List of avant-garde films of the 1980s

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

TitleDirectorCastNationNotes
1980
Amy! Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen United Kingdom
Germany, Pale MotherHelma Sanders-BrahmsEva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi, Elisabeth StepanekWest Germany
Lucifer Rising Kenneth Anger United States
Tango Zbigniew Rybczyński Poland
1981
No Mercy, No FutureHelma Sanders-BrahmsElisabeth Stepanek, Jorge Reis, Curt CurtiniWest Germany
Le Pont du NordJacques RivetteBulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre ClémentiFrance
PossessionAndrzej ŻuławskiIsabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz BennentFrance
West Germany		[1]
Stonebridge Park Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven Derek Jarman United Kingdom Short
1982
The AngelPatrick BokanowskiMaurice Baquet, Jean-Marie Bon, Martine CoutureFrance[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
MacbethBéla TarrGyörgy Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze, Imre Csuja, János Derzsi, István Dégi, Attila Kaszás, Gyula Maár, Đoko Rosić, János Ács, Lajos ŐzeHungaryDrama[3]
KoyaanisqatsiGodfrey ReggioUnited States[4]
Personal Cuts Sanja Iveković Yugoslavia
Pictures on Pink Paper Lis Rhodes United Kingdom
Shift Toshio Matsumoto Japan
Three Crowns of the SailorRaúl RuizJean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Jean BadinFrance[5]
1983
La Belle captiveAlain Robbe-GrilletDaniel Mesguich, Gabrielle Lazure, Cyrielle ClaireFrance[6]
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[7]
First Name: CarmenJean-Luc GodardMaruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem RousselFrance
Switzerland		[8]
Freeze Frame Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Messages Guy Sherwiin United Kingdom
No End Sanja Iveković, Dalibor Martinis Yugoslavia
'Norwood Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
Sans soleil Chris Marker Florence Delay France
Sweet BunchNikos NikolaidisDespina Tomazani, Dora Maskalvanou, Takis MoschosGreece
Syntagma Valie Export Irmilin Hoffer Austria
1984
Blue Monday The Duvet Brothers United Kingdom
The Cabinet of Jan ŠvankmajerStephen Quay, Timothy QuayUnited Kingdom[9]
The Future of EmilyHelma Sanders-BrahmsBrigitte Fossey, Camille Raymond, Hermann TreuschWest Germany
The Green Witch and Merry Diana Grayson Perry United Kingdom
Ian Breakwell's Continuous Diary Ian Breakwell United Kingdom TV series
KlassenverhältnisseStraub-HuilletChristian Heinisch, Mario Adorf, Nazzareno BianconiWest Germany
France		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 LuneOtar IosselianiPascal Aubier, Alix de Montaigu, Gaspard FloriFrance
Italy		[10]
Hail MaryJean-Luc GodardMyriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe LacosteFrance
United Kingdom
Switzerland		[11]
The Monument of Sacrifice and Orgy Ana Nuša Dragan, Srečo Dragan 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 NoughtsPeter GreenawayAndréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric DeaconNetherlands
United Kingdom		[12]
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 KathaVijayakrishnanIndia[13]
Street of CrocodilesStephen Quay, Timothy QuayUnited Kingdom[14]
Thames Film William Raban John Hurt United Kingdom
Toutes les femmes est Jeanne d'Arc Suzanne Lemaître France
1987
Dream Dmitrii Frolov Soviet Union
All Our Secrets are Contained in an Image Breda Beban, Hrvoje Horvatić Yugoslavia
The Black Tower John Smith United Kingdom
Cruel Illness of Men Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
The Cure for Insomnia John Henry Timmis IV United States
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 EnglandDerek JarmanTilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Spring (Mark Adley)United Kingdom[15]
Morning PatrolNikos NikolaidisMichele Valley, Takis Spiridakis, Liana HatziGreece
The Revolutionary Sketch Gleb Aleinikov, Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
Traktora Gleb Aleinikov, Igor Aleinikov Soviet Union
1988
AliceJan ŠvankmajerKristina KohoutovaSwitzerland
Czechoslovakia		[16]
Degrees of Blindness Cerith Wyn Evans United Kingdom
The Limits of Vision Clio Barnard United Kingdom
Measures of Distance Mona Hatoun United Kingdom
PowaqqatsiGodfrey ReggioUnited States[17]
Virile Games Jan Švankmajer Czechoslovakia
1989
Clownery Dmitrii Frolov Dmitri Shibanov, Dmitri Frolov, Natalya Sourkova, Alexey Zaharov, Viktoriya Zlotnikova, Mark Nahamkin, Yevgeniy Suhonenkov, Alexey Frolov, Alexandr Kostin, Yakov Shmayev, Vyacheslav Gridin Soviet Union
The Clouds Patrick Keiller United Kingdom
Ecce Homo Jerry Tartaglia United States
Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom
MarquisHenri XhonneuxFrancois Marthouret, Valerie Kling, Michel RobinBelgium
France		[18]
Santa SangreAlejandro JodorowskyAxel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Sabrina DennisonItaly
Mexico		[19]
Tabula Rasa Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Tetsuo: The Iron ManShinya TsukamotoTomoroh Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya TsukamotoJapan[20]
The Window Julius Ziz Soviet Union
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Notes
  1. German, Yuri. "Possession". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. Blaise, Judd. "Les Trois Couronnes du Matelot". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  6. Voorhees, John. "La Belle captive". Allrovi. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  7. Diary (1983), retrieved 2017-08-18
  8. Schwartz, Louis. "First Name: Carmen". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  9. LeVasseur, Andrea. "The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  10. Erickson, Hal. "Les Favoris de la Lune". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  11. Schwartz, Louis. "Hail Mary". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  12. Voorhees, John. "A Zed & Two Noughts". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  13. William Verrone. "Nidhiyude Katha". Allrovi. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  14. Cooper, Tracie. "Street of Crocodiles". Allrovi. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  15. Erickson, Hal. "The Last of England". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  16. Tobey, Matthew. "Alice". Allrovi. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  17. Erickson, Hal. "Powaqqatsi". Allrovi. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  18. Brennan, Sandra. "Marquis". Allrovi. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  19. Voorhees, John. "Santa Sangre". Allrovi. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  20. Blaise, Judd. "Tetsuo: The Iron Man". Allrovi. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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