List of avant-garde films of the 1980s

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

Title Director Cast Nation Notes 1980AmorRobert Beavers United States15 mins, ColorAmy!Laura Mulvey, Peter WollenDuplicity IIIStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Duplicity cycleGermany, Pale MotherHelma Sanders-BrahmsEva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi, Elisabeth StepanekWest GermanyLucifer RisingKenneth AngerUnited StatesMade ManifestStan BrakhageUnited StatesOtherStan BrakhageUnited StatesRobert Haller’s WeddingJonas MekasRobert A. Haller, Amy GreenfieldUnited States3 mins, ColorRoman Numeral: IVStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")Roman Numeral: VStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")Roman Numeral: VIStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")Roman Numeral: VIIStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")SalomeStan BrakhageUnited StatesSelf-PortraitJonas MekasJonas MekasUnited States20 mins, ColorSincerity VStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Sincerity cycle 1981AftermathStan BrakhageUnited StatesArabic Numeral Series 1Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 2Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 3Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 4Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 5Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 6Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 7Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 8Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 9Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 0 + 10Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 11Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 12Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 13Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")The Garden of Earthly DelightsStan BrakhageUnited StatesMurder PsalmStan BrakhageUnited StatesNo Mercy, No FutureHelma Sanders-BrahmsElisabeth Stepanek, Jorge Reis, Curt CurtiniWest GermanyNodesStan BrakhageUnited StatesLe Pont du NordJacques RivetteBulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre ClémentiFrancePossessionAndrzej ŻuławskiIsabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz BennentFranceWest GermanyRoman Numeral: VIIIStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")Roman Numeral: IXStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Roman Numeral Series (also called the "Romans")RRStan BrakhageUnited StatesStonebridge ParkPatrick KeillerUnited KingdomT.G.: Psychic Rally in HeavenDerek JarmanUnited KingdomShortThe Song of StockholmJonas MekasUnited StatesTravel Songs series, 5 mins, ColorTangoZbigniew RybczyńskiPolandTravel SongsJonas MekasUnited StatesTravel Songs series, 25 mins, ColorUnconscious London StrataStan BrakhageUnited States 1982The AngelPatrick BokanowskiMaurice Baquet, Jean-Marie Bon, Martine CoutureFranceArabic Numeral Series 14Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 15Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 16Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 17Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 18Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")Arabic Numeral Series 19Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Arabic Numeral Series (also called the "Arabics")The Atomic CaféJayne Loader, Kevin RaffertyUnited StatesBaby DollTessa Hughes-FreelandUnited StatesChronopolisPiotr KamlerPolandDimension of DialogueJan ŠvankmajerCzechoslovakiaThe Draughtsman's ContractPeter GreenawayUnited KingdomHours for JeromeNathaniel DorskyUnited StatesIn Order to PassChris KrausUnited StatesMacbethBéla TarrGyörgy Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze, Imre Csuja, János Derzsi, István Dégi, Attila Kaszás, Gyula Maár, Đoko Rosić, János Ács, Lajos ŐzeHungaryDramaKoyaanisqatsiGodfrey Reggio United StatesLiquid SkySlava TsukermanAnne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan DoukasUnited StatesSci-FiPersonal CutsSanja IvekovićYugoslaviaPictures on Pink PaperLis RhodesUnited KingdomShiftToshio MatsumotoJapanThree Crowns of the SailorRaúl RuizJean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Jean BadinFrance 1983La Belle captiveAlain Robbe-GrilletDaniel Mesguich, Gabrielle Lazure, Cyrielle ClaireFranceCity of Lost SoulsRosa von PraunheimWest GermanyCosey Fanni TuttiDoobie EylathCosey Fanni TuttiUnited KingdomCup/Saucer/Two Dancers/RadioJonas MekasKenneth King, Phoebe NevilleUnited States23 mins, ColorDiaryDavid PerlovIsraelTV seriesEfpsychiRobert Beavers United States20 mins, ColorFirst Name: CarmenJean-Luc GodardMaruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem RousselFranceSwitzerlandFreeze FramePeter TscherkasskyAustriaHell Spit FlexionStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of The Dante Quartet MessagesGuy SherwiinUnited KingdomNo EndSanja Iveković, Dalibor MartinisYugoslaviaNorwoodPatrick KeillerUnited KingdomPneumaNathaniel DorskyUnited StatesSans soleilChris MarkerFlorence DelayFranceStreet SongsJonas MekasThe Living TheatreFrance10 mins, ColorSweet BunchNikos NikolaidisDespina Tomazani, Dora Maskalvanou, Takis MoschosGreeceSyntagmaValie ExportIrmilin HofferAustriaVideodromeDavid CronenbergJames Woods, Debbie HarryUSA 1984Blue MondayThe Duvet BrothersUnited KingdomThe Cabinet of Jan ŠvankmajerStephen Quay, Timothy Quay United KingdomEgyptian SeriesStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Future of EmilyHelma Sanders-BrahmsBrigitte Fossey, Camille Raymond, Hermann TreuschWest GermanyThe Green Witch and Merry DianaGrayson PerryUnited KingdomIan Breakwell's Continuous DiaryIan BreakwellUnited KingdomTV seriesKlassenverhältnisseStraub-HuilletChristian Heinisch, Mario Adorf, Nazzareno BianconiWest GermanyFranceDramaShut the Fuck UpGeneral IdeaCanadaTortured Dust Part IStan BrakhageUnited StatesTortured Dust Part IIStan BrakhageUnited StatesTortured Dust Part IIIStan BrakhageUnited StatesTortured Dust Part IVStan BrakhageUnited States 19852084Chris MarkerFranceThe Angelic ConversationDerek JarmanJudi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Philip WilliamsonUnited KingdomThe Epic of GilgameshStephen Quay, Timothy QuayUnited KingdomLes Favoris de la LuneOtar IosselianiPascal Aubier, Alix de Montaigu, Gaspard FloriFranceItalyHail MaryJean-Luc GodardMyriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste FranceUnited KingdomSwitzerlandJaneStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Monument of Sacrifice and OrgyAna Nuša Dragan, Srečo DraganYugoslaviaThe Practice of LoveValie ExportAdelheid Arndt, Hagnot Elischka, Rüdiger VoglerAustriaThe Right Side of My BrainRichard Kern, Lydia LunchUnited StatesSignal—Germany on the AirErnie GehrUnited StatesSuper-8 Girl GamesUrsula Pürrer, Hans A. ScheirlAustriaWhere Evil DwellsTommy Turner, David WojnarowiczUnited StatesWingseedRobert Beavers United States15 mins, ColorA Zed & Two NoughtsPeter GreenawayAndréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric DeaconNetherlandsUnited Kingdom 1986The AerodyneStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the "Caswallon Trilogy"CaravaggioDerek JarmanSean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Nigel TerryUnited KingdomConfessionStan BrakhageUnited StatesDance Shadows by Danielle HelanderStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the "Caswallon Trilogy"The EndPatrick KeillerUnited KingdomThe Family AlbumAlan BerlinerUnited StatesFingeredRichard Kern, Lydia LunchUnited StatesFireloopStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the "Caswallon Trilogy"Foolproof IllusionChris KrausUnited StatesHandsworth SongsBlack Audio Film CollectiveUnited KingdomHe Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeJonas MekasUnited States149 mins, Color, Collage filmKelimbaPeter TscherkasskyAustriaThe LoomStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the "Caswallon Trilogy"Mommy, Mommy, Where's My Brain?Jon MoritsuguUnited StatesNidhiyude KathaVijayakrishnanIndiaNight MusicStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the "Three Handed-Painted Films"Street of CrocodilesStephen Quay, Timothy Quay United KingdomThames FilmWilliam RabanJohn HurtUnited KingdomToutes les femmes est Jeanne d'ArcSuzanne LemaîtreFrance 198717 Reasons WhyNathaniel DorskyUnited StatesAlayaNathaniel DorskyUnited StatesAll Our Secrets are Contained in an ImageBreda Beban, Hrvoje HorvatićYugoslaviaThe Black TowerJohn SmithUnited KingdomCruel Illness of MenIgor AleinikovSoviet UnionThe Cure for InsomniaJohn Henry Timmis IVUnited StatesThe Dante QuartetStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of The Dante QuartetThe DeadmanPeggy Ahwesh, Keith SanbornUnited StatesDreamDmitrii FrolovSoviet UnionFaustfilm: An Opera: Part IStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Faustfilm ProjectFrom the Archives of Modern ArtEleanor AntinUnited StatesHow to Shoot a CrimeChris Kraus, Sylvère LotringerUnited StatesKindgeringStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Last of EnglandDerek JarmanTilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Spring (Mark Adley)United KingdomLoud Visual NoisesStan BrakhageUnited StatesMorning PatrolNikos NikolaidisMichele Valley, Takis Spiridakis, Liana HatziGreeceThe Revolutionary SketchGleb Aleinikov, Igor AleinikovSoviet UnionTraktoraGleb Aleinikov, Igor AleinikovSoviet Union 1988AliceJan ŠvankmajerKristina KohoutovaSwitzerlandCzechoslovakiaDegrees of BlindnessCerith Wyn EvansUnited Kingdom Treasure IslandПочему "Остров сокровищ" - культовый мультфильм?David CherkasskySoviet UnionAnimated/life-action TV filmFaust 3: Candida AlbacoreStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Faustfilm ProjectFaust's Other: An IdyllStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Faustfilm ProjectI... DreamingStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Limits of VisionClio BarnardUnited KingdomMarilyn's WindowStan BrakhageUnited StatesMatinsStan BrakhageUnited StatesMeasures of DistanceMona HatounUnited KingdomPowaqqatsiGodfrey Reggio United StatesRage NetStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Three Hand-Painted FilmsVirile GamesJan ŠvankmajerCzechoslovakia 1989Babylon Series #1Stan BrakhageUnited StatesBegottenE. Elias MerhigeBrian Salzberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles BarryUnited StatesExperimental horrorClowneryDmitrii FrolovDmitri Shibanov, Dmitri Frolov, Natalya Sourkova, Alexey Zaharov, Viktoriya Zlotnikova, Mark Nahamkin, Yevgeniy Suhonenkov, Alexey Frolov, Alexandr Kostin, Yakov Shmayev, Vyacheslav GridinSoviet UnionThe CloudsPatrick KeillerUnited KingdomEcce HomoJerry TartagliaUnited StatesFaust 4Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Faustfilm ProjectLooking for LangstonIsaac JulienUnited KingdomMarquisHenri XhonneuxFrancois Marthouret, Valerie Kling, Michel RobinBelgiumFranceSanta SangreAlejandro JodorowskyAxel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Sabrina DennisonItalyMexicoTabula RasaPeter TscherkasskyAustriaTetsuo: The Iron ManShinya TsukamotoTomoroh Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya TsukamotoJapanVisions in Meditation #1Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Visions in Meditation CycleVisions in Meditation #2: Mesa VerdeStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Visions in Meditation CycleThe WindowJulius ZizSoviet Union

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