1984 Movies

Famous singer Ferdi (Ferdi Tayfur) lives a peaceful, happy life alongside his wife Sevil (Nilgün Akçaoğlu) and young son Cengiz. Their world is suddenly shattered when a vengeful criminal from Ferdi's past named Naci, accompanied by a ruthless gang, breaks int...

Documentary as part of HBO’s America Undercover documentary series that looks at several people and their experiences of being gay.

Christina, a student, is involved with Alexis, a shy, studious boy from her school. Her life is changed by Kostas, a motocross racer who seduces her and then gets her hooked on drugs and prostitution.

Documentary about the process canned pineapple takes from cultivation to sale.

A Xiang, a country girl working at Dafeng cotton mill, purchases a red dress, in fashion on the streets of Shanghai. One day, she lends it to Xing'er, a model worker, and causes a drastic shift in her personality.

This short documentary focuses on the children of alcoholics. In the relaxed environment of a mountain campsite, a group of young people discuss their anger and frustration, and talk about their struggle to cope with the problems created by their parents' drin...

Documentary about the work of South African intelligence agencies in Britain, with an interview with Information Secretary in the South African government, Eschel Rhoodie, and former agents.

A young woman, Yoriko, who has repeatedly attempted suicide since the disappearance of her beloved brother, runs barefoot through heaven and hell, dreams and reality.

Lee’s award-winning thesis film for NYU parallels a young man running from the Mafia and a young woman hiding from the INS, and its blend of the comic and the melodramatic sets the tone for the first feature films to follow. The title refers to Manhattan’s Can...

A Czech agricultural student, Šimon Plánička, arrives at the small South Bohemian town of Hoštice, and joins the local JZD (agricultural co-op) with the intention of trying out his experiment regarding the "Milk yield of cows in regards to a cultured environme...

Madan, a disco dancer, finds his life partner in Kalpana, a classical dancer. When Madan starts getting strange visions, he is advised to go on a trip where he learns about his tormented past.

Ram, a doctor, joins a hospital where he meets nurse Sita. A blind patient is admitted, Ram decides to cure him, and Sita tries to kill him. Then, Kannaiah narrates his love story with Radha.

Experiencing the forbidden. Experiencing rejection. Hating your parents. Hating the world around you. Discovering what's hot. Discovering what's cool. Discovering your first true love. Discovering who you are. Growing up can be such a wild time. But not when y...

John Woo's melodramatic tragicomedy The Time You Need a Friend (1985) stands at the crucial crossroads in the director's career. Woo had been churning out innocuous comedies for more than a few years, and after establishing the "heroic bloodshed" genre, he'd n...

Three "phantom ladies" on the pleasures and pains of transvestitism. Originally aired on the BBC1 program Real Lives.

The eleven musicians from the orchestra introduce themselves and talk about their instruments.

Last Stand is a filmed account of the final concert appearance by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was filmed on 13 and 15 December 1983 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, and released to cinemas in July 1984. It was then remixed, re-edited with additiona...

An animation about the Romanian Peasant Uprising of 1907.

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious...

Irene is an agent for an insurance company. She is given the job of investigating the disappearance of an elderly librarian in a provincial town. During her investigations she meets a history teacher - Ricardo - who knew the librarian and is interested in loca...