1985 year in film
These are the best films of 1985, THERE ARE NONE GREATER....these lists are excerpts from an ongoing book/project on film I've been editing since 1999 titled "The Refined and Uncompromising Picture Show". Not all of these films are for everyone, but I promise if you true cinephiles sit through most of them maybe you'll take something away. These are the motion pictures that tower above all other films for the years they came out in the U.S. If any of your favorite films are missing let me know and i'll either thank you for reminding me or i'll let you know why i didn't feel i needed to mention it. I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on these lists or read your own personal film lists! You can read more about these films extensively if you copy and paste the titles @ http://www.imdb.com
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Blood Simple (1985, R)
Every frame of the Coen brothers' wildly aestheticized first-film "Blood Simple" is something to admire. It's still shocking to me that it's a debut; it's crafted with a skill and precision only veteran cinema professionals possess. This is still their twin masterpiece along with the equally expressionistic "Raising Arizona"(1987). The Coens were, and still are, the most exciting of the filmmakers to emerge from the American independent movement of the late 80's. Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, and Gus Van Sant follow closely behind. |
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Shoah (1985, Unrated)
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L'Argent (1983, Unrated)
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Brazil (1985, R)
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Back to the Future (1985, PG)
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985, PG)
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985, PG)
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Witness (1985, R)
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Day of the Dead (1985) (1985, Unrated)
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My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1986, PG-13)
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Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (Without Roof or Rule) (1985, R)
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Huang tu di (Yellow Earth) (1984, Unrated)
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Ran (2000, R)
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985, R)
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Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985, R)
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Come and See (1985, Unrated)
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985, R)
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Out of Africa (1995, PG)
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985, R)
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After Hours (1985, R)
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Prizzi's Honor (1985, R)
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Brother From Another Planet (1984, R)
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Death of a Salesman (1985, PG)
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Cocoon (1985, PG-13)
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