Film Festivals 1985
This year's festival line-up was spiced with a number of absolute gems including the powerful "El Norte", Shohei Imamara's masterpiece "The Ballad of Narayama", the Coen Brothers' acclaimed "Blood Simple", Jim Jarmusch's engaging look at the American dream, "Stranger Than Paradise" and the hilarious "This is Spinal Tap".
Morons From Outer Space (1985)
4.5/10
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Jimmy Nail, Paul Bown
Hilarious misadventures of four ordinary aliens who crash on Earth. The aliens are quite uninterested in Earth, but curious humans find them to be so... Read more
Mr Wrong (1985)
3.8/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Heather Bolton, David Letch, Gary Stalker
Aka "Dark of the Night". What would you do if the car you had just bought made noises like somebody's dying breaths. This made in New Zealand psycho... Read more
The Hit (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, John Hurt, Laura Del Sol, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth
Terence Stamp is Willie, a gangster's henchman turned supergrass (informer) trying to live in peaceful hiding in a remote Spanish village. Sun-dappl... Read more
Where The Green Ants Dream (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Bruce Spence, Roy Marika, Wandjuk Marika
Another fascinating . . sometimes maddening chapter in director Werner Herzog's continuing obsession with the fate of the earth and the fate of himsel... Read more
The Razor's Edge (1984)
6.6/10
Director: John Byrum
Starring: Bill Murray, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, Theresa Russell, James Keach
Bill Murray gives a finely balanced comic and dramatic portrayal as Larry Darrell, a man searching for meaning after World War I in this adaptation of... Read more
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
7.5/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Woody Allen
Sitting at the Carnegie Deli are some of the Catskills' greatest comics swapping stories about the infamous, lovable agent, Broadway Danny Rose (playe... Read more
And The Ship Sails On (1984)
7.7/10
Director: Federico Fellini
Starring: Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti
A uniquely Felliniesque ocean voyage, circa 1914, with a journalist (Freddie Jones) acting as our host and introducing us to a variety of celebrated g... Read more
The Bostonians (1984)
6.3/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy
Set in 19th century New England, the story concerns a love triangle in which Vanessa Redgrave, an early feminist heroine, and Christopher Reeve, a rea... Read more
Carmen (Opera) (1984)
7.7/10
Director: Francesco Rosi
Starring: Julia Migenes-Johnson, Placido Domingo
The definitive version of this classic opera, shot entirely on location in Spain, featuring Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes-Johnson. Soundtrack by t... Read more
Comfort And Joy (1984)
6.9/10
Director: Bill Forsyth
Starring: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Alex Norton
The acclaimed director Bill Forsyth ("Gregors Girl" "Local Hero") is back with another hilarious, off-beat look at human nature. Bill Paterson plays A... Read more