1983 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1983. Top 30 and many honorables.

(ballot)






30.                   ANGST

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29.            BABY IT'S YOU

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28.                THRILLER

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27.      POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN

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                   THE NIGHT
26.   OF THE SHOOTING STARS

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25.            BOAT PEOPLE

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24.               WARGAMES

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23.        A CHRISTMAS STORY

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22.              THE BEYOND

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21.          BORN IN FLAMES

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20.               TESTAMENT

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19.
 DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION

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         STAR WARS: EPISODE VI -

18.RETURN OF THE JEDI

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17.       TWICE UPON A TIME

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16.             WÊND KÛUNI

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15.             SANS SOLEIL

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14.               SCARFACE

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      BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ

13.   [Theatrical version]

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12.                 EL SUR

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11.            RUMBLE FISH

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      REASSEMBLAGE: FROM THE 
10.   FIRELIGHT TO THE SCREEN

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        FANNY AND ALEXANDER

9.        [Theatrical cut]

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8.                 CHRISTINE

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7.          NEVER CRY WOLF

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6.                  L'ARGENT

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5.       THE KING OF COMEDY

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4.             KOYAANISQATSI

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3.               VIDEODROME

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2.            THE RIGHT STUFF

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1.                NOSTALGHIA

***** 

ALSO ESSENTIAL. NOT RANKED. 

(the other titles of '83 I loved that could've place) 

P.P. RIDER

TENDER MERCIES

DIMENSIONS OF DIALOGUE

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 PAULINE AT THE BEACH

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THE BOXER'S OMEN

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IT'S A GOOD LIFE 
[TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE]

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SUBURBIA

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XTRO

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PIECES

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DOWN TO THE CELLAR

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SLEEPAWAY CAMP

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BAREFOOT GEN

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THE HUNGER

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HELL [PÕRGU]

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VOYAGE IN TIME

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THE DEAD ZONE

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THE DRESSER

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LIANNA

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BURROUGHS: THE MOVIE

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 MERRY
CHRISTMAS, MR LAWRENCE

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DANTON

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LOCAL HERO

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THE FALLS

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FIRE AND ICE

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THE STATION MASTER'S WIFE

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THE DAY AFTER

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CAMERA BUFF

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DUEL TO THE DEATH

BAD BOYS

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THE KEEP

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THE DEADLY SPAWN

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MY BROTHER'S WEDDING

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TRADING PLACES

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VIGILANTE

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PSYCHO II

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SHAOLIN AND WU-TANG

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NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET
[TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE]

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TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

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THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S 

CONTRACT

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SILKWOOD

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STRANGE BREW

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THE OUTSIDERS 

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 BRAINSTORM

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THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS

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 STAR 80

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ZELIG

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SOMETHING
WICKED THIS WAY COMES

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 CURTAINS

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HANSEL AND GRETEL

HOLY FLAME 

OF THE MARTIAL WORLD

TURKEY SHOOT [ESCAPE 2000]

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THE PLAGUE DOGS

WINNERS AND SINNERS

THE STREET PLAYER 

الحريف  [EL HARRIF]

STREAMERS

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THE YEAR
OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

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ROCK & RULE

THE BEHOLDER

PORTRAIT IN CRYSTAL

STYLE WARS

*****

1983
TOP 30

1. NOSTALGHIA (Tarkovsky)
2. THE RIGHT STUFF (Kaufman)
3. VIDEODROME (Cronenberg)
4. KOYAANISQATSI (Reggio)
5. THE KING OF COMEDY (Scorsese)
6. L'ARGENT (Bresson)
7. NEVER CRY WOLF (Ballard)
8. CHRISTINE (Carpenter)
9. FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Bergman)
10. REASSEMBLAGE (T. Minh-ha Trinh)
11. RUMBLE FISH (Coppola)
12. EL SUR (Erice)
13. BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ (Fassbinder)
14. SCARFACE (De Palma)
15. SANS SOLEIL (Marker)
16. WÊND KÛUNI (Kaboré)
17. TWICE UPON A TIME (Korty/Swenson)
18. RETURN OF THE JEDI (Marquand)
19. DEATH & TRANSFIGURATION (Davies)
20. TESTAMENT (Lynne Littman)
21. BORN IN FLAMES (Borden)
22. THE BEYOND (Fulci)
23. A CHRISTMAS STORY (Bob Clark)
24. WARGAMES (Badham)
25. BOAT PEOPLE (Ann Hui)
26. NIGHT OF SHOOTING STARS (Taviani Bros)
27. POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN (Condit)
28. MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER (Landis)
29. BABY IT'S YOU (Sayles)
30. FEAR (Kargl)

RUNNER UP
P.P. RIDER (Shinji Sōmai), TENDER MERCIES (Beresford), CRIMSON PERMANENT ASSURANCE (Gilliam), DIMENSIONS OF DIALOGUE (Svankmajer), PAULINE AT THE BEACH (Rohmer), THE BOXER'S OMEN (Kuei Chih-Hung), IT'S A GOOD LIFE (Dante), SUBURBIA (Spheeris), XTRO (Davenport), PIECES (JP Simon), DO PIVNICE (Svankmajer), SLEEPAWAY CAMP (Hiltzik), BAREFOOT GEN (Masaki), THE HUNGER (T.Scott), PÕRGU (Raamat), VOYAGE IN TIME (Tarkovsky/Guerra), DEAD ZONE (Cronenberg), THE DRESSER (Yates), LIANNA (Sayles), BURROUGHS (Brookner), MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE (Oshima), DANTON (Wajda), LOCAL HERO (Forsyth), THE FALLS (Greenaway), FIRE & ICE (Bakshi), STATION MASTER'S WIFE (Fassbinder), THE DAY AFTER (Meyer), CAMERA BUFF (Kieslowski), DUEL TO THE DEATH (Ching Siu-Tung), BAD BOYS (Rosenthal), THE KEEP (Mann), THE 4TH MAN (Verhoeven), DEADLY SPAWN (McKeown), MY BROTHER'S WEDDING (Burnett), TRADING PLACES (Landis), VIGILANTE (Lustig), PSYCHO II (R.Franklin), SHAOLIN VS WU-TANG (Liu), NIGHTMARE AT 20000 FT (Miller), TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (L. Brooks), DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT (Greenaway), SILKWOOD (Nichols), STRANGE BREW (Moranis/Thomas), THE OUTSIDERS (Coppola), BRAINSTORM (Trumbull), MAN WITH 2 BRAINS (C.Reiner), STAR 80 (Fosse), ZELIG (Allen), SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Clayton), CURTAINS (Ciupka), HANSEL & GRETEL (Tim Burton), HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD (Chin-Ku Lu), TURKEY SHOOT (Trenchard-Smith), THE PLAGUE DOGS (Martin Rosen/Tony Guy), WINNERS & SINNERS (Hung), EL HARRIF (Mohamed Khan), STREAMERS (Altman), YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (Weir), ROCK & RULE (Clive A Smith), THE BEHOLDER (Chris Sullivan), PORTRAIT IN CRYSTAL (Shan Hua), STYLE WARS (Tony Silver)