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Tag Archives: 1970s
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974) Michael Snow, Chantal Akerman, Steve Anker, Anne-Marie
Described (rather cheekily) by director Michael Snow as a musical comedy, this deft probing of sound/image relationships Read More »
Erotic Witchcraft / La goulve (1972) Mario Mercier, Bepi Fontana, Hervé Hendrickx, César Torres, Anne Varèze
Axel, the magician, raises a boy into adulthood. When Axel dies, it’s the young man Read More »
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung / Qian Long xia Yangzhou (1978) Han Hsiang Li, Tony Liu, Hua Yueh, Ying Cheung
In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China. Read More »
The Awaken Punch / Shi po tian jian (1973) Lung-Hsiang Fang, Yung Henry Yu, Puishan Auyeung, Feng Tien
Chung is a reformed professional fighter who has to hide his identity Read More »
The Seagull (1975) John J. Desmond, David Clennon, Blythe Danner, Olympia Dukakis
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull centers around impassioned would-be writer Konstantin (Frank Langella, Dracula) Read More »
Connecting Rooms (1970) Franklin Gollings, Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner
Explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house in London owned by dour Mrs. Brent. Read More »
The Little Wheedlers (1978) Les petits câlins
Sophie (Dominique Laffin) lives with Corinne (Josiane Balasko) Read More »
Figures in a Landscape (1970) Joseph Losey, Robert Shaw, Malcolm McDowell, Henry Woolf
Two escapees (Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell) are on the run in an unspecified Read More »
The Seventh Company Outdoors / La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune (1977) Robert Lamoureux, Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri Guybet
Three members of this unlucky 7th Organization are shrouded in occupied France in 1942. Read More »