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Overview of films

• The Earth Belongs to the People

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  17' | -

  Short documentary about overcropping the earth. By political film collective. See also: Wilmington, Only the Beginning, Felix Revolts & The Woman’s Fi

• Essene

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  Frederick Wiseman | 86' | USA | -

  Master documentary-maker penetrates behind the scenes at a rural monastery.

• Felix Revolts

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  5' | USA | -

  Rebellious old cartoon film. Used by political collective. See also: The Earth Belongs to the People, Wilmington, Only the Beginning & The Woman’s Fil

• Gion Bayashi

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  Mizoguchi Kenji | 84' | Japan | -

  Golden classic by master film-maker about the demise of the geisha.

• Guerilla’s of the Arabian Gulf

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  Jimmy Vaughan, Robert Erskine, Maryin Bayer | 45' | United Kingdom | -

  Committed documentary about the guerrilla war in Oman. See also: The Hour of Liberation.

• Here Comes Everybody

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  John Whitmore | 95' | USA | -

  Revealing registration of group therapy sessions by a guru-psychiatrist. Sex is the favourite topic of conversation.

• The Hour of Liberation

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  Heiny Srour | 62' | France | -

  The director’s cut of Guerilla’s of the Arabian Gulf. See there.

• Ich liebe dich, Ich töte dich

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  Uwe Brandner | 95' | Germany | -

  Début film about gay love. Teacher becomes poacher and falls victim to a wolf hunter.

• Ingmar Bergman’s värld

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  Stig Björkman | 55' | Sweden | -

  Elegant portrait of the great Swedish film-maker.

• El jardín de las delicias

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  Carlos Saura | 95' | Spain | -

  Now-classic Saura. A film that balances between sham and reality. Man has forgotten the secret number of a Swiss bank account after an accident.

• Johnny Got His Gun

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  Dalton Trumbo | 111' | USA | -

  Soldier returns from the war an invalid. Johnny can no longer talk, see or feel. The film portrays his inner life.

• Katzelmacher

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  Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 88' | Germany | -

  The legendary Fassbinder himself plays the role of Jorgos, a guest worker hated in a village.