Colourful ‘optimistic tragedy’ of a poor family in Ukraine, living in the Carpathian mountains Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
Quintet (1979) Robert Altman, Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey
In the distant future the world is in the grip of another ice age. Read More »
H.O.T.S. (1979) Gerald Seth Sindell, Susan Kiger, Lisa London, Pamela Jean Bryant
College exploitation film focusing on the wild escapades of the women of H.O.T.S. Sorority. Read More »
Sagina Mahato (1971) Tapan Sinha, Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Anil Chatterjee
Sagina Mahato, a factory laborer,an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against Read More »
Hooper (1978) Hal Needham, Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field
Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. Read More »
World on a Wire AKA Welt am Draht (1973) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben
Somewhere in the future there is a computer project called Simulacron one of which is able to simulate a full featured reality Read More »
The Two Missionaries AKA Porgi l’altra guancia (1974) Franco Rossi, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. Read More »
The Hard Road (1970) Gary Graver, Connie Nelson, John Alderman, Catherine Howard
A cautionary tale. At 17, Sherman Oaks high schooler Pam Banner has a baby out of wedlock. Read More »
The Death Collector AKA Family Enforcer (1976) Ralph De Vito, Joe Cortese, Lou Criscuolo, Joe Pesci
After being away for a couple of years, Jerry Bolanti is back in his tough, North Jersey neighborhood Read More »
The Wishing Tree AKA Natvris khe (1976) Tengiz Abuladze, Lika Kavzharadze, Soso Jachvliani, Zaza Kolelishvili
This film is about psychology of people, about lonesome persons, about terrible mentality and about fantastic dreams… Read More »