The butler of the writer Maxime de Borrego goes to the store of an old lady and tells that his boss probably knows the location of the Templars treasure, expecting to receive a reward. The old lady is actually the ruthless criminal The Man without a Face, the master of disguise that wears a red mask. He tortures and kills Maxime without getting any answer about the location of the treasure. Maxime’s nephew, the sailor Paul de Borrego, returns from a trip and teams up with his girlfriend, her best friend, with Inspector Sorbier and his team trying to arrest the evil criminal. But The Man without a Face uses a sort of human zombies created his insane doctor and his gorgeous assistant that wears a mask and outfits similar to the Catwoman to lure the police and achieve his intent.Read More »
1970s
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Georges Franju – Nuits rouges AKA Shadowman (1974)
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Something Weird Video – Bat Pussy [+Extras] (1973)
1971-1980CultEroticaSomething Weird VideoUSAQuote:
AGFA + Something Weird present a new 2K transfer of the world’s first sexploitation parody. Only one hero can save Gothum City from the threat of smut films! Bat Pussy hangs out in her secret headquarters (aka an outhouse). When she suspects a crime, Bat Pussy grabs her Hippity-Hop and foils the sex schemes of married couple Buddy and Sam! Considered to be the first adult film parody, BAT PUSSY is the sexploitation messterpiece of your wildest dreams. And also your most horrifying nightmares.Read More » -
John Hayes – Sweet Trash (1970)
1961-1970CrimeExploitationJohn HayesUSADown on his luck alcoholic longshoreman Michael Joseph Donovan (Duncan McLeod) finds himself in deep trouble after he racks up a huge debt to some vicious local mobsters. Donovan decides to go on the run, which only compounds the severity of his already dire situation. While on the lam Donovan has surreal encounters with various lusty ladies and colorful eccentrics from the slummy neighborhood he resides in.Read More »
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Mariko Miyagi – Nemuno-ki no uta AKA The Silk Tree Ballad (1974)
1971-1980AsianDocumentaryJapanJapanese Female DirectorsMariko MiyagiMariko Miyagi was an actress who had also written screenplays, produced, and directed films. She was also the director of Nemunoki Gakuen, a school for disabled children – the first ever such school in Japan. The school was founded by Miyagi in Shizuoka Perfecture in April 1968 using her own money. At Nemunoki, children and young adults with physical, intellectual or familial difficulties are gently encouraged to discover and develop their talents through such activities as painting, music, tea ceremony and dancing. The Silk Tree Ballad was the first in a series of documentaries, initially distributed by the ATG.Read More »
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Arturo Ripstein – El castillo de la pureza aka The Castle of Purity (1973) (HD)
1971-1980Arturo RipsteinDramaMexicoQuote:
The story of a disciplined and sexually driven man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings while inventing (with his wife) rat poison.Read More » -
Gyula Maár – Déryné, hol van? AKA Mrs. Dery Where Are You? (1975)
1971-1980DramaGyula MaárHungaryMrs. Dery Where Are You? (Hungarian: Déryné hol van?) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Gyula Maár. It was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where Mari Törőcsik won the award for Best Actress and the movie was nominated for Palme d’Or award.
Dery (Mari Torcsik) is a grande dame actress of the Sarah Bernhardt school of big-gesture theater. Her beauty and popularity is fading, and a new school of acting which involves the use of one’s own emotions (a-la Eleanora Duse) is emerging in the person of her younger Viennese rival. She thinks of retiring from the stage, and reunites briefly with her estranged husband in a newly-built manor in the country. Finding that life there is boring, she returns to town, the theater, and her old friends. ~ Clarke Fountain, RoviRead More »
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Dwayne Avery – Booby Trap (1970)
1961-1970ActionDwayne AveryExploitationUSAA crazed military explosives expert heads for Los Angeles with an RV full of explosives, intending to blow up a rock festival and kill all the “hippies”. An army officer is sent to stop him.Read More »
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Yoshimitsu Banno & Ishirô Honda – Gojira tai Hedora AKA Godzilla vs. Hedorah AKA Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971)
1971-1980AdventureIshirô HondaJapanSci-FiYoshimitsu BannoAn ever evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity or Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.Read More »
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Moustapha Alassane – FVVA: Femmes, voitures, villas, argent AKA Women Cars Villas Money (1972)
1971-1980African CinemaComedyDramaMoustapha AlassaneNigerSummary from the Rotterdam Film Festival:
Ali is the image of modern Africa. He happily returns from a football match on his motorbike but a nasty surprise is waiting for him at his parents’ home: he finds Haoua, his bride-to-be, waiting for him. The wedding is celebrated shortly afterwards and the two begin living together under the same roof. They are strangers but cannot stand each other. Haoua is the classic traditional woman who has just arrived from the village, God-fearing and faithful to the laws of tradition. Ali’s friends advise him to look for a second wife. He meets Henriette, an uninhibited and provocative city girl, the woman of his dreams. To meet Henriette’s constant requests, Ali ‘borrows’ some money from the coffers of commander Soleymane, but he is discovered and ends up in prison. Henriette is furious and leaves him, whilst Haoua cries for him in despair.Read More »









