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Tag / 1975

August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1975, Lino Brocka, Philippines
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In the pantheon of Southeast Asian cinema, this stands as one of the finest films – bold, bleak and uncompromising.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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August 2, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Nishant (1975)

  • Benegal, Shyam
  • 1975, India, Shyam Benegal
  • 4 Comments

A film that will anger the hell out of you as Shyam Benegal tackles gender and class oppression in a depressingly kyriarchal Indian town with brazen confidence. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 22, 2020July 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Chupke Chupke (1975)

  • Mukherjee, Hrishikesh
  • 1975, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, India
  • 1 Comment

Mukherjee’s classic comedy revolving around an elaborate practical joke planned and executed by a newly-wedded man on his hapless in-laws is one of his most entertaining delights.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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October 30, 2019November 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Barry Lyndon (1975)

  • Criterion Collection, Kubrick, Stanley
  • 1975, Stanley Kubrick, UK, USA
  • 5 Comments

Kubrick’s understated and underrated costume-drama is, to me, his greatest accomplishment, and possibly the most beautiful period film ever made.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Mirror, The (1975)

  • Tarkovsky, Andrei
  • 1975, Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union
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4.5 stars

Tarkovsky’s purest cinematic poem pulls you into its complex if nebulous form, in a work that continues to astonish time and time again.

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May 12, 2019May 15, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

  • Others
  • 1975, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, UK
  • 1 Comment

4 stars

The film that started it all, in this brilliant absurd brand of comedy and satire.

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May 4, 2019October 30, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

  • Lumet, Sidney
  • 1975, Sidney Lumet, USA
  • 2 Comments

4.5 stars

Al Pacino gives one of his finest performances in this highly-entertaining drama about a bank robbery gone wrong, directed by the incredibly dexterous Sidney Lumet.

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