In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
Red (1970) Gilles Carle, Daniel Pilon, Geneviève Robert, Gratien Gélinas
A half-cast used cars salesman wants anything from the white society and is ready to do anything to get it. Read More »
Umbracle (1970) Pere Portabella, Christopher Lee, Jeannine Mestre, Miguel Bilbatúa
This film turns on two basic axes: the inquiry into ways of cinematographic representation and a critical image of official Spain at the time of the Franco dictatorship. Read More »
La nuit claire (1979) Marcel Hanoun, Lorraine Bonnemaison, Gérard Rouzier, Florence Rousseau
In a montage alternating with moments of Nigel Rogers’ interpretation of the most beautiful passages from “Orpheus,” the opera by Striggio and Monteverdi Read More »
Appointment in Bray (1971) André Delvaux, Anna Karina, Mathieu Carrière, Roger Van Hool
In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. Read More »
Letters from Marusia (1976) Miguel Littin, Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregón
In the late 19th and early 20th century, working conditions in Chile are abysmal. Read More »
In the Realm of Sex (1977) Masaru Konuma, Natsuko Yashiro, Asami Ogawa, Hirotarô Honda
Naomi Tani and Yuko Katagiri appear as themselves in the film, making fun of their on-screen personas. Read More »
The Heroes (1973) Duccio Tessari, Rod Steiger, Rosanna Schiaffino, Claude Brasseur
Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked “plasma.” Read More »
The Driller Killer (1979) Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day
Reno is an artist struggling to survive in NYC. He draws inspiration from scenes of daily street life and occasional random violence. Read More »
Summer (1976) Arvo Kruusement, Aare Laanemets, Riina Hein, Margus Lepa
Characters familiar from Kevade are now in their 20s. In the beginning of the 20th century, Joosep Toots has returned from Russia, where he learned agriculture. Read More »