Cinematic Era: 1972 Vintage

A fairy tale about a pair of moccasins that take off on their own, through woods and fields into the town of Belfast, Maine. They fall in love, drink beer, dream in the gutter, at last are rescued by the boy on whose feet they belong. - MUBI

A portrait of the renowned Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto by the radical experimental filmmaker Eino Ruutsalo. Shot in the summer of 1972 at Aalto’s experimental house in Muuratsalo the film briefly and accurately covers the growth, development and creativity of the master architect, presenting his most important work.

A declaration of love to Lusatia and its Sorbian inhabitants.

The film shows celebration of Day of the Republic., held in the village of Novigrad Podravski (Croatia) in 1972. The performers were pupils of the elementary school, members of the local amateur theater, and one soldier.

"In PUBLIC DOMAIN...(Frampton) recapitulates cinema's infancy in a series of direct quotes from such notable primitive works as RECORD OF A SNEEZE (FRED OTT'S SNEEZE) and SANDOW FLEXING HIS MUSCLES, two 1894 Edison kinetoscopic shorts, as well as literal pieces of cinematic juvenilia (child wading at the beach, another throwing a tantrum at home, three women merrily blowing bubble pipes, and the finale, a melodramatic weighing of a newborn attended by an anxious father, doctor, and nurse)–all readily retrievable/quotable fragments from our finite federal version of the 'infinite film,' the paper print collection at the Library of Congress."–Bruce Jenkins

Indonesian jungle adventure.

"Mardøla Blues" - A small group of non-violent protesters try to save the river environment around development of a hydroelectric power plant in 1970.

A seemingly funny story set in a seaside shanty town consisting of cramped beach huts with no view of the sea; crying children in a car, enough luggage for an expedition to distant parts, traffic jams in the rain, a sudden swerve... There is a certain degree of seriousness behind a story whose ups and downs are determined by chance encounter. (Belgian Cinematek)

"I first saw these creatures at the Bodega Bay Marine Biology Lab. I was amazed - I lived on this planet so long not knowing I was sharing it with weenie worms. They only live a few places in the world. Victor had been working with them for several years doing DNA experiments."

Originally an 8mm film with hand-painting which was blown up to 16mm and hand-painted again before multiple printings with several optical manipulations. A mandala of ever changing configurations, both angelic and demonic, to be seen as an evanescent phenomenon.

A film about a lion.

This short film takes you behind the scenes of the Quebec Nordiques. Coached by the legendary Maurice Richard, the team is playing its opening World Hockey Association game at the Quebec Coliseum. Experience the pre-game tension, the on-ice action and the dream-contract signing.

The documentary presents a political view of the period in question, using archival footage to illustrate historical events. Its approach seeks to offer an objective and detailed perspective on the events that shaped Argentine history during those decades.

A story about a heroic nurse working for Soviet Intelligence during and after WWII.

1972 short Spanish experimental film

Feature-length documentary on the life and work of the famous American artist, Thomas Eakins

Fleeting 8mm views of the Rhode Island coast reach beyond the home movie towards deeper mysteries of light and presence. With window-framed shots, intimate shadows and a few sly self-portraits, Marjorie Keller gestures towards a subjectivity of the light touch.

Film starring Rakesh Pandey, Rehana Sultan and Asit Sen

A tribute to fellow artist Sol LeWitt, Baldessari sings lines from LeWitt's thirty-five statements on conceptual art to the tune of popular songs.

Recollections of Fidel Castro's visit to Chile on November, 1971, and of the historical imperialist exploitation of Latin America.

A man tired of the big city returnes to the village and suddenly strikes up a close friendship with a local deaf boy.

Interactions of passengers on a city bus during the bustling Christmas season. Amidst the commercial chaos typical of the holiday period, the film highlights how people connect with each other in genuine and human ways, showcasing moments of kindness and understanding. Through these interactions, the film emphasizes the spirit of community and compassion that can emerge even in the busiest of times.

A short film by Lithuanian avant-garde filmmaker Artūras Barysas-Baras.

A dramatic study of parent-child relationships.

Henshin! Henshin! Arashi and Rider is a 1972 special promoting Henshin Ninja Arashi and Kamen Rider.

A talented novice monk named Tum (Kong Som Eun) falls in love with Teav (Vichara Dany), a very beautiful young lady. Teav give offerings to Tum and he proudly accepts the offers, despite Cambodian tradition forbidding a young female from engaging in any close activity with a monk (so giving offerings is not allowed). As the story progress, the relationship of Tum and Teav deepens. Teav's mother is unaware of the relationship between the monk she respects and her 16-year-old daughter. No, Teav's friendly assistant, helps conceal the relationship of Tum and Teav from Teav's mother. As soon as Teav's mother finds out that Tum is in love with her daughter, she forbids her daughter from ever seeing him again. The story ends in a dramatic tragedy when Tum is killed and Teav commits suicide.

"This is a two screen film where a full frame colour field slowly changes from blue to towards green over a period of about six minutes. The film has been intentionally scratched providing another layer of content and the source of the sound track. M.L.G. 2004"

Muffled, inaudible sound and no image to speak of make this one a real crowd pleaser.

This, the third of the Sexual Meditation Series, might also be seen as a triangular portrait of Julia and P. Adams Sitney and Jane Brakhage.

Fatemeh (Yasmin Sadri) runs away from her father's (Hossein Amirfazli) house and is met by a young driver named Nader Siah (Homayun Bahadran). Nader takes her to the house of her mother (Malihe Nasiri) and her brother (Amir). Nader's mother informs Fitne's father and returns the girl to her father's house. A man named Shoja (Mansour Matin) and a driver named Ismail (Mohammad Eskandari) insult Fitne and her friend Mojgan (Marguerite). Fitne keeps the matter a secret from Nader. Fearing disgrace, she marries a young man named Ali (Manouchehr Valizadeh) at Mojgan's suggestion. Parvaneh (Jaleh) decides to kill Fitne; but Ismail prevents her. Ali divorces her to save Fitne's life. When Fitneh decides to start a new life with Nader, Shoja, who has no children, tries to take over Fitneh's son. Shoja and several others go to Nader's house and after a struggle, they kidnap the child. While fleeing, Shoja crashes into a car and dies.

With encouragement from teachers and friends at Berkeley High School, John Stern and Steve Adams, age 17, created this film. They wrote the poem and did the original art and animation without professional assistance or equipment.

The process of making a carpet.

“In “Refraction,’ the camera is set so that the leaves of a large tree fill the frame. Green ordinary leaves which move in their baroque ways under the wind. In a sense it is shocking to put on film such ordinary things, things which could be so easy to dismiss. Yet this undemanding, pleasant image hides something. The image IS of what one hypnotically stares at in forgotten moments, amd from which one wakes, when shapes make themselves up in it. These furtive possibilities confront the delimiting, all-eyes-cinema. The intimate sensation is made to bear on the public circumstances of film, provoking new readings of the moving leaves. As the image presses its quiet offerings on the viewer, a subtle interaction occurs between changes of speed in the camera and wind as they, in different ways, accentuate or diminish the speed of the fluttering leaves."

Four short tales with regular nails as main characters.

A movie about the culture clash in Tunisia between Swedish aid workers and local people. Swedes and Tunisians both give their views on the current projects.

The original line-up of the one of the most important jazz-rock fusion groups of all time, featuring John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Billy Cobham, Jerry Goodman and Rick Laird.

A Sequel to "Ultraman - Protector of the World", based on the Ultraseven series, including the eponymous episode alongside other episodes from Ultraseven.

Short documentary on the life of the controversial Croatian art collector Ante Topić Mimara, along with an overview of some of the artworks he donated to the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences.

Everyday except Christmas London Transport run coach tours of London. The tours start from Victoria and from Piccadilly Circus; there is no booking and little waiting; they are popular with visitors of all nationalities, and they let you see the sights in comfort, though rarely with so well-orchestrated a musical accompaniment as David Fanshawe's.

A mysterious individual, silent and taciturn, appears one evening in a Breton inn and arouses curiosity before provoking hatred, fear and, finally, his own death. The film was screened for the 1972 Directors' Fortnight, at the Cannes Festival.

A TV musical about a miller falling in love.

Documentary made by a team of Soviet filmmakers in order to pay tribute to Peru and the Revolutionary Government of General Juan Velasco Alvarado. It is a journey through different regions of the country together with archive images.

Short Documentary

Short film.

A short documentary about Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

In Madagascar, on the road to Ivato, a boy drives his car into a young peasant who dies as a result of the accident, leaving the latter's family destitute. From this, the director highlights the privileges enjoyed by a certain Malagasy bourgeoisie - to the detriment of a hardworking and perpetually exploited population.

Short pinku distributed by Nikkatsu in 1972

Nelet and Marieta, two foster siblings from different social classes, were raised together in the country during their childhood, united by milk kinship. Upon meeting years later in the city, the affective bond between the young man, now a factory worker, and the young woman, will come into conflict as a result of the class boundaries and differences that separate them. Docudrama loosely based on the short story "El femater", by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.

The ruins of Oradour: there were 672 victims, burned and methodically massacred by the Nazis. In the face of resurgent fascism, it is forbidden to forget.

On independence, Algeria had it written into its Constitution that all revolutionary and national freedom movements could claim political asylum. lt says: “The development of Algeria’s socialism is closely connected to the freedom struggle of people in other parts of the world. lt is imperative for any revolutionary movement to support this struggle and it should never become an object of manipulation or blackmail”.

A short story about a small green family car, who dreams of being bright red, and not outdone by the big grey car.

Short by Studio 970/2.