Charlotte

Charlotte 1981

1

In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's suicide. To fight despair, Charlotte starts to paint, producing over one thousand images. "Is my life real, or is it theater?" This is the title she gives her body of work, which highlights her former life in Berlin. She finds herself though her art, but in 1943 is deported to Germany and Auschwitz.

1981

I want to dream

I want to dream 1981

5.00

A boy lives with the last man his mother loved before she died, but a well-matched couple wants to stay with him and adopt him as their son due to their problems conceiving. Although the situation for the orphan is not the best after his mother died, little by little he will find happiness and overcome it in a water park. There he will become a great inseparable friend of the dolphins.

1981

The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade 1981

5.40

A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.

1981

Bewitched

Bewitched 1981

6.20

While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.

1981

Masked Avengers

Masked Avengers 1981

6.90

Philip Kwok plays a repentant killer who vows to destroy the masked gang of which he was a member. A young fighter and his martial arts brothers come to the town to catch the killers, but one of them is not to be trusted!

1981

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman 1981

6.98

Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

1981

My Young Auntie

My Young Auntie 1981

6.40

Cheng Tai-nun is a young martial-arts champion. She marries an elderly landowner so that he can keep his estate from falling into the greedy and corrupt hands of his brother, Yu Yung-Sheng.

1981

The Birth of Solidarity

The Birth of Solidarity 1981

1

A film showing the social mood and tensions in the period between the end of the strikes in August 1980 and the registration of the Solidarity Trade Union in November 1980.

1981

The Monster of Frankenstein

The Monster of Frankenstein 1981

6.65

In an ill-fated attempt to harness the forces of nature, Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster. This gentle giant roams the countryside in search of a peaceful life, but is finally overcome with loneliness and despair as his fearsome visage strikes terror in the minds of young and old alike.

1981

Ghost Story

Ghost Story 1981

6.02

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

1981

La Chèvre

La Chèvre 1981

7.12

When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.

1981

Trágala, perro

Trágala, perro 1981

6.30

Sister Patrocinio is a nun who is stigmatized by Christ in her hands and feet. Although some believe in this mystical fact, others suspect of manipulation and take it to the court of justice.

1981

Vernon, Florida

Vernon, Florida 1981

6.70

Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill.

1981

Kagero-za

Kagero-za 1981

6.50

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

1981

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly 1981

3.00

A female hair stylist is torn between two lovers as she waits for treatment in a gynecological ward. She meets the other patients who are there and gets to know their stories.

1981

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye 1981

5.10

Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.

1981

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1981

7.00

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

1981

Aspects of Kirkwall 6: Some Changes

Aspects of Kirkwall 6: Some Changes 1981

1

Views in and around Kirkwall concentrating on things that have changed. These include a new grammar school building, model yachting on the Peedie Sea, demolition of a building, the 'No Uranium' campaign in Orkney.

1981

Helligtrekongersaften

Helligtrekongersaften 1981

1

Disguised as a man, Viola (Kirsten Olesen) is stranded in the wonderland of Illyria where she awakens the love of the beautiful Olivia (Susse Wold). Viola herself falls in love with Duke Orsino (Nis Bank-Mikkelsen) who in turn is in love with Olivia.

1981

Verano azul

Verano azul 1981

7.90

The series tells the adventures of a group of youngsters between ages 9 and 17, while on summer vacation in a small coastal town on the Spanish Mediterranean Costa del Sol.

1981

A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance 1981

4.86

A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes over four series; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984. The series takes its name from a song in the 1936 film Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which Dench recorded as the theme music. The series was nominated for nine BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and a winner of two, both for Dench's performance in 1982 and 1985.

1981

Till Death...

Till Death... 1981

6.00

This first follow-up to 'Till Death Do Us Part' follows Alf and Else Garnett retiring to Eastbourne, and their daughter Rita and grandson Michael Jr. trying to keep the racist, anti-Socialist Alf out of trouble.

1981

Shillingbury Tales

Shillingbury Tales 1981

6.80

Shillingbury Tales is a 1980–81 British sitcom produced by Associated Television for ITV. Comprising a single feature length pilot and six one-hour episodes, the series deals with life in an idealised fictional English village and stars Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Nigel Lambert, Jack Douglas, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Cribbins and Trevor Howard. The series was written by Francis Essex and directed by Val Guest. Unusual for the time, it was shot entirely on location in the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire on 16mm and consequently there was no laugh track. The show ended when ATV lost their licence to broadcast and their replacement Central declined to continue production.

1981

The Misadventure of Zoo

The Misadventure of Zoo 1981

1

The Misadventure of Zoo is a TVB television series, premiered in 1981. Theme song "Personhood Loves Freedom" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng, and the sub theme song "Cheers" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng.

1981

Torvet

Torvet 1981

10.00

In the square of an unnamed Danish town, we follow a number of people as they go about their daily business, big and small: The police officer tries to find out whether the Christmas tree seller has a "permit" to sell Christmas trees, the bicycle repairman invents a new kind of bicycle, the baker's assistant and the chimney sweep are in love, and the barber is working on a rug made of hair. Meanwhile, the Christmas tree seller sits carving small wooden figures and talking to everyone who passes by. The dramatic main story is that a modern entrepreneur wants to tear down all the old buildings in the square and replace them with a modern parking lot. Each section ends with the characters gathering around Ella's hot dog stand and singing along with the courtyard musicians.

1981

The Shell Game (II)

The Shell Game (II) 1981

1

This series about gambler-rivalries in China. It was 1935 in Shanghai, a young country lad, Ah Long, who just arrived the city then to challenge Tu Yi Xiao (King Punter of the North) but soon he found himself insufficient and humbly begged to serve Tu as his master. Soon, Tu's gambling business expanded so fast cause other gangs felt annoyed and rivalries began.

1981

I Accuse

I Accuse 1981

1

Detectives Chung and Li suspect their superior, Siu To, of colluding with triads. Li discovers that his girlfriend was assaulted by a john associated with Siu To and seeks revenge. Later, when Siu To is implicated in a rape case, their subordinate, Ma, obtains evidence but is murdered, and witnesses are intimidated to leave the city. Chung is committed to making a big prosecution in the name of justice.

1981

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 1981

1

Relive the glory days of the National Wrestling Alliance through Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's weekly television show.

1981

Bijin Koroshi Series

Bijin Koroshi Series 1981

1

A murder occurs at a party hosted by Dr. Aida's former students (mostly women), most of whom live in Kanagawa Prefecture. Dr. Aida is invited to the party and, at the request of his former students, decides to become involved in the case. Soon after, detectives from the local police department arrive (always accompanied by the chief of police), and a little later, Lieutenant Suda from the Fujisawa North Police Station (now the Yokohama Port Police Station) arrives to begin questioning the people involved (Dr. Aida secretly overhears this). The murders continue and the case becomes more and more confusing. Dr. Aida gets hints from the tools of the ancients that he has unearthed, and unravels the trick that was used to commit the crimes. The birth secrets of the people involved are the key to the case, and Dr. Aida (or Suda) always visits the obstetrics and gynecology clinic in the interview scene in the middle of the story.

1981

McClain's Law

McClain's Law 1981

6.50

Ex-cop McClain, working on fishing boats after injury retirement, returns to work when his boat partner is killed. Despite opposition from homicide chief, he is reinstated, solves case, stays on despite tensions over his methods.

1981

Oinochi Chōdai

Oinochi Chōdai 1981

10.00

The protagonist, Naito Samon, was secretly ordered by Tokugawa Ieyoshi, the 12th Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, to begin a new era of reform by fighting evil in various disguises with his minions.

1981

Road to Success

Road to Success 1981

1

The rapid economic growth of Hong Kong in the 60s leads to the growth of a lot of industrialists and investors – a legend from rags to riches overnight. The story depicts the venture of a village boy, KEI, who works with great zeal to improve his life. LIN and MAY are the two most influential characters in KEI's life. LIN, a good friend of KEI, comes from a wealthy family plays an important role in bringing KEI to great success Yet, they later turn to be enemies when the two men fall in love with the same girl, MAY. MAY meets KEI and LIN together in Macau. LIN adores her deeply yet she, on the contrary, is very impressed by KEI's courtesy and handsome look. This triangular love relation adds romance to the original plots making "Road to Success" a more human and appealing story......

1981