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Punishment ParkPunishment Park (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Watkins
Extraordinary, 'fictionalised' docu–drama from the unique and largely unheralded talent of British director Peter Watkins, portraying the…
Confession, TheConfession, The (L'Aveu) (1970)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti
A high–ranking government official in Communist Czechoslovakia is taken prisoner and forced to confess to treason he never committed.
Conformist, TheConformist, The (Conformista, Il) (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin
Dazzling images and a potent brew of sex and politics merge seamlessly in this milestone of cinema about a submissive Italian Fascist recruited to…
John Pilger's Documentaries That Changed the WorldJohn Pilger's Documentaries That Changed the World (The Quiet Mutiny; Do You Remember Vietnam?; Year Zero; Death of a Nation) (1970-1994) Recommended
Dir. David Munro, John Pilger
Feat. John Pilger
Four of journalist John Pilger's most important documentaries, that exemplify his fiercely humanist perspective which makes few concessions to…
Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, TheRise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The (1970)
Dir. Kevin Billington
Feat. Peter Cook, John Cleese, Harold Pinter
Follow the meteoric rise of one Michael Rimmer, an entry–level ad exec. who turns a fledging agency into an industry heavyweight, graduates to…
Che!Che! (1969)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Omar Sharif, Jack Palance
Made barely two years after his death, this Che Guevara biopic boasts the reputable acting talents of Omar Sharif and Jack Palance and picks up where…
Medium CoolMedium Cool (1969) Recommended
Dir. Haskell Wexler
Filmed against the backdrop of the Democratic National convention in 1968 Chicago, this remarkable directorial effort by renowned cinematographer…
Witness, TheWitness, The (A Tanú) (1969)
Dir. Peter Bacso
Feat. Ferenc Kállai
In a suitably grey version of Communist Hungary, A humble dike–keeper is arrested for butchering his family pig. It being a serious offense to…
One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, TheOne and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The (1968)
Dir. Michael O'Herlihy
Feat. Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren
A rambunctious Disney musical in which the large Bower family band sets off to the 1888 Democrat Party convention in St. Louis to support Grover…
Rocky Road to DublinRocky Road to Dublin (1968)
Dir. Peter Lennon
Ex–Guardian reporter Lennon recruited French New Wave lensman Raoul Coutard to film this scathing Irish postcard, exposing wayward politics and…

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