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Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader (1988) on 1 october 1988
, 1h37
Directed by Aaron Norris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Michael Dudikoffi, Michael DeLorenzo, William Smith
Rating53% 2.65422.65422.65422.65422.6542
The movie begins with Lt. Jeffrey Knight, a new officer from West Point, being airlifted to an outpost in Vietnam. When he arrives, he meets his platoon, a group of tough witted veterans of the war. Platoon Sergeant McNamara explains to Knight that the platoon does not need a leader that follows rules. Lt. Knight's actions are also frowned upon by all of his men except for Pvt. Parker, the radio officer.
A Winter Tan
A Winter Tan (1988) on 2 october 1988
, 1h31
Directed by Jackie Burroughs, Aerlyn Weissman
Genres Drama
Actors Jackie Burroughs
Rating56% 2.8145552.8145552.8145552.8145552.814555
Daughter of the Nile
Daughter of the Nile (1987) on 30 september 1988
, 1h31
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jack Kao, Yonfan, Wu Nien-jen
Rating69% 3.493023.493023.493023.493023.49302
Lin Hsiao-yang (Lin Yang), tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. Her mother and older brother are dead. Her father (Fu Sheng Tsui) works out of town. It's up to Lin Hsiao-yang to take care of her pre-teen sister, who has already begun to steal, and a brother (Jack Kao) who is a burglar and gang member.
The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing (1988) on 29 september 1988
, 1h59
Directed by Gordon Hessler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Meg Tilly, Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, Ebbe Langberg, Lynsey Baxter, Jean Boht, Hanne Borchsenius
Rating53% 2.653962.653962.653962.653962.65396
Alan Desland (Rupert Frazer) is an English antique dealer who specializes in ceramics. A solitary man, he is a bachelor with no romantic ties. On a business trip to Copenhagen, he hires a German-born secretary, Karin Foster (Meg Tilly), to do some clerical work—she is fluent in English, Danish, and German. Alan's attraction to Karin is immediate, and over the coming days, he falls deeply in love with her. Karin is an attractive, sensuous, and mysterious woman who reveals little about herself. Her actions reflect both a quiet sensitivity (crying during a classical concert) and a dispassionate coldness (breaking the neck of an injured seagull). During a conversation about Karin's unmarried friend Inge and her child, Alan makes an offhand comment that he would have trouble marrying a woman with a child—the remark clearly upsets her. Before leaving Copenhagen, Karin expresses her love for Alan, who responds by proposing marriage, and Karin accepts.
Scarecrows
Scarecrows (1988) on 28 september 1988
, 1h23
Genres Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Rating52% 2.6494352.6494352.6494352.6494352.649435
Scarecrows is about five bank robbing paramilitary mercenaries and war criminals who steal three million dollars from Camp Pendleton and take two hostages, a pilot and his daughter. As the robbers fly towards Southern waters, one of the robbers steals the loot and parachutes into a dark field. The remaining robbers land the plane and head for a broken-down house. The house has a demonic history, which causes scarecrows guarding surrounding graves to become animate and slaughter all trespassers, dooming their victims to live on as scarecrows for all eternity.
Nanou
Nanou (1987) on 28 september 1988
, 1h50
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Imogen Stubbs, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Michel Robin, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roger Ibáñez, Lou Castel
Rating59% 2.9505252.9505252.9505252.9505252.950525
Dans les années 1970, une blonde étudiante anglaise, Nanou, vient passer quelques mois sur le continent. Elle fait un tour en Suisse, mais préfère la France. En Lorraine, elle rencontre Luc, ouvrier, beau garçon, militant d'extrême gauche, et se laisse entrainer dans ses activités en marge de la loi. Elle s’installe peu à peu dans ce village français et cette vie de militants en marge, jusqu'à ce que l'Angleterre se rappelle à elle...
Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel (1988) on 30 september 1988
, 1h37
Directed by Chris Columbus
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films
Actors David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter, Angela Goethals, Chris Mulkey, Dana Barron
Rating56% 2.84892.84892.84892.84892.8489
The story opens on a single mother and her two children, a teenage son and nine-year-old daughter, who run a boarding house. The mother is hurt in a car accident after her drunkard boyfriend crashed, so the son kidnaps her favorite singer, Elvis Presley, for her birthday, getting the owner of a local pizzeria who looks eerily like Elvis' mother to pose as his mother's ghost as a distraction. Elvis awakens, after being drugged by the boy, in the boarding house. Elvis and the boy don't get along at first. The boy has no respect for the 70's Elvis saying that he sold out to Vegas. Through the course of the movie, however, the boy and Elvis get to know each other and develop a friendship. Elvis even plays "Heartbreak Hotel" with the boy's band at a talent show.
I... Dreaming
I... Dreaming (1988) on 1 october 1988
, 8minutes
Directed by Stan Brakhage
Origin USA
Actors Stan Brakhage
Rating58% 2.903532.903532.903532.903532.90353
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988) on 30 september 1988
, 1h12
Directed by Guy Maddin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Kyle McCulloch
Rating65% 3.294273.294273.294273.294273.29427
Einar, un pêcheur solitaire qui contracte la variole est admis au Gimli Hospital. Il y entre en compétition avec son voisin de chambre Gunnar pour attirer l'attention des infirmières.
The Short & Curlies
The Short & Curlies (1987) on 29 september 1988
, 18minutes
Directed by Mike Leigh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Alison Steadman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, David Thewlis
Rating65% 3.294753.294753.294753.294753.29475
Memories of Me
Memories of Me (1988) on 28 september 1988
, 1h45
Directed by Henry Winkler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, David Ackroyd, Janet Carroll, Phil Fondacaro
Rating57% 2.8505752.8505752.8505752.8505752.850575
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin, a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe, who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years.
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) on 29 september 1988
, 1h25
Directed by Terence Davies
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about families
Actors Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jean Boht, Michael Starke, Pauline Quirke
Rating73% 3.6918753.6918753.6918753.6918753.691875
Le deuxième film de la série autobiographique de Terence Davies (avec "Trilogy" et "The Long Day Closes") est une vision impressionniste d'une famille ouvrière dans le Liverpool des années 1940 et 1950, basée sur la propre famille du réalisateur. A travers une série de tableaux exquis, Davies crée un album photo profondément émouvant d'une famille troublée aux prises avec la complexité de l'amour.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) on 30 september 1988
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about films, Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Cassandra Peterson, Susan Kellermann, Edie McClurg, Kurt Fuller, Susan Kellerman, Jeff Conaway
Rating65% 3.2997553.2997553.2997553.2997553.299755
Los Angeles TV horror hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson) quits her job after an outburst involving sexual harassment with the station's new owner. At the same time, Elvira has an act opening up in Las Vegas; the problem is, she needs $50,000 to open it up completely.
Two Idiots in Hollywood
Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988) on 1 october 1988
, 1h25
Directed by Stephen Tobolowsky
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Jeff Doucette, Kurtwood Smith, Stephen Tobolowsky
Rating50% 2.5386352.5386352.5386352.5386352.538635
Taylor and Murphy leave their small town existence in Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Taylor, completely without talent, becomes a successful television producer, while Murphy is tried for a murder he didn't commit.
Bird
Bird (1988) on 30 september 1988
, 2h34
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Bill Cobbs, Diane Salinger
Rating70% 3.5465353.5465353.5465353.5465353.546535
Ce film est une interprétation cinématographique de la vie de Charlie Parker, alias "Bird" (Yardbird en VO), jazzman visionnaire et musicien accompli qui éleva le saxophone à un niveau d'expression inédit. Le film dépeint alternativement la jeunesse et la maturité de cet homme et de ce créateur de génie, sa carrière et ses drames personnels.