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 »
Tag Archives: 1970s
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 »
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 »
Mr. Horn (1979) Jack Starrett, David Carradine
The story of frontiersman Tom Horn, and his career as a cavalry scout, a tracker, a Pinkerton agent and a range detective Read More »
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976) Bruno Corbucci, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Nico Geraldi is a tough undercover cop in the manner of Serpico. His rough and unkempt appearance belies his seriousness regarding crime and criminals. Read More »
The Last Day (1975) Vincent McEveety
Retired marshal Will Spence and his wife live in Coffeyville, Kansas. They hope to live a quiet life, in anonymity. Read More »
An Elephant Called Slowly (1970) James Hill, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Vinay Inambar
This African adventure presents many interesting sights as it tells the story of a tourist Read More »
The Heart (1973) Kaneto Shindô, Noboru Matsuhashi, Kazunaga Tsuji, Anri
Adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel in a modern setting. Read More »