A perverted loner roams the rafters of a boarding house in 1920s Tokyo in Watcher in the Attic, directed by one of the Nikkatsu‘s top Roman Porno filmmaking talents, Noboru Tanaka, peeping on the unusual sexual antics of its residents in this dreamlike tale of voyeurism, obsession and murder drawn from the “erotic grotesque” literature of Japan’s foremost master of mystery and the macabre, Edogawa Rampo.Read More »
1971-1980
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Noboru Tanaka – Edogawa Ranpo ryôki-kan: Yaneura no sanposha AKA Watcher in the Attic [+Commentary] (1976)
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Joyce Wieland – The Far Shore (1976)
1971-1980CanadaDramaExperimentalJoyce Wieland
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Set in 1918 Ontario, The Far Shore employs both melodramatic conventions and experimental formal strategies to tell the tale of Eulalie, a Quebecoise woman, and her love affair with Tom McLeod (a thinly veiled fictionalization of Canadian painter Tom Thomson).Read More » -
Lester James Peries – Nidhanaya AKA The Treasure (1972)
1971-1980DramaLester James PeriesSri Lanka
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Willie discovers in a manuscript that a treasure lies buried in a rock and that whoever is prepared to make a human sacrifice will see the rock open up and reveal its treasure. Willie locates the rock, but the victim (who must be a young girl) is nowhere to be found. Then, one day, when he least expected it, a girl stands before him, resplendent… Ironically, he falls deeply in love with her.Read More » -
George Armitage – Hit Man (1972)
1971-1980ActionBlaxploitationCrimeGeorge ArmitageUSA
An ex-cop discovers that his brother’s recent death is intertwined with both the Los Angeles underworld and the city’s porno movie scene.Read More »
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Philippe de Broca – L’Incorrigible AKA Incorrigible (1975)
1971-1980ComedyFrancePhilippe de Broca
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he’s in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He’s charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn’t embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she’s young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realize he’s used her to make a fortune?Read More »
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Seijun Suzuki – Hishu monogatari AKA A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) (HD)
1971-1980ArthouseDramaJapanSeijun Suzuki
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A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.Read More » -
Barry Shear – Jarrett (1973)
1971-1980Barry ShearDramaThrillerUSA
A private investigator specializing in fine arts tries to track down some missing rare Biblical scrolls.Read More »
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Pim de la Parra – Wan Pipel AKA One People (1976)
1971-1980Caribbean CinemaDramaPim de la ParraRomanceSuriname
Roy is a handsome Surinam man, who studies in Amsterdam. He hurriedly left his Dutch girlfriend Karina to visit his dying mom in Paramaribo. Back in his homeland, Roy soon becomes obsessed with his own country and its culture. When he falls for the Hindu nurse Rubia, the conservative Hindu and Black communities are in revolt. One day Karina arrives in Surinam too.Read More »
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Terry Jones – Life of Brian (1979) (HD)
1971-1980ComedyCultTerry JonesUnited Kingdom
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Read More »








