Best Drama movies of 1981

Actors : Eli Skorcheva, Kameliya Todorova, Stefan Danailov, Nevena Kokanova,
Directors : Yanko Yankov,

The action takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in the provincial Bulgarian town, Turnovo. A rich young doctor suffers because of his love to his housemaid. Meanwhile the First World War is beginning.

Actors : Victor Rebengiuc, Gheorghe Cozorici, Florin Zamfirescu, Mariana Mihut,
Directors : Nicu Stan,

An episode of courage and devotion on a romanian commercial vessel during 80's. The master of the ship sacrifice itself on a rough sea time in order to avoid an eventual disaster.

Actors : Deepak Parashar, Rakhee Gulzar, Madhu Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi,
Directors : Anil Sharma,

Shraddha lives in Mahim, Bombay, with her widowed dad, younger school-going brother, Bittu; a step-brother and his wife, Rani. When her dad passes away, he leaves all the property in ...

Actors : Natasha Parry, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Eva Renzi,
Directors : Jacques Doillon,

A young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.

Actors : Ruimin Tong, Jicheng Lou, Hong Pan, Yaqin Jin,
Directors : Mao Zhou,

The story of a courtesan in Ming dynasty Beijing.

Actors : Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Bindiya Goswami, Jagdeep,
Directors : Rajashekhar,

A vendetta rages between two families. Neither ghosts nor snakes nor humans can escape the carnage.

Actors : Sok-Yang Choo, Bong Chu, Yong-nam Ji, Ho-won Bae,
Directors : Yeong-hyo Kim,

Mi-ryeong marries Ji-kwang and takes him to live at her mansion. He soon seems to fall ill and he requests that his friend, Yeo-ok be hired on to nurse him. However, Yeo-ok and Ji-kwang are...

Actors : Jean Yanne, Philippe Ogouz, Carole Laure, Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Directors : Denis Amar,

Heavy traffic in the summer. Bad luck for Juliet, Albert, Jaeger and Arthur who does not reach their destination. Involved in a terrible accident that will change their lives forever.

Actors : Ljiljana Krstic, Nikola Simic, Milan 'Lane' Gutovic, Svetozar Cvetkovic,
Directors : Mica Milosevic,

Story of three partisans whose fates are determined by different encounters with women.

Actors : Shuqin Wang, Yumei Wang, Yujuan Wen, Shaokang Yu,
Directors : Huanzhang Zhao,

In a north China village, Renwu Chen gets married to Shuilian Xu. She presents quite a contrast to his elder brothers wife Wang Qiangying... See full synopsis »

Actors : Alicia Bruzzo, Arturo Puig, Kátia D'Angelo, Guillermo Battaglia,
Directors : Eliseo Subiela,

Pablo (Arturo Puig) receives the news that his father, who abandoned him and his family a long time ago and was thought dead, wants to see him so he can pass all his fortune to him. Pablo ...

Actors : Yi Tao Chang, Jae-ho Choi, Kang Chin, Bong Choi,
Directors : Godfrey Ho,

A man named Dhama created the Shaolin temple, where Chinese Kung-Fu originated. Here is the inside story of his struggles, the secret style he invented, and how he became the "Grand Master ...

Actors : Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Rakhee Gulzar,
Directors : Ramesh Talwar,

Sharda and her sister Poornima alias Nima live with their widowed father. Since both have come of age, he first arranges Sharda's marriage with a businessman named Balraj Kohli. ...

Actors : Dante Varona, Charo Santos-Concio, Vivian Velez, Roland Dantes,
Directors : Carlo J. Caparas,

Dante Varona was tagged as hermit on this film. His bad fate and past drove him to find another life in the mountain. He obtained his power from an old hermit who gave him his magic cane ...

Actors : Michael Falkenhagen, Nina Staritz, Axel Linder, Jacqueline Ody,
Directors : Helmut Dziuba,

A boy and a gypsy girl become friends and face prejudice in Berlin in the twenties.

Actors : Vinod Khanna, Pran, Tina Ambani, Ajit,
Directors : Lekh Tandon,

Ranvir Singh is in the employ of Raiszada Hukamchand, who is involved in criminal activities. One day Raiszada kills a man named Victor, and asks Ranvir to take the blame for this crime, ...

Actors : Luís Santos, João Guedes, José Fonseca e Costa, Luísa Neto,
Directors : Monique Rutler,

Old people tend to be kept apart, even humiliated by the new generations. The stories and different destinies of three old persons are linked together, and the realism of it imposes itself on us.

Actors : Fatou Ouatara, Joachim Ouatara,
Directors : Fadika Kramo-Lanciné,

Kramoko Kouyate, son of a griot, cannot marry Fanta who is of noble blood. In flashback, the film explains the origin of the problem and shows their attempts to get around it.

Actors : Petar Kralj, Dragan Nikolic, Merima Isakovic, Ljubisa Samardzic,
Directors : Miomir 'Miki' Stamenkovic,

The murder of a famous gynecologist occurred under unusual circumstances. Inspectors found the doctor's apartment door open.

Actors : Geoffrey Bowes, Tom Do-Trong Chau,
Directors : Ian McLeod,

This story of a fictional north Vietnamese and American soldier as they went through the Vietnam war is told from the point of view of each soldier, using documentary footage and scripted ...