All Films

The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa

1978 • 10 min • Canada, United States of America

An animated adaptation of Franz Kafka’s acclaimed novella, “The Metamorphosis,” made from carving images into sand with glass.

Penine Man

1978 • 30 min

In Stalybridge, middle-aged scoutmaster Kenneth "Kim" McGrath begins to crack up under the strain of his personal and domestic frustrations.

Forever and Always

1978 • 18 min • United States of America

A marriage on the rocks that hurts the heart almost as much as the colors hurt the eye. “[A] full color portrait of a break-up that comes closer than any other to being an operetta.” –B. Ruby Rich

Hello Monkey

1978 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Boa is in great mood and wants to share it with Monkey. So he sends his best regard to her through Elephant.

Canada Vignettes: Onions and Garlic: A Hebrew Fable

1978 • 4 min • Canada

This animated short tells a humourous Hebrew folk tale about a man's venture to introduce onions to a far away kingdom and a disreputable man's attempt to exploit that.

Out of Our Fathers' House

1978 • 59 min • United States of America

Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary Jones, this unique production paints a compelling portrait of the women's liberation movement.

The Cramps: Live at Napa State Mental Hospital

1978 • 20 min • United States of America

The concert was recorded with a black-and-white video camera and a single microphone on June 13, 1978.

Angel in the House

1978 • 27 min • United Kingdom

Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.

Others

1978 • 14 min • Yugoslavia

Documentary where the protagonist takes a melancholic walk in the city before coming back home to his family.

Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam

1978 • 49 min • Hong Kong

Following Ah Man’s arrival in Hong Kong as a stowaway, the Vietnamese teenager seeks out his cousin for help to earn a living. Thereafter he becomes an apprentice with a compatriot Vietnamese painter. One day, Ah Man accidentally discovers his cousin’s disgraceful secret, while the painter faces deportation for his own illegal residency status. The Boy from Vietnam marked the debut of Ann Hui’s Vietnam Trilogy.

The World Beyond

1978 • 58 min • United States of America

A golem made of mud terrorizes a couple on a remote Maine island.

It Was An Axe-ident

1978 • 2 min • United States of America

From 1978 a written and directed short film by Daniel Johnston starring his father, Bill Johnston.

Monsieur René Magritte

1978 • 50 min • France, Germany

Documentary about the Belgian surrealist artist who died in 1967.

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon

1978 • 30 min

Rupert Skern's Saturday morning peace is shattered by the arrival of workmen in his garden

Woman Mandala

1978 • 54 min • Japan

A husband with a mistress learns that his wife, whom he had envied, is pregnant and begins to want to kill her.

Between Sky and Earth

1978 • 60 min • Soviet Union

The famous musician is selfish and proud towards ex-wife, son, partner, colleagues and relatives. One day, the plane on which he was supposed to fly on vacation crashes. He's late for that and alive, but for his loved ones he isn't...

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978 • 48 min • United States of America

Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.

Canada Vignettes: Logger

1978 • 1 min • Canada

The history of the development of modern logging techniques on the British Columbia coast.

School Days

1978 • 30 min • Japan

Ilya Muromets and Highwayman Nightingale

1978 • 10 min • Soviet Union

This is the second story from a series of adventures of the brave warrior Ilya of Murom. This time he is moving towards the city of Kiev and on the way accomplishes his great and small feats. Arriving at the gates of Chernigov city, Illya discovers that black vorogs are circling around the city. Having settled with them, Ilya Muromets meets the locals, who offer him the honorary position of governor. But the hero refuses the offer, because he needs to move towards Kiev and fight with evil spirits.

Assassins

1978 • 16 min

Two men plan an assassination.

Fields of Endless Day

1978 • 58 min • Canada

The history of Canada's black population.

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978 • 58 min • United States of America

Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have worked with him are featured.

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978 • 50 min • United States of America