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Heroes Of The East (Zhong hua zhang fu) (1979): Feat. Chia Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno; Graceful martial arts film focused around a Chinese man who must prove the superiority of Chinese kung fu over Japanese to his disillusioned Japanese…
La Cage Aux Folles (1979): Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru; A gay couple masquerade as husband and wife for the sake of their son's marriage prospects. Screwball drag comedy was a phenomenal hit worldwide.
La 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.
Laura (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 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…
Magnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) (1979): Dir. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen; Peak Samo Hung martial artistry, collaborating here with with action legend Yuen Woo Ping for a tale based on the true–life exploits of Lam Sai…
Passe ton Bac d'abord (Graduate First) (1979): 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…
Resurrection of Golden Wolf (1979): Dir. Toru Murakawa
Feat. Yusaku Matsuda, Sonny Chiba; A moderately subversive actioner which revolves around an apparently mild–mannered 'salary man' (Matsuda), who by night sheds wig and glasses…
Shaolin Temple (1979): Dir. Cheung Hsin Yen
Feat. Jet Li; Martial Arts superstar Jet Li’s debut film, as a Shaolin–trained fighter who exacts revenge upon an evil warlord, already displaying the…
Sisters 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.

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