Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Drunken Master (1978)- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan - The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
Empire of the Passions (ai no borei) (1978)- Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki - Searing, underrated crime of passion from the dir. of IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES focuses less on explicit sex, unfolding as a ghost…
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez Vos Mouchoirs) (1978)- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere - Naive, frustrated husband Gerard Depardieu embarks on an unconventional quest to find his listless wife some happiness, firstly by 'lending' her to a…
Grapes of Death, The (Les Raisins de la Mort) (1978)- Dir. Jean Rollin
- Eco–thriller set in the French countryside where a dangerous pesticide used in a local vineyard has turned residents into the walking dead.…
Hitler - A Film From Germany (1978)
- Dir. Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
- An epic and highly original exploration of the sources of German fascism, in which experimentalist dir. Syberberg weaves a tapestry of surreal…
In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John… - Volker Spengler plays a hopelessly insecure trans–sexual cast adrift amid imposing cityscapes of modern Berlin. Fassbinder trawls out the…
Les Rendez-vous D'anna (Anna's Meetings) (1978)- Dir. Chantal Akerman
Feat. Aurore Clement, Helmut Griem, Magali Noel - Dir. Akerman channels her nomadic existence in this semi–autobiographical account of a female filmmaker's tour of Europe to promote her latest…
Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla - During the reconstruction of post–war Germany, a woman emerges from the ruins of war and marriage to build an empire. Hanna Schygulla oozes…
Orchestra Rehearsal, The (1978)- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Baldwin Baas, Clara Colosimo, Elizabeth Labi - A comedy of the absurd about a group of orchestra musicians who stage a revolt against the conductor after the building collapses. Allegory may be…
Tree of Wooden Clogs, The (1978)- Dir. Ermanno Olmi
Feat. Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi - Portrayal of early 20th century peasantry in Lombardy, this un–melodramatic alternative to Bertolucci’s NOVACENTO, examines with quiet…
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