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Vincent, François, Paul et les autresVincent, François, Paul et les autres (1974)
Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Yves Montand, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani
French drama following three friends facing mid–life crises, based on the novel La grande Marrade by Claude Néron.
Burned Barns, TheBurned Barns, The (Les granges brulées) (1973)
Dir. Jean Chapot
Feat. Alain Delon, Simone Signoret
Moody provincial drama of death and betrayal reunites Delon and Signoret, this time on opposite sides of the law. More a character study than a…
Day For NightDay For Night (La Nuit Americaine) (1973) Recommended
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Jean-Pierre Leaud
The blueprint film about film–making – made a few decades before it became fashionable – mirroring the first–hand experiences…
Don Juan (or if Don Juan Were a Woman)Don Juan (or if Don Juan Were a Woman) (1973)
Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Mathieu Carriere
Notable mainly as the last appearance from screen goddess Brigitte Bardot, this erotic drama sees the sex–kitten playing a lusty seductress who…
Fear Eats the SoulFear Eats the Soul (1973)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem
A sort of remake of Douglas Sirk's older woman–younger man melodrama "All That Heaven Allows", with added plot weirds countered by typical…
Female Yakuza TaleFemale Yakuza Tale (Yasagure anego den: sôkatsu rinchi) (1973)
Dir. Teruo Ishii
Feat. Reiko Ike
A scorned Reiko Ike returns in this remarkably trashier sequel to SEX AND FURY, ready to unleash another roaring rampage of revenge on sadistic…
Grande Bouffe, LaGrande Bouffe, La (1973) Recommended
Dir. Marco Ferreri
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli
A wonderful bare–faced satire that indulges its social metaphor through a dinner party of four rich, bored middle–aged men who decide to…
I Will Walk Like A Crazy HorseI Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse (J'irai comme un cheval fou) (1973)
Dir. Fernando Arrabal
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, George Shannon
With VIVA LA MUERTE, this represents the peak of the cinematic surrealism of dir. Arrabal, threading another quasi–medieval fable with liberal…
Illicit DesireIllicit Desire (Feng liu yun shi) (1973)
Dir. Han Hsiang Li
Feat. Hong-Yip Cheng, Chen Ping
Shaw Brothers sexploitation from the early 1970s, this was actually a huge hit at the Hong Kong box–office with three steamy scantily costumed…
Lady Snowblood 1Lady Snowblood 1 (Shurayukihime) (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Toshiya Fujita
Feat. Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon
A classic samurai B–movie made in the heyday of 'Wu Xia' influence, with Kaji playing a bereaved young woman who seeks revenge on the gangsters…

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