Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1982) ***

The Draughtman's Contract (1982) ***

La Dame en couleurs (1982) *

Dans le Quebec sous Maurice Duplessis, des petits orphelins se retrouvent dans une institution pour des malades mentaux.

The Split Cherry Tree (1982) ****

Andrei Konchalovsky directed this excellent Oscar-nominated short film about a student from a poor family.

Rio (1982) ***

Hungry Like The Wolf (1982) ***

Travelling Hopefully (1982) ***

Fine documentary about the ACLU.

Trygg-Hansa-Brollope (1982) ***

Peel (1982) ***

The Chauffeur (1982) ***

Lettre à Freddy Buache (1982) *

Short documentary about Lausanne, directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Nancy's First Day (1982) ***

A commercial for United Airlines.

If You Love This Planet (1982) *

Crude Communist propaganda in favour of unilateral nuclear disarmament. The film won an Oscar in 1983, but lost the Cold War 6 years later.

Vincent (1982) ****

Brilliant Disney animated film directed by Tim Burton.

Tango (1982) ****

The Strange Case of Mr Donnybrook's Boredom (1982) ***

Amusing cartoon about bored rich people.

Souvenirs de guerre (1982) ***

War is denounced in no uncertain terms in this beautiful film drawn directly onto the negative.

Once We Were Birds (1982) ***

A flock of wild Gypsy birds discovers a golden cage, where a life of luxury and opulence awaits them. Beautiful Gypsy music enchances this tender, metaphorical tale.

The Great Cognito (1982) ***

The Snowman (1982) ***

The Sound Collector (1982) **

Two boys are playing a game with sounds by imagining various stories.

Skywhales (1982) **

A cartoon about warriors living in a fortress above clouds, flying huge airplanes and fighting against winged whales. It won the Special Jury Award at the Annecy Animation Festival.

Chicken (1982) **

A chicken is flying. Or is he?

Fun With Mr Future (1982) *

A weak Disney cartoon.

Samanka, l'ile de passions (1982) ***

Yes Minister: Skeleton In The Cupboard (1982) ***

Cafe Flesh (1982) ***

Yes Minister: Moral Dimension (1982) ***

Yes Minister: Bed Of Nails (1982) ***

The Inconfessable Orgies Of Emmanuelle (1982) ***

Cheers: Truce Or Consequences (1982) ***

Cheers: Sam At Eleven (1982) ***

Sophie's Choice (1982) **

Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her performance as an Auschwitz survivor ridden by guilt and shameful secrets.

The Verdict (1982) **

Paul Newman plays an alcoholic lawyer in this courtroom drama.

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) *

A fake "Pink Panther" comedy consisting in part of unused footage of Peter Sellers from previous films. A travesty, and a very boring one, at that.

Top 10 Films of 1981

1. "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (Steven Spielberg, USA)

2. "My Dinner With André" (Louis Malle, USA)

3. "Quest For Fire" (Jean-Jacques Annaud, France)

4. "The Road Warrior" (George Miller, Australia)

5. "Mis" (Stanislaw Bareja, Poland)

6. ''Atlantic City'' (Louis Malle, USA)

7. ''Body Heat'' (Lawrence Kasdan, USA)

8. ''Excalibur'' (John Boorman, USA)

9. "Diva" (Jean-Jacques Beineix, France)

10. "Smash Palace" (Roger Donaldson, New Zealand)

Other great films:

Amanda By Night

American Pop

Arthur

Beau pere (France)

Byl Jazz (Poland)

Chariots Of Fire (UK)

Christiane F (Germany)

Czlowiek z zelaza (Poland)

Dreszcze (Poland)

La Femme de l'aviateur (France) 

For Your Eyes Only

Fox And The Hound
French Lieutenant's Woman

Heaven's Gate

Heavy Metal

Hokusai manga (Japan)

Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas (France)

Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz (France)
Kobieta samotna (Poland)

Lili Marleen (Germany)

Love And Lies (Soviet Union)

Martial Club (Hong Kong)

Mein vater Alfons (East Germany)

Mephisto (Hungary)

Montenegro (Sweden)

Pennies From Heaven

Pixote (Brazil)

Puberty Blues (Australia)

Only When I Laugh

Ragtime

Reds

Shortcuts (Czechoslovakia)

Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1981:

1. "Blow Out" (Brian De Palma, USA)

2. "Possession" (Andrzej Zulawski, France)

3. "Storie di ordinaria follia" (Marco Ferreri, Italy)

4. "Dr Jekyll et les femmes" (Walerian Borowczyk, France)

5. "Cannibal Ferox" (Umberto Lenzi, Italy)

6. "A Fêmea do Mar" (Ody Fraga, Brazil)

7. "Linda" (Jess Franco, Spain)

8. "Sadomania" (Jess Franco, Spain)

9. "Cover Girl" (Alex De Renzy, USA)

10. "Les Fruits de la passion" (Shûji Terayama, France)

Short Top 3:

1. "Seeing In The Rain" (Chris Gallagher, Canada)

2. "The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough" (Peter Rose, USA)

3. "Les Photos d'Alix" (Jean Eustache, France)

Other great shorts:

Couples And Robbers (UK)
Woody y yo (Spain)

Top 3 Music Videos:

1. "Once In A Lifetime" (Toni Basil, Talking Heads)

2. "Don't You Want Me" (Steve Barron, Human League)

3. "Girls On Film" (Godley and Creme, Duran Duran)

Top Commercial:

"Fast Paced World" (Fedex)

TV Top 3:

1. "Taxi: Latka The Playboy" (James Burrows, ABC)

2. "Yes Minister: The Death List" (Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, BBC, UK)

3. "Yes Minister: A Question Of Loyalty" (Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, BBC, UK)

Other great TV shows:

07 zglos sie 3 (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Chor (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej; Misiek (Poland)

Yes Minister: Doing The Honours (UK)
Yes Minister: The Compassionate Society (UK)
Yes Minister: The Devil You Know (UK)
Yes Minister: The Greasy Pole (UK)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "Crac!" (Frédéric Back, NFB, Canada)

2. "Erection" (Guido Manuli, Italy)

3. "The Creation" (Will Vinton, USA)

Other great cartoons:

La Tendresse du maudit (France)

Weak films of 1981:

Bloody Moon
Dreadnaught (Hong Kong)
Ms 45
On Golden Pond

Thief
Victory

Weak cartoons:

Priorité absolue (Canada)
Tale For The Road (Soviet Union)
The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin (Canada)

Weak TV shows:

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jajko (Poland)