A family portrait in which the director profiles his grandmother. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Sam Peckinpah, Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. Read More »
Living Together AKA Vivre ensemble (1973) Anna Karina, Michel Lancelot, Monique Morelli
The turbulent love affair between a fuddy duddy history teacher Read More »
El Condor (1970) John Guillermin, Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Patrick O’Neal
Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Read More »
I Love My Wife (1970) Mel Stuart, Elliott Gould, Brenda Vaccaro, Angel Tompkins
A young surgeon becomes bored with his wife and family, he has a very successful career, but even with having so much in life Read More »
The Morning Schedule AKA Gozenchû no jikanwari (1972) Susumu Hani, Takuji Hatano, Aya Kunikida, Sumei Shau
Two college buddies try to understand a young woman’s suicide through her Super-8 films and clips from their summer trips together. Read More »
With Clean Hands AKA Cu mâinile curate (1972) Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Alexandru Dobrescu
A story of an apolitical police commissar who is using odd methods against the gangsters. Read More »
WUSA (1970) Stuart Rosenberg, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Read More »
Rose Tinted Dreams AKA Ruzové sny (1977) Dusan Hanák, Juraj Nvota, Iva Bittová, Josef Hlinomaz
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) Richard Schickel, Sydney Pollack, King Vidor
King Vidor is unusual in the series “The Men Who Made the Movies” in that of all the directors, as a person. Read More »