Andrei Rublyov (1969)
Soviet Union 183m, B&W/Colour Director: Andrei Tarkovsky; Cast: Anatoly Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Grinko, Nikolai Sergeyev, Nikolai Burlyayev, Irma Raush Not a biography in the traditional sense, this film is … Continue reading
Kes (1969)
UK 112m, Colour Director: Ken Loach; Cast: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover Set in northern England, Kes is a heartbreaking drama about Billy Casper, a … Continue reading
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Soviet Union 73m, Colour Director: Sergei Parajanov; Cast: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Aleksanyan, Vilen Galstyan, Giorgi Gegechkori The Color of Pomegranates is a surreal spectacle of photography intended as visual biography … Continue reading
Z (1969)
Algeria/France 127m, Colour Director: Costa-Gavras; Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jacques Perrin In the film’s opening credits, we read: “Any similarity to actual persons or events is deliberate”, … Continue reading