1981 Movies
- 1981

A Hard God
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A working class Catholic family in Sydney endure tough times and misery in the 1940s. In the middle of it all, the 16-year-old son tries to cope with...
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- 1981

Jacobs' Ladder
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All is inevitably one. With the golden mean as seed, the fruit is 10 sided. Not "?'s", but "?s'" in homage to Ken, who almost offhandedly wished for w...
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- 1981

Un homme est un homme
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Documentary about Central African Republic before and during the reign of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. The first film to be made in the country.
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- 1981

Boyers & Rhinos
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Experimental home movie documenting a visit by filmmakers Wayne and Eleanor Boyer and their nine-year-old son Brett to JoAnn Elam's home in Logan Squa...
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- 1981

Lacrimi de crocodil
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- 1981

The Attack of the Saucer People
The Attack of the Saucer People01981HD
Roger, a ciné enthusiast, enlists the support of fellow ciné-club members in the making of an amateur, sci-fi film. After inadvertently filming an act...
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- 1981

Along the Frumoasa Valley
Along the Frumoasa Valley01981HD
The industrial site, the dam under construction and the colony of workers’ housing attached to them are among the favourite spaces of the Sahia docume...
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- 1981

Gridrose
Gridrose01981HD
Computer generated. "With all the grace and flair of an elegant proof." - Carol Mickett. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
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- 1981

The Mirage
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A film about South American immigrants who try to live in Sweden without a job.
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- 1981

Agonía de un siglo
Agonía de un siglo01981HD
At the end of the 18th century, a Spaniard questions the meaning of the conquest of the Inca Empire after the death of his son.
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- 1981

Zatrap
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The film Zatrap, shot in Black & White, in 16 MM, and in Creole/French, pinpoints the problems of a departmentalized Martinique, which no longer produ...
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- 1981

Operation Inchon
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Recounts the so-called 'Battle of Inchon', an episode at the end of World War II during the amphibious invasion of Korea, resulting in a decisive vict...
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- 1981

Highway 40 West
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"Highway 40 West" (1980/81) is the first of a series of documentaries by Hartmut Bitomsky (born 1942 in Bremen) which brought him international fame....
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- 1981

Orașul din cosmos
Orașul din cosmos01981HD
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- 1981

Semblance: Frampton Brakhage Relation
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“A simplistic analogy of obvious disparities between these two masters that I concocted on the beach in Provincetown. As a disclaimer: my filmed compa...
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- 1981

White Music
White Music01981HD
A LaserDisc-exclusive sound and image ski fantasy from 1981 by Japanese producers, soundtracked by the pop rock band Talizman.
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- 1981

Sai Sema, Commoner Fighter
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A story of young lawyer from farmer's family fights for class struggle. From rich and high society to poor and low caste, he fights in the circle for...
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- 1981

Richard's Atari
Richard's Atari01981HD
16mm/1981/11 minutes. Music played on a toy Atari machine by Richard Nelson.
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- 1981

Den magiska dansaren
Den magiska dansaren01981HD
"The Magic Dancer" - A poetic, almost surreal text, that somewhat breathes Lorca. A unique lyrical universe.
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- 1981

Untitled
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Untitled is an early work by Park Hyunki, shot on 16mm film and presented as a black-and-white silent projection. Set against a stark white wall, the...
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