is constant without appearing too monotonous. Directed by Chris Gallagher. Length: 10 minutes.
The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough (1981) ****
Les Photos d'Alix (1981) ****
La Tendresse du maudit (1981) ***
Crac! (1981) ***
Tale For The Road (1981) **
Directed by Garry Bardin. True love blossoms between two cars, a pink coupé and a blue pick-up. Then, a nasty black truck... A sentimental little film from Russia.
The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin (1981) *
The Cinderella tale with penguins instead of people. Boring and predictable, but nominated for an Academy Award.
March 3, 1981
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Misiek (1981) ***
"Historia bez moralu" ("Dyrekcja") *
"La Noisette" ("Revue") **
"Szkola tancow" ("Jubileusz") **
"Wariatka" ("Gosc") **
"Co się polepszy" ("Jajko") *
"W Paryzu" ("Jajko") *
"Tango importo-eksporto" ("Jubileusz") **
"Korespondencja z Polski" ("Chor") **
"Inwokacja (Piosenka o ojczyznie)" ("Jubileusz") **
"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **
Ms 45 (1981) *
Humorless exploatation flick about a mute girl who becomes a serial killer after being raped. A pseudo-feminist, almost fascistic film.
Linda (1981) ***
Also known as "Orgy Of The Nymphomaniacs" and "Naked Super Witches Of The Rio Amore".
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Chor (1981) ***
"Polka kryminalna" **
"Durszlak" **
"Korespondencja z Polski" **
"Kantata o miescie" *
"Piosenka imieninowa" *
"Oberek gazowniczy" **
"Point de reverie" **
"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jajko (1981) **
"Co się polepszy" *
"Kryminal tango" *
"To idzie nowe" *
"W Paryzu" *
"Rozczarowalam sie" *
"Poszly dywany krysztaly" *
"Kto kupi" *
"Handlowac teraz juz niczem" *
"A my nie wiemy o niczym" *
"Na lonie" *
"Gdyby zostal nam tej ziemi" *
"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **
February 2, 1981
On Golden Pond (1981) **
A simple, quiet film about an elderly couple (Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda). Often very witty, but sometimes embarassingly coy and sentimental.
January 1, 1981
Victory (1981) *
John Huston's worst film. It's all about Allied POWs in Nazi Germany playing soccer. Manipulative and ridiculous.
December 12, 1980
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