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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…
Lone Wolf & Cub 5: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsLone Wolf & Cub 5: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Michiyo Ookusu
The continuing adventures of disgraced Shogun assassin Ogami Itto and his infant son Daigoro. In this 5th instalment, Itto must battle 5 samurai to…
Love and Anarchy (1973)
Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Eros Pagni
Cult director Lina Wertmuller's political parable about the would–be assassin of Mussolini who falls in love with a prostitute at his…
Scenes from a MarriageScenes from a Marriage (1973) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson
Married couple Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson undergo a lengthy emotional ordeal as their marriage disintegrates. Shot in a sparse functional…
Sex and FurySex and Fury (Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô) (1973) Recommended
Dir. Norifumi Suzuki
Feat. Reiko Ike
Japanese exploitation cinema proves itself unrivaled with this slice of 70s celluloid anarchy, trailing a mostly nude Reiko Ike as she slashes and…
Shock TreatmentShock Treatment (Traitement de Choc) (1973)
Dir. Alain Jessua
Feat. Alain Delon, Annie Girardot
Pointed medical chiller set in an anti–aging clinic overseen by Delon. This minor genre film is memorable for Girardot and Delon's risque beach…
Slightly Pregnant Man, ASlightly Pregnant Man, A (1973)
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve
Minor, though broadly enjoyable Demy farce partners Mastroianni and Deneuve as expecting husband and wife. The twist? He's pregnant! Gender politics…
Spirit of the BeehiveSpirit of the Beehive (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Victor Erice
Feat. Ana Torrent
Set after the Spanish Civil War, this gorgeous, moving still–life accounts a young girl's obsession with finding a 'spirit' after seeing…
Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe / Return of the Tall Blond ManTall Blond Man with One Black Shoe / Return of the Tall Blond Man (1973)
Dir. Yves Robert
Feat. Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort
A secret service chief arranges for his assistant to investigate an innocent person chosen at random in order to prove him inept. A little dated…

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