Cinematic Era: 1970 Vintage

Through guiles and intrigues, a young dandy arranges the marriage of his friend with his beloved girl, despite the unwillingness of her father.

An experimental short film about "the joy of living in Colombia" and Kodak films

The life and work of the painter Resende. An encounter with social themes and subjects portrayed in the painter's work.

Presaging details and intent of the Charles Manson's cult and actions was not meant to be one of this film's greater attributes. It was, however, filmed uncannily months before the facts were known. The resemblance is oblique. The film: the mysticism of a "calling," a journey to be made, a vision in mid-desert to behold and oneness with it all. Filmed in Death Valley.

"Film in its primordial state in which patterns of light and darkness are still undivided. Like the natural order of the universe, an unbroken flow in which movement and distribution of tension is infinitely subtle, and a finite orientation seems impossible." –Ernie Gehr

Uschi with a red top lies on her couch and get a phone call from her lover.

The four epigrammatically-condensed cartoons pillory eternal human qualities and situations. Figure designer of these morbid social satires is Ferenc Sajdik, who was a frequent co-creator in the later films of Dargay.

ROCKPALAST FROM THE ARCHIVES WDR HD channel 84 min. - Genre: Rock ('Krautrock') - TV archives Can live in Soest, Germany - Winter 1970 Mixed media show Post-"Monster Movie" period (just before Can masterpieces "Soundtracks", "Tago Mago" and "Ege Bamyasi") Rockpalast archives Band Holger Czukay – bass Irmin Schmidt – organ Michael Karoli – guitar Jaki Liebezeit – drums Damo Suzuki – vocals Songs line-up Sense All of Mine Oh Yeah I Feel Allright Mother Sky Deadlock Bring Me Coffee or Tea Don't Turn the Light On, Leave me Alone Paperhouse

Guns for Banta is the first feature-length film by Sarah Maldoror. Shot in Guinea-Bissau, it follows the life and untimely death of Awa, a countrywoman involved in the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Financed by the Algerian army, which hoped to turn it into a propaganda tool, the film was confiscated from Maldoror because of her demands for full control over the editing. To this day the reels have not been identified or returned.

Discusses the concept of "normal" behavior and mental health through the metaphor of a "swinger" and "squares." It highlights that individuals can exhibit a range of behaviors influenced by their emotions and societal standards. Mental health is described as the ability to confront and manage problems effectively, akin to physical health. The text also outlines various forms of mental illness, their symptoms, and the importance of understanding individual differences in behavior. It concludes with suggestions for maintaining mental health, such as confronting problems, adapting to change, and respecting others.

A conversation with French writer Marguerite Duras, filmed in the calm atmosphere of her country house.

Set in the 1930s, it portrays life of a Bosniak family.

An adventure story which introduces rational numbers. Tells about the visit of the first rational number to a community of natural numbers.

A pre-Columbian statuette at the Louvre Museum is observed by a camera, just like if it was held under the microscope of a patient scientist. Chubby body, painful mask, it sometimes seems an innocent creature, sometimes a tragic deity.

The Clift Hotel was made by positioning the camera vis-à-vis a hotel entrance; Hafif hoped to capture guests entering or leaving the building. As it happened, no one came or went during the window of time she had set for the shoot. Lively car traffic instead dominates the static shot. The passing vehicles lend the pictorial space a horizontal structure. The hotel’s architecture looks timeless and anonymous. The car models, by contrast, unmistakably date the film to the 1970s. Several drivers notice the camera as they slow down and gaze into it with an expression of bewilderment.

The soundtrack begins with the artist stating the conditions: “An artist may construct a work and/or a work may be fabricated and/or a work need not be built. I elected five possibilities for videotape.” These possibilities are the actions executed in Beached. They are shot in five sequences and consist of throwing, pulling, lifting, dragging, and using leverage.

This movie, which is the first adaptation of a Tatar novel “White Flowers”, was lost and never found.

Aspects of the city of Parati, its architectural monuments from the past, and the painter Djanira as a central figure in the scene presented.

A drama full of intrigue and conflict about a ambitious medical student and his experience with love, drugs and communism.

A Film by Keiji Uematsu.

A fraudulent appears in the form of a hero, but cannot lift weights. And He loves to show off.

Documentary about a military manoever involving all the armies of the Warsaw Pact.

A minifilm form the series "Weg zum Nachbarn", made by the awarded filmmakers in Oberhausen. Produced in 1969 and screened in 1970.

There's no April 31 and May the 1st is a Labour Day - the most important communist holiday. A gritty morning in the city of Lodz seen through the eyes of a worker who spends it with his colleagues drinking and talking about shady businesses. He's proud of his proletarian roots, but the reality is rather bitter than sweet for him. However, he seems to be happy living in his simple world of dreams, TV programs and drinking cheap wine. The viewer is left with a dissonance between the backyard and the facade, bwetween "normal" existence and the ideology and content of TV programs.

The Queen, The Future

A close-up view of crew racing from the seat that counts the most--the place of the man at the oars. Filmed at St. Catharines, Ontario, on the occasion of a North American rowing competition, this film follows a University of British Columbia team through practice, trials and competition, and to the telling race when well-schooled movement, hard rhythm and finely tuned muscles sweep the light shells ever faster down the course to the finish line.

Directed by Ahmed Khechine.

Shot in Sausalito in 1969 and released in 1970, it is subtitled ‘The Story of Bonnie and Hyde’, and is the story of a nymphomaniac who meets an exhibitionist. It’s a creative and humorous madcap romp, and features entertaining artwork by Roger Brand. It also features a sexual encounter between the film’s star Grinda Pupic and a coke bottle.

TV play from 1970.

Hirsch’s first steps in filmmaking were documentations of her performances and happenings in public spaces. These were collective actions, filmed initially on 8mm or 16mm film, which record the reactions of a randomly chosen spectator.

With a soundtrack by Mort Garson, Kinestasis 60 showcases 60s. From JFK to the Beatles, from May 68 to Pop' Art, from the conquest of space to the Cold War, the film acts as a digest of this period

A bourgeoisie client is transformed into a mouse and cannibalized by a prostitute in flagrante delicto with the camera changing focus in time to her breathing.

Short film about the making of Robles Godoy's second feature film.

Uses animation, wave tank, live-action photography, and underwater models to show how waves develop, how coastlines are shaped, and to describe the forces that change the sea bottom.

Starting from a failed Black Panther Party convention (in Washington D.C., November 1970) for a constitution based on their 10-point programme, the film analyses the social condition of black communities. It shows especially the self-help of the blacks in their fight against social repression.

Short animated film

Focusing on aerial and terrestrial scenes, it shows the urbanization of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, according to a project by urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer.

On August 13, 1969 thousands of Chicagolandians flocked to downtown Chicago to get a glimpse of the first humans on the Moon (Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr.). Chicago Filmmaker Tom Palazzolo captures the Chicago Apollo 11 Parade with wit and charm, highlighting the hoards of suburbanites who made the journey into the city.

A tea taster falls in love with his neighbour.

Low budget softcore farce where two men cross-dress to go into a women's prison.

One of several experimental films shot in the late '60s and early '70s by the recently deceased computer music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi, Florence is a dazzling, abstract travelogue shot between Italy, Switzerland, and the artist's home in Finland.

Filmed at Mission San Francisco de Guayo on the Orinoco River Delta in Venezuela, in 1965. A Franciscan nun and an Indian woman describe the Indian way of life before and after the arrival of the mission 20 years prior to the making of the film; their words are translated to English voice-over. They discuss marriage ceremonies, fishing, gender roles in work distribution and family responsibilities, shamanism and death rituals. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Film Preservation Foundation in 2011.

In 1969, the city of Juazeiro do Norte inaugurated a large concrete statue to honor its most famous and beloved resident: Father Cicero Romão Batista. On that year's All Souls' Day, the pilgrimage and devotion, trade and politics around the figure of Father Cicero. Archive footage shows the city of Juazeiro and the figure of the priest in contact with the faithful.

Don Williams The Great invites patrons over to a free Iron Butterfly concert at Pirate World in this potpourri of groovy musical talents.

Kurt Kren films an anti-war poster in extreme close-up moves to subvert the quick responses of viewers to its loaded imagery.

Short film, shot in 16mm. Visually, the second hand sweeping the face of a clock. Audibly, the ticking of a clock. The passing of 10 minutes of time.

Based on the novel by A.Sidki. Three short stories about the life of a modern Tajik village and about Jura Sarkor, a collective farm foreman, a restless, hardworking, wise old man.

Featuring the iconic italian filmmaker Federico Fellini and his wife, Giulietta Masina, this documentary explores his unique, dreamlike filmmaking process, highlighting his role as an artist shaping reality through spectacle, fantasy, and psychological depth, a style influencing many directors.

Contraception is explained as part of biology lessons in year 10. The lesson begins with the teacher explaining the hormonal mode of action of oestrogen and progestogen, whose explanations are supplemented by intermittent images of the schematic diagram on the blackboard. Prompted by questions from the pupils, the teacher then goes into the production of the corpus luteum and explains its function. She then discusses the effect of the 'pill' as an ovulation inhibitor on the female organism. She explains that the preparations absorb the hormone progestin, which prevents further follicle maturation. Further questions are asked about other contraceptive methods. The teacher first explains the Knaus-Ogino method and then talks about the mechanical contraceptive concepts of condoms and pessaries. Finally, the chemical methods and 'coitus interruptus' are discussed as further options for preventing pregnancy.

A comedy about the life of a man married to four women, who falls in love with his teacher who learned to read and write; which angered his four wives. what is going to happen?

Made for ten thousand dollars over 5 years this film shows both the signs of lack or resources and inventiveness in attempting to overcome the low budget. The script is largely made up of nursery rhymes used as and a kindergarten teacher. The episodic narrative mixes staged with actuality footage. It won two major awards in 1969.