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The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

From rubble to riches

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1978, femme fatale, germany, hannah schygulla, Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer, rainer werner fassbinder, review, strong female lead, the marriage of maria braun, war, ww2

Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977)

November 12, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Art vs. entertainment

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1977, baxter vera baxter, feminism, france, gerard dipardieu, infidelity, marguerite duras, prostitution, review, scorned woman

Claire’s Knee (1970)

November 9, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A deluded dickhead

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970, 1970s, bad romance, claire's knee, eric rohmer, france, fuckboy, jean-claude brialy, review, sexual power dynamics, summer vacation

The Last American Hero (1973)

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Cars. Country. Character.

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1973, bill kerby, car culture, jeff bridges, lamont johnson, nascar, racing, review, the last american hero, the south

Hardcore (1979)

September 23, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Smut and skin, but no soul-searching

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1979, george c. scott, los angeles, paul schrader, pornography, religion, review, sex work

California Split (1974)

September 7, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The friends you make while gambling

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1974, california split, comedy, elliot gould, gambling, gambling addiction, george segal, jeff goldblum, joseph walsh, male friendships, review, robert altman

The Wicker Man (1973)

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The meaning of community

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1973, christopher lee, community, edward woodward, folk horror, horror, missing child, musical, paganism, police investigation, rituals, robin hardy, sex, the wicker man

Love In The Afternoon (1972)

June 24, 2023 Mikkel Frederiksen2 Comments

Ennui and lust spells disaster

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1972, adultery, bernard verley, eric rohmer, france, infidelity, middle class, review, suburban dissatisfaction, zouzou

Night Moves (1975)

June 21, 2023August 7, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Rated R for real adult subject matter

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1975, adultery, alan sharp, arthur penn, childhood trauma, gene hackman, marriage, melanie griffith, missing girl, night moves, private detective, review, susan clark

Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)

February 18, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The all-American labor experience.

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1976, barbara kopple, documentary, harlan county usa, labor history, politics, review, union, workers rights

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