Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh (1987), Barfly (1987), September (1987), The Dolphin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), Slamdance (1987), Captive Hearts (1987), Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (1987) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1987 movies.
Storyline: This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity.
Plot Keywords: biography, artist, painter, netherlands, 19th century, mental illness, art history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Henry Chinaski never cared for the American dream, the thought of needing to become 'something' and fit into the system disgusts him. He believes that life is free and yours to live like you see fit, and if that in some cases involves copious amounts of whiskey then so be it. Henry spends his days drinking and listening to the radio, and he spends his nights drinking and fighting against Eddy who he thinks personifies shallowness and shameless self promoting. Sometimes in the middle of this he finds the time to jot down a few lines of poetry or a short story. After fighting Eddy and winning for a change Henry is thrown out of his regular bar where Eddy is a bartender. This leads him to seek another watering hole where he happens to find Wanda who is a barfly, in her own words "if another man came along with a fifth of whiskey, I'd go with him". Henry is not fazed by this thou and moves in with her. Of course Wanda immediately goes off and sleeps with Eddy, but after some clothes ...
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, american, bar, writer, underclass life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Everyone is gathering at Lane's place for the weekend, and everyone's in love. Unfortunately, each beloved loves somebody else, and no one seems to realize it.—Cleo <frede005@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Plot Keywords: drama, history, biography, war, political, military, revolution ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A dolphin takes the form of a human man in order to seduce the women of a fishing village.
Plot Keywords: movie, drama, animal, ocean, adventure, family, friendship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, to a very rich prince from another country. Among these newly free men are an uncle-and-nephew con artist team, who continue their usual work to the point where they end up in the emperor's own palace, posing as tailors. Taking advantage of the emperor's extreme love for new and newer clothing as a symbol of his wealth, the fake tailors get him to hire them to make clothes (in time for the wedding) that are invisible to all who are either unfit for their position, or very stupid. Of course, they wouldn't make anything at all, but instead steal all of the material (many jewels) and leave the emperor and all the people thinking that they are unfit or stupid. Things start to get more difficult as neither the emperor nor Gilda like the prince she is engaged to, she and the nephew fall in love, the nephew has misgivings about being a con artist, and the emperor is constantly checking on the progress of his tailors, who are watched over by a very suspicious guard.—Pav
Plot Keywords: animation, fairy tale, comedy, family, musical, classic, disney ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When an underground cartoonist (Tom Hulce) is framed for killing his girlfriend (Virginia Madsen), not even his wife (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) believes his innocence.
Plot Keywords: independent film, documentary, film festival, american film, short film, experimental film, director ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When American pilot Robert (Chris Makepeace) is shot down over Japan during World War II, his captors plan to execute him, until the village elder, Fukushima (Pat Morita), comes to his rescue. As Robert is assimilated into the village's daily life, he becomes close to his captors, especially a young widow named Miyoko (Mari Sato). When one of the locals catches wind of their relationship, however, it threatens both Robert and Miyoko's life in the village.
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, war, world war ii, cross-cultural, forbidden love, historical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Robert De Niro, Michael J. Fox and other actors read letters by U.S. soldiers, set to film clips and music of the era.
Plot Keywords: war, vietnam war, documentary, history, letters, soldiers, america ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Although Romano (Marcello Mastroianni) has no personal wealth, his wife, Elisa (Silvana Mangano), has more than enough money to support him, and this situation allows him to indulge in the finer things of life. While enjoying a solo spa getaway, he meets Anna (Elena Safonova) and becomes so smitten with her that he decides to follow her home to Russia, where he swears his love and promises to return. Upon reuniting with Elisa, however, Romano suddenly finds himself torn between the two women.
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, italian, marriage, midlife crisis, encounter ...
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