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The Dark Side of the Sun
The Dark Side of the Sun (1988) on 21 december 1988
, 1h41
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Guy Boyd, Brad Pitt, Milena Dravić, Gorica Popović, Sonja Savić, Stole Aranđelović
Rating53% 2.6500452.6500452.6500452.6500452.650045
Rick is a young American who suffers of a rare skin disease which prevents him from exposing himself to any kind of light, especially sunlight. After having tried several cures without success, his father takes him to a village in Yugoslavia where they meet a healer, who is supposed to save him. But the treatment does not work and Rick decides to forget about his illness and enjoy life, feeling the sun on his skin for the first time. In the short time he has left a young American actress enters his life.
The Little Thief
The Little Thief (1988) on 21 december 1988
, 1h49
Directed by Claude Miller
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace, Clotilde de Bayser, Chantal Banlier, Nathalie Cardone, Catherine Arditi
Rating67% 3.392143.392143.392143.392143.39214
In 1950, the 16-year-old Janine lives with her uncle and aunt somewhere in France. She steals everything that she can find, with a preference for fine lingerie and American cigarettes. She leaves school and goes to work as a maid for a middle-class family. She has an affair with an older married man as well as with a boy of her age, who is also a thief.
Currency and Peace
Currency and Peace (1988) on 24 december 1988
, 1h30
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tomáš Hanák
Rating69% 3.476073.476073.476073.476073.47607
In the film, which takes place in Prague, a young man from Mladá Boleslav, Martin (Jan Potměšil) becomes a victim of fraud by a racketeer, Bíny (Roman Skamene). Because he wants his money back, he starts working for the racketeer gang and quickly adapts to the environment of big money, debaucherous parties, prostitutes, and police raids. During a deal, the police are called. Martin sees the television report about the search for Harry and Richard, so he immediately goes to the hostel to warn them. In the meantime, the VB arrive and run upstairs. Richard and Martin jump from the balcony, but Harry becomes dizzy and commits suicide. After the gang appears in court, only the boss escapes unpunished. Martin is told the truth about Eva: she is a prostitute. The film ends by the characters sitting in a car as the gates are closed.
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You (1988) on 22 december 1988
, 1h57
Directed by Colin Gregg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Gary Oldman, Alan Bates, Liz Smith, Frances Barber, Max Wall, David Swift
Rating59% 2.9605052.9605052.9605052.9605052.960505
In post-war London, aimless young married bisexual, Johnny, is sent to prison forcing him to entrust his beloved Alsatian dog, Evie, to the reluctant care of his down-trodden parents and older, middle-class former-lover and best friend, Frank. After a series of visits to Johnny's parents' home, Frank bonds with the dog whose mischievous spirit reminds him of his incarcerated friend. As it becomes apparent to Frank that Johnny's father is beating the dog, who is left for days on end in a small yard, a class war erupts over Evie's welfare, exacerbated by Johnny's manipulative and antagonistic wife Megan, whose sole aim is to claim Johnny back from Frank on his forthcoming release. A set of tragi-comic relationships evolve with the dog coming to represent the hold they have over each other.
Working Girl
Working Girl (1988) on 20 december 1988
, 1h55
Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Musical films, Children's films, Escroquerie
Actors Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco
Rating67% 3.398473.398473.398473.398473.39847
Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is an Irish American working-class stockbroker's secretary from Staten Island with a bachelor's degree in Business from evening classes. She dreams of an executive position. Tricked by her boss (Oliver Platt) into a date with his lascivious colleague (Kevin Spacey), she gets into trouble by publicly insulting him and is reassigned as secretary to a new financial executive, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver). Seemingly supportive, Katharine encourages Tess to share ideas. Tess suggests that a client, Trask Industries, should invest in radio to gain a foothold in media. Katharine listens to the idea and says she'll pass it through some people. Later, she says the idea wasn't well received. But when Katharine breaks her leg skiing in Europe, she asks Tess to house-sit. While at Katharine's place, Tess discovers some meeting notes where Katharine plans to pass off the merger idea as her own. At home, Tess finds her boyfriend (Alec Baldwin) in bed with another woman. Disillusioned, she returns to Katharine's apartment and begins her transformation.
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons (1988) on 21 december 1988
, 2h30
Directed by Charlton Heston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Charlton Heston, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Benjamin Whitrow
Rating68% 3.441913.441913.441913.441913.44191
Henry VIII veut divorcer de sa femme, et cherche l'approbation de l'aristocratie. Sir Thomas More est un homme de principe et de la raison, et est ainsi placé dans une position difficile: doit-il se lever pour ses principes, au risque de la colère d'un roi corrompu aime exécuter des personnes pour trahison? Ou doit-il se plier à la corruption apparemment imparable de Henry VIII, qui n'a aucun scrupule à plier la loi en fonction de ses propres besoins?
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) on 23 december 1988
, 1h37
Directed by Tony Randel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Clare Higgins, Kenneth Cranham, Ashley Laurence, Imogen Boorman, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince
Rating63% 3.1999453.1999453.1999453.1999453.199945
Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence), the protagonist from the previous film, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital, still haunted by visions of the unspeakable horror that destroyed her family. Interviewed by Doctor Channard (Kenneth Cranham), and his assistant, Kyle MacRae (William Hope), she tells her account of the events depicted in the first film, and pleads with them to destroy the bloody mattress her murderous stepmother, Julia Cotton (Clare Higgins) died on. Despite her frantic urging, MacRae is the only one who seems to believe her.
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies (1988) on 21 december 1988
, 2h12
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La culture tzigane, La précarité
Actors Davor Dujmović, Bora Todorović, Predrag Laković, Branko Đurić
Rating80% 4.0473054.0473054.0473054.0473054.047305
Perhan lives with his devoted grandmother Khaditza, his lame sister Danira and his dissolute uncle Merdzan. He wants to marry a girl named Azra, but her mother won't allow it, as Perhan is the illegitimate son of a Slovenian soldier who had an affair with Perhan's late mother. Ahmed, the "Gypsy sheik," comes to the village with his brothers. Merdzan loses his clothes playing cards with Ahmed's brothers, and comes home desperate for money so that he can repay. It is raining and not finding any money, he accuses the grandmother of hiding the money from him and lifts the frame of the house up (using a rope and a truck), so that it is suspended in mid-air as the rain comes down on Perhan, his grandmother and Danira. Very soon after, Khaditza is summoned to use her powers to save Ahmed's sick son, Roberto, which Khaditza does. For repayment, she proposes a deal with Ahmed - to pay for Danira's leg to be healed at a hospital in Ljubljana. Perhan goes with Danira, promising his grandmother not to leave her, but Ahmed asks where will he stay and convinces him to go to Milan. At first Perhan wants to make money honestly, but after being dragged through the mud, Perhan begins stealing and squirreling money away in a shack.
The Boost
The Boost (1988) on 23 december 1988
, 1h35
Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr, John Rothman
Rating59% 2.996372.996372.996372.996372.99637
Lenny Brown is a real-estate hustler looking to strike it rich. He is married to Linda, a paralegal and amateur dancer. The two are poor in money but rich in love. Linda vows to stick with her husband until she "falls off the earth." He moves to California and goes to work for a prosperous businessman, Max Sherman, selling lucrative investments in tax shelters.
Talk Radio
Talk Radio (1988) on 21 december 1988
, 1h50
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Radio, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, Alec Baldwin, John Pankow
Rating71% 3.598383.598383.598383.598383.59838
Barry Champlain, a Jewish radio personality in Dallas, Texas, is a host with a caustic sense of humor and a knack for cutting people down with his controversial politically liberal views.
Burning Secret
Burning Secret (1988) on 23 december 1988
, 1h46
Directed by Andrew Birkin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Klaus Maria Brandauer, Faye Dunaway, Ian William Richardson, John Nettleton
Rating65% 3.289933.289933.289933.289933.28993
Lors d'un séjour qu'il fait accompagné de sa mère dans un hôtel de luxe pour soigner son asthme, le jeune Edmond, âgé de 12 ans fait la connaissance du baron Alexander von Hauenstein, un homme riche et hâbleur qui séduit facilement le jeune garçon, ils deviennent très amis. Le baron l'emmène essayer sa puissante voiture, lui raconte ses exploits guerriers et donne aussi à l'enfant des illusions qui sont parfois cruelles. Car finalement c'est la mère du garçon qui devient vite l'objet de ses attentions, ce que ce dernier accepte mal. Il surprend le baron embrassant sa mère, celle-ci est prête à succomber aux avances d'Alexander alors qu'Edmond a percé les intentions plutôt cyniques de l'homme qui manipule tout le monde.
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988) on 20 december 1988
, 2h5
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes Circus films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Richard Anconina, Marie-Sophie L., Daniel Gélin, Lio, Béatrice Agenin
Rating69% 3.4607953.4607953.4607953.4607953.460795
Enfant trouvé, élevé dans le milieu du cirque, Sam Lion a dû faire une reconversion forcée après un accident de trapèze. Il se marie, deux fois, et a un enfant de chacune de ses deux femmes. Il devient aussi chef d'une entreprise, appelée Victoria en l'honneur de sa fille et des chutes Victoria, concevant et fabriquant des machines de nettoyage. Mais la cinquantaine passée, il se lasse de ses responsabilités et de son fils, Jean-Philippe, dont la collaboration ne lui est pas d'un grand secours. Il décide alors de faire croire qu'il est mort en mer à l'occasion d'une croisière.