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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Beekeeper, The (1986)
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Tag / 1986
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Letters Home (1986)
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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Platoon (1986)
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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Inspector Lavardin (1986)
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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Blue Velvet (1986)
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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Green Ray, The (1986)
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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Melo (1986)
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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Horse Thief, The (1986)
Continue reading →This is experimental filmmaking on an epic scale, and also one of the greatest pictures to emerge from China’s Fifth Generation.
Better Tomorrow, A (1986)
Continue reading →You really can’t get any more ‘Hong Kong classic’ than this masterful actioner by John Woo.
Sacrifice, The (1986)
Continue reading →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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