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).
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
8.4/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (Copy) (1987)
7.7/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Warm Nights On A Slow Moving Train (1987)
6/10
Director: Bob Ellis
Starring: Wendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye, Grant Tilly
A train ride you should take if you enjoy a good suspenseful drama. The story follows the antics of a part time teacher/working girl and her undoing p... Read more
When the Wind Blows (1986)
7.8/10
Director: Jimmy T Murakami
Starring: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Voices Of, Robin Houston
An enormous success in England, based on the best-selling book by Raymond Briggs, this is the powerful, unforgettable story of the consequences of nuc... Read more
Wings of Desire (1987)
8.1/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Curt Bois
'The first time I saw the film I thought it was a knockout; on second viewing it already seemed a classic,' wrote J. Hoberman of Wim Wenders' re-exami... Read more
Wish You Were Here (1987)
6.8/10
Director: David Leland
Starring: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Clare Clifford
Emily Lloyd gives a spirited and remarkable performance as a young girl growing up in a hurry in post-war England. Her salty language and her sassy be... Read more
Withnail and I (1986)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann) - drown thei... Read more
Withnail and I ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths
London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann) - drown thei... Read more