1971 Movies

A short film by Maria Lassnig.

Trials and tribulations of a woman in prewar Yugoslavia who after being seduced by a rich man, marries a poor one and struggles on. Based on a novel by Ivan Cankar.

As the Carter Family sings "Wildwood Flower" an elaborate embroidered border is created around an image of a nude woman riding slowly toward the camera, producing a kind of cameo in motion. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Canadian Fi...

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years. Once transferred to video, digital effects were added using the “Animak...

Don and Edwina take us on a delightful tour of The wondrous Portland, Oregon. Sights and smells truly come alive in this whimsical walk through The City of Roses. Whether you're uptown, downtown, or staying at the luxurious Royal Gambino Hotel! See what all...

A portrait film of Eastern Ontario directed by Peter Pearson who’s films include the award winner’s like “The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" (1968) and the classic Canadian feature film, "Paperback Hero" (1973). "Seasons in the Mind" includes a t...

After accidentally killing a woman, Krishnan takes pity on her child and raises her as his own. Unfortunately for Krishnan, Kesavan, a perverted man with vested interests, knows this secret.

An animated film about one man's attempt to bring about changes in his community through participation with fellow citizens and the local government. A discussion-starter with a dual ending, for groups exploring methods of bringing about change.

One frame of film for each page: the history of human knowledge becomes an illegible, strobing stream of images.

Ahmad Agha Shahr-e Farangi is facing a market slump. The existence of cinema and television has greatly reduced his customers. In order to earn a living, he goes to an unfamiliar village at the beginning of the protected area of Semnan province, which is no...

An attempt at time travel in a very conceptual sense.

Convinced that marrying a maid—who happens to be his wet nurse's daughter—would trash the family honor, Fereydoon’s dad ships him off to America and fakes it like he’s already married. Crushed, Nini bails, and before long she’s working as a hooker. But when Fe...

An educational short telling us that wheels are, in fact, round!

“Primarily a pet parade for children.”

New Year's Eve party with Sigmar Polke at the Kohlhöfers' in Düsseldorf.

A chinese documentary.

A portrait of a woman presented by herself as she tells her life story to a timid young female neighbor. Banalities and horrors, a painful separation from a man she once loved.

Rich Meenakshi is engaged to Arindam but suddenly receives death threats from smuggling kingpin Jayanta AKA Nishachar and suffers a nervous breakdown. What for?

A TV drama made in Yugoslavia.