Directed by Jack Fisk • 1981 • United States
Starring Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard
Nita Longley (Sissy Spacek, fresh from her Academy Award–winning turn in COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER) is a mother of two young sons struggling through life in a small Texas town during World War II. Shunned by the “respectable” townsfolk because of her marital breakup, Nita must endure the unwanted attentions of every lowlife man in the community. Featuring sterling performances, RAGGEDY MAN is a complex and surprising look at the vulnerability and strength of a woman choosing to go it alone.
Directed by Robert Altman • 1982 • United States
Starring Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black
Twenty years after James Dean’s death, a group of former superfans in rural Texas—not far from where the movie star shot his final film, GIANT—gather in an old Woolworth’s five-and-dime store to celebrate h...
Directed by Graeme Clifford • 1982 • United States
Starring Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley
Jessica Lange delivers an Academy Award–nominated performance in this true-life Hollywood tragedy. She stars as Frances Farmer, a free-spirited actress whose talent and beauty propel her to Tinsel...
Directed by Kathleen Collins • 1982 • United States
Starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
One of the first feature films directed by an African American woman, Kathleen Collins’s LOSING GROUND tells the story of a marriage between two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives...
