Category: 1970s

• Alice in the Cities (1974) dir. Wim Wenders

  3–5 minutes

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  May 10, 2026

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  1970s, Drama, International, Western European

  In this spell-binding road trip, Wim Wenders explores the relationship between images and ourselves through the relationship of a 12 year-old girl and a German journalist watching over her.

  

• Amarcord (1973) dir. Federico Fellini

  4–5 minutes

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  April 22, 2026

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  1970s, Comedy, International, Western European

  Fellini proves even a sex comedy about life during the height of Italian fascism can be profound, exhilarating, and subtly tragic.

  

• The Night Porter (1974) dir. Liliana Cavani

  3–5 minutes

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  March 10, 2026

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  1970s, International, Thriller, Western European

  Liliana Cavani makes Luchino Visconti look like an amateur in this disturbing exploration of a sadomasochistic relationship between a concentration camp survivor and a former SS officer.

  

• The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) dir. Victor Erice

  3–4 minutes

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  November 22, 2025

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  1970s, Drama, New, Western European

  In this evocative and tragic portrayal of a little girl’s imagination in the wake of Francisco Franco’s ascent, The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) provides an understated look into a horrific part of Spain’s history. Do you remember the place? That place that all the kids spread rumors about when you were a kid. Maybe…