1979

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Heaven Sent
6

Heaven Sent

Dec. 28, 1979

Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves ...
Zoom Up: Rape Site
5

Zoom Up: Rape Site

Sep. 08, 1979

Zoom Up: Rape Site

A young couple, meeting for a tryst at the site of a brutal rape/murder, witness another murder and have to decide whether to turn the killer in.
Soft Fiction
6.8

Soft Fiction

Nov. 16, 1979

Soft Fiction

Chick Strand’s SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the ...
The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map
6.9

The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he ...
UFO Journals
5.7

UFO Journals

May. 06, 1979

UFO Journals

A documentary exploring the existence of extra-terrestrials.
New Old
6.7

New Old

Nov. 21, 1979

New Old

Hurricane Man follows Josh Morgerman, one of the world’s leading hurricane chasers. Josh predicts where a storm will hit before racing ...
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
5.9

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This ...
Town Bloody Hall
7.2

Town Bloody Hall

Apr. 03, 1979

Town Bloody Hall

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of ...
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
7

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
Daughter Rite
6.2

Daughter Rite

May. 19, 1979

Daughter Rite

A feminist documentary about female relationships, especially between mother and daughter.
Strategy for a Mission of Death
4.6

Strategy for a Mission of Death

A diplomatic meeting between Western and Arab diplomats goes wrong, and a black gold dossier is firmly pushed across a desk. Against a background ...
Grand Opera: An Historical Romance
7.2

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

Grand Opera marks a stock-taking of Benning’s work and his life, presenting a personal and artistic autobiography woven together with a ...
Le Navire Night
6.5

Le Navire Night

Mar. 21, 1979

Le Navire Night

Le Navire Night is a story of love and desire sustained and nourished through sound waves. The film’s voice-over tells the story of a woman, ...
The Inferno
6.6

The Inferno

Jun. 03, 1979

The Inferno

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother’s grief from beyond the grave.
The 36 Deadly Styles
5.4

The 36 Deadly Styles

Nov. 22, 1979

The 36 Deadly Styles

A man begins studying “The Secret Book of 36 Deadly Styles” to avenge the death of his father.
Raining in the Mountain
7.3

Raining in the Mountain

In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that ...
The Whole Shootin’ Match
7.2

The Whole Shootin’ Match

Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them ...
We Are All for the Fatherland
6.4

We Are All for the Fatherland

After the 1978 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, children try to sing the national anthem as citizens search for hope in the war-torn South.
Images in a Convent
5.4

Images in a Convent

Aug. 07, 1979

Images in a Convent

Locked behind the walls of a convent are an order of beautiful nuns whose vows force them to forget the pleasures of sexual contact. Crazed with ...
The Shogun Assassins
6.5

The Shogun Assassins

Sep. 01, 1979

The Shogun Assassins

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Roots of Evil
4

Roots of Evil

Aug. 15, 1979

Roots of Evil

A young karate master tries to defend his karate school and take revenge on those responsible for his master’s death.
Play Motel
4.8

Play Motel

Jan. 01, 1979

Play Motel

The motel has a special room designed for sexual activities. It also has a habit of photographing sex act engines and extorting the parties ...
The Kick of Sirocco
5.4

The Kick of Sirocco

Apr. 18, 1979

The Kick of Sirocco

A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France.
Terror
5.2

Terror

Oct. 26, 1979

Terror

The descendants of a witch-hunting family and their close friends are stalked and killed by a mysterious entity.