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Tag / 1986

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Beekeeper, The (1986)

  • Angelopoulos, Theodoros
  • 1986, Greece, Theodoros Angelopoulos
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The second film of Angelopoulos’ ‘Trilogy of Silence’ sees acting icon Marcello Mastroianni deliver a quiet, wrenching performance that is one of his very best. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 4, 2021December 25, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Letters Home (1986)

  • Akerman, Chantal
  • 1986, Belgium, Chantal Akerman, France
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Two actresses share a minimalist stage as they perform the written correspondences from the late American poet-writer Sylvia Plath to her mother in this wholly intimate endeavour from Akerman. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 20, 2021December 17, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Platoon (1986)

  • Stone, Oliver
  • 1986, Oliver Stone, USA
  • 4 Comments

Stone’s Oscar-winning film retains its power and authenticity, and ranks as one of the best Vietnam War movies ever made.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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June 6, 2021August 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Inspector Lavardin (1986)

  • Chabrol, Claude
  • 1986, Claude Chabrol, France
  • 2 Comments

Another good but not great murder mystery from Chabrol featuring the second outing of his snarky detective in a tale about immoralities. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 21, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Blue Velvet (1986)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 1986, David Lynch, USA
  • 10 Comments

Lynch’s masterpiece is a surreal experience complete with sensational performances, a disturbing film that portrays the moral rot that comes with the American Dream.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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November 21, 2020January 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Green Ray, The (1986)

  • Rohmer, Eric
  • 1986, Eric Rohmer, France
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Probably the finest of Rohmer’s ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ series—a sublime, psychologically rich work about the emotional struggles to be open to romantic relationships yet it is also about being free and finding thyself. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 3, 2020June 3, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Melo (1986)

  • Resnais, Alain
  • 1986, Alain Resnais, France
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Resnais blurs the lines between theatre and cinema in this mature treatise on the ‘love triangle’, marked by a trio of outstanding performances. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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November 10, 2019August 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Horse Thief, The (1986)

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  • 1986, China, Tian, Zhuangzhuang
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This is experimental filmmaking on an epic scale, and also one of the greatest pictures to emerge from China’s Fifth Generation.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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September 8, 2019October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Better Tomorrow, A (1986)

  • Woo, John
  • 1986, Hong Kong, John Woo
  • 3 Comments

You really can’t get any more ‘Hong Kong classic’ than this masterful actioner by John Woo.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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May 26, 2019March 27, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Sacrifice, The (1986)

  • Tarkovsky, Andrei
  • 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sweden
  • 1 Comment

This is Tarkovsky channeling Bergman through his own unique visuals and esoteric style, and also a fitting end to his astonishing but short-lived career of cinematic gems.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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