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A Gorgeous Girl Like MeA Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
Day in the Death of Joe EggDay in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Alan Bates, Janet Suzman
Rewarding black comedy stars Alan Bates and Janet Suzman as a couple with an autistic child whom they consider mercy–killing. Bizarre yet…
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series)Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) (1972-1974) Recommended
Feat. Warren Mitchell
Contentious, well remembered BBC sitcom is a comedy firebrand about a narrow–minded Cockney geezer whose racist diatribes were intended to be…
Little MurdersLittle Murders (1971)
Dir. Alan Arkin
Feat. Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd
Actor Alan Arkin directs this black comedy about a girl who brings her boyfriend home to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of…
Pink FlamingosPink Flamingos (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey
John Waters' creative pinnacle (or nadir!) remains the ultimate statement in bad taste – a pure, unadulterated exercise in shock value!…
Women in RevoltWomen in Revolt (1971) Recommended
Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis
Aspiring 'stars' Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn try their hand at breaking into Hollywood, but end up joining a womens' rights group. Warhol…
Harold and MaudeHarold and Maude (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon
Much adored black comedy about a lonely teenager who befriends an old woman who shares his morbid fascination, among other interests. This cult hit…
House That Dripped Blood, TheHouse That Dripped Blood, The (1970)
Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott
Juicy if variable four–part portmanteau film written by PSYCHO scribe, Robert Bloch, and adorned by the Cushing/Lee double–act as well as…
Where's Poppa?Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman
George Segal becomes determined to hurry along the demise of his ultra–demanding, super–senile 87 year–old mom (Ruth Gordon). Few…
Magic Christian, TheMagic Christian, The (1969)
Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough
From Terry Southern's novel, a wildly loopy satire about an eccentric multi–millionaire (Peter Sellers) who adopts a destitute son (Ringo…

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