In 1594 in Brazil, the Tupinambás Indians are friends of the Frenches and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portugueses. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
The Maids (1975) Christopher Miles, Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant
A film version of Genet’s play. Two maids, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and Read More »
I, Claudius (1976) Herbert Wise, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips
This mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 B.C.) Read More »
Handcuffs AKA Lisice (1970) Krsto Papic, Fabijan Sovagovic, Adem Cejvan, Jagoda Kaloper
Small village in mountains of Dalmatinska Zagora is under total control of Andrija, local Party official. Read More »
Peeper (1975) Peter Hyams, Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn
In 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter Read More »
So Soft, So Cunning AKA Motto shinayaka ni, motto shitataka ni (1979) Toshiya Fujita, Eiji Okuda, Junko Takazawa, Aiko Morishita
A depressed photographer drives a delivery truck and searches for the whereabouts of his estranged wife. Read More »
Beware of a Holy Whore AKA Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Marquard Bohm
On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. Read More »
Dark Star (1974) John Carpenter, Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle
Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets Read More »
They Have Changed Their Face AKA Hanno cambiato faccia (1971) Corrado Farina, Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperanti
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa Read More »
The Christian Licorice Store (1971) James Frawley, Beau Bridges, Maud Adams, Gilbert Roland
Franklin Cane is a red-hot professional tennis player who climbs the ladder of success with his trainer, Jonathan, at his side. Read More »