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Conversation PieceConversation Piece (1974)
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano
A retired professor, who leads of solitary and ordered existence is disturbed by rich and overbearing new tenants in his Roman palazzo. Assembles…
Effi Briest Effi Briest (1974)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla
Thoughtful drama, from provocative German Dir. Fassbinder, recounting the story of a stifled married woman whose long hidden affair reveals itself…
Enigma of Kaspar HauserEnigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) Recommended
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira
The title refers to the only case of a man who was 'born' as an adult. He has lived in a dark cellar all his life and has never seen another human…
French Screen Icons: Alain Delon 2French Screen Icons: Alain Delon 2 (Icy Flesh, The Gypsy, Like a Boomerang, A Crime) (1974-1993)
Feat. Alain Delon
Four films starring French leading–man Alain Delon.
French Screen Icons: Romy SchneiderFrench Screen Icons: Romy Schneider (Love in the Rain, A Woman at Her Window) (1974-1976)
Feat. Romy Schneider
Two French films from the 1970's starring German–born screen icon, Romy Schneider.
Golden LotusGolden Lotus (Jin ping shuang yan) (1974)
Dir. Han Hsiang Li
Feat. Yang Chun, Hu Jien, Tien Ni
Now rather obscure erotica from the Shaw Brothers, adapting the classic Chinese novel about a 'Casanova' of the Sung Dynasty and various intertwined…
Icy FleshIcy Flesh (Icy Breasts; Les seins de glace) (1974)
Dir. Georges Lautner
Feat. Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur
Alain Delon potboiler, with the French leading man succumbing to the wiles of an alluring, if deadly femme fatale. Better known as 'Icy Breasts'.
La Gueule OuverteLa Gueule Ouverte (The Mouth Agape) (1974) Recommended
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…
La Maman Et La Putain (the Mother and the Whore)La Maman Et La Putain (the Mother and the Whore) (1974) Recommended
Dir. Jean Eustache
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Francoise Lebrun
At just over three and a half hours, this domestic chamber drama – probably the last great film of the French New Wave – is not for the…
Lacombe LucienLacombe Lucien (1974) Aro Favourite
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…

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