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Tag / 1983

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Sans Soleil (1983)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1983, France
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One of Marker’s defining works about time and memory, this is an experimental documentary of the highest order, capturing the wonder and bizarreness of human cultures and existence amid technological change. 

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Nostalghia (1983)

  • Tarkovsky, Andrei
  • 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky, Italy, Soviet Union
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Tarkovsky’s penultimate feature (stunningly shot in rural Italy during a self-imposed exile) might be his most ponderous work, yet it could also be his sharpest take on faith. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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September 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)

  • Others
  • 1983, France, Raoul Ruiz
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Ruiz’s stylish, surreal visual style here is breathtaking at times, but the film is challenging to get into because of its nebulous storytelling.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Mandi (1983)

  • Benegal, Shyam
  • 1983, India, Shyam Benegal
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Lengthy but still an entertaining piece centering on a bordello and its ragtag of vibrant characters as Shyam Benegal balances humour and serious women issues with skill. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 2, 2020January 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Pauline at the Beach (1983)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1983, Eric Rohmer, France
  • 1 Comment

Rohmer plays an elaborate, frolicky game of relationship misunderstandings and coverups in his third ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ series, as most of the characters try to make sense—with sheer incompetence—what the meaning of love is.   

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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May 27, 2020October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)

  • Resnais, Alain
  • 1983, Alain Resnais, France
  • 1 Comment

Resnais’ tonally-jarring ‘musical-drama’ that intercuts across three timelines feels too artificially-constructed and incoherent to make any meaningful sense.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Rumble Fish (1983)

  • Coppola, Francis Ford, Criterion Collection
  • 1983, Francis Ford Coppola, USA
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A feverish attempt at exploring the nature of wasted youth with strong visual and aural stylings that can’t quite hide its meandering narrative.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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February 25, 2019October 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ballad of Narayama, The (1983)

  • Imamura, Shohei
  • 1983, Japan, Shohei Imamura
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An uncompromising adaptation of a beloved tale where Imamura manages to find moments of poetry amid the brutality, carnal desires and existential torment.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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January 18, 2019November 30, 2020 by Eternality Tan

First Name: Carmen (1983)

  • Godard, Jean-Luc
  • 1983, France, Jean-Luc Godard
  • 1 Comment

Godard’s Venice Golden Lion winner doesn’t quite work narratively, but its fragmentary melding of music, sound design and images is an interesting experiment.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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December 3, 2018June 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Boys from Fengkuei, The (1983)

  • Hou, Hsiao-Hsien
  • 1983, Hou, Hsiao-Hsien, Taiwan
  • 5 Comments

Hou Hsao-Hsien’s coming-of-age drama shows the hard-hitting reality of surviving in 1980s Taiwan, yet resonates as an evocation of a time passed.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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