1980-1990’s Film Recs

Hey Roger and site

Possibly gearing up to begin working with a new director on a short film. A lot of the references were Crime/Drama/Thriller based, some of which were from Michael Mann. This particular director has a background in European cinema and is into the work of Wim Wenders (Robby’s work). I specifically mentioned ‘The American Friend’ which they loved.

I’m a 1990’s baby so a lot of what I’ve seen has been from 1990’s and onward, my vocabulary for anything earlier is fairly limited in this specific genre.

Looking for recommendations with great cinematography that suits the story well but maybe isn’t too reserved or too ‘classic’ / formulaic in its approach– If that makes sense?

– T