A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner (1974) Werner Herzog, Walter Steiner
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry. Read More »
Fortune and Men’s Eyes (1971) Harvey Hart, Jules Schwerin, Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall
The young, naive Smitty is sent to prison for six months; Cathy, his girlfriend, watches as he disappears behind the bars and barbed wire. Read More »
Daddy (1973) Niki De Saint Phalle, Peter Whitehead, Rainer Diez, Mia Martin, Clarice Mary
Daddy, filmed in cooperation with movie director Peter Whitehead, discovers the connection between a father and little girl. Read More »
Salomé (1976) Teo Hernandez
A personal interpretation of Oscar Wilde Salome from three basic elements: the light, the color and the projection speed. Read More »
The Rose (1979) Mark Rydell, Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest
Bette Midler plays The Rose, a female rock star strikingly similar to Janis Joplin. Read More »
S.O.S. Titanic (1979) William Hale, David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Harry Andrews
On April 14, 1912 the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Read More »
The Brutalisation of Franz Blum (1974) Reinhard Hauff, Jürgen Prochnow, Eike Gallwitz, Burkhard Driest
Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. Read More »
Black Sunday (1977) John Frankenheimer, Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller
Terrorist organization Black September is planning an attack on the United States. Read More »
Dig Your Grave Friend… Sabata’s Coming (1971) Juan Bosch, Richard Harrison, Fernando Sancho, Raf Baldassarre
Steve McGowan returns from the Civil War, finds his father has been killed by a greedy landowner. Read More »
Other People’s Money (1978) Christian de Chalonge, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Laura Kornbluh
Bank executive Rainier allows his firm to deliver adventurous investor Chevalier d’Aven a huge loan Read More »
Cherry, Harry and Raquel (1970) Russ Meyer, Linda Ashton, Charles Napier, Larissa Ely
Harry (a corrupt sheriff) and his Chicano deputy hunt an Apache who is about to go to the authorities with the news Harry is smuggling marijuana. Read More »
A Very Moral Night (1977) Károly Makk, Margit Makay, Irén Psota, Carla Romanelli
Most of the film takes place in a brothel run by the madame (Iren Psota). Read More »
A Whisper in the Dark (1976) Marcello Aliprandi, John Phillip Law, Nathalie Delon, Olga Bisera
Martino is a young child who claims to have an invisible friend called Luca. Read More »
March of Fools (1975) Kil-jong Ha, Nam-hyeon Choi, Jae-yeong Ha, Myeong-jung Ha
The story is set in the 1970s during the period of military dictatorship. Read More »