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Don GiovanniDon Giovanni (1979)
Dir. Joseph Losey
Possibly the most celebrated filmed version of Mozart's greatest opera, about a notorious womaniser who teeters on the edge of a hellish fate.…
Fascination (1979)
Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire
Two castle–dwelling, negligeed vixens ensnare a petty thief for sacrifice and consumption in a ritualistic feast. Visually striking, exotic…
HeartbeatHeartbeat (1979)
Dir. John Byrum
Feat. Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek
From the bomb to the pill as seen through the eyes of beatnik poet Jack Kerouac with Neal and Carolyn Cassady.
Henry IV - Part 1 and 2Henry IV - Part 1 and 2 (1979)
Dir. David Giles
Feat. Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle, Tim Pigott-Smith
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Measure for MeasureMeasure for Measure (1979)
Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Never Dead, TheNever Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister
This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Onion Field, The (1979)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, John Savage
Sporadically intense drama based on a real–life cop–killing in 1960s California, notable for James Woods' creepy debut as, you guessed…
Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Dir. Neil Young
Feat. Neil Young
King loser Neil Young triumphs in this concert film of him and Crazy Horse at the height of their rustic charm. Twenty songs, a great guitar sound…
Skin DeepSkin Deep (1979)
Dir. Geoff Steven
Feat. Ken Blackburn, Alan Jervis, Deryn Cooper
When an urban masseuse sets up at a legitimate health bar in a small South Island town she attracts as much demand for special services as…
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.

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