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Tag / 1982

February 5, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Boat People (1982)

  • Criterion Collection, Hui, Ann
  • 1982, Ann Hui, Hong Kong
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It’s tragic and overly melodramatic for sure, but Ann Hui’s then-controversial work about the sufferings of the Vietnamese post-Vietnam War remains a significant entry of the burgeoning Hong Kong New Wave.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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December 31, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Blade Runner (1982)

  • Scott, Ridley
  • 1982, Ridley Scott, USA
  • 7 Comments

One of the greatest sci-fi films ever made, this is a masterpiece of mood setting, existential themes and unforgettable images.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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October 27, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Visit, or Memories and Confessions (1982)

  • Others
  • 1982, Documentary, Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal
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This quaint self-reflective piece by Oliveira doesn’t always work, but it is an introspective glimpse into the filmmaker’s mind, his life experiences and awareness of his mortality.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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October 24, 2020January 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Good Marriage, A (1982)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1982, Eric Rohmer, France
  • 3 Comments

Rohmer’s second ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ film is one of his more straightforward affairs as it dissects with nuance why some people are obsessed with marriage, while others are simply disinterested.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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August 9, 2020September 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Veronika Voss (1982)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
  • 2 Comments

The perils of drug addiction meet with the allure of a faded Third Reich star in Fassbinder’s evocative and fatalistic penultimate film.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 12, 2020October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

One from the Heart (1982)

  • Coppola, Francis Ford
  • 1982, Francis Ford Coppola, USA
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A skimpy storyline and uninteresting lead characters mar this artistic antecedent to ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘La La Land’.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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July 12, 2020October 20, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

  • Herzog, Werner
  • 1982, Peru, Werner Herzog, West Germany
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One of the greatest feats by any filmmaker in the history of cinema, Herzog’s film pits personal ambition against the forces of nature as a man desires to build an opera house in the middle of the Amazon jungle.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 17, 2020March 21, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Batch ’81 (1982)

  • De Leon, Mike
  • 1982, Mike De Leon, Philippines
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An explicit allegory of Marcos’ problematic dictatorship through the story of a group of boys hoping to be initiated into a notorious college fraternity.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Missing (1982)

  • Costa-Gavras, Criterion Collection
  • 1982, Costa-Gavras, Mexico, USA
  • 1 Comment

Superb political mystery-thriller that is stimulating, and featuring magnetic performances from Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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February 19, 2019October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Godard’s Passion (1982)

  • Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1982, France, Jean-Luc Godard
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Could be one of Godard’s most beautifully-shot films, but its experimental use of unsync dialogue combined with a fragmentary and obtuse narrative makes this challenging to appreciate.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.
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