Film Festivals 1988
Another vintage year highlighted by Philip Kaufman's "Unbearable Lightness of Being", Peter Jackson's debut film "Bad Taste", a grand embrace of things past in "Withnail and I", the wonderfully eclectic mix of music and imagery in "Aria", a grand Gallic feast was to be had in "Babette's Feast", the enchanting "Jean de Florette" followed by "Manon des Sources", and stretching the medium was Wim Wenders with "Wings of Desire" (pictured).
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
6.9/10
Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, John Evans
A wonderfully whimsical little comedy about imagination and the rude intrusion of reality in the life of an awkward temp worker with a penchant for ph... Read more
Illustrious Energy (1987)
7.9/10
Director: Leon Narbey
Starring: Heather Bolton, Peter Hayden, Shaun Bao, Peter Chin, Desmond Kelly, Harry Ip, Ge...
Two Chinese gold miners in a remote valley in Central Otago struggle to improve their lot. The goldrush is over. Their life is tough. When they make a... Read more
Jean de Florette (1986)
8.1/10
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
A marvelous tale of greed and intolerance from the novel by Marcel Pagnol about a city hunchback who inherits a valuable piece of property in rural Fr... Read more
Jean de Florette ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
8.1/10
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
A marvelous tale of greed and intolerance from the novel by Marcel Pagnol about a city hunchback who inherits a valuable piece of property in rural Fr... Read more
Jean de Florette / Manon Des Sources (1986)
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart
A double feature. 'Jean de Florette'. A marvelous tale of greed and intolerance from the novel by Marcel Pagnol about a city hunchback who inherits a... Read more
Law of Desire (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas
Bizarre and beguiling gender-flipping tale from Spain, detailing the quest for happiness and love by two siblings: one a successful gay theatre direct... Read more
Mauri (1989)
5.7/10
Director: Merata Mita
Starring: Anzac Wallace, Eva Rickard
'Mauri' is the story of a man, Rewi, who reclaims his spirituality. Rewi is haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. However, his relat... Read more
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
6/10
Director: Michael Joens
Starring: Voices Of, Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn, Tony Randall, Cloris Leachman, Alice Pla...
Children under 7 should enjoy this animated fantasy that pits the good little ponies against an evil witch. The highlight is an encounter with the Smo... Read more
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Director: Prince
Starring: Prince, Sheila E, Sheena Easton
Written and directed by Prince himself, SIGN 'O' THE TIMES is an idiosyncratic, high-energy fusion of live music and vignettes of street life, special... Read more
Rita, Sue and Bob Too! (1986)
6.4/10
Director: Alan Clarke
Starring: Siobhan Finneran, Michelle Holmes, George Costigan
A married man finds great satisfaction in the company of two large teenage girls of working class backgrounds. This lively English social comedy detai... Read more