1968 Movies

Hermitage, defined by Bene as "a rehearsal for lenses", beyond any literal rendition - its narrative trace comes from one of his anti-novels, Credito Italiano V.E.R.D.I - displays his immediate attitude to thinking a cinematic language completely based on acto...

A story about a tiger who has a floral pattern instead of the usual stripes and is therefore a social outcast.

Vasily Gubanov, the son of the film “The Communist”’s hero, arrived in Moscow not on call or for a business trip. Instead, he came to raise the issue with government authorities about halting the construction of a chemical plant. Despite being the author of th...

A psychological drama about loneliness. The story takes place in a small seaside town, but it could have taken place anywhere else, where the customs of carnival festivities are cherished. Carnival is a time when people's wishes come true in a certain way and...

A poetic film by director Vytenis Imbrasas about Lithuania's disappearing water and windmills.

A documentary about the restoration of Saint George's altar in Spišská Sobota.

Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt by Pharoah Sanders Molde Jazz Festival 1968

A story about a guerilla assassin tasked to kill fascist collaborators and sympathizers in the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

"More than 20,000 Latino families were displaced to make way for Lincoln Center, home to the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Symphony. This film examines the patrons of art complex (corporations and wealthy families) and the culture displayed there. Juxtap...

"Parts of this film were shot for a mixed media show at the 'Electric Circus' in New York, and were later expanded and re-edited into the present form. A semi-documentary that gradually expands to a pure sight and sound experience. Music by Chambers Brothers."...

Experimental short by Renato Ferraro.

A young mechanic ventures into motorcycle racing, but then decides to compete in motorsport disciplines.

After the war, a partisan hospital is set up in a monastery, with the nuns working as nurses. A beautiful young nun, Maria, becomes very fond of the partisan leader, Commissar Nenad.

A documentary short originally played at the Kennedy Space Center's 70mm theater during the 1960's before the moon landing in 1969 when it was replaced with a new short based on the moon landing.

Dancers performing choreography with lighting effects and multiple exposures.

An examination of the police brutality during the May '68 demonstrations.

In this 16 mm feature film, the journalist Miguel Salguero portrays the adventures of a group of people who make a bet and undertake a risky trip by land to Puerto Limón, crossing mighty rivers and wild nature, at a time when there was no road to the Caribbean...

A short piece of commercial work done by three legendary L.A. artists. This piece was shown on loop projectors in Sears stores to promote an exciting and new young ladies' clothing line. 16mm print preserved by the Academy Film Archive.