MFB: May 1979

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

May 1979

Vol. 46 No. 544

Big Wednesday

(aka: Summer of Innocence)

USA - 1978 - 119m - col / scope

Columbia-EMI-Warner (A)

D: John Milius
Dolby Stereo

The Birth of a Nation

(aka: The Clansman)

(aka: In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan)

USA - 1915 - silent - bw

Western Import (U)

D: D.W. Griffith
Also reviewed: Jan 1953.

Blue Fantasies

Schulmädchen-Report 12. Teil: Wenn das die Mammi wüßte

(USA: Carnal Campus)

(aka: Love Play: French Style)

W.Germany - 1978 - 83m - col

Entertainment (X) (cut)

D: Walter Boos
Series: Confessions of a Sixth Form Girl (1970, Sep/1976).

Bruce Lee: The Man the Myth
Bruce Lee: The True Story

李小龍傳奇

(USA: The Dragon Lives)

Hong Kong - 1976 - 104m - col / scope

Enterprise (X) (cut)

D: Ng See-yuen

Cannibal

Ultimo mondo cannibale

(USA: The Last Survivor)

(aka: Carnivorous)

(aka: Jungle Holocaust)

(aka: Last Cannibal World)

Italy - 1976 - 92m - col / scope

Miracle (X) (cut)

D: Ruggero Deodato

Cantata of Chile

Cantata de Chile

Cuba - 1976 - 119m - col

Cinegate

D: Humberto Solás

The Children of Theatre Street

USA - 1977 - 100m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (U)

D: Robert Dornhelm, Earle Mack

The Class of Miss MacMichael

UK - 1978 - 99m - col

Gala (AA)

D: Silvio Narizzano

Confessions of a Naked Virgin

Schulmädchen-Report 11. Teil: Probieren geht über Studieren

(USA: Blue Dreams)

(aka: Naughty Freshmen)

(aka: Schoolgirl Report No. 11: Naughty Freshmen)

W.Germany - 1976 - 79m - col

Childs Associates (X) (cut)

D: Ernst Hofbauer
Series: Confessions of a Sixth Form Girl (1970, Sep/1976).

Days of Heaven

USA - 1978 - 94m - col

CIC (A)

D: Terrence Malick
35mm and 70mm release prints.
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

Dogs

USA - 1976 - 90m - col

Enterprise (AA)

D: Burt Brinckerhoff

Electric Eskimo

UK - 1979 - 57m - col

Children's Film Foundation (U)

D: Frank Godwin

Firepower

UK - 1979 - 104m - col

ITC (A) (cut)

D: Michael Winner

The Getting of Wisdom

Australia - 1977 - 101m - col

Tedderwick (A)

D: Bruce Beresford

Goin’ South

USA - 1978 - 108m - col

CIC (A)

D: Jack Nicholson

Hollywood on Trial

USA - 1976 - 102m - bw and col

Contemporary

D: David Helpern Jr.

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures

UK/India - 1978 - 83m - col

Contemporary (A)

D: James Ivory

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

USA - 1916 - silent - bw

Cinegate / BFI

D: D.W. Griffith

The Lady Vanishes

UK - 1979 - 97m - col / scope

Rank (A)

D: Anthony Page

Li Hsiao-lung Ch’uan-ch’i

[see: Bruce Lee: The True Story]

Love and Sacrifice
America

USA - 1924 - silent - bw
Allied Artists (Banned)
D: D.W. Griffith

Mr. Selkie

UK - 1978 - 52m - col

Children's Film Foundation (U)

D: Anthony Squire

The Music Machine

UK - 1979 - 90m - col

Target (A) (cut)

D: Ian Sharp

The Reef

Australia - 1977 - 76m - col

ITC (U)

D: John Heyer

The Saga of Anatahan

アナタハン

(USA: Ana-ta-han)

Japan - 1953 - 92m - bw

British Lion (X) (cut)

D: Josef von Sternberg
Also reviewed: May 1954.

Spider-Man Strikes Back

USA (TV) - 1978 - 93m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (U) (cut)

D: Ron Satlof
Series: The Amazing Spider-Man (1977, Apr/1978).

The Struggle

USA - 1931 - 87m - bw

United Artists (A) (cut)

D: D.W. Griffith

The Teacher

El brigadista

Cuba - 1977 - 119m - col

Cinegate

D: Octavio Cortázar

Tears

Den pro mou lásku

(USA: Day for My Love)

Czechoslovakia - 1976 - 92m - col

Childs Associates (AA)

D: Juraj Herz

Terror

UK - 1978 - 87m - col

Entertainment (X) (cut)

D: Norman J. Warren

The Thief of Baghdad

UK/France (TV) - 1978 - 102m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (U) (cut)

D: Clive Donner
Dolby Stereo

Turtle on Its Back

La tortue sur le dos

(USA: Like a Turtle on Its Back)

France - 1978 - 109m - col

Connoisseur (X)

D: Luc Béraud

Way Down East

USA - 1920 - silent - bw

Allied Artists (A)

D: D.W. Griffith

Wifemistress

Mogliamante

Italy - 1977 - 106m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (X)

D: Marco Vicario