Despite being overly melodramatic and feeling somewhat dated, a woman’s stand against the patriarchal order is brought to life in Ketan Mehta’s rousing tale.
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Mirch Masala (1987)
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Tag / 1987
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Third Generation, The (1979)
A relentless if chaotic sound design intensifies this controversial ensemble drama about a group of middle-class European terrorists trying to find an impetus for action amid the lull of domestication.
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Autumn’s Tale, An (1987)
Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung sparkle in Mabel Cheung’s earnest and easy-going romance, shot in the grimy streets of New York.
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The duality of being a U.S. Marine—to train to kill but also be expendable—is captured with cold, hard irony in Kubrick’s clinical take on the (Vietnam) war movie.
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Au revoir les enfants (1987)
One of Malle’s finest works, this restrained drama builds up slowly, only to leave you emotionally shattered by the end of it.
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Anguish (1987)
A meta-horror film that sees the spectator as victim, constructed as a part-experimental, part visceral experience.
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Better Tomorrow II, A (1987)
Pales in comparison to the first movie, Woo’s sequel (which suffered tremendously in post-production) has excellent action but a poorly-constructed story.
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Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987)
We follow a young schoolboy’s a-day-in-the-life journey in Kiarostami’s simple yet resonating breakthrough film.
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Raising Arizona (1987)
Continue reading →The Coens show their versatility early on in their career in this quirky take on farcical comedy.
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
Continue reading →Used to be one of Hou’s rarest films, but while it suggests a weaker grasp of his material, it is still worth a shot.
