Cinematic Era: 1979 Vintage

A madcap family caters to assorted unpredictable guests availing themselves of the title resort's advertised bliss in this pilot to a prospective series.

"Fear" - An everyday thriller in four parts. The action takes place in an idyllic residential neighborhood where the good neighbors do not always turn out to be so good. The peaceful life is interrupted by a brutal and inexplicable murder.

Two former comrades find themselves on opposite sides of the honesty fence. The real villains are corrupt government officials and big-business influence peddlers. Diplomacy goes out the window as arguments are settled with fist, foot, and crushed skulls.

Maniac, a driver, sits on the track women, which then rape and kill. For loved ones, he is an ordinary person who has a wife and child. When exposed, he does not stop before killing his wife and takes his son hostage, under the guise of which he is trying to escape abroad.

El Guancho, a clever inventor and adventurer, leads a peaceful life on the island of Lanzarote. But one day, he finds himself caught between two rival treasure hunting gangs. With the help of his supercar Dudu and the robot crab Picho, which he developed himself, El Guancho takes on the crooks.

A sailing boat takes package tourists in a party mood to various Spanish islands. One of them is desert-like, barren and barely habitable. Away from a small village stands an abandoned, dilapidated villa. It arouses the curiosity of Wolf, a young man in his mid-thirties. He spontaneously has the idea of buying it as a vacation home. So, gripped by a thirst for adventure, he stays behind on the island alone to make detailed inquiries. However, he has no idea that the few inhabitants of the island have mistaken him for the heir to the villa. But before he can clear up the misunderstanding and uncover the secret of the only freshwater well hidden in this house, a nightmare begins: he becomes embroiled in a fight to the death...

A bleak and violent story of delinquency and broken family ties. Christiaan MacDonald escapes from the reformatory where he has been serving a sentence for car theft and asks his sister Dina for help. When his father tells Christiaan he is adopted, and furthermore is banished from the MacDonald family, the young man responds with criminal behavior that rip the family apart.

Film about a wealthy businessman in India.

Hong Kong movie

Pierrot, mechanic in Paris, falls madly for a female chemist his senior—who at first refuses him, only accepting love after being diagnosed with a deadly illness.

Muniyan, a cycle-rickshaw puller, is a road-side dweller along with his wife Valliamma and their seven children – two daughters and five sons. Despite being the sole breadwinner of his family, Manian spends the majority of his meager earnings on liquor.

Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.

Pink film from Toei Central.

A young woman, just turning 19, is ready for anything, including fullfilling her dreams and fantasies. But two young men, Klaus and Stephen, are after her with their raging hormones to lead the way. The young lady learns to grow up fast, though, when strange occurences and new people enter her life, including more and more men.

Police inspector Anand is very honest, he is known for his honesty, diligence and bravery. He single handedly captures and arrests notorious smuggler and criminal Jack Ranjit, who is sentenced to several years of jail. Anand Vinod Khanna in disguise, also captures gangster Gulkhan Amjad Khan, who is also sentenced to a long term in jail.

The funny love and marriage story of 4 people 2 of who is a couple that want to divorce and the other 2 are their attorneys.

Billy is a rebellious teenager who lives with his mother and brother, and works in a foundry. His parents are separated and he has not seen his father, who lives in another state now, for years. After being arrested for joyriding in a car that was stolen by a friend, Billy is sent to a juvenile correction center. But when his grandfather dies, and Billy hears that his father will be coming into town for the funeral, he walks out of the facility, hoping to re-establish a relationship with him.

A group of sadists intent on rape girls in the middle of the wilderness.

Wolle has lost his apprenticeship. Out of shame, he hides it from his parents and his girlfriend, who leaves him as a result. He starts drinking and joins a group of unemployed young people who are mainly interested in motorcycles and are in constant danger of going off the rails. The Benedictine brother Lukas wants to get the young people off the streets and sets up a youth club with them. But when they are suspected of having committed a theft, the club is closed down. The young people occupy it. The police want to storm it. Wolle goes up to the roof and threatens to jump down.

The chief is the chief of seven villages. He makes a living as a smuggler. Apo's father is the chief's smuggler. One day, he steps on a mine while smuggling and dies. His family is too afraid of the chief to claim his body. Around this time, Apo is having an affair with Ayno, the beautiful daughter of a villager named Şahan; they meet secretly from time to time. Apo goes to the chief to ask him to send him on a smuggling trip, as it is his only option to earn the dowry money...

Ibrahim works at Badul Holdings as a General Manager. He is a very fierce man in the office but afraid of his wife. She has a maid named Nor. One day, Tuan Badul visits his land which is a squatter village. He wants the villagers to move but when he meets Nor, everything changes.

Linda, an escort girl at the Bar 21 was an eye witness of a murder case committed by Thanong's brother. Thanong was the guy she was having a good feeling with him. She was then brought to a situation which she had to make the decision.

A girl that lost her life after being gang-raped by gang members revives as a ghost wearing a fox mask in white clothes, and while chanting mysterious words, she kills all of the men that raped her with a Japanese sword.

Documentary about Giger's work for the movie Alien (1979).

Young Moldovan nobles try to overthrow King Mihail Sturdza. They plot an assassination and spread flyers. On this backdrop, there is a romance story between Franz Liszt, in tournament, and one of the noblemen's daughter, who is close to the plotters.

A sex worker turns to a life of dacoitry

Savitri is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend Ramesh is a married man. She leaves him and returns home. He pursues her there but Savitri and her mother had already left for her uncle's place and he has no way of tracking her further. There Savitri gives birth to a baby girl who is given out for adoption by her mother and uncle. She's convinced that the baby had been born dead and is soon persuaded to marry the rich Surendran.

Rajini's parents are killed by Thengai Srinivasan. He is adopted and brought up by a rich man. After many years Rajini finds out that Thengai Srinivasan has been stealing body parts, especially eyes. How Rajini takes revenge on him forms the crux of the story.

USC student short by James Foley. Two mental hospital attendants spend Christmas Eve caring for a group of patients and arguing with each other

A stranger arrives in a small western town and starts gunning for people.

Uwe Friessner’s first feature, At the End of the Rainbow, follows the exploits of a West Berlin teenager named Jimmi who ekes out a living through petty theft and part-time hustling, hangs out in punk clubs, and who, for reasons which this film subtly details, is thoroughly unemployable. Drawing on his own experience in trying to help a young runaway who eventually committed suicide, Friessner wrote into Jimmi’s story several older students who attempt to find work for him, and who give him shelter for a time in their commune.

Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special presents a festive celebration of favorite holiday songs and comedic moments with The Hudson Brothers plus an array of ABC-TV stars: Norman Fell & Audra Lindley (Three's Company), Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and Gavin McLeod (The Love Boat) as well as Dinah Shore and Rosemary Clooney. Yogi Bear & Friends join in for It's Okay To Be A Kid At Christmas.

Rhoma finds Camelia, a desperate girl attempting suicide, as she can no longer bear the physical and emotional torture from her stepmother, Joice, who accuses her of stealing a diamond. After being saved, she becomes good friends with Rhoma. Rhoma invites her to live with him by disguising her as a mute boy. But Rhoma’s mother sees through this disguise and throws her out of the house. Rhoma returns home after signing a contract for a show. He manages to convince his mother to accept her back. Then he searches everywhere for Camelia but he cannot find her. Sadly, Camelia has been tricked by Joice’s friends into being a prostitute. In the brothel, Camelia sees her stepmother. Rhoma reports Joice to Camelia’s father, who then informs the police. Joice is arrested and Camelia goes home with Rhoma’s mother.

Young Elizabeth's quiet village life in Kent changes in the summer of 1940 with the arrival of a group of RAF officers. Adaptation of the novel by H E Bates.

Satire by Dominik Graf. An unsuspecting man is hired as a surrogate father. The income is good, the apartment is fully furnished, only the children's room is empty. A middle-class couple (Donata Höffner and “Tatort” detective Charles Brauer) desperately want a child. But the doctors say the potential father is infertile. With her husband's consent, the woman hits on a former lover (Dietrich Mattausch). He doesn't need to be asked twice and is soon in bed with her... Dominik Graf received the Young Director Award at the Bavarian Film Festival for his original final project at the Munich University.

Kalyanam, the naive son of a rich man, is duped and murdered by his estate manager who seeks to take over the property. However, Kalyanam's twin brother learns the truth and returns for revenge.

The adventures of professor Sócrates Pérez, a bit of a crackpot and terribly clumsy, but appreciated by his students for his purity and kindness.

A student takes compromising pictures of his teacher and starts blackmailing her into stripping in front of her class and more.

This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a spirited ex-nun and a dispirited architect played by Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. The second episode from his own screenplay, tells the story of another chance encounter this time between Solly and Chris, two former lovers.

The Red Chinese have set their sights on capturing the nearby Kinmen islands. With these in their hands, the Republic of China will be virtually defenceless. 10,000 men under the command of General Chin-Huk are there to prevent that from happening. Hopelessly outnumbered at first, they eventually get to see a glimmer of hope as General Li-Gu launches a landing operation on the Communist flank.

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

Jose, a taxi driver in Bogotá suffers from the condition of his old vehicle and is almost unable to work.

The story of a married woman's relationship with her driver.

Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.

The adventures of the Irish terrier Michael began the moment he ran to the shore during a walk. Here he was picked up by the steward of the schooner McCambo, Dag Daughtry. Dag decided to sell the purebred dog at the nearest port, secretly brought Michael onto the schooner and hid him in his cabin. Michael was given another name. He became very attached to his new owner, with whom he would have to go through many happy and sad days, break up after a series of dramatic events and meet again.

Pinku from 1979.

Four robbers attempt, between several misfortunes, to steal a famous statue from the museum of Delfi under the orders of a blackmailer.

Thomas, in his forties, holds an important post in a slaughterhouse. He is engaged to Marie-Rose, the daughter of the director, whom he hopes to follow later. In a routine examination in the hospital, however, he finds out that he has cancer and his days are counted. The upheaval that he suffers as a result, however, does not take long, his decision is certain: he will use the short time to clean up some bad guys. What else can he do now?

On the morning of Christmas Eve, Daddy was supposed to go to the cottage with his little son and stop on the way to pick up Mommy, who still had to go to work. But the crazy daddy, with all the packages, luggage and suitcases, had forgotten the dear little Honzik at home. When he and his wife found out, they returned home. But in the meantime, a neighbor with keys to the apartment discovered the little boy. She forced her husband to take the child to the neighbour's cottage. And the merry-go-round of thwarted journeys doesn't end...

Tomorrow is Alice's sixteenth birthday and her classmate Aleš, in the words of his grandmother, "preluded on the wall". On the fence opposite the family home, the words "I love you!" suddenly appeared. The inhabitants of the house begin to search for its originator. Is Alice the only one to whom the inscription could belong? What if little Popeye was practicing his handwriting? Or could it be Dad's confession to Mom? What about the uncle who only has eyes for the lady next door? It's not only the young who are foolish. All in the same house and everyone is suspicious... Who wrote those two beautiful words and to whom?

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.

Hong Kong crime movie from 1979, The family patriarch hands over power to his eldest son. Fighting off challenges from rival gangs, the son runs the family businesses in a fair, yet authoritarian and ruthless manner. Meanwhile, his brothers start to grumble.

A prostitute and a skier who have been "brought back" from the brink of death relate their experiences to a skeptical doctor, who begins to believe them.