Haro Senft – Der sanfte Lauf AKA The Soft Course (1967)
Synopsis:‘Bernhard, sentenced for abuse by a right-wing extremist, is interrupting his studies and working as a clerk. He meets Johanna who comes from a conservative home.’– IMDb ‘The film is a story...
View ArticleWalt Davis – Sex Psycho AKA The Demon in Miss Jones (1970)
Quote:While ‘Sex Psycho’ has little to no credibility as a serious piece of film-making; when it comes to exploitation cinema, this is exactly what the sort of film that we degenerates look for! Sex...
View ArticleSherman Price – The ‘Imp’probable Mr. Wee Gee (1966)
While pondering whether or not to commit suicide, Famed crime photographer Arthur Fellig, nicknamed Mr. Wee Gee happens across a mannequin being crated for shipment to Europe. Lovestruck, he follows...
View ArticleJonas Cornell – Puss & kram AKA Hugs & Kisses (1967)
Novel writer John is kicked out from home by his girlfriend and moves in with his friend Max. After many entanglements Max’s girlfriend Eva begins to favor John over Max....
View ArticleJirí Menzel – Zlocin v santánu aka Crime in the Night Club (1968)
Quote:The charming singer Clara Regina has many admirers. Even the minister of justice fights for her favour, especially enchanted by Clara’s lullaby. Clara’s successes with men are watched with...
View ArticleDimitre Osmanli – Mirno leto AKA A Quiet Summer (1961)
From the blu-ray cover:The summer vacation of Mira and Zare turns into a revolving door of familiar characters – relatives and friends – who uninvited move into their retreat by the lake. The old...
View ArticleJudit Elek – Sziget a szárazföldön AKA The Lady from Constantinople (1969)
An old lady, living on memories among the cluttered objects of her past, decides to exchange her apartment for a smaller one. She is thus temporarily brought into contact with other people until,...
View ArticleJan Molander – Reservatet (1970)
Ann Fromm (Gundel Lindblom), age 34 and a lecturer in Slavic Languages, is married to Andreas (Per Myrberg), a 40-year-old architect. They introduce themselves to the TV audience as rich, happy, and...
View ArticleRichard Goldstone – No Man Is an Island (1962)
Brief synopsisThe true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II....
View ArticleMasahiro Shinoda – Shinjû: Ten no Amijima AKA Double Suicide (1969)
Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s Double Suicide. In this striking adaptation of a Bunraku...
View ArticleElio Petri – A ciascuno il suo AKA We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
Sicilia, late ’60s. Two men are killed during a hunting party. The hurried inquiry indicates that it was a killing made for ‘honor’ reasons. Paolo Laurana is a leftist professor not convinced of the...
View ArticleErmanno Olmi – I fidanzati AKA The Fiances (1963)
In the industrial North, Giovanni is a skilled factory worker offered a promotion if he’ll go to Sicily for 18 months to assist in a new department. His impending absence strains his already nearly...
View ArticleRoberto Pires – Tocaia no Asfalto (1962)
The psychology and life of Brazilian hitmen, common in the Northeast part of the country. In this particular case, the story revolves around a young and idealistic politician from Salvador, whom the...
View ArticlePaolo Heusch & Ugo Liberatore – Incontro d’amore AKA Bali (1970)
Plot:The wife of a European photographer on assignment in exotic Bali falls for an enigmatic ex patriot under the spell of a mystical death cult… Incontro D'amore (Bali) [Eng Subs] [CG].mkv General...
View ArticleShigehiro Ozawa – Bakuto tai tekiya AKA Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)
Synopsis:It’s brother against brother and father against son in this all-star yakuza epic. With brilliant performances from Toei’s samurai movie stars in a modern day setting the battles highlight...
View ArticleJuleen Compton – Stranded (1965)
A woman’s life story is recalled with each step she takes toward the ocean…the last steps of her life. Quote:Stranded follows Raina, a young American woman (played by Compton), traveling through...
View ArticleJános Herskó – Szevasz, Vera AKA Hello, Vera (1967)
Oh, the good old days when youth built socialism at summer camps and their own “careers”, because college was a good time for taking part in community service. Vera goes to Lake Balaton to go to a...
View ArticleJean-Daniel Pollet & Volker Schlöndorff – Méditerranée (1963)
Méditerranée is a 1963 French experimental film directed by Jean-Daniel Pollet with assistance from Volker Schlöndorff. It was written by Philippe Sollers and produced by Barbet Schroeder, with music...
View ArticleJan Halldoff – Livet är stenkul (1967)
Two impressionable teenage girls fall in with a beatnik crowd that is content to avoid work and have fun. The group lives for today while committing petty crimes and revels in being outside social...
View ArticleNagisa Ôshima – Mao and the Cultural Revolution (1969)
Nagisa Oshima’s documentary details the rise of Chairman Mao during the revolution and shows the Communist Party’s struggle and cultural upheaval. Made in 1969 for NTV station, this TV documentary...
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