In this episode, we discuss the career of one of the best filmmakers to come out of 80s cinema: Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth.
Oh, you've never heard of him? Or you're only familiar with one of his films? Join us on a cinematic journey through the career of a filmmaker who regularly revisited themes of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, and made them hilarious, touching, and poignant.
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The films discussed during this episode (all directed by Bill Forsyth):
That Sinking Feeling (1979)
Gregory's Girl (1981)
Local Hero (1983)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
Housekeeping (1987)
Breaking In (1989)
Being Human (1994)
Gregory's Two Girls (1999)
Threads
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Deep in the Heart (aka Handgun)
Chattanooga Choo Choo
UFOria
The Orphans 6
The Orphans 5
Motion Picture Marketing
Miramax Films - Part Five
Miramax Films - Part Four
Rampage
Miramax Films: Part Three
Oklahoma Smugglers
Miramax Films - Part Two
Miramax Films - Part One
Plain Clothes
Real Genius
Joy of Sex
Valley Girl
Into the Night
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