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Spirits of the DeadSpirits of the Dead (Histoires Extraordinaires) (1969)
Dir. Louis Malle, Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Terence Stamp, Alain Delon
A classy compendium of three Edgar Allan Poe stories directed by Europe's finest. Metzengerstein (Dir. Roger Vadim) – Jane and Peter Fonda…
Touch of Zen, ATouch of Zen, A (Hsia Nu) (1969) Recommended
Dir. King Hu
Feat. Hsu Feng
A dazzling blend of medieval potboiler, religious fable and martial arts spectacular, set in an ancient China wracked by civil war. Centred on the…
Bouncing Beauty, TheBouncing Beauty, The (The Little Bather) (1968)
Dir. Robert Dhéry
Feat. Louis de Funès, Franco Fabrizi
A zany and plotless comic gem from France's top comedian, Louis de Funès, distinctive for its hilarious visual gags. Funès plays a maniacal CEO of…
Bride Wore Black, TheBride Wore Black, The (La Mariée était en noir) (1968)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy
Traumatised by her fiance's death, moments before due to be wed, Jeanne Moreau dedicates herself to a long–term plan of revenge, hunting and…
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena BachChronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
Dir. Daniele Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Feat. Gustav Leonhardt, Christiane Lang
Less astringent than the reputation of husband and wife filmmakers Straub–Huillet would suggest, this lean but invigorating treatment of Johann…
Cremator, TheCremator, The (1968)
Dir. Juraz Herz
Feat. Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova
Widely considered one of the greatest films of the Czech new wave, a blackly humorous fantasy horror following the increasingly deranged impulses of…
Damned, TheDamned, The (1968)
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Berger
Italian dir. Luchino Visconti casts a languorous eye over the decline of a German industrialist family during the Nazi era. Heavyweight cast includes…
Farewell, FriendFarewell, Friend (Honor Among Thieves) (1968)
Dir. Jean Herman
Feat. Alain Delon, Charles Bronson
Dependable French caper, centered on an elaborate heist, with warhorses Branson and Delon thick as thieves in vying to crack the same high security…
Hour Of The WolfHour Of The Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann
One of dir. Bergman's most troubled visions, this concerns the descent of an unstable artist (von Sydow) and his sensitive wife (Ullmann) into a…
Kill!Kill! (Kiru) (1968)
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai
A sharp and blackly comic tale set in 1830s Japan around two bedraggled swordsman – one a former samurai (Nakadai), the other a farmer aspiring…

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