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Subgenre Sampler
King Lear (1974)- Feat. Patrick Magee
- Solid TV version of the Bard's great tragedy with Patrick Magee giving a unique interpretation of the troubled monarch, double–crossed by his…
La Gueule Ouverte (The Mouth Agape) (1974)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Hubert Deschamps, Monique Mélinand, Philippe Leotard… - Devastating drama from dir. Pialat distills autobiographical material into an edifying portrait of terminal illness, and the emotional state of the…
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement - A subtle, probing study of the psychology of collaboration set in WW2 rural France, sees young peasant lad Pierre Blaise drawn into the local…
Lancelot Du Lac (1974)- Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan… - Bresson endows the legend of King Arthur with his unique style and vision, and exposes a density of ideas by stripping the story back to its base…
Lenny (1974)- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Dustin Hoffman - Dustin Hoffman exposes the self–destructive life of Lenny Bruce in this stark, explicit biopic of the maverick stand–up comic whose…
Longest Yard, The (1974)- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert - Long on black comedy and exciting action scenes, this prison–yard drama organises an American Football playoff between the prisoners (led by…
Lords of Flatbush, The (1974)- Dir. Martin Davidson, Stephen Verona
Feat. Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler… - Boasting early appearances for various stars–in–waiting, this is an affectionate view of the rites–of–passage for members of…
Love in the Rain (Un amour de pluie) (1974)- Dir. Jean-Claude Brialy
Feat. Romy Schneider, Nino Castelnuovo, Suzanne Flon - More pomp and circumstance from Romy Schneider, here playing a well–to–do French woman indulging in various love affairs while holidaying…
Martha (1974)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Bohm - Addressing his favourite subject, emotional cruelty, Dir. Fassbinder skillfully works a vein of pitch–black comedy in depicting Margit…
Melissa (TV Mini-series) (1974)- Dir. Peter Moffatt
Feat. Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond - Riveting BBC mystery thriller series adapted from the Francis Durbridge novel that tells the tale of a husband who begins to uncover the mysterious…
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