MFB: September 1985

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

September 1985

Vol. 52 No. 620

L’addition

(aka: The Patsy)

France - 1984 - 87m - col

Cannon / Gala (18)

D: Denis Amar

The Brothers

UK - 1947 - 98m - bw

General Film (A)

D: David Macdonald
Also reviewed: May 1947.

Camila

Argentina/Spain - 1984 - 107m - col

Enterprise (15)

D: María Luisa Bemberg

Cocoon

USA - 1985 - 117m - col

20th Century Fox (PG) (cut)

D: Ron Howard
35mm and 70mm release prints.
Followed by: Cocoon: The Return (1988, Jun/1989).
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

Crimes of Passion

USA - 1984 - 107m - col

Rank (18) (cut)

D: Ken Russell

Déjà Vu

UK - 1984 - 94m - col

Cannon (15)

D: Anthony B. Richmond

Desperately Seeking Susan

USA - 1985 - 103m - col

Rank (15)

D: Susan Seidelman

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

USA - 1985 - 87m - col

Mainline (U)

D: Wayne Wang

The Flamingo Kid

USA - 1984 - 100m - col

Palace (15)

D: Garry Marshall

The Frog Prince

UK - 1984 - 90m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (15)

D: Brian Gilbert
Dolby Stereo

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

USA - 1985 - 89m - col

Miracle (PG) (cut)

D: Alan Metter
Dolby Stereo

Giselle

(USA: Her Summer Vacation)

Brazil - 1980 - 95m - col

Bordeaux (18) (cut)

D: Victor di Mello

Glen and Randa

USA - 1971 - 94m - col

V: Premier (pre-VRA)

D: Jim McBride

Good-Time Girl

UK - 1947 - 92m - bw

General Film (A) (cut)

D: David MacDonald
Also reviewed: May 1948.

Hail, Mary

‘Je vous salue, Marie’

France/Switzerland - 1984 - 107m - col

The Other Cinema (18)

D: Jean-Luc Godard
Usually preceded in cinemas by a short film, Le livre de Marie (1984), which sets up the narrative in the main feature.

Hardbodies

USA - 1984 - 87m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (18)

D: Mark Griffiths
Followed by: Hardbodies 2 (1988).

The Holcroft Covenant

UK - 1985 - 112m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (15)

D: John Frankenheimer

A Nightmare on Elm Street

USA - 1984 - 91m - col

Palace (18)

D: Wes Craven
Followed by: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985, Oct/1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987, Nov/1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988, May/1989), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989, Jun/1990), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991, Feb/1992), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994, Jan/1995), Freddy vs. Jason (2003, Nov/2003).

Queen Kelly

USA - 1931 - 74m/100m - bw

Contemporary (PG)

D: Eric von Stroheim

Subway

France - 1985 - 102m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Luc Besson
Dolby Stereo

The Titan Find

Creature

USA - 1984 - 93m - col / scope
Miracle (18)
D: William Malone
Dolby Stereo

Where is Parsifal?

UK - 1984 - 87m - col

Rank (15)

D: Henri Helman

The Witch
Superstition

USA - 1982 - 85m - col
Bordeaux (18)
D: James W. Roberson

The Worm Eaters

USA - 1977 - 95m - col

Cannon

D: Herb Robins