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Tag Archives: 1970s
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) John Hough, Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke
Larry Rayder is an aspiring NASCAR driver, Deke Sommers his mechanic. Read More »
A Girl Is a Gun AKA Une aventure de Billy le Kid (1971) Luc Moullet, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Rachel Kesterber, Jean Valmont
Despite most Cahiers du cinéma critics admired many western authors, when they themselves became filmmakers few dared to overtly revisit that genre. Read More »
Same Time, Next Year (1978) Robert Mulligan, Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn, Ivan Bonar
A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others Read More »
To Die of Love AKA Mourir d’aimer… (1971) André Cayatte, Annie Girardot, Bruno Pradal, Claude Cerval
A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of her students Gerard Read More »
Boarding School AKA Leidenschaftliche Blümchen (1978) André Farwagi, Nastassja Kinski, Gerry Sundquist, Stefano D’Amato
This film tells the story about a group of girls at an exclusive German girls boarding school. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 8 – Forbidden Love AKA Showa zankyo-den: hoero karajishi (1971) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Kôji Tsuruta
The eighth chapter of the “Showa Zankyoden” series. A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty. Read More »
The Uncertain Death AKA La muerte incierta (1973) José Ramón Larraz, Mary Maude, Yelena Samarina, Antonio Molino Rojo
A planter who lives with his son in a remote area of India has an affair with a native girl. Read More »
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse AKA J’irai comme un cheval fou (1973) Fernando Arrabal, Emmanuelle Riva, George Shannon, Hachemi Marzouk
When his mother dies, the police want to talk to Aden Rey, but Aden, a guilt-ridden epileptic, has left for the desert. Read More »
The Message AKA Al-Risâlah (1977) Moustapha Akkad, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
This must-see epic depicts the birth of Islam. In the 7th century Mohammed is visited by Angel Gabriel Read More »
Death Falls Lightly AKA La morte scende leggera (1972) Leopoldo Savona, Stelio Candelli, Patrizia Viotti, Veronika Korosec
A drug trafficker discovers his wife dead with her throat cut. He has no alibi so he takes his mistress to an abandoned hotel. Read More »
Dead of Summer AKA Ondata di calore (1970) Nelo Risi, Jean Seberg, Luigi Pistilli, Lilia Nguyen
Joyce is the bored wife of an Italian architect in Morocco. They live there in a luxurious apartment but today she’s all alone, since he’s away on business. Read More »
The Mysterious Island AKA La isla misteriosa (1973) Juan Antonio Bardem, Henri Colpi, Omar Sharif, Ambroise Bia, Jess Hahn
A group of escaped prisoners, traveling in a hot air balloon, have to land on a remote islands and must try to survive there. Read More »
All the Souls… Except the Dead AKA Tutti defunti… tranne i morti (1977) Pupi Avati, Gianni Cavina, Francesca Marciano, Carlo Delle Piane
Dante must sell books on the legends related to the noble families of Emilia-Romagna to the descendants of the families themselves. Read More »
Bloodstained Clan Honor AKA Chi-zome no daimon (1970) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Kôji Tsuruta
It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created the black market Read More »