List of avant-garde films of the 1980s

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This is a list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 1980s.

Title Director Cast Nation Notes
1980
Amy! Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen United Kingdom
Germany, Pale Mother Helma Sanders-Brahms Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi, Elisabeth Stepanek West Germany
Lucifer Rising Kenneth Anger United States
Tango Zbigniew Rybczyński Poland
1981
No Mercy, No Future Helma Sanders-Brahms Elisabeth Stepanek, Jorge Reis, Curt Curtini West Germany
Le Pont du Nord Jacques Rivette Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clémenti France
Possession Andrzej Żuławski Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz Bennent FranceWest Germany [1]
Stonebridge Park Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven Derek Jarman United Kingdom Short
1982
The Angel Patrick Bokanowski Maurice Baquet, Jean-Marie Bon, Martine Couture France [2]
The Atomic Café Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty United States
Baby Doll Tessa Hughes-Freeland United States
Chronopolis Piotr Kamler Poland
Dimension of Dialogue Jan Švankmajer Czechoslovakia
The Draughtsman's Contract Peter Greenaway United Kingdom
In Order to Pass Chris Kraus United States
Macbeth Béla Tarr György Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze, Imre Csuja, János Derzsi, István Dégi, Attila Kaszás, Gyula Maár, Đoko Rosić, János Ács, Lajos Őze Hungary Drama[3]
Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio United States [4]
Personal Cuts Sanja Iveković Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pictures on Pink Paper Lis Rhodes United Kingdom
Sans Soleil Chris Marker Alexandra Stewart France [5]
Shift Toshio Matsumoto Japan
Three Crowns of the Sailor Raúl Ruiz Jean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Jean Badin France [6]
1983
La Belle captive Alain Robbe-Grillet Daniel Mesguich, Gabrielle Lazure, Cyrielle Claire France [7]
City of Lost Souls Rosa von Praunheim West Germany
Cosey Fanni Tutti Doobie Eylath Cosey Fanni Tutti United Kingdom
Diary David Perlov Israel TV series[8]
First Name: Carmen Jean-Luc Godard Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel FranceSwitzerland [9]
Freeze Frame Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Messages Guy Sherwiin United Kingdom
No End Sanja Iveković, Dalibor Martinis Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Norwood Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
Sans soleil Chris Marker France
Sweet Bunch Nikos Nikolaidis Despina Tomazani, Dora Maskalvanou, Takis Moschos Greece
Syntagma VALIE EXPORT Irmilin Hoffer Austria
1984
Blue Monday The Duvet Brothers United Kingdom
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay United Kingdom [10]
The Future of Emily Helma Sanders-Brahms Brigitte Fossey, Camille Raymond, Hermann Treusch West Germany
The Green Witch and Merry Diana Grayson Perry United Kingdom
Ian Breakwell's Continuous Diary Ian Breakwell United Kingdom TV series
Klassenverhältnisse Straub-Huillet Christian Heinisch, Mario Adorf, Nazzareno Bianconi West GermanyFrance Drama
Shut the Fuck Up General Idea Canada
1985
2084 Chris Marker France
The Angelic Conversation Derek Jarman Judi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Philip Williamson United Kingdom
The Epic of Gilgamesh Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay United Kingdom
Les Favoris de la Lune Otar Iosseliani Pascal Aubier, Alix de Montaigu, Gaspard Flori FranceItaly [11]
Hail Mary Jean-Luc Godard Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste FranceUnited KingdomSwitzerland [12]
The Monument of Sacrifice and Orgy Ana Nuša Dragan, Srečo Dragan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Practice of Love VALIE EXPORT Adelheid Arndt, Hagnot Elischka, Rüdiger Vogler Austria
The Right Side of My Brain Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch United States
Super-8 Girl Games Ursula Pürrer, Hans A. Scheirl Austria
Where Evil Dwells Tommy Turner, David Wojnarowicz United States
A Zed & Two Noughts Peter Greenaway Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon NetherlandsUnited Kingdom [13]
1986
Caravaggio Derek Jarman Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry United Kingdom
The End Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
The Family Album Alan Berliner United States
Foolproof Illusion Chris Kraus United States
Handsworth Songs Black Audio Film Collective United Kingdom
Fingered Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch United States
Kelimba Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Mommy, Mommy, Where's My Brain? Jon Moritsugu United States
Nidhiyude Katha Vijayakrishnan India [14]
Street of Crocodiles Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay United Kingdom [15]
Thames Film William Raban John Hurt United Kingdom
Toutes les femmes est Jeanne d'Arc Suzanne Lemaître France
1987
All Our Secrets are Contained in an Image Breda Beban, Hrvoje Horvatić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Black Tower John Smith United Kingdom
Cruel Illness of Men Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
The Deadman Peggy Ahwesh, Keith Sanborn United States
From the Archives of Modern Art Eleanor Antin United States
How to Shoot a Crime Chris Kraus, Sylvère Lotringer United States
The Last of England Derek Jarman Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Spring (Mark Adley) United Kingdom [16]
Morning Patrol Nikos Nikolaidis Michele Valley, Takis Spiridakis, Liana Hatzi Greece
The Revolutionary Sketch Gleb Aleinikov, Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
Traktora Gleb Aleinikov, Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
1988
Alice Jan Švankmajer Kristina Kohoutova SwitzerlandCzechoslovakia [17]
Degrees of Blindness Cerith Wyn Evans United Kingdom
The Limits of Vision Clio Barnard United Kingdom
Measures of Distance Mona Hatoun United Kingdom
Powaqqatsi Godfrey Reggio United States [18]
Virile Games Jan Švankmajer Czechoslovakia
1989
The Clouds Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
Ecce Homo Jerry Tartaglia United States
Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom
Marquis Henri Xhonneux Francois Marthouret, Valerie Kling, Michel Robin BelgiumFrance [19]
Santa Sangre Alejandro Jodorowsky Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Sabrina Dennison ItalyMexico [20]
Tabula Rasa Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto Tomoroh Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto Japan [21]
The Window Julius Ziz Soviet Union

Notes

  1. ^ German, Yuri. "Possession". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Angel". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Macbeth (1982)". AllMovie. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "Koyaanisqatsi". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "Sans Soleil". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  6. ^ Blaise, Judd. "Les Trois Couronnes du Matelot". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  7. ^ Voorhees, John. "La Belle captive". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  8. ^ Diary (1983), retrieved 2017-08-18
  9. ^ Schwartz, Louis. "First Name: Carmen". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  10. ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Les Favoris de la Lune". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  12. ^ Schwartz, Louis. "Hail Mary". Allrovi. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  13. ^ Voorhees, John. "A Zed & Two Noughts". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  14. ^ William Verrone. "Nidhiyude Katha". Allrovi. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  15. ^ Cooper, Tracie. "Street of Crocodiles". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  16. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Last of England". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  17. ^ Tobey, Matthew. "Alice". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  18. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Powaqqatsi". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  19. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Marquis". Allrovi. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  20. ^ Voorhees, John. "Santa Sangre". Allrovi. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  21. ^ Blaise, Judd. "Tetsuo: The Iron Man". Allrovi. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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