All Films

Black Hearts Bleed Red

1992 • 16 min

A stark adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s short story A Good Man Is Hard To Find.

The Cardinal and the Corpse

1992 • 39 min • United Kingdom

‘The Cardinal and the Corpse' marks the beginning of Petit’s loose partnership with writer Iain Sinclair. There’s a nod towards narrative here involving a book-search launched by graphic novelist Alan Moore and a dealer (the dapper but barking Driffield), but it’s little more than an excuse to showcase a number of authors and other miscreants.

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two

1992 • 47 min

“The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two” is a documentary video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It discusses the line-up changes Black Sabbath experienced during the period between 1978 and 1992.

The Mill

1992 • 8 min • United Kingdom

A young girl journeys through a strange landscape of dream and memory.

Basse tension

1992 • 6 min • France

A hitman must fulfill a contract aboard a train. He faces great difficulties going to the sleeping car where sleeps the man he must kill.

Mr. Petrified Forrest

1992 • 26 min • United States of America

In Matt Reeves' directorial debut, a passport photographer named Steven Forrest is petrified of death following the sudden demise of his fearless buddy in a martini accident.

Female College Student Confinement: Vibrator Hell

1992 • 60 min • Japan

Pinku distributed by Xces.

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

1992 • 60 min • United Kingdom

“The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One” traces the roots and origins of Black Sabbath on an album by album basis and features rare performance footage including N.I.B. Paranoid, and War Pigs. Watch Ozzy and company slay the 300,000 plus crowd at California Jam 1974 with a blistering rendition of Children of the Grave. Black Sabbath is a highly visual band and one of the earliest metal groups to experiment with promotional videos. Their hilarious video for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath captures the spirit of similar videos put out by The Beatles. There are a couple of other songs here captured live from the “Never Say Die” tour including Snowblind, Symptom of the Universe, and Rock ’n’ Roll Doctor. All of these performances are professionally shot and Warner Bros. shows them uncut and without narration. “The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One” covers all the bases of the Ozzy years.

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

1992 • 51 min

When his mother rents their vacant room to a peculiar composer, Christoph can't believe his bad luck. But as the abrasive boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven, begins creating his masterful 9th Symphony, Christoph is won over by the majesty of his music. This lighthearted family drama was awarded the 1993 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.

Soundgarden: Motorvision

1992 • 57 min • United States of America

Motorvision is a home video by the American grunge band Soundgarden. It was released on November 17, 1992. It features eight songs performed live at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington on March 5, 1992 and March 6, 1992 during the Badmotorfinger tour.

Puppets Against Aids - Township to Tundra

1992 • 51 min • Canada, South Africa

In 1992, an independent South African puppetry group, the African Research and Educational Puppetry Program, were invited by OXFAM (Canada) to bring their highly successful educational program 'Puppets Against Aids' to tour rural and regional Canada for twelve weeks. This is the one-hour documentary that was produced from their Canadian Tour.

Carlo Levi Stopped Here

1992 • 39 min • United Kingdom

The deep North-South divide in Italy is explored through the eyes of northern anti-fascist writer and painter, Carlo Levi, who is exiled by Mussolini to a remote village in Southern Italy. Levi falls in love with the ancient traditions of Southern peasant culture and becomes a passionate advocate, fighting for justice for the impoverished South.

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

1992 • 46 min • Brazil

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28.

Masters of the Canvas

1992 • 60 min

When pop artist Peter Blake confessed that his fantasy was to be the mysterious masked wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, who never speaks and never removes his mask, little did he know what the consequences would be. Poet and television producer Paul Yates, also fascinated by the persona of Nagasaki, read the article and proceeded to research the possibility of Blake painting Nagasaki's portrait as a centrepiece for a film which would also, he hoped, include an exclusive interview with Nagasaki himself. Does he exist outside the ring and, if so, who is he?

The Sky-Colored Seed

1992 • 2 min • Japan

A short TV advertisement based on a children's book about a fox who gives a boy a seed which grows into a giant house.

Letter to Jonas

1992 • 45 min

Camilla and Louise are digging in the desert sand of Israel. They are looking for relics of the past, but while doing so, self-deception and life-lies appear. This mars their conception of life and shakes their relationship.

Everything Sweet

1992 • 34 min • Iceland

Two seven years old boys ask God to fulfill their biggest wish and give them chewing gum. This film is based on a short story by Davíð Oddsson, the Prime Minister of Iceland 1991-2004.

Vaudeville

1992 • 55 min • United States of America

A traveling theatrical troupe, made up primarily of gay and lesbian performers, mirrors the troubles of a political and social community through its tight-knit existence.

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

1992 • 30 min • United States of America

This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.

Untitled (For Marilyn)

1992 • 11 min • United States of America

The film is officially untitled, but is referred to by the dedication that appears in place of a title card. It is dedicated to Marilyn Brakhage, the filmmaker's wife. Out of all the 350+ films that Stan Brakhage made, this was his personal favorite.

Joshikō dōsōkai Are ga suki!

1992 • 57 min • Japan

OV erotic drama for Toei Video.

The Harrowed Coast

1992 • 30 min • Lithuania

The Lithuanian coast which belonged to the Soviet Union was harrowed night after night. Intrusive soldiers and negligent passers-by left their footprints on the harrowed beach.

The Prince of Jewels

1992 • 13 min • France

Here we have an innocent boy, a pretty princess, a treacherous merchant and a giant eagle who is fond of jewels. The tale is set in the country of the Arabian Nights, under a hail of precious stones...

Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals

1992 • 40 min • Japan

The third Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken movie. The story takes place between episode 35 and 36 of the TV series. After yet again defeating some of Hadlar's (the leader of the Great Demon King's Army) warriors and saving the princess, Dai and his fellow adventurers are relaxing and helping with rebuilding the island village. Unbeknownst to them Hadlar was usurped by a new demon lord called Galbus, who immediately sets forth to once and for all destroy Dai, using his own sextet of champions. During the initial surprise attack Dai's friend Maam's soul is taken and in order to get it back Dai and his friends must attack Galbus on his chosen batlleground. Will Dai survive this?