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It’s supposed to be a political critique of the japanese patriarchal family structure. The father wearing his military uniform is dominating his family sexually and violently. And while his daughter keeps saying that everything is normal, nothing is normal in this family.Read More »
1970s
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Kôji Wakamatsu – Sei kazoku AKA Sex Family (1971)
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Kirk Browning & Stephen Porter – A Touch of the Poet (1974)
1971-1980ClassicsDramaKirk BrowningStephen PorterUSAQuote:
“I first saw “A Touch of the Poet” at a small theatre in New York City, a wonderful production that had the audience completely in its power for the play’s entire duration. It’s widely seen as one of his four late classics, the others being The Iceman Cometh, A Moon for The Misbegotten, and Long Day’s Journey Into Night.Read More » -
Pál Gábor – Angi Vera (1979)
Drama1971-1980HungaryPál GáborRomanceVera Angi works as a nurse in a hospital after WWII in communist Hungary. Because she speaks up about the terrible conditions in which the nurses and doctors have to work, she’s placed in a six-month education course.Read More »
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John C. Joseph – Gravity Is My Enemy (1977)
1971-1980DocumentaryJohn C. JosephShort FilmUSAIMDB:
A look at artist Mark Hicks of Manhattan Beach, California, a quadriplegic since falling out of a tree at age 14. His work is examined, along with a discussion of his being a student at UCLA, culminating with his first gallery show in San Francisco.Read More » -
Sachiko Hidari – The Far Road AKA Toi ippon no michi (1977)
1971-1980AsianDramaJapanJapanese Female DirectorsSachiko HidariA landmark in Japanese cinema, The Far Road is the first feature film planned, produced, and directed as well as starred in by a woman, Sachiko Hidari. Inspired by her many years of work as an actress in the films of such illustrious directors as Heinosuke Gosho and Yasuzo Masumura (also represented in the current series), she uses a spare cinematic style to tell the story of a fight for human dignity: a living wage and job security in the face of mechanization of the railroads. The film was financed by the National Railways Workers Union, whose members, because they work for a “public corporation,” do not have the right to strike.
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Jean-François Stévenin – Le passe-montagne (1978)
1971-1980ArthouseFranceJean-François StéveninWhen the car of Georges, a Parisian architect, breaks down on the motorway, he is helped by Serge, a mechanic and garage owner, who lives in a remote Jura hamlet. The two men, although they do not seem to have anything in common, develop an unexpected friendship…Read More »
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Sumiko Haneda – Usuzumi no sakura AKA The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms (1977)
1971-1980DocumentaryJapanJapanese Female DirectorsSumiko HanedaThe poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families and environment around the tree. The editing and music contribute to the sense of a haunting past contained within the solid structure of an ancient natural wonder.Read More »
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Sidney Hayers – Revenge (1971)
1971-1980CrimeSidney HayersThrillerUnited KingdomA family plots to take its revenge on the man who raped and murdered their daughter.Read More »
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Radley Metzger – The Lickerish Quartet (1970)
1961-1970DramaEroticaRadley MetzgerUSAA jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise. She stays overnight, and during her 24 hours in the castle, each of its three residents involves her in a fantasy. She, in turn, keeps asking, “Who has the gun?” Will there be violence before it’s over?Read More »