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Tag Archives: 1970s
The Common Man AKA Dupont Lajoie (1975) Yves Boisset, Jean Carmet, Pierre Tornade, Jean Bouise
As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou’s campsite. Read More »
Boss Nigger (1974) Jack Arnold, Fred Williamson, D’Urville Martin, William Smith
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. Read More »
Hurricane (1979) Jan Troell, Jason Robards, Mia Farrow, Max von Sydow
The desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and an American painter, against the will of her father. Read More »
High Crime AKA La polizia incrimina la legge assolve (1973) Enzo G. Castellari, Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. Read More »
House AKA Hausu (1977) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba
Oshare (Gorgeous) is excited about spending summer vacation with her father Read More »
The Boys in the Band (1970) William Friedkin, Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey
It’s Harold’s birthday, and his closest friends throw him a party at Michael’s apartment. Read More »
Hammersmith Is Out (1972) Peter Ustinov, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor (Sir Peter Ustinov) of dubious sanity. Read More »
Poachers / Furtivos (1975) José Luis Borau, Lola Gaos, Ovidi Montllor, Alicia Sánchez
Angel is a poacher who lives in the forest with his domineering mother. Read More »
Obsession (1976) Brian De Palma, Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife Read More »