Cinematic Era: 1981 Vintage

Watch folks beat the bejesus out of mechanical moles. Will you be as frustrated as they are?

The inner demons of an aspiring writer, whose dissatisfaction has pushed him to alcohol and drugs, lead him to his self-destruction under the guise of confusing political positions.

Another series of short stories about bottles.

Ordinary life is suddenly invaded by a strange element which transforms reality.

A young man drives a truck loaded with dates from southern Morocco into Tangiers.

Satire showing what can happen when a charismatic but unknown person gets a chance to share their political views in a TV programme.

This is the story of three homosexuals who decide to spend the summer together at the cottage that the parents of one of them have in Santander. The film shows naturally a series of attitudes then considered shocking and even unnatural.

After a hard day's work in the factory a woman spends her evening at home, lonely and full of desire.

A group of four individuals becomes stranded on a former civil war battlefield, only to be tormented by the spirits of those who lost their lives there.

Spectacular figure models from the 60’s opening with SUZIE, one of the most shapely Big Busts we’ve ever seen. Also offers the chocolate perfection of SISSY ROSCOE, a charming brunette nude bed roller, a great Scandinavian blonde and a delicious duo of shapely darlings stripping each other bare.

An underground gay video already existed in the late 1970s in japan. "Seishun taiken shirīzu shōnen Jun no natsu" is the oldest ever know sold through legitimate channels however, it turned out that the Athens Ueno store was producing 8mm film works since 1973. So far, it has not been confirmed that Athens' original work was sold on VHS/Beta before Shonen Jun no Natsu. As a side note, the first domestically produced adult video for straight men was also released in the same year, and it is no exaggeration to say that these works for adults greatly contributed to the spread of VHS decks in Japan throughout the 1980s.

A somber, menacing woman washes white dishes and a gleaming carving knife, pours milk into a glass, and then slowly attacks first one young boy and then another. Not a word of dialogue is uttered.

The Urdu film Kiran Aur Kali (1981) was directed by Zahid Shah.

Anecdotes about the relationship between puppets and mankind.

Rod Stewart performs 20 full length songs in this concert special.

Pink film from Toei Central.

Characters from the folk fantasy world empower the young leader of a small but prosperous town with a magical knife, an equally magical gun, and martial arts skills when criminal syndicate members wreak havoc on the once peaceful community.

Fuad Din has been missing for 10 years. One day a telegram arrives stating that he will be returning home soon. His family receive the news with mixed feelings. When he finally returns. Fuad faces every conflict calmly and no one in the family knows that he went abroad to seek medical treatment. Tires of living in pretence, Fuad’s only wish is to be in his beloved country and with his loved ones whom he misses dearly.

Michal Szmańda suffers from epilepsy, depression and other conditions. He is cared for by his sister Aniela. The only bright ray in her life is the "garden" arranged in the kitchen. They do not live with their mother. When they were children, and this was in Stalinist times, the mother was a labor leader. Possessed by the new ideology, she neglected the house and children. When little Michael was sent to a sanatorium, his mother did not visit him at Christmas. This caused trauma for the rest of his life.

Back in the waring States Period, the King of Qi enjoyed listening to the pipe played by 300 people. Knowing nothing about playing pipe, Mr. Nanguo somehow made his way to the band.

The saga of Severino, a poor guy living in the back country of Northeast Brazil, leaving for the big city of Recife, in search of a better life.

This film is about the francization of Québec that has taken place since the Parti Québécois won power from the Liberals in 1976. It shows how the once powerful anglophone community is now questioning its very survival. It discusses some of the motivating forces behind Québécois nationalism. The film concludes by asking if the Canadian nation can survive if neither of its major language groups is welcome in the territory of the other.

A documentary film about prostitution: conversations with women practicing the world's oldest profession.

A young woman Egle is forced to marry the king of serpents, her brothers seek to avenge their sister.

Follows the story of Sarah, who comes under fire from her family, friends and colleagues when she marries an African man, Maas. When she discovers that Maas is part of an underground group of South African freedom fighters, she must analyze her own political and sexual beliefs.

Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil. Life in the valley isn't what it was, there's no pit in Deri now, but the humour survives, and it's amazingly peaceful considering.

Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.

A night of classical music,conducted by famous comedian actor Danny Kaye,is something for the whole family to watch. Danny puts his talents to use while conducting and makes it very special for people of all ages.

An adaptation of Yotsuya Kaidan, a classic Japanese horror story about a ghost getting revenge.

Wang Qi is a lazy scholar who doesn't want to study hard, he only likes reading a book about the adventures of the immortals and dreams about becoming an immortal himself. One day, he dreams that he travelled to Mount Lao where he takes an old Taoist priest as his master, hoping to become an immortal.

Paramon is a 6-years old boy that loves to spend time with village elders. He runs through the whole village to his grandma Apollinaria every morning. Her husband that left her long ago now tends to come back. Paramon is very exasperated by this situation

Kamil, who earns his living as a long-distance truck driver, falls in love with Cevahir, whom he meets at a brothel he visits with his friends, and rents a house for her. Their goal is to get married. However, their financial situation is not sufficient for such a marriage. Kamil accepts a friend's offer to engage in smuggling in order to build a better life.

Marko is a boy whose family finds himself in a difficult situation after his mother is severely ill. Although doctors perform a successful operation, the father abandons wife and son. In such a situation, Marko must be too early to grow up.

Legendary performer Sherry Britton presents song, dance (choreographed by Wakefield Poole) and comedy. The way burlesque used to be.

One morning a small pretty duckling Krya-Krya went for a walk. He was still very stupid, but because he was friends only with his own shadow, he decided that no one needed him anymore. Humming a merry song, the duckling played with a ball, and it seemed to him that the shadow from the wall perfectly discards the ball. The chicken was so eager to play with the duckling too, but he roughly pushed him away. The same fate befell the sweet little goat. And then, having plenty of fun, the duckling ran through the meadow and accidentally fell into a deep dark pit. Oh God. It was so scary and damp, and most importantly, his best friend - a shadow was not going to help him out. It was simply not here.

The film deals with the complex relationship between the children of a boarding school for fatherless children and their caregivers.

Sudarko, a tenacious and stubborn widower, finally manages to become a successful businessman although he suffers from liver disease. His son, Nagara, also has this difficult nature. He refuses to become a businessman and opts to become an artist. Without his father’s support, he is able to study in Paris. On the other hand, Sudarko’s daughter, Andina, is a gentle person. She cannot resist her father’s wish for an arranged marriage with Dr. Budi, the son of Sudarman, his best friend and a specialist who had treated Sudarko in the war era. Apparently, Budi is selfish and a womanizer.

A variety special starring John Denver and special guest George Burns.

Krishna, a child, faces various obstacles as he is considered unlucky by his family who avoids him. However, he finds comfort in his paternal uncle, who cares for him.

As the camera moves gently from afar into the very heart of the monolith, the magic of the holiest site of the Aborigines unfolds in shimmering nuances of light. Shot at different times of day, the close-up and panorama shots of this more than 500-million-year-old stone formation combine silence and acoustically altered birdsong to convey a feeling of timelessness into which a sense of loss is also inscribed. The somnambulistic moonrise in the great sky seems almost like an abstract painting and yet it is real. The areas of discolouration in the film material caused by problems in the developing process were deliberately left in the film as a metaphor for the looming threat to this natural environment through bushfires and tourism.

Manne's last summer: goes to watch a football game, drinks, pukes. Man keeps drinking. Man drops dead.

This documentary goes back to the origins of the conflict in Western Sahara. The reasons for the Moroccan occupation of this vast territory are economic: the region has mineral (phosphate, uranium, iron) and fishing resources. Spain occupied part of the territory from the end of the 19th century until the 20th century, with the support of France. The Sahrawi people have always fought against colonists; the Polisario Front was created in 1973 with the purpose of fighting Spanish occupation. The Sahrawi cause is supported by Algeria, which recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in 1976, and Libya in 1980. We see the social organisation of the Saharawis, an originally nomadic people. The film ends by posing a question: What are the prospects for resolving the conflict?

To have the opportunity to play in a movie, many a girl dreams. To look behind the scenes of filmmaking, to become well-known, popular, maybe even famous... that's one side of the coin. The other side demands discipline, self-denial, perseverance, which is not so attractive to people anymore. This is what Viki, an eighth-grader, has to go through on her way to film fame.

A man leaves his work by the computer terminal and rushes home through the worries of urban nighttime. In the loneliness of his apartment the everyday images and sounds continue to haunt him.

Based on a tall tale, The Liar Hunter by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

Based on the old tale of Du Shiniang, a courtesan who falls in love with a student.

A joint fight of Macedonian and Greek people against the fascist monarchical government of Greece ended with their defeat in 1949, after many years of bloodshed. Many members of the democratic party DAG, as well as the innocent inhabitants experienced the destiny of political exile.

This movie retells the story of a revenge that sweeps over the social and political events of the '40s. Because they sent her son to war and he never came back, his tough mother, Ecaterina Handraburu, decides to have her revenge on those who plotted to leave her heirless and grab her possessions.

After suffering a breakdown at his wife’s funeral, a grief-stricken older man finds that he can only recognize his daughter-in-law. The discovery of a new love seems to improve his faltering health, but more heartbreak awaits just around the corner.