All Films

Callejón oscuro

1983 • 10 min • Peru

A violent blind man wanders through the center of Lima, upon entering a restaurant he causes an incident with the public and the employees.

Comic Roots: Michael Palin

1983 • 30 min

Short biographical documentary about comedian Michael Palin and his early interest in acting and comedy. Includes his education at the Shrewsbury School and Oxford.

Judas Priest Live in Dortmund

1983 • 38 min

Recorded live on December 18th 1983 at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany. Setlist: "Riding On The Wind", "Breaking The Law", "Freewheel Burning", "You’ve Got Another Thing Coming", "Living After Midnight", "Victim Of Changes", "Hell Bent For Leather"

Fort Worth Flyover

1983 • 2 min • United States of America

A short IMAX film created for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, designed to simulate flying in a helicopter over Fort Worth, Texas. The film was traditionally shown before each Omni Theater feature, in part to acclimatize new viewers to the IMAX dome format, before being superseded in 1992.

Kula'da Üç Gün

1983 • 38 min • Turkey

A documentary describing the architectural, cultural and social aspects of Kula, a small town in the Aegean region which, with its historic houses and traditional Turkish architecture, is a veritable "museum". The film also aims to create a public awareness of the need to preserve such houses. This film was made in conjunction with students of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting of the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University.

André Delvaux directs Benvenuta

1983 • 11 min • Belgium

Behind the scenes documentary on the shooting of André Delvaux's Benvenuta in Milan and Ghent, including interviews with lead actors Fanny Ardant, Françoise Fabian and Vittorio Gassman, all equally delighted by the experience.

Bouquet of Eyes

1983 • 14 min • France

Through the use of portraits, shadow play and reflections, this series of exercises with and from body language compose a "four-handed" look against the notion of authorship: a vindication of the community content (repressed?) in every image.

The Smiths: Live at the Assembly Rooms

1983 • 38 min

Live at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England on the 6th of December, 1983. Setlist: 1) Handsome Devil 2) Still Ill 3) This Charming Man 4) Pretty Girls Make Graves 5) Reel Around The Fountain 6) What Difference Does It Make? 7) Miserable Lie 8) This Night Has Opened My Eyes 9) Hand In Glove 10) You've Got Everything Now 11) Back to the Old House 12) These Things Take Time 13) Accept Yourself 14) This Charming Man II

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

1983 • 55 min

"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology, particularly in the context of Papua New Guinea, from the perspective of the people being studied.

Kaprizka

1983 • 19 min • Soviet Union

Musical cartoon based on the story of the Perm writer Vladimir Vorobyov “Kaprizka - the leader of the Nichevoks.” The little man Kaprizka always appears next to the kids. And when they fall asleep, he whispers all sorts of bad things in their ears - he urges them not to listen to their parents and grandparents, makes them cry, be capricious and act out. What could this behavior mean for young children and Kaprizka himself?

From Two to Five

1983 • 7 min • Soviet Union

A collection of funny stories about children in ages two to five.

Dear Santa

1983 • 4 min

A mischievous young boy realizes as christmas approaches that he can't make good his promises to Santa. He will try a new route to Santa - ransom!

Hysteries

1983 • 16 min • Brazil

Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…

Achtung, Kinder!

1983 • 14 min • East Germany

Experiments and interviews are used in order to illustrate the special duties of care when raising children with regard to their behavior in road traffic.

The Winning Circle

1983 • 50 min

For T.J., there's no way he will let his chief rival get the better of him, especially when it comes to BMX racing. Then one day, T.J. meets the Lord and is later challenged by the Scripture, "As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk with Him." With the help of his older cousin, T.J. learns that the Christian life is not just a "one-moment decision," but an ongoing commitment. The lesson isn't easy and it's not until the grueling, action-packed BMX enduro that T.J. finally understands the true cost of being a Christian. . . and the true joy.

The Human Face of the Pacific: Fiji. Legacies of Empire

1983 • 26 min • Australia

People whose family originated in India comprise just over half of Fiji’s population. Indians came to Fiji in colonial times under an indentured labour system to work in the sugar cane fields. Some indigenous Fijians wish to repossess the land now worked by the Indians and this results in Indians feeling insecure about their livelihood. The film looks at the life of Bechu Prasad, an old Indian man, who has lived in Fiji all his life in a large extended family of which he is now head. We watch him at work on his self-owned sugar cane farm and in his position as well-respected community leader who gets on well with both Indian and indigenous Fijians.

Inside Story

1983 • 8 min

The first boroscoped art video, incorporating footage of the videomaker's cervix.

Mika Waltari elokuvakirjailijana

1983 • 57 min • Finland

Mika Waltari's novels, short stories, plays or screenplays are the basis for 33 Finnish films. Director Matti Kassila introduces Waltari's role in films.

God's Banker

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

On this Frontline episode, Jeremy Paxman explores the career of banker Roberto Calvi, his relations with the Holy See and secret Italian society, and the mystery of his June 1982 death.

El ojo de la tormenta

1983 • 16 min

Matías is a young man with financial problems who frequently goes to Charo to ask for money. They have relationships that are not easy; reproaches and irony appear in each encounter. Matías accidentally discovers a somewhat special way of solving his monetary situation. Meanwhile, a Basque industrialist has been kidnapped

Winter Cowboy

1983 • 6 min

An elderly couple, reminiscing about their long-lost youth, comes across an advertisement for a new technological invention that promises to reverse the aging process. Intrigued, they pay a visit to the scientist who invented it, but things don’t go as expected.

Kate Asabuki Blue Experience PART-1 LET’S Marine LOVE

1983 • 45 min • Japan

Kate lies on the beach under the clear blue sky of the tropics, exposing her dynamite body to the sun. She meets a young man selling popsicles. The young man has been hired as a guide. He witnesses a girl being gang-raped in a hut. The girl is called Maria and is embraced by all the men in the village. At the request of the young man, he indulges in intense sex on the beach. And instead of the girl, he is gang-raped by the men...

Den sista båten

1983 • 59 min • Sweden

The wharf in Landskrona launches its final boat as the workers get ready for unemployment.

Once Upon a Time There Were Thoughts...

1983 • 11 min • Soviet Union

About thoughts different in character and mood that create a unique atmosphere around. The wonderful idea brings a light disorder, the funny one caused people to enjoy, the evil thought gave suffering, the kind one was healing them from any kind of adversity, but the foolish one often left scratches and bad consequences behind. They all lived fairly close to each other, but at the same time, their interests did not coincide, so sometimes they had to fight...