August 8, 1981

Possession (1981) ***

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Beau pere (1981) ***

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Les Fruits de la passion (1981) ***

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Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz (1981) ***

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Dr Jekyll et les femmes (1981) ***

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July 7, 1981

Mephisto (1981) ***

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Pixote (1981) ***

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Montenegro (1981) ***

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Hokusai manga (1981) ***

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Mein vater Alfons (1981) ***

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Shortcuts (1981) ***

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Dreadnaught (1981) **

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Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping. With Yuen Biao. Fine chop-socky film, full of inventive kung-fu fights (including a medical examination, and a ta...

Christiane F (1981) ***

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Memorable German film about drug addiction.

Storie di ordinaria follia (1981) ***

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A Fêmea do Mar (1981) ***

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June 6, 1981

Puberty Blues (1981) ***

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April 4, 1981

Once In A Lifetime (1981) *****

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One of the best music videos of all times. David Byrne's solo performance of Talking Head's greatest song is a marvel of timing, s...

Seeing In The Rain (1981) *****

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A meticulously executed experimental short, filmed entirely through the windshield of a bus on a rainy day. The movement of the wipers marks...

The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough (1981) ****

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Visually stunning experimental film in five parts. The last one is set atop the Golden Gate Bridge.

Les Photos d'Alix (1981) ****

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A woman shows her photographs. Surprising, intriguing short by Jean Eustache. There is a great review of the film here .

Girls On Film (1981) ***

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Don't You Want Me (1981) ***

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Woody y yo (1981) ***

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Spanish short inspired by the Woody Allen films. Directed by Manuel Valdivia.

Couples And Robbers (1981) ***

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Oscar-nominated short film from Britain.

Fast Paced World (1981) ***

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La Tendresse du maudit (1981) ***

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Post-apocalyptic French animated film about a Notre Dame gargoyle fighting against a skeleton.

Crac! (1981) ***

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A few years before enchanting audiences with his masterpiece, "The Man Who Planted Trees" (1987), Frederic Back directed this le...

The Creation (1981) ***

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Erection (1981) ***

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Tale For The Road (1981) **

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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 l...

Priorité absolue (1981) **

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The life of poor peasants in a Third World country.

The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin (1981) *

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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) ***

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Bardzo dobry odcinek Kabaretu Olgi Lipinskiej: Kurtyna w gore, mimo ze wszystkie piosenki to powtorki z poprzednich odcinkow: "Widzicie...

Yes Minister: Doing The Honours (1981) ***

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Yes Minister: The Compassionate Society (1981) ***

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Ms 45 (1981) *

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Humorless exploatation flick about a mute girl who becomes a serial killer after being raped. A pseudo-feminist, almost fascistic film.

Yes Minister: The Death List (1981) ***

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Amanda By Night (1981) ***

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Taxi: Latka The Playboy (1981) ***

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Cover Girl (1981) ***

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Cannibal Ferox (1981) ***

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Linda (1981) ***

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Also known as "Orgy Of The Nymphomaniacs" and "Naked Super Witches Of The Rio Amore".

Sadomania (1981) ***

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Yes Minister: The Greasy Pole (1981) ***

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07 zglos sie 3 (1981) ***

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Yes Minister: The Devil You Know (1981) ***

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Yes Minister: A Question Of Loyalty (1981) ***

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Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Chor (1981) ***

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Piosenki: "Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" ** "Polka kryminalna" ** "Durszlak" ** "Korespondencja z Pols...

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jajko (1981) **

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Piosenki: "Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" ** "Co się polepszy" * "Kryminal tango" * "To idzie nowe...
February 2, 1981

On Golden Pond (1981) **

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A simple, quiet film about an elderly couple (Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda). Often very witty, but sometimes embarassingly coy and sent...

Thief (1981) **

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Michael Mann's film debut.
January 1, 1981

Victory (1981) *

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John Huston's worst film. It's all about Allied POWs in Nazi Germany playing soccer. Manipulative and ridiculous.

Bloody Moon (1981) *

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A boring slasher flick by Jess Franco.
December 12, 1980

Top 10 Films of 1980

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