Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, July 10, 2023
Recently in our film related chat room (readers are welcome to join here) a member created what I considered to be a “well articulated and fascinating” post extolling the ‘70s for advancing such a new, daring and dedicated approach to cinematic storytelling.
To which I added:
"Filmmakers in the '70s were aiming higher, exploring new territories of human experience, emotional upheaval and not only taking risks in doing so, often hitting or even surpassing the high watermarks they strived for. It was a very exciting time for cinema lovers especially for those discovering a wealth of hidden gems released not only in the U.S. but all around the world.”
I’ve posted a few stills of the decade’s lesser known accomplishments interspersed with some of the same time period’s more recognisable achievements:
The Conformist aka Il Conformista (1970)
Deep End (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis aka Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970)
Husbands (1970)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion a.k.a. Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)
The Landlord (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Wanda (1970)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Four Nights of a Dreamer aka Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)
Get Carter (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Murmur of the Heart aka Le souffle au coeur (1971)
Wake in Fright aka Outback (1971)
Walkabout (1971)
Across 110th Street (1972)
Cries and Whispers aka Viskningar och rop (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Play It As It Lays (1972)
Solaris (1972)
Ulzana’s Raid (1972)
The Castle of Purity aka El castillo de la pureza (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Holy Mountain aka La montaña sagrada (1973)
The Invitation aka L'invitation (1973)
The Last Detail (1973)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Céline and Julie Go Boating aka Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Seedling aka Ankur (1974)
Steppenwolf aka Stäppvargen (1974)
Hotel Pacific aka Zaklete rewiry (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Shampoo (1975)
Special Section aka Section spéciale (1975)
Welfare (1975)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Fifth Seal aka Az ötödik pecsét (1976)
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Mado (1976)
Network (1976)
Police Python 357 (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Ascent aka Voskhoz hdeniye (1977)
Le Crabe Tambour (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
The Lacemaker aka La dentellière (1977)
Amor Bandido aka Beloved Lover (1978)
Straight Time (1978)
Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Hunter in the Dark aka Yami no Karyudo (1979)
Manhattan (1979)
Série noire (1979)
Vengeance is Mine aka Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)
All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.