Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Gods of the Plague (Götter der Pest) (1970)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer… - The second in a loose trilogy of gangster films directed by prolific German iconoclast Rainer Werner Fassbinder early in his career. In this…
Medea (1970)- Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Maria Callas - Pasolini's stylised, passionate rendering of Euripides play blessed with the formidable presence of Maria Callas, in a non–operatic role, as…
Spider's Stratagem, The (1970)- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli - Investigating the death of his anti–fascist father, Giulio Brogi is enveloped in an atmosphere of mystery as he strolls the sleepy town where…
Double Suicide (Shinjû: Ten no amijima) (1969)
- Dir. Masahiro Shinoda
Feat. Kichiemon Nakamura, Shiwa Iwashita, Hosie Komatsu - A landmark of avant–garde Japanese cinema aims to replicate the startling aesthetic of traditional 'bunraku' puppetry in its enactment of an…
Femme Infidele, La (The Unfaithful Wife) (1969)- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Michel Bouquet, Stephane Audran, Maurice Ronet - French bourgeoisie couple Michel Bouquet and Stephane Audran form a murderous love–triangle with seducer Maurice Ronet, revealing the hidden…
Love is Colder Than Death (Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) (1969)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Ulli Lommel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla… - The first in a loose trilogy of gangster films directed by prolific German iconoclast Rainer Werner Fassbinder early in his career. Fassbinder…
Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud's / My Night with Maud) (1969)- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Francoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault - Rohmer's fourth moral tale again presents the idea of a man's romantic dilemma with more than one woman in his life. The wordy philosophising is…
Mississippi Mermaid (1969)- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo - Tobacco baron Belmondo sends for a mail–order bride, gets the ravishing Deneuve. Too bad she's a con–artist with an inescapable past.…
Passion of Anna, The (1969)- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson… - Unpleasant drama set on a barren island with widow Ullman finding misery loves company in the form of tortured ex–convict von Sydow. Meanwhile…
Que La Bete Meure (This Man Must Die) (1969)- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Michel Duchaussoy, Jean Yanne, Caroline Cellier - Thriller based on the book called The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day–Lewis (under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake), about a man who becomes involved…
©2025 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
