All Films

Unhappy Hooker

1976 • 3 min • United States of America

A prostitute waits in vain for a client.

Kleiner Vogel

1976 • 40 min • United Kingdom

The film questions the possible viewing positions with the girl; in other words, who and what is looking at whom? and is the girl alone or with another – or is the camera position that of voyeur or protagonist? The only way to figure it out is to spend some time with her! – S.D.

John Baker's Last Race

1976 • 28 min

John Baker emerges as a fine runner while in High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then continues setting records at the University of New Mexico. His ability is world-class, and after receiving his university degree he accepts a position as a coach and physical education teacher at Aspen Elementary School while continuing to train (with the 1972 Olympics in sight). He becomes very popular with parents and students alike, for seeking ways to involve all his students, even those with an apparent lack of ability. Learning that he has terminal cancer he contemplates suicide, but instead chooses to dedicate himself even more to the kids, helping even the handicapped to participate, and co-founding and coaching the Duke City Dashers, an all-girl AAU track team. He hopes his "last race"...already beating the odds by a year, will not end before seeing this team win the national title.

Beloved

1976 • 55 min

When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion, called the Abode of Love.

Bakula's Pigs

1976 • 47 min • Soviet Union

Disturbed by his neighbor's pigs, Galaktion appealed to the court, but to no avail

The Lazy Fox

1976 • 8 min • Soviet Union

All animals in the forest have their own roles, except for the fox. He feels useless until he accidentally discovers his hidden talent.

James and the Giant Peach

1976 • 45 min • United Kingdom

A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

We Have Many Names

1976 • 51 min • Sweden

A sacrificial passive woman spends her life breeding happiness into her family. What happens when her world of security cracks, shatters completely and her identity dissolves?

Augusta

1976 • 16 min • Canada

This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity in the Williams Lake area of British Columbia. The daughter of a Shuswap chief, Augusta lost her Indian status as the result of a marriage to a white man. She recalls past times, but lives very much in the present. Self-sufficient, dedicated to her people, she spreads warmth wherever she moves, with her songs and her harmonica.

Seadrift

1976 • 15 min • Canada

Seadrift is based on a story The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft, and was shot partially in Marblehead Mass. Each section represents a synthesis of the various aspects and moods of the story. The sum total of the fragments expresses the atmosphere of the whole.

Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams

1976 • 59 min • Canada

The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subsequent decline of their economies after Confederation. Photographs, archival drawings, cartoons and interviews with Maritime historians are used to document the case.

The Mad Canadian

1976 • 10 min • Canada

A tense, tight close-up of stunt man Ken Carter's role on the stock-car racing track. Risking life and limb to rocket a car from a ramp over a parked line of cars takes more than the will to make a living. What else is involved is shown by the film as the camera looks and listens while the stunt man readies for his act and then makes his wild ride.

Leo es pardo

1976 • 10 min • Spain

A beautiful girl has an intense trip during which she transforms.

Talk to Me Like the Rain

1976 • 12 min • Germany

A small-scale, bare room situation involving a man and a woman who are bound together in an endless cycle by their hopeless poverty. Tennessee Williams' themes are explored in the man's alcoholism and the woman's desperation.

Here and Elsewhere

1976 • 55 min • France

Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the contrasting footage it shows of the fedayeen and of a French family watching television at home. Originally shot by the Dziga Vertov Group as a film on Palestinian freedom fighters, Godard later reworked the material alongside Anne-Marie Miéville.

Everyday Life

1976 • 16 min • Poland

Dialogue-free short detailing the daily tasks of a man and his wife.

A Special: Olivia Newton-John

1976 • 52 min

In her first variety special, Olivia Newton-John performs with guests including Elliott Gould, Lynda Carter, Tom Bosley, Ron Howard and Lee Majors.

Superstição

1976 • 45 min

In June 1976, Eduardo Coutinho and film reporter Mário Ferreira traveled to the northeastern backlands to record the documentary Superstição. The film revealed the customs, legends, and beliefs of the country people.

Nono Nénesse

1976 • 38 min • France

Two adults play babies and wild antics ensue.

The Honeymooners Specials: Second Honeymoon

1976 • 50 min • United States of America

Superdyke Meets Madame X

1976 • 19 min • United States of America

From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾” tape recorder and microphone.

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

1976 • 49 min

Humphrey Burton introduces two Omnibus USA reports on the arts in New York... that is the arts in the streets, away from the museums and the concert halls. One film is 'Saturday in Soho', an impression of artists, dancers and musicians' work and of the Soho area in general. The second is 'Watching My Name Go By', a showcase a kind of graffiti cult game played by 11 to 17-year-olds. It's illegal and dangerous - and while some New Yorkers think it's a kind of art, others think it's kind of disgusting.

Breakfast (Table-Top Dolly)

1976 • 15 min • Canada

A continuous zoom traverses the space of a breakfast table, serving as a grand metaphor for indigestion.

Leisure

1976 • 14 min • Australia

The animated history of leisure: that concept most commonly known as free time.