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Subgenre Sampler

 
La LunaLa Luna (1979)
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Alida Valli
A wayward young junkie cuddles up to his Opera–singing mother (Jill Clayburgh) in this peculiar incest drama, shot in lush Bertolucci overtones.
LauraLaura (Laura, Shadows of a Summer) (1979)
Dir. David Hamilton
Feat. Maud Adams, Dawn Dunlap, James Mitchell
One of the dreamy, soft focus movies of fashion photographer Hamilton, featuring his characteristic themes: the coming of age of a young girl in an…
Legend of the MountainLegend of the Mountain (Shan zhong zhuan qi) (1979)
Dir. King Hu
Feat. Shih Chun, Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang
A scholar translating Buddhist sutras visits a monastery filled with various mysterious characters, in this soothing spiritual drama with elements of…
Passe ton Bac d'abordPasse ton Bac d'abord (Graduate First) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Bernard Tronczak
Dir. Pialat’s matter–of–fact realism and blasé cast of young actors conveys all the aimlessness and uncertainty of youth in this…
Sisters or the Balance of HappinessSisters or the Balance of Happiness (Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks) (1979)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
1970s West German drama about two sisters whose unusually close relationship negatively impacts their individual personal lives.
Third Generation, TheThird Generation, The (Die Dritte Generation) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Margit Carstensen, Eddie Constantine
A scathing black comedy about terrorism, one of the final films of German provocateur Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A hilariously indiscriminate plot…
Tin Drum, TheTin Drum, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. David Bennett
One the best films ever made with a child protagonist, David Bennett is unforgettable as a 12–year–old who refuses to grow up and…
To Forget Venice (1979)
Dir. Franco Brusati
Feat. Mariangela Melato, Eleonora Giorgi, Erland Josephson
Brooding melodrama about an extended family reunion in the house of an Operatic matriach.
Autumn SonataAutumn Sonata (1978)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman
The resumes of director Bergman and actress Bergman intersect for the first and only time in this, ahem, Bergmanesque (sombre, brutally honest,…
Blood FeudBlood Feud (Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici) (1978)
Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini
Convoluted romantic drama set against the rise of Mussolini has recently widowed Loren torn between an attorney and petty thief. Overheated (and…

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