Best Avant-garde / Experimental Films of 1987

The Belly of an Architect

American architect Stourley Kracklite ... projects seldom materialized. Beautifully shot on location in Rome, this ironic fable wittily examines the issues of artistic creativity. [ best avant-garde / experimental films - 1987 ]

Aria

An international collection of ... is Julian Temple's take on Rigoletto, which recasts Verdi as the accompaniment to a contemporary Southern California sex farce. [ best avant-garde / experimental films - 1987 ]

The Last of England

British filmmaker Derek Jarman ... the most accomplished British filmmakers of the 1980s. Jarman also wrote the book on which this film is based. [ best avant-garde / experimental films - 1987 ]