Cinematic Era: 1969 Vintage

It's the 1960s, and in ultra-conservative Mexico, a family finds itself unraveling as its younger members struggle against the strict rules that govern their choices. When the young son and his sisters decide it's time they left home and struck out on their own, a rift results, putting everyone to the test.

In the 1890's, Suzie, an 18-year-old Chinese stowaway, leaves her hiding place on a ship after it docks in San Francisco, only to find herself in the middle of the tong wars and a witness to the murder of a runaway "love-slave." She makes her escape and finds work at the Mandarin Club, owned by her distant uncle Wong, who heads the Red Dragon tong.

The weaker sex must become stronger - but how can this be achieved? The central keyword of the six filmmakers Claudia von Alemann, Susanne Beyeler, Erika Runge, Helke Sander, Ula Stöckl and Hanna Laura Klar is: emancipation. Together, they will discuss the importance of films for feminist consciousness-raising and the role of female filmmakers in this process. A statement will be followed by an exemplary feature film scene. Claudia von Alemann talks about the unequal division of housework and advocates the remuneration of this work. How can the relationship between work and family be improved for working women? What about bringing up children? What steps are necessary to overcome the unequal gender order? One thing is clear: Film work is political practice.

Demonstrating the police's communications systems.

On their return from a mission, three cavers- Jean-Claude, his wife Catherine and Eva - find themselves the only people left alive on earth. A chemical war has caused the death of the population and animals. The trio organize to survive. Jean-Claude and Eva die after coming into contact with corpses. Catherine, who is pregnant, escapes contamination and gives birth to a boy.

Short experimental film by Shelby Kennedy

A three-part psychedelic comedy featuring an eight foot tall bug man who leads a civilization of blue-colored beings.

Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture.

A masculine exhibition of men in and out of leather and denim.

An early ecology film

Flirtatious Girl is a movie directed by Mehdi Jurek and written by Ahmad Najibzadeh, produced in 1969.

In just four months, the world's first jumbo jet goes into regular service over the Atlantic. Already 200 have been ordered by the world's airlines. Each is designed to carry nearly 500 passengers. The jumbo has been called a 'pilot's dream.' But will it also be an airport's nightmare? By next year, half a dozen of the giants may be queuing at peak hours to disgorge their passengers at London Airport. Round the world, airports face their biggest jam in history. Jumbo jets will revolutionise airport design. But they may also speed up other travel developments, with far-reaching effects on the design and peace, of our cities.

A brave Alaskan Indian boy journeys to find his father and overcomes the perils of the wilderness only to find himself confronted with the task of vanquishing the demons of ancient legends.

Captain Siporak and Inspector Sam Baun raid the gambling place at Kirirom owned by Prince Chantavong. This place is disguised as an orchid shop. As soon as Prince Chantavong is detained in jail, his wife, princess Sulpra, spends her time having a love relationship with her nephew. Then she meets Okhnia Sneha Sambat, a great hotelier. Okhnia takes her to a big island at Sihanoukville for their holiday. After being released from prison, Prince Chantavong, armed with guns, tries to look for her everywhere.

Laura (Libertad Leblanc), a sensual stripper, receives from her lover (Jorge Salcedo) an envelope with an order to open it only in case he dies. When he is killed, she opens the envelope, finding half of a mysterious map and a piece of paper with instructions. Following these, Laura travels to Guayaquil, where she comes into contact with an Argentine geologist (Ricardo Bauleo), who owns the other half of the map. It turns out to be the map of a large treasure buried in the heart of the Ecuadorian jungle, in the territory of the fearsome Auca Indians, head reducers. Both are on the road, ready to face all the dangers that may be necessary, in order to get so valuable loot. But Laura's beauty and sensuality will awaken desire in all men throughout the dangerous expedition.

After the end of World War II, a Greek woman who was imprisoned in a German concentration camp returns to Greece. She is a woman broken by the hardships, but at the same time determined to find the man who caused her all this misery, namely the one who reported her to the Gestapo as a Jew.

Scharnhorst, who said that the army should march at the forefront of progress, is one of the NVA's role models. The film uses historical material to cover the years 1806 to 1813, the Battle of Jena and Auerstädt and the Battle of Leipzig.

During the Civil War, two soldiers fighting on opposite sides meet.

Five young people take part in a party. During the party, a man is hit and killed nearby. The driver flees. The next day, one of the young people cannot remember anything about the time surrounding the accident. Is he the perpetrator? A witness leads the police on the trail.

In 1969, the painter-sculptor Daniel Pommereulle made his third film, this one financed by Sylvina Boissonnas. Although only a short, Vite was one of the most costly of all the Zanzibar productions. It features, for instance, shots of the moon taken by a state-of-the-art telescope, the Questar, that Pommereulle first saw while visiting Marlon Brando in southern California in 1968. In Rohmer’s La Collectionneuse, Pommereulle and his friend Adrien philosophize on how best to achieve le vide (emptiness) during their summer holidays. Three years later, Pommereulle would transform the word “vide” to “vite” (quickly), signifying his profound disenchantment with the aftermath of the revolution of May ’68. —Harvard Film Archive

Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-round coal trains; permanent way lining and tamping machine; off loading cable troughing; strengthening the Royal Albert Bridge; Old Course Hotel, St Andrew's; car bodies by train - factory to assembly line; Beckenham train control; speed up of West of England expresses.

A submissive and unhappy man is mistaken for a famous assailant and people who despised him begin to respect him.

As publicity for the exhibit Miró L’altre, organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Catalunya in 1969, the Board commissioned Pere Portabella to film Miró painting the “poster” for the exhibit on the ground floor windows of the building. Portabella was not interested in simply filming a testimonial documentary. However, he said he would do the film if after the exhibit Joan Miró himself, with the help of the cleaning staff erased his own painting. Joan Miró accepted the idea without a doubt. The complicity between the film maker and the painter is evident in the filming.

Collective manifesto by the members of C.C.I. It is a collective film, the result of an operation devoid of any aesthetic purpose: to verify the existence of any harmony between a fairly large group (twelve people) of members of the independent Cooperative. Someone, who had the idea, turned 60 meters of Ektachrome according to the moods –or discontent – of the moment and gave them to others to see. The others reacted, each with their own piece. It was then thought to call the film “circular letter”. It was not so simple and so quick: the operation, which started in June of ’68, ended in March of ’69.

Four days in Lissy's life where she gets to live out her opposition and enters a completely unknown world.

In 1596, the Dutchman Willem Barents sets sail on a long voyage with two ships to find a north-eastern sea route to China for the Amsterdam merchants. Ice masses and storms force the prudent navigator Barents to separate from Rijp, the captain of the second ship, so that he can organize a rescue operation in Holland. Trapped in the polar winter, Barents and his crew hope for help...

Bojana Marijan joined the film club crowd (including Zilnik and Makavejev, her future husband) at Novi Sad where Zilnik had already set up the legendary production company Neoplanta. Her political argument is obvious, but in Vesela Klasa, as Amos Vogel puts it, “Instead of complaints there are lyrics, music and wine.”

A mirror and satire of modern society, this film, without commentary, uses symbols, sounds, suggestive images, and signs to invite the viewer to reflect on the various forms of oppression—money, authority, prohibitions, and incentives—that constrain contemporary man, steal his time, and degrade his conscience and moral values.

Thai horror film.

Follows a young man who leaves his affluent life to join a wandering vegetarian cult. Led by a charismatic pilgrim, the group subsists by begging, often drawing local ire, like when they're arrested for stealing eggs. Paul and a fellow follower, Marianne, attempt to create a secluded paradise on a remote island.

Based on a real WW2 episode. In 1944 in a small village in the Italian Appenines several inhabitants are executed in reprisal for a partisan attack on the German occupying troops. The lieutenant responsible for the execution becomes a priest and then a bishop and several years later he is put on trial for the killings.

First transmitted in 1969, this film looks at a handful of the 280,000 railwaymen who work in Britain, especially the men who worked on the former Midland and Great Central routes, as they reflect on their changing industry. Inside Sheffield Railway Men's Club former steam locomotive crew discuss the transition from steam to electric and diesel engines, and heatedly debate their respective merits. Meanwhile, on the Manchester-Sheffield line a former steam locomotive driver remembers what it was like to go through the Woodhead Tunnel, where driver and fireman had to crouch down to avoid the fumes and get breathable air. Signalman Michael Gatonby reveals life inside the signal box, one of the loneliest and busiest jobs on the railway line.

Former residents of the Marquee Club, London, Ten Years After entertained a full house to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the club. The 'Live From London' series shows the original members Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill and Rick Lee perform the band's unique blend of blues and rock that propelled them to fame with numerous hits 'Help Me', 'Love Like A Man', and 'I'm Going Home'.

While walking along the tracks, a young man encounters a 96-year-old man who lives inside a tunnel and refuses to leave.

The work and preoccupations of British painter and collage artist Richard Hamilton.

Pinku from 1969.

Robert Breer animation from 1969. 16mm, color, silent, using spray paint & stencils.

Short experimental film focusing on body paint and the female form.

Sheikh Mukhtar ki Gunda

Rare Taiwanese martial arts, fantasy effort starring Mei-Yao Chang.