1960s

  • Renzo Maietto – Le altre (1969)

    1961-1970ComedyEroticaItalyRenzo Maietto

    Summary:
    LE ALTRE is a movie from 1969 that finds two wonderful actresses, Erna Schurer and Monica Strebel, performing in a dramatic movie with a lesbian theme.Read More »

  • Kôji Wakamatsu – Fukushûki AKA Vengeance Demon (1969)

    1961-1970CrimeEroticaJapanKoji Wakamatsu

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    A brother and sister live as outcasts from their hamlet due to a belief that madness and disease runs in their blood. A group of villagers plot to steal their property, beating and hanging the brother and gang-raping the sister. The villagers believe the brother is dead, and come up with a scheme to kill the sister as well and make both deaths look like accidents. Unbeknownst to them, the brother survives, acquires a sword, and proceeds on a mission to slaughter each and every person in the hamlet.Read More »

  • René Gainville – L’homme de Mykonos (1966)

    1961-1970CrimeDramaFranceRené Gainville

    In Belgium, Silvio Donati, a young painter, meets Dorothée Yanakov, a rich woman, older than him. Tempted by her money, Silvio marries her. After a time, while in Mykonos for business, Silvio comes across Pascale, his former mistress. Soon, their flame is rekindled and Dorothée instantly becomes a disturbance. The only way out for Silvio is to get rid of his wife…Read More »

  • Janusz Morgenstern – Jowita AKA Jovita (1967)

    Janusz Morgenstern1961-1970ArthouseDramaPoland

    Synopsis:
    Marek is a promising athlete sharing affairs with more than one women. One day at masquerade ball his loafing eyes witnessed the most beautiful pair of eyes disguised in black veil of Turkish dress and instantly get him ensnared by her enigma. He follows her, she knows it. She meets him and introduced her as Jowita and told him to wait for her outside the gate. The wait ended in frustration for him and he gets himself obsessed in search of her. Finally at another ball, he meets her again but she said she is Agnieszka and not Jowita, who is her best friend. They became friends and lovers but still those eyes of Jowita remain a mystery. Who is Jowita? An unattainable object of desire or unsolved enigma of subconscious?Read More »

  • Hans-Jürgen Pohland – Bürger Grass AKA Citizen Grass (1965)

    1961-1970DocumentaryGermanyHans-Jürgen PohlandShort Film

    Bürger Grass – BRD 1965 – Drehbuch und Regie: Hansjürgen Pohland – Musik: Horst Geldmacher – Mit: Günter Grass, Willy Brandt – Produktion: Modern Art Film

    Documentary short film in which we see Günther Grass giving conferences, signing books and speaking, among others, with Chancellor Willy Brandt.Read More »

  • Alberto Isaac – En este pueblo no hay ladrones (1965)

    1961-1970Alberto IsaacDramaMexico

    When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang out at the bar without being able to shoot pool, and the boy entertains thoughts of forming a gang to steal more billiard balls in hopes of making money. Watch for Luis Buñuel in the role of a local priest in this social drama that alludes to the evils of ignorance and poverty. ~ Dan Pavlides, RoviRead More »

  • Tai Katô – Ayame kasa: kenka kaidô aka Road Warriors (1960)

    1951-1960ActionJapanTai Katô

    Wandering gambler movie filled with humor and compassion. An odd couple of a gangster and a masterless samurai becomes involved in a variety of events as they travel.

    Rare film from Tai Kato, one of the all-time greats.Read More »

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini – Medea (1969)

    Arthouse1961-1970ItalyPier Paolo PasoliniPolitics

    Quote:
    A mythical tale of love, betrayal and revenge, Medea is a fascinating collision of Freudian and Marxist themes from Italy’s most controversial director, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Adapted from the Euripides drama, Pasolini’s disturbing vision of personal and national conflicts stars operatic legend Maria Callas in the title role, offering an extraordinary performance as the high priestess Medea whose love is threatened by corrupt political ambition. A vivid and aesthetically challenging vision, Medea is a complex blend of classical mythology and contemporary social criticism.Read More »

  • Laurence Harvey – The Ceremony (1963)

    Laurence Harvey1961-1970CrimeDramaUSA

    Quote:
    Actor Lawrence Harvey made his debut as a writer and director with this downbeat drama. Sean McKenna (Harvey) is awaiting execution in a prison in Tangiers after being convicted of murder. McKenna was trying to prevent the crime in question but was instead made the scapegoat. With his life hanging in the balance, McKenna’s girlfriend Catherine (Sarah Miles) and his brother Dominic (Robert Walker Jr.) engineer an escape plan, and McKenna is able to beat his date with the hangman. However, McKenna’s reunion with Dominic and Catherine proves not to be as joyous as he had expected when he discovers that they have been having an affair. Harvey was to direct only two more films, the second of which, Welcome to Arrow Beach, would prove to be his final work.Read More »

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