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Tag / 1977

May 18, 2021September 26, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Two of Them, The (1977)

  • Meszaros, Marta
  • 1977, Hungary, Marta Meszaros
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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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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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March 11, 2021October 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Eraserhead (1977)

  • Criterion Collection, Lynch, David
  • 1977, David Lynch, USA
  • 2 Comments

Outstanding feature debut by David Lynch, this is as nightmarish and surreal as they come.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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February 27, 2021October 9, 2021 by Eternality Tan

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

  • Bunuel, Luis, Criterion Collection
  • 1977, France, Luis Bunuel
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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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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 21, 2020August 16, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

  • Spielberg, Steven
  • 1977, Steven Spielberg, USA
  • 5 Comments

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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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 8, 2020October 30, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Bhumika (1977)

  • Benegal, Shyam
  • 1977, India, Shyam Benegal
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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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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977)

  • Criterion Collection, Varda, Agnes
  • 1977, Agnes Varda, France
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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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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 29, 2020October 2, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Chess Players, The (1977)

  • Ray, Satyajit
  • 1977, India, Satyajit Ray
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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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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 1, 2019July 3, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Iodo (1977)

  • Kim, Ki-young
  • 1977, Kim Ki-young, South Korea
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A strange if beautifully-shot work by Kim Ki-young about how myths might operate in the modern world.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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June 16, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Equus (1977)

  • Lumet, Sidney
  • 1977, Sidney Lumet, UK, USA
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4 stars

Some extraordinary performances are on show in this contentious if compelling psychological drama about passions and desires at the crossroads of religion and sex.

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April 28, 2019May 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Ascent, The (1977)

  • Criterion Collection, Shepitko, Larisa
  • 1977, Larisa Shepitko, Soviet Union
  • 1 Comment

One of the most haunting and harrowing of works centering on WWII, this chilling Soviet masterpiece will knock you cold both emotionally and psychologically.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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