September 9, 1984
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) ***
Brilliant mockumentary that parodies concert film like "The Last Waltz".
August 8, 1984
L'Amour a mort (1984) *
Alain Resnais' most difficult film, and that's saying something about the director of "L'Annee derniere a Marienbad" (1961), "Muriel ou le temps d'un retour" (1963) and "Providence" (1977). But unlike those earlier masterpieces, "L'Amour a mort" isn't just difficult, but extremely boring as well, though, to be fair, not nearly as boring as "Je t'aime je t'aime" (1968).
July 7, 1984
Pengkhianatan G30S-PKI (1984) **
Infamous Indonesian film that justifies the 1965 genocide. The uncensored version is 271 minutes long. The censored version is 217 minutes.
Project A (1984) **
Half-way through the film, there are some terrific kung-fu fights involving Jackie Chan and Samo Hung, but the rest is a boring historical drama about Hong Kong coast guards fighting against pirates in the late 19th century.
May 5, 1984
April 4, 1984
You Might Think (1984) ****
Recollections Of Pavlovsk (1984) ***
Le Voleur vit en enfer (1984) ***
A Girl's Own Story (1984) **
Autobiographic film by Jane Campion, about a pubescent girl's sexual desires and yearnings.
Jumping (1984) ****
Question de forme (1984) ***
Clearly inspired by Norman McLaren's works (particularly "Mosaic"), this computer-animated film presents intricate patterns, first consisting of colorful dots, and then of various geometric shapes.
Paradise (1984) ***
Hopla Badigeonneurs (1984) ***
A claymation film about two painters (one tall, one short, just like Laurel and Hardy). There are plenty of great gags as they try to paint a wooden fence, but things really get hectic when they move on to a smokestack.
Charade (1984) ***
Anijam (1984) ***
A unique film conceived by Marv Newland. It consists of 22 separate segments, executed by 22 different animators. The first drawing of each sequence is the last drawing from the previous one. The animators didn't know what action came before or went after their own sequence. The result is one of the weirdest cartoons ever made, completely devoid of any narrative thread. Animators included Guido Manuli, Paul Driessen and Zlatko Grgic. The film won a Special Jury Award at the Toronto Animation Festival.
Rectangle et rectangles (1984) **
Flickering images of various rectangles. Colors: yellow, red, green and blue. **
Lights Before Dawn (1984) **
A brief tribute to Emile Reynaud, an animation pioneer. A nice song by Edith Piaf.
Sigmund (1984) *
Little Sigmund (Freud) is watching television. Winner of the Second Prize at the Hiroshima Animation Festival.
Etienne et Sara (1984) *
The birth of a little girl and the first steps of a little boy. A mix of live-action and direct animation from Pierre Hébert.
March 3, 1984
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March 2, 1984
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jak sie nie krec (1984) **
"Robmy cos" *
"Mloda wdowa" *
"Pobudka zagra" *
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Blondynka Alternatywa (1984) **
"Hej da dana!" *
"Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" *
"Tajemnica poliszynela" *
"Stonka" *
"To much reality" *
"Od kulisy do kulisy" *
"Pisarze do pior" *
"Pijmy wino za kolegow" *
"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **
February 2, 1984
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