All Films

Spooky Kitaro

1986 • 30 min • Japan

Fan film about the popular character Spooky Kitaro.

Centerfold Screen Test 2

1986 • 58 min • United States of America

Penthouse Pet Michelle Bauer jumped from the pages of early-'80s men's mags to the wild celluloid of mid-'80s horror flicks. This gal works all the time and has played everything from hookers to holy women.

Holy Joe

1986 • 12 min • Canada

This tape provokes the audience to question where their morals lie. A classic view of consumerism, religion, death, sexuality and vices is created with a stirring soundtrack of clichéd music styles.

Christmas Snow

1986 • 60 min

A shop owner who is being evicted at Christmas rescues her Scrooge-like landlord from an accident.

The Battle of Vieques

1986 • 41 min • Puerto Rico

Examines the U.S. Navy's control and use of Vieques, a satellite island and municipality of Puerto Rico, as a military training, exercise and deployment base.

Two's Company

1986 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Short film concerning a couple living on a luxurious houseboat.

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

1986 • 40 min • United States of America

In 1985, Barbra Streisand released "The Broadway Album," which remains one of her most popular records. Barbra's first television special on HBO debuted in 1986. The special—which combined an interview with director William Friedkin with documentary footage of Barbra in the recording studio making 'The Broadway Album' - was only 40 minutes long. The best of Broadway comes to life in the tour, as Streisand rehearses "Putting it Together," "Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine" and "If I Loved You."

Unwantie

1986 • 9 min • Soviet Union

The boy didn't want to do anything except watch cartoons and play games. He didn't tidy up his toys, didn't help his grandmother around the house, and dreamed of going to a country where no one would make him do anything. His wish came true — he ended up in the country of Nehochukhia, with all kinds of entertainment and service robots.

Electric Blue: The Best of Electric Blue 01

1986 • 55 min

5 sizzling centerfolds. More girls per minute.

Bad Blood for the Vampyr

1986 • 20 min • Germany

A gothic vampire in Berlin has trouble finding the blood of a virgin.

Blood, Sweat And Tears

1986 • 60 min

Two girls decide to join a local judo club.

Turks at the Court of King Mikish

1986 • 40 min • Soviet Union

Based on Czech fairytales.

Ghost Stories: Graveyard Thriller

1986 • 56 min • United States of America

A collection of eerie tales featuring master storytellers presenting classic and original ghost stories far too scary for television.

Scratch

1986 • 19 min • Soviet Union

Aliaskar Fatkhullin's social drama short for Emil Loteanu's workshop.

Fairy-Tale About a Stupid Husband

1986 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Eternally dissatisfied with his wife, a man goes in search of a new one.

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

1986 • 3 min • France

Short directed by Agnès Varda in 1986 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the French Cinematheque, presenting a contrast between the famous stairs from the place along with classic film images also revolving around stairs.

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

1986 • 43 min • France

On February 22, 1986, Bette Davis received an honorary César award – and presented one to the Cinémathèque française, which was then celebrating its 50th anniversary. Two days later, Costa-Gavras, president of the Cinémathèque, in turn welcomed the actress for a press conference at which she vividly recounted the heyday of old Hollywood.

Three on an Island

1986 • 17 min • Soviet Union

Boy Borya reads a book about pirates instead of doing homework. He tears off the handkerchief from the parrot's cage, flaps it and exclaims: "I would like to be on an uninhabited island!" The mirror on the wall grows and opens directly to a tropical island, Borya's desire is fulfilled. Quite quickly, Borya discovers the magic properties of the scarf and calls friends to him: Yura and Mila.

Chile: Hasta Cuando?

1986 • 57 min • United States of America

A portrait of a brutal Pinochet military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life.

Father in My Eyes

1986 • 16 min

Short film by documentary director Shi Jian.

The Plant of Waterside

1986 • 3 min • Japan

Stop motion animation. I started making three-dimensional works around this time. (Yuko Asano).

Love in a Supermarket

1986 • 50 min

Albert works in the meat section of a convenience store who falls in love with a woman who frequents the store.

Martín Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas

1986 • 54 min

An exploration into the photography of Martín Chambi and its relation to indigenista movements in Peru.

Bill and Bunny

1986 • 30 min • Sweden

Bill is on cloud nine. He has just become a big brother to the lovley Bolla. At first she seems like any other toddler, curious, jovial and sweet. But as the months turn into years and Bolla continues to live in a world of her own, it becomes clear that she is not quite like other children. Based on the book by Gunilla Bergström, creator and author of the Alfons Åberg (Alfie Atkins) books.