October 10, 1981

For Your Eyes Only (1981) ****

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Czlowiek z zelaza (1981) ****

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Polish film about the creation of the "Solidarity" trade union. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Atlantic City (1981) ****

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Mis (1981) ****

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The Road Warrior (1981) ****

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Quest For Fire (1981) ****

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Smash Palace (1981) ****

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Diva (1981) ****

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Excalibur (1981) ****

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Body Heat (1981) ****

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September 9, 1981

Kobieta samotna (1981) ***

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Wstrzasajacy film Agnieszki Holland.

Love And Lies (1981) ***

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A superb theme song, "The Last Poem".

Pennies From Heaven (1981) ***

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Reds (1981) ***

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Ragtime (1981) ***

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American Pop (1981) ***

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Blow Out (1981) ***

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Heavy Metal (1981) ***

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Heaven's Gate (1981) ***

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Arthur (1981) ***

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Arguably Dudley Moore's best film (with "Bedazzled" not far behind).

Chariots Of Fire (1981) ***

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Sport drama set during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. A legendary musical score by Vangelis.

Fox And The Hound (1981) ***

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Entertaining Disney movie.

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) ***

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Excellent adaptation of John Fowles' novel.

Byl Jazz (1981) ***

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Ciekawy film o grupie muzykow jazzowych w czasach stalinowskich, napotykajacych na wielorakie trudnosci ze strony urzednikow i aktywistow pa...

Dreszcze (1981) ***

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Dramat o czasach stalinowskich. Film wszedl na ekrany 23 listopada 1981, lecz po trzech tygodniach zostal zakazany.

Il faut tuer Birgit Haas (1981) ***

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Birgitt Haas is a former German terrorist. A French secret service team is ordered to kill her and disguise it as an ordinary murder.

Lili Marleen (1981) ***

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Interesting film set during World War II.

Only When I Laugh (1981) ***

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An excellent adaptation of a Neil Simon's play. Marsha Mason gives a great performance.

La Femme de l'aviateur (1981) ***

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Une comédie très intelligente sur les relations humaines.

Martial Club (1981) ***

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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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