Subway (1985)

[randy_byers]

Another 1985 film, along with Trouble in Mind, that I discovered only in the past five years but immediately fell in love with. They are both movies about dreamworlds, both influenced by post-punk New Wave fashion and hairstyles, both exuding retro-Hollywood cool and romantic melancholy. I like a lot of films from this era -- even if I didn't see them at the time, so it's not just nostalgia. These two movies share a visual and design sensibility with Diva (1981) and Blade Runner (1982) too, for example.

I was tempted to post three blue screen caps, because there's a lot of blue in the movie, but then I opted to post three that were devoid of the lead characters instead.

Comments

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really want to see Subway again now. Will have to arrange that.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I just checked, and I've watched it six times since I first saw it in February 2008.

[reverendjim.livejournal.com]

Ah yeah, there's one I love and not seen for a while.
There's been a few times in recent years when I've had bleached hair and worn a tux; can't imagine where I got that from.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

What's funny is that I've come to like the music too, which I originally thought was too cheesy. A sure sign that my standards aren't what they used to be.

[reverendjim.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember being underwhelmed by the music too. The French do a lot of things well, including film, but music tends not to be one of them.
Beer is another, come to think of it. Exceptions to both are around though.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Although the French-speaking parts of Belgium and Canada make great beer, so it's not the language itself.