Cinematic Era: 1983 Vintage

A film made for the Central Office of Information concerning Britain's coastline, with music by Michael Nyman.

A look into Earth's only satellite, its natural history, and the history of its observation and exploration by humans.

Aiko Juuroku Sai making-of documentary.

Experimental short made with the remains of an unfinished feature based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe

A teenaged girl is given to a halfwit in an arranged marriage. Her father-in-law tries to rape her on her wedding night. He's killed in the struggle and she flees.

Hong Kong movie

Part Brechtian in its distancing of language, and part-Warholian in its funtime-exploitation of a circle of friends, I You We typifies the strong textual focus of many → ↑ → films and videos of the time.

Kaichi is the name of the storyteller of Altai folk kyuis, which praise the beauty and strength of the inhabitants of Gorny Altai, who carefully preserve their cultural heritage. A poetic story about the beauty of the nature of Gorny Altai and its people.

Notes on the inception and making of Hail Mary.

A tornado sweeps Dorothy away to the land of Oz, to get home she must seek out the Wizard. Along the way she makes friends with Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion who want a brain, a heart, and some courage. The Wizard agrees to fulfill their requests after they destroy the Wicked Witch of the West. The Wizard of Oz (オズの魔法使い Ozu no Mahōtsukai) is a 1983 Japanese 10-minute OVA. Part of Toei Animation's World Famous Fairy Tale Series (世界名作童話まんがシリーズ Sekai Meisaku Dōwa Manga Shirīzu) video series, it was originally released in February 1983 on Fujifilm's Single-8 film. Later, it was released on VHS a few times by Toei Video. In the United States, it was dubbed in English and released as part of Volume 4 in the My Favorite Fairy Tales video series, produced in 1986 by Saban Productions and released in 1987 by Hi-Tops Video. It was re-released twice: 1990 by Video Treasures, and 1995 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

In 1963, a magazine called Show commissioned me to make a promotion film for them. I conceived the film as a film periodical devoted to the arts. I filmed Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewksi for the film. The Show people looked at the raw cut of the film, decided they hated it, and asked me to turn all the materials over to them. I kept the workprint and some of the outs. That accounts for the generally poor quality of the image. I should add that I consider Lucia Dlugoszewski one of the most important contemporary composers. ― Jonas Mekas

A man leaves suddenly. Two men chase him. A woman in black and white. The landscape – the one outside and the one inside of the characters – takes over. Landscape of images and words.

A family on a camping holiday in Italy who are involved in a cable car accident.

Visual observation of psychic phenomena including psychic surgery, prior life regressions, skin vision, metal bending, and tongue skewing.

To explore the world of Orwell's dystopian novel, '1984', and compare it with the real article set to dawn seven months hence, Walter Cronkite interviews prominent technology watchers and several people who knew Orwell before his death in 1950.

A 1983 Filipino drama starring Gloria Romero, Snooky, Maricel Soriano. Janice de Belen, Julie Vega, William Martinez and Manilyn Reynes.

BBC documentary about the traditional form of Greek music

The action takes place in Naples. A dispute arises between the owner of a small lottery office and the fiancé of his daughter, who works at the same office. The conflict is full of humorous twists and turns. At its core is a trickery involving a lottery ticket that has won a large prize...

Ramamurthy, a villager, sets out to a city in search of a job and befriends Balu, a medical representative, who transforms his life.

The efforts of a widowed Scots family to keep the farmer's estate going after his death fail through poor accountancy.

A funny story based on series of books about Neznayka by Nikolai Nosov. Directed by Irma Raush with the pseudonym Irina Yakovleva.

Ma Changqing went deep into the grassroots to understand the situation. He lived in the collective dormitory in the rain and witnessed the practical difficulties of the young workers. At the meeting of the Mining Party Committee, he proposed to solve the housing problem, improve the canteen, prioritize living over production, and propose democratic election of team leaders. Through a series of measures, the mine has undergone great changes. Ma Changqing always does a good job in ideological work in the first place to address the outstanding problems among the young workers.

Pazhanichamy, son of a rich businessman, is very innocent by nature. He gets married to a smart and daring girl, Jaya, against the wishes of his father.

Two childhood friends face obstacles and challenges after they confront gangsters and each other.

Göte is in his forties and socially inhibited by an over-protective mother. When she dies he is forced to discover the real world. His employer trust him with a large sum of money intended for the company's workers up north. On the way he meets two prostitutes.

1983 Kannada film directed by S.A. Chandrashekar

Pink film distributed by Shintoho.

Dot ventures out into the bush determined to finally locate the little lost joey and reunite him with his mother. On her way she meets a silly bunny rabbit who tries to convince Dot that he is the joey she is looking for. Dot is delighted by his antics and names her new companion 'Funny Bunny'. Together they continue the search for the joey. On the way Dot learns that Funny Bunny is really a very lonely rabbit. His family were killed by hunters and he has been on his own ever since. They find mother kangaroo, and though she has not yet found her joey, when she sees the lonely bunny she realises she has found someone else to look after.

From the warped mind of underground auteur Nick Zedd comes this campy horrorfest that follows screwy scientist Dr. Frankenberry as he attempts to resurrect the dead, aided by his hunchbacked minion. Adding to the twisted fun are Donna Death as bloodsucking temptress Scumbalina, Richard Hell as punk-rock cowboy crooner the Rawhide Kid and Tyler Smith as Frankenberry’s monstrous two-headed creation, Formaldehyde Man.

The story of prisoner Nanard, who aims to find love when he gets out of jail.

Vivi managed to deceive many philandering men by taking advantage of her beauty. He obtained everything from houses, cars to diamonds, by trapping the men he deceived.

When a delivery of coffins foreshadows a harsh winter, residents of a retirement home escape their confines and rediscover the world outside.

Thanasis works in the café he inherited from his father and hopes that his children will manage to complete their studies. This desire is based on his own dream of becoming a judge, which never happened due to his father's objections.

Abida hails from a poor family and lives with her grandfather. However, she falls in love with a man who she thinks will change their lives for the better, unaware of the secrets he hides.

Chris, Alois and Harry keep their heads above water in West Berlin with small robberies and odd jobs. When they manage to rob an armored car coming from East Berlin, it's a dream come true for them...

Giorgos is a young man who just graduated from college. His parents are preparing a party to celebrate this occasion. George spoils the evening by appearing dressed like a woman as a reaction to the rotten modern society. After a fight with his parents he leaves home and teams up with the "Hooligans", a bunch of punks that cause trouble at football games and destroy everything that stands in their way. One night during a fight, George breaks his spine and as doctors say, he will never walk again. His father starts investigating by himself and finds out that the hooligans are lead by a Nazi organization that take advantage of the whole chaotic situation in order to gain power! When the hooligans learn about the manipulation, they go after the fascists.

A short by Alexander Kluge.

A liberated and uninhibited stage actress involved with several men and a lesbian theater director.

Zany foursome Errol, Herman, Tacio, and Peewee merely geared up for a short underwater dive towards Hundred Islands when a series of miscalculations cause them to resurface on the shores of Mexico.

The Yangtze River is the largest river in China. Every Chinese is familiar with the theme song of the film - "Song of the Yangtze River", which was written by children soaked in their mother's milk. He wrote about the inexplicable and unclear love: the Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the Yangtze River belongs to the Chinese nation. There are countless natural and cultural deposits on the Yangtze River and its banks. Everyone can listen to "Song of the Yangtze River" and follow "Talk about the Yangtze River" to understand its magic and magnificence.

The magician of the court feels offended by princely arbitrariness and senses for revenge. For this, cinnabar alias "Klein Zaches", a misguided being, seems suitable for him. Unsightly, without mind and talent, Zaches is now endowed with wonderful features. Thus, according to the will of the magician, he shines through the benefits and achievements of others, divides lovers and makes a career at the court. Soon he becomes a threat to the whole country. With united forces, the people try to put an end to the haunting.

Documentary about sculptor Liu Huanzhang.

A boy-poet from the village enrolls at the elementary school in the nearest city, but the other kids reject him for not being one of theirs. However, the real values emerge at the surface.

A hapless soldier accidentally kills a rabbit during a reconnaissance mission, and then runs for his life when killer rabbits decide to exact their revenge.

This entertaining animated film surveys the history of machines, showing how the discovery of primitive tools led to the development of today’s space-age technology. A tribute to human ingenuity and creative genius.

After a 14 day survival exercise, Jet decides to leave home.