1979

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The Motion Picture Camera
6.4

The Motion Picture Camera

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film ...
Youth – Part II
5.1

Youth – Part II

Feb. 10, 1979

Youth – Part II

Isamu, a star athlete in high school, becomes a race cyclist. He wins his debut races, but soon his opponents see through his lack of strategy ...
Benson
7.1

Benson

Sep. 13, 1979

Benson

A butler deals with life at the governor’s mansion.
60 Minutes Australia
6.8

60 Minutes Australia

Feb. 11, 1979

60 Minutes Australia

60 Minutes, an Australian version of the U.S. television newsmagazine 60 Minutes, airs on Sunday nights on the Nine Network and is presented in ...
The Deadly Art of Survival
4.9

The Deadly Art of Survival

Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang ...
The Tigress of Shaolin
5.4

The Tigress of Shaolin

Hui Ying-hung, legendary director Chang Cheh’s discovery, and the protege of equally legendary director Liu Chia-liang co-stars with ...
The Quatermass Conclusion
5.6

The Quatermass Conclusion

Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, ...
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
6.6

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite – but opposites attract. ...
The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain
5.6

The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain

Separated from a wagon train, Mr. Parish and the children are attaced by armed men, forcing young Anna and Jamie to flee into the wilderness with ...
Street Warriors II
5.4

Street Warriors II

Oct. 08, 1979

Street Warriors II

A veteran policeman named Fernando feels a lot of hatred against Ángel because the boy ran him over with a car leaving him lame. Now Fernando ...
Dog of Fortune
6.9

Dog of Fortune

Jun. 02, 1979

Dog of Fortune

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a ...
Heaven Sent
5.7

Heaven Sent

Dec. 28, 1979

Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves ...
Terry and June
6.4

Terry and June

Oct. 24, 1979

Terry and June

Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily ...
Zoom Up: Rape Site
5

Zoom Up: Rape Site

Sep. 08, 1979

Zoom Up: Rape Site

A young couple, meeting for a tryst at the site of a brutal rape/murder, witness another murder and have to decide whether to turn the killer in.
Libidomania
4.8

Libidomania

Dec. 21, 1979

Libidomania

Mondo Movie dealing with various sexual aberrations and perversions. The sources of inspiration include Freud, De Sade and Richard von Kraft-Ebing.
Soft Fiction
6.8

Soft Fiction

Nov. 16, 1979

Soft Fiction

Chick Strand’s SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the ...
Mireille and the Others
4.9

Mireille and the Others

Caught between the impetuousness of youth and the responsibilities of adulthood, five angsty teens face an uncertain future.
The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map
6.9

The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he ...
New Old
6.9

New Old

Nov. 21, 1979

New Old

“Chronicles of the Present Times” – An experimental trilogy. New Old flows together footage from more than a decade of his ...
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
5.9

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This ...
Town Bloody Hall
7.2

Town Bloody Hall

Apr. 03, 1979

Town Bloody Hall

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of ...
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
7.1

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
Strategy for a Mission of Death
4.6

Strategy for a Mission of Death

A diplomatic meeting between Western and Arab diplomats goes wrong, and a black gold dossier is firmly pushed across a desk. Against a background ...
Le Navire Night
6.5

Le Navire Night

Mar. 21, 1979

Le Navire Night

Le Navire Night is a story of love and desire sustained and nourished through sound waves. The film’s voice-over tells the story of a woman, ...
The Inferno
6.5

The Inferno

Jun. 03, 1979

The Inferno

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother’s grief from beyond the grave.
The 36 Deadly Styles
5.4

The 36 Deadly Styles

Nov. 22, 1979

The 36 Deadly Styles

A man begins studying “The Secret Book of 36 Deadly Styles” to avenge the death of his father.
Poto and Cabengo
7.1

Poto and Cabengo

Mar. 25, 1980

Poto and Cabengo

Documentary by Jean-Pierre Gorin about twin girls who spontaneously developed their own unique language as children.