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LudwigLudwig (1972) Recommended
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard
A sumptuous biopic of 'mad' Prince Ludwig II of Bavaria (Berger) who reigned in the mid–1800s, creating and inhabiting his own bizarre world of…
Merchant of Four Seasons, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The (Händler der vier Jahreszeiten) (1972)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Ingrid Caven, Peter Chatel
Crushing melodrama centred on a man whose life begins to cave in on him after returning from service in the Foreign Legion to find his dreams…
Scoumoune: Mafia Warfare Scoumoune: Mafia Warfare (La Scounoune) (1972)
Dir. Jose Giovanni
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Michael Constantine
Punchy underworld tale charts the rise and fall of icy hitman Belmondo who returns to Marseilles to help clear his friend of a murder charge. Told…
Seduction of Mimi, TheSeduction of Mimi, The (1972)
Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato
Satirical comedy taking plenty of shots at Italianisms, about a poor labourer who is forced to leave his family in Sicily to take an illegal factory…
SolarisSolaris (1972) Recommended
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Juri Jarvet
Brilliant imagery permeates this provocative insight into life on an isolated space station, where madness threatens all who work there. Paced to…
State of SiegeState of Siege (1972)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Maurice Teynac
Influenced by the rise to power of Uruguay's 1970s dictatorship, Costa–Gavras's gritty drama follows the kidnapping and interrogation of U.S.…
Tout Va BienTout Va Bien (Everything’s All Right) (1972)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin
Feat. Yves Montand, Jane Fonda, Anita Caprioli
Radical political drama from Nouvelle Vague luminary Jean Luc–Godard and frequent collaborator Jean–Pierre Gorin, set during a wildcat…
Water MarginWater Margin (Seven Blows Of The Dragon) (1972)
Dir. Chang Cheh
Feat. David Chiang, Ti Lung
Perhaps the most spectacular of the 1970s Hong Kong swordplay productions by the Shaw Bros, this epic is set in 12th century Sung Dynasty China,…
We Won't Grow Old TogetherWe Won't Grow Old Together (Nous Ne Vieillirons Pas Ensemble) (1972) Recommended
Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Christine Fabréga
A uniquely disquieting film covering the dissolution of an affair between an aged filmmaker and a much younger secretary, based on French director…
Who Saw Her Die?Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
Dir. Aldo Lado, Vittorio De Sisti
Feat. George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi
Moody Italian giallo horror about a child killer roaming the streets of Venice. The family of the latest victim begin their own investigation…

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