An older woman and a younger woman connect and find comfort in each other’s strengths as their husbands fail them in this intimate drama by the ever perceptive Marta Meszaros.
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Two of Them, The (1977)
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Tag / 1977
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Eraserhead (1977)
Outstanding feature debut by David Lynch, this is as nightmarish and surreal as they come.
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That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Sexual politics and sociopolitics dovetail in Bunuel’s mesmerising final film, featuring two actresses taking turns to play the female lead.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
An astonishing sci-fi-drama that is also one of Spielberg’s very best, complete with awe-inspiring scenes and heartwarming embrace of humanity.
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Bhumika (1977)
A young woman-turned-actress forced into the Bollywood entertainment industry tries to escape loneliness through a myriad of love affairs in this melancholic tale starring the great Smita Patil.
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One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977)
Varda’s beautiful work about the deep friendship between two French women trying to find meaning in their womanhood is fiercely feministic underneath its warm, understated filmmaking style.
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Chess Players, The (1977)
Satyajit Ray’s only Hindi film is an engrossing treatment on how the pleasures of chess can take on political and symbolic significance.
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Iodo (1977)
Continue reading →A strange if beautifully-shot work by Kim Ki-young about how myths might operate in the modern world.
Equus (1977)
Some extraordinary performances are on show in this contentious if compelling psychological drama about passions and desires at the crossroads of religion and sex.
Ascent, The (1977)
Continue reading →One of the most haunting and harrowing of works centering on WWII, this chilling Soviet masterpiece will knock you cold both emotionally and psychologically.
