Wattstax
7.7
1973
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Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
Too Long a Winter
8
1973
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Award-winning documentary that follows the solitary existence of Hannah Hauxwell, a farmer who lives all alone in a remote farmhouse without electricity or running water, in the isolated dale of Baldersdale in County Durham. The documentary also follows the return of Brian and Mary Bainbridge to an even more remote farm further up Teesdale after they left several years earlier because the winters had been too severe and they had lost most of their sheep.
Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii
7.7
1973
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A 1973 concert by Elvis Presley taped at the Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This was the first program to ever be beamed around the world by satellite.
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
9
1973
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Manson
7.4
1973
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Documentary on Charles Manson and his family. Has a number of insightful interviews with many family members most notably Squeaky and Sandy (Blue and Red). There is also a history of Manson from his birth to the family formation to the Tate/La Bianca murders. Plenty of footage of the family playing at Spahn Ranch.
The Order
7.6
1973
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Pollet provides an insight into life on the leper colony of Spinalonga, an island off Crete, through the eyes of Raimondakis, who tells the story of his life to the camera after having been excluded from his community to spend years of his life on the island with his fellow sufferers. Themes addressed include love, community, companionship and death and the importance of these values to all people whatever their state of health.
The Age of Ballyhoo
6.8
1973
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A documentary about the film industry, narrated by Gloria Swanson, in the period between World War I and World War II. Included are clips from a variety of films of that period.
The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...
6.2
1973
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Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarezs hurried response to the 1973 Chilean coup détat rests upon the music of Victor Jara, the folk singer who was brutally murdered within days after Augusto Pinochet assumed power. Connecting events in Chile to other repressive police crackdowns throughout the world (and specifically to C.I.A. malfeasance), Alvarez calls for solidarity in a characteristically bravura choreography of text and image.
Tarpon
6.7
1973
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The first of the modern fishing films, shot in the wild panorama of 1970s Key West. Colorful scenes of Key West from another era - with treasure hunters, smugglers, hippies and eccentrics - are background to stunning cinematography and tarpon fishing at its finest. Authors, Richard Brautigan, Tom McGuane and Jim Harrison join with legendary flats guides, Woody Sexton, Gil Drake and Steve Huff.
Going Where I've Never Been: The Photography of Diane Arbus
7
1972
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The work of photographer Diane Arbus as explained by her daughter, friends, critics, and in her own words as recorded in her journals. Illustrated with many of her photographs. Mary Clare Costello, narrator Themes: Arbus quirky go-it-alone approach. Her attraction to the bizarre, people on the fringes of society: sexual deviants, odd types, the extremes, styles in questionable taste, poses and situations that inspire irony or wonder. Where most people would look away she photographed.
Essene
6.9
1972
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Daily life in a Benedictine monastery.
Journey Through the Past
6.3
1973
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Dont look for a narrative, its an Art Film. A series of vignettes referencing the South and a commentary on religion as opiate. See it for the live footage of Buffalo Springfield and CSNY.
Moonwalk One
7.2
1972
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This documentary from 1970 explores all aspects of the Apollo 11 Moon mission.
Elvis on Tour
8.6
1972
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Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Nationtime
7.5
1972
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A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered voices from across the political spectrum.
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
8.7
1972
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Live versions of the songs, filmed in an old Pompeii amphitheater. Songs included are Echoes (split into 2 parts), Careful with that axe, Eugene, A saucerful of secrets, One of those days, Set the controls for the heart of the sun, Mademoiselle nobbs (Seamus, but with Ricks dog on vocals). Careful and Set the controls are shot at night with minimal lighting, setting a beautiful mood. And the live Saucerful just has to be seen, with Waters jumping around in the sunlight banging the huge gong. The 80-minute version features studio footage from the recordings of Dark side of the Moon, with alternate versions of Us and them, On the run and Brain Damage, as well as interviews with the band.
Islands of the West
6.4
1972
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A tour of the landscape and wildlife of the Western Isles in Scotland.
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
7.6
1972
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Filmmaker Jonas Mekas creates an elegiac diary of a trip to his home country of Lithuania.
Parade
3.2
1971
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A short film on the first Gay Pride March in San Francisco in 1971 the year after the Stonewall Riots.
Marjoe
7.6
1972
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This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3.
FTA
6.5
1972
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Available for the first time since it mysteriously disappeared in 1972 after only one week in theaters, this raucous film is a riveting slice of the Vietnam anti-war movement.
Sapporo Winter Olympics
7.2
1972
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A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
I Am a Dancer
6.8
1972
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This documentary shows some techniques, essays and presentations by Nureyev.
Malcolm X
7.5
1972
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James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.