Cinematic Era: 1986 Vintage

Four Iranian soldiers are sent deep into Iraqi territory during the Iran-Iraq War to conduct a reconnaissance mission, with the chances of their safe return slim to none.

A father and son try to reconcile spending a few days together and confronting each other also through their own marital experiences.

Shot by Tonino De Bernardi in 1986 before his 'Elettra' made for RAI.

Rodion Shchedrin's ballet based on the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov, staged by the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. The inimitable Maya Plisetskaya in the on-screen version of the theatrical ballet, which is an original production, solved by means of a television movie.

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

This film exposes the vineyards, press houses, cellars, caves, and tasting rooms of the wine-producing area of the Loire Valley in Touraine, Anjou and Saumur, and the Pays Nantais. Observes the different grape varieties and production methods that yield such well-known wines as the cabernets of Bourgdeill, sparkling Saumur, Rose d'Anjou, Coteaux du Layon, Gros Plan, Muscadet, and the sparkling wines made by the champagne method in Vouvray.

A terminally ill man sets out to live his last days to the fullest. His doctor undergoes metamorphosis due to his optimism and decides to write a book on the deceased.

A teacher Chen Yixing, with a group of elementary school students outdoors, was attacked by hornets. In order to save the emergency, Teacher Chen took off his coat, covered the hive, and screamed for everyone to run, and finally martyred.

A solemn painting by 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt suddenly roars, transforming and deconstructing.

Belinda Carlisle's first live concert release after her first solo album, Belinda.

In a working-class immigrant neighborhood slated for demolition, Jo, the son of Ali, known as the Rescuer from the Algerian war, lives idle and delinquent, committing small assaults to pay for his drugs. One day, while attacking Slim's bar, he is arrested by Ben, a young beur cop torn between his roots and the imperatives of his mission to maintain public order. Giving in to the respect and friendship he feels for Ali, Ben agrees to release his son. But alas, far from calming down, Jo drifts deeper into violence, until the inevitable drama.

Pop McKenzie, his grandchildren, and their beloved horse, Sam, live in a humble home in Sydney, Australia. When a Japanese developer decides to build a hotel, the McKenzie's find themselves threatened to become uprooted from their home.

In 19th century, a new judge and four of his friends come in Bulgarian town with the knowledge that a golden treasure, once belonging to a Turkish ruler, is buried in the vicinity. But other people are also in search of treasure.

Dona Elvira promises to get a job from José through the typical Portuguese wedge. In parallel, they are bizarre aspects and eccentric figures of the city life, including the tragedy of the actress Maria Alves.

Film by Balz Raz.

An aficionado barber lets his clerk shave a client while he watches television and mimes the bullfight being broadcast.

Poet Bruno K. Öijer is working on his debut album with Brynn Settels

A dream-like recreation of a moment in the Warsaw Ghetto based on the famous photograph of a frightened child with raised hands.

Reşit moves from his village to Istanbul with his wife in order to become rich. He goes to the home of his distant relative Selahattin. However, Selahattin's wife does not allow him to stay in their home. Unable to get the help he hoped for from his friend, Reşit will become rich when he least expects it.

On the uniqueness and significance of I.S. Turgenev's theater, and the connection between his dramaturgy and prose.

The story of a lottery girl whose life changes because of an inheritance.

The story follows a man who wants to avenge his father. Murat is troubled by his father's illegal activities. He distances himself from his father and starts his own business. Despite this, his father secretly controls Murat's business. One day, his father is killed by an enemy. Murat, who wants to take revenge on his father's killers, will wait for the right moment.

A film noir shot on video in Syracuse.

Every hundred years, the Petermännchen has the chance to be released from his enchantment. This time everything seems to go well. The story tells how he manages to free a wrongly suspected servant from prison and expose a member of the court household as a thief. However, the Petermännchen remains condemned to continue his mischief as a household ghost. Based on a legend from Mecklenburg.

Film by Ignacio Pardo

Philippe Pilliod interviews Max Frisch in 1985/86.

In 1985, three major uprisings rocked Britain, in Brixton, Handsworth and Tottenham. The most explosive was the latter, on the Broadwater Farm housing estate, which resulted in the death of PC Keith Blakelock as well as in hundreds of arrests and a number of prison sentences. The uprisings in both Brixton and Tottenham were sparked by police shootings of innocent black mothers. The People's Accoung was shot during and after the Tottenham uprising. Made by the Ceddo Film and Video Workshop, it was commissioned by Channel 4, but was never shown as the broadcaster objected to its accusations of police racism.

Short movie.

Give your youngsters a leg up in math class with this program led by Professor Harold that uses the same principles as old-fashioned flash cards to teach the fundamentals of multiplication. The medium of television brings a new level engagement to a time-proven teaching technique, and kids can control the pace at which they solve the problems that pop up screen by pausing and playing the program as necessary.

George Kuchar travels to Oklahoma in search of tornadoes, spends most of his time watching TV and eating food.

Anectdotal portrait of the famed author.

Experimental short film by Caveh Zahedi featuring the music of Satie.

Manisha is in a live in relationship with a married man Prakash. However, she does not want to break Prakash's marriage with Anuradha. Anuradha also finds her marriage unhappy. Prakash wants both, his marriage and relationship with Manisha. The fourth angle of this triangle is the tussle between tradition and free will, which stops individuals to do what they actually want.

This chilling, vitally important documentary was produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The film contains unedited, previously unavailable film footage of Auschwitz shot by the Soviet military forces between January 27 and February 28, 1945 and includes an interview with Alexander Voronsov, the cameraman who shot the footage. The horrifying images include: survivors; camp visit by Soviet investigation commission; criminal experiments; forced laborers; evacuation of ill and weak prisoners with the aid of Russian and Polish volunteers; aerial photos of the IG Farben Works in Monowitz; and pictures of local people cleaning up the camp under Soviet supervision. - Written by National Center for Jewish Film

Open-minded wife Melina believes one man is not enough for her. So, what stops her from having a second lover or even a third?

The waste of the toy factory "Ogonyok", clumps of multicolored thermally deformed plastic, turn into a new biological species, then into a new direction of modern art, then into an isolated language of a native tribe discovered by linguists in the jungle, where words must be carried silently with you and shown if necessary, then into heroes of crazy phantasmagoric news.

The young couple works two shifts at the factory. They have no time for their private life.

A mysterious wild man known as Ivondwe has been held captive for years with the purpose of preventing his exposure to others. This, however, has only made him even angrier, and more of a danger to any who might meet him. The evil mastermind behind his imprisonment, as well as all the other vile deeds in the community, is a lawyer by the name of Benzi, known for harassing his staff and treating the locals poorly.

A portrait of the multi-talented and self-destructive genius that is generously sprinkled with Wilde's infamous bon mots. Includes the only known recording by Wilde of "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."

Pink film by Satoru Kobayashi.

Five young people, Ding-tsu, Mei-huei, Nai-bao, Ching-tsu and San-mao are good friends. They don't like school and always cause trouble. Since Ding-tsu's parents are getting divorced, he feels depressed and decides to go on an island journey. The four other young people and Mei-huei's friend Hsiu-hsiu also join him in the journey. On the way, they have to face many challenges...

Flora is married to Orestes but is also having an affair with Paris. When Flora discovers that she is pregnant by Paris, she decides to notify her twin sister, Zanna, who lives in Paris, to come to Greece. Her goal is for Zanna to take her place so that Orestes won't find out. However, Zanna, who is involved in black magic, is determined to take not only her sister's place temporarily, but her entire life. She kills Flora and claims her husband, her property, and her lover...

A black comedy, based on the accounts of a day in the life of the Rev. Dr. Skipton in his asylum in 1860. Dr, Arthur Uwins, arriving to be interviewed for a job, is introduced to treatments - all based on documented evidence - ranging from the bizarre to the barbaric.

Hüseyin and Salim, who are roommates, make a living as garbage collectors. Hüseyin is satisfied with his life, but Salim wants to earn more money. One night, Salim notices that Hüseyin is humming a song in his sleep. He sells the composition of this song to a nightclub owner. Thus, he earns money by recording the songs Hüseyin sings every night. Some time later, a nightclub owner named Saffet wants to transfer Salim to his own nightclub. However, as Saffet tries to convince Salim, all the truths will come to light.

Futuristic action movie.

A confrontation/statement with fragments of dialogue between a mother, a daughter and a cameraman.

Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines background of Islamic Revolution, roots of radical Shiism.

A documentary teaching about safe sex.