Best Female Lead movies of 1989

Actors : Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Julian Sands, Ayesha Dharker, Stéphane Audran,
Directors : François Villiers,

A young girl who lives in an Indian fishing village believes that she has lived before, and a teacher helps her find out the truth.

Actors : Ricky Davao, Robert Arevalo, Snooky Serna, Tonton Gutierrez,
Directors : Eddie Rodriguez,

The abduction and rape of the eldest daughter Agnes shattered the once happy Paredes household by the rich and spoiled Romano Barredo. They vowed to get justice for their daughter but ...

Actors : Georgina Spelvin, Linda Blair, Troy Donahue, Randy Spears,
Directors : Chuck Vincent,

Artist who lives in an old mansion imagines that her dead husband has been reincarnated as her son.

Actors : Olga Kabo, Valentina Shendrikova, Elena Koreneva, Aleksandr Kalyagin,
Directors : Valeri Rubinchik,

Lysistrata led the women of ancient Greece in forcing men to stop the war, that was devastating the land. Lysistrata declared to women: "We must refrain from male altogether - till the men come to terms of peace".

Actors : Baby Pozzi, Malù, Moana Pozzi, Petra Scharbach,

A group of sensuous women publish "DIVA FUTURA" - a magazine to promote unrestrained sex, pleasure and happiness (that sounds a lot like Ilona Staller's political campaign platform when she...

Actors : Neda Arneric, Petar Bozovic, Melita Bihali, Ljubomir Cipranic,
Directors : Stojan Stojcic,

A story of spiritual resistance to physical political persecution. Set after the Russian revolution, when communist zealots hunt down everyone who will not forswear their Orthodox Catholic ways.

Actors : Anupam Kher, Raza Murad, Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha,
Directors : Ramesh Sippy,

Bhrastachar tells the story of a disparate group of characters whose lives overlap- Bhavani, a journalist fighting injustice and corruption; Janki a widow who becomes the mistress of local ...

Actors : Michael Moriarty, Sally Kellerman, David Mendenhall, Marcia Christie,
Directors : Radu Gabrea,

A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.

Actors : Kenji Matsuda, Isao Hashizume, Ayako Kawahara, Mie Hama,
Directors : Yoshimitsu Morita,

The story centers around Mikage, a young woman who loses her parents when young. She grows up in a lonely household with her grandmother who dies when Mikage reaches adulthood. ...

Actors : Beatriz Valdés, Carlos Cruz, Omar Valdés, César Évora,
Directors : Enrique Pineda Barnet,

Story shows the genesis of the career and the rise of Esther the most beloved actress of most popular theater in Havana at the turn of the 19th century.

Actors : Lembit Peterson, Maria Klenskaja, Kaie Mihkelson, Andreas Kangur,
Directors : Leida Laius,

A mother released from prison camp in Russia finds her son, but realises that reconciliation is impossible.

Actors : Beena Banerjee, Alpana, Mohan Choti, Bharat Bhushan,
Directors : Rehman Naushad,

Premi is a bachelor who has re-located from distant Uttar Pradesh to Bombay, and makes a living selling poems to a wealthy man by the name of Benni. While visiting Goddess Durga Devi's ...

Actors : Mattia Sbragia, Virna Lisi, Consuelo Ferrara, Michel Serrault,
Directors : Luigi Comencini,

What shall we do with our folks when we, young ones,want to have fun and to make the best of our life ?

Actors : Billy Lau, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Regina Kent, Sibelle Hu,
Directors : Wellson Chin,

Four new Banshee Squad Members join the Hong Kong Police Academy to undergo training supervised by Madam Wu (Sibelle Hu). Their personalities don't click with the current Squad Members, ...

Actors : Herb Farnham, Terri Brennan, Charlotte J. Helmkamp, Michael Merrins,
Directors : Brian Thomas Jones,

A model poses nude for men's magazines and acts in slasher movies. Her psycho bodybuilder boyfriend gets jealous and starts killing other men.

Actors : John Sayles, Chikako Aoyama, Tomi Taira, Kaoru Kobayashi,
Directors : Go Takamine,

Magical realist film about Okinawa. It's about the occupation of Okinawa -- both by the United States, and Japan, and centers around a superhero by the name of Untamagiru.

Actors : Amanda Sandrelli, Stella Vordemann, Francesca Prandi,
Directors : Giuseppe Bertolucci,

Three girls spend some days in a country manor in Toscana. Waiting for a boy? Their friendship will increase during the time passed together and, when a boy arrives, maybe - they won't be there.

Actors : Ling Ji, Ben Niu, Wei Wei,
Directors : Li Zhang,

A pancake vendor is mistaken for a hero of the Boxers.

Actors : Craig Morrison, Sue Jones, Bill Hunter, Nadine Garner,
Directors : Don McLennan,

An Australian film about a teenage girl who takes responsibility for keeping her "family" together.

Actors : Joe Giardina, Kirk Baily, Ruth Collins, Christine Moore,
Directors : Sean Delgado,

Alexa is very attentive to her customer's requests, but soon realizes that prostitution has limited long term career potential. She meets Tony, a scriptwriter who is writing a piece on ...