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Rare and forgotten films, children in cinema, films about the first love and growing up.


 

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Naked Venus. 1958.

The Naked Venus. 1958.
A young American painter and his French wife move with their small daughter to the US when the husband's father dies. His mother takes an instant dislike to the wife, and when she finds out that her daughter-in-law is a nudist who once posed naked for an artist, she declares her son's wife to be an unfit mother and sets out to break up the marriage--which may not be difficult to do, as the son is a weak-willed "mama's boy" who's terrified to stand up against his domineering mother.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer.
Cast: Patricia Conelle, Don Roberts, Arianne Ulmer, Wynn Gregory, Douglas McCairn, Doris Shriver, Allan Singer, Harry Lovejoy, Louis Bertrand, Sherie Elms, Bill Lough.
USA, 1958.
Language: English.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Silip / Daughters of Eve / Peeping. 1985. FULL-HD.

Silip / Daughters of Eve / Peeping. 1985. FULL-HD.
 Silip (lit. To witness) is a 1985 Philippine horror seхploitation film written by Ricardo Lee and directed by Elwood Perez. The film was released outside of the Philippines as Daughters of Eve.
In the remote countryside of Ilocos, various women are seхually abused by local men. Two sisters, Tonya (Maria Isabel Lopez), a sexually repressed young woman, and Selda (Sarsi Emmanuelle), a promiscuous woman, meet Simon (Mark Joseph), the most attractive man in the village. Tonya teaches catechism to the children of the village. Selda comes home from the city with her American lover, whom she throws out shortly afterward. She's the exact opposite of Tonya, as her views on seх are more liberal and less guilt-filled. Tonya is secretly sexually attracted to Simon, but she refuses his sexual advances.
This movie was produced during the era of the Experimental Cinema of the Philippine when some starlets in local show business were exploited to create sex-oriented movies. Marcos was still in power, and maybe this passed his approval to divert Filipinos from the worsening political and economic problems. Most of these experimental cinema allowed "pene" so don't be surprised if the there were actual "penetration" in this movie.
Director: Elwood Perez.
Cast: Sarsi Emmanuelle, Maria Isabel Lopez, Myra Manibog, Mark Joseph, Daren Craig Johnson, Pia Zabale, Michael Locsin, Arwin Rogelio, Jenneelyn Gatbalite, Gloria Andrade, Jimmy Reyes, Arthur Cassanova, Chabeng Contreras, Cheriebee Santos, Lea Zabale, Jun-Jun Santos.
Philippines, 1985.
Language: Tagalog, English.
Subtitles: English.
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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Tøser + Drengerøve / Tjejsnack & killsnack. 1998.

Tøser + Drengerøve / Tjejsnack & killsnack. 1998.
DK. 7. b skal holde klassefest, og eleverne skal sove på skolen. Stemningen inden er ladet med fnis og forventninger. To piger giver hinanden sugemærker, og drengene studerer pruttende pornoblade. Festen starter sløvt, men så sker der noget. Nysgerrigt og famlende afprøves grænser. Drikkeri og drilleri, kys og gråd, sejr og jalousi. Et hold cykler til stranden og nøgenbader, og en gruppe piger afprøver telefonsex. 7. b er på vej mod voksenlivet i ekspresfart. Instruktøren har som en flue på væggen været med til klassefest og registrerer nøgternt, men også følsomt alle de små betydningsladede episoder.
EN. Class 7B from N. Koch's school in Aarhus are the stars of the film, which deals with all the joys and problems experienced by the pupils - on the border of the adult world. The film contains all elements: The boys who enjoy the pictures of the pornographic magazines, the girls practicing in front of the mirror, intrigues, unrequited love, sexuality, and feelings which cannot be controlled.
Director: Aage Rais-Nordentoft.
Denmark, 1998.
Language: Danish.
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Monday, September 20, 2021

Nadia. 1984. FULL-HD.

Nadia. 1984. FULL-HD.
Nadia is a 1984 made-for-television biopic directed by Alan Cooke about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci. Comăneci herself had nothing to do with the production of the film (the content of which was described to her by others). She stated at the time of its release that those involved with the film never made contact with her: "I sincerely don't even want to see it, I feel so badly about it. It distorts my life so totally.
As a young child, Romanian Nadia Comăneci was discovered by domineering gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi. Károlyi and his wife Márta trained Comăneci in their gymnastics school for eight years. Comăneci eventually became a world champion gymnast. In 1976, at the age of 14, she became the first woman to ever score a perfect 10 at the Olympics; she ended the competition with seven 10s, three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze and became an instant celebrity in Romania and around the world. However, the pressure was too much for Comăneci to handle. She was separated from the Károlyis by the Romanian government and became overweight and out-of-shape. She eventually rebounded, though, and led her country to the 1979 World Championship gold.
Director: Alan Cooke.
Cast: Talia Balsam, Jonathan Banks, Joe Bennett, Simone Blue, Johann Carlo, Conchata Ferrell, Carrie Snodgress, Carl Strano, Karrie Ullman, Leslie Weiner, Simon Adams, Bozidar Alic, Cynthia Ashperger.
Yugoslavia, USA, 1984.
Language: English.
Subtitles: English.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021

Angolský deník lékařky. 1984.

Angolský deník lékařky. 1984.
CZ. Angolský deník lékařky je televizní film pojednávací o skupině československých občanů, kteří v rámci rozvojové hospodářské pomoci budují papírenský průmysl v Alto Catumbela v Angole. Film byl natočen na motivy skutečné události a popisuje přepadení osady, únos ozbrojenci z UNITA, strasti zničujícího pochodu i psychické a fyzické vyčerpání plynoucí ze situace.
EN. The Angolan Diary of a Doctor is a television film about a group of Czechoslovak citizens who are building a paper industry in Alto Catumbela, Angola, as part of development economic aid. The film was based on a real event and describes the raid on the settlement, the abduction of militants from UNITA, the suffering of a devastating march and the mental and physical exhaustion resulting from the situation.
Director: Vladimír Kavčiak.
Cast: Jana Brejchová, Jana Gýrová, Alena Procházková, Jana Švandová, Sylvia Turbová, Růžena Merunková, Hana Packertová, Viera Richterová, Jozef Adamovič, Jan Pohan, Juraj Ďurdiak, Vítězslav Jandák, Jan Krafka, Jana Fabiánová, Svatopluk Matyáš, Jan Přeučil, Petr Oliva, Marta Jandová, David Strupek, Linda Dřevikovská, Martin Šotola, Jaroslav Tomsa, Jitka Zelenohorská, Alena Konopíková, Vanda Švarcová, Karel Hábl, Daniela Bartáková, Darina Chmúrová, Petr Skarke, Petr Svárovský, Jan Okrouhlík, Jiří Vondráček, Michal Krb.
Czechoslovakia, Československá televize, 1984.
Language: Czech.
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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Dressirovshchiki. 1961.

Dressirovshchiki. 1961.
Old Soviet short film based on the story of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. About schoolchildren Grisha and Irisha, who decided to raise a dog for the border guards.
Director: Vsevolod Tsvetkov.
Cast: Elena Cheremshanova, Gennady Biryukov, Georgy Vitsin, Nikolay Emelyanov, Nina Ivanova
USSR, Yalta studio of feature films, 1961.
Language: Russian.
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Thursday, September 9, 2021

The Suicide. 1978. FULL-HD.

The Suicide. 1978. FULL-HD.
 Thought lost for many years, this first short film directed by a 17 year old (!) Todd Haynes, was rediscovered in 2014 and put as a special feature on the DVD for the movie 'Safe'.
Bullied boy, left by his father, supported by a over-optimistic and naive mother, tries out life in a new school.
In The Suicide, the boy’s father has left him. Still, much of the film takes place in an otherwise standard Leave it to Beaver household, as a boy’s blindly optimistic mother tries to explain that his new school will be a welcoming place.
Director: Todd Haynes.
Cast: David Blaikie, Jeff Williams, Bonnie Solow, Trudy Felton, Ellyn Marcus, Mitzi Hoag, John Polachek, Allen Haynes, Matthew Rosen.
USA, 1978.
Language: English.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

My Little Princess / I'm Not a F**king Princess. 2011. FULL-HD.

My Little Princess / I'm Not a F**king Princess. 2011. FULL-HD.
FR. Hannah et Violetta forment un couple hors du commun : mère insaisissable et fillette en quête d’amour maternel, artiste fantasque et modèle malgré elle. Lorsqu’Hannah demande à sa fille si elle veut être son modèle, tout bascule dans la vie de Violetta qu
EN. My Little Princess is a 2011 French-Romanian drama film directed by Eva Ionesco and inspired by her relationship with her mother, the well-known artistic photographer Irina Ionesco whose pictures of her young daughter caused controversy when they were published back in the 1970s. The film illustrates a situation which at first glance seems to be a paradox: whilst revealing more and more of her daughter to the public the mother seems to get increasingly estranged from her and vice versa.
Violetta is raised by her grandmother. Her mother Hanna tries to make a living on taking photographs and concentrates on her dreams to become a famous artist. In order to succeed as an artist she doesn't worry about dating men of questionable reputation. Only every now and then her mother visits her daughter but during these occasions it occurs to her that her daughter could be a potential model. She starts exploiting her daughter who by transforming into a kind of Lolita becomes increasingly alienated from other children of her age. At school she is eventually frequently insulted and rejected. Then Mamie dies and Hannah's photographs are about to unequivocally overstep the line of acceptability. Hanna even coerces Violetta mercilessly into cooperation by withholding her food in case she doesn't agree to pose for increasingly daring photographs.
Director: Eva Ionesco.
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu, Denis Lavant, Jethro Cave, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Pascal Bongard, Anne Benoît, Johanna Degris-Agogue, Lou Lesage, Nicolas Maury, Joe Sheridan, Pauline Jacquard.
France, 2011.
Language: French, English, Romanian.
Subtitles: English.
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Monday, September 6, 2021

Frankie15. 2016. FULL-HD.

Frankie15. 2016. FULL-HD.
FR. Frankie veut perdre sa virgnité avant de fêter ses 16 ans, convaincu qu'elle en sortira plus mature. FRANKIE15 raconte l'histoire d'une amitié pleine de sens, de l'exploration de sa propre sexualité en tant que jeune bruxelloise.
EN. Frankie wants to lose her virginity before she turns 16, convinced of feeling more grown-up afterwards. FRANKIE15 tells the story about meaningful friendship, exploring sexuality and being young in Brussels.
Director: Livia Perneel.
Cast: Amber Janssens, Mountassir Khammal, Melody van Gompel, Fabrice Milioni, Yoann Zimmer.
Belgium, 2016.
Languages: Dutch, French.
Subtitles: English.
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Sunday, September 5, 2021

I mavri Emmanouella / Emanuelle: Queen of Sados / Emanuelle's Daughter. 1980. FULL-HD.

I mavri Emmanouella / Emanuelle: Queen of Sados / Emanuelle's Daughter. 1980. FULL-HD.
After years of abuse at the hands of her husband, a woman, Emmanouella, is pushed to the breaking point. She hires a hitman to do in her husband, but just when she thinks her troubles are at an end, the assassin blackmails her. As her husband's business partner struggles to prove her guilt, and as the hitman continues to threaten her new found security, Emmanouella struggles to keep her name clear and to keep her naive stepdaughter from becoming tangled in the web of danger she has created.
This is one of several films made to cash in on the success of the Black Emanuelle film series created by Bitto Albertini and continued by Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei. Though the film stars Laura Gemser (the star of the Black Emanuelle series) and she plays a character named Emanuelle (Emmanouella), it has nothing to do with the photojournalist character Emanuelle from the original series.
Director: Ilias Mylonakos.
Cast: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Livia Russo, Haris Tryfonas, Nadia Neri, Gordon Mitchell, Pantelis Agelopou, Vagelis Vartan, Elli Kiriakidou, George Zenios, Tarita, Kathrin Maalouf, Anda Vartholomeou, Helen Danezi.
Greece, Cyprus, 1980.
Language: English, German.
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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Nicki. 1979.

Nicki. 1979.
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 DE. Nicki ist zwölf Jahre alt und hat schon eine Menge Pflichten. Seit die Mutter tot ist, führt sie praktisch den Haushalt und kümmert sich um die drei jüngeren Geschwister. Das bringt Probleme, auch in der Schule hat sie zurzeit Schwierigkeiten, besonders in Mathematik. Und die Mathematiklehrerin, Fräulein Lorenz, kann sie überhaupt nicht leiden. Manchmal flüchtet sich Nicki in den Traum, eine Königin zu sein. Dann holt sie sich vom Lordkanzler Ratschläge, wie ihre Probleme zu lösen sind. Er empfiehlt ihr zu lernen und Fräulein Lorenz durch gute Leistungen zu verblüffen. Was sie auch tut. Und als der Vater ausgerechnet die Lehrerin heiraten will, da sind die Fronten schon etwas gelockert.
EN. Since the death of her mother, the twelve-year-old Nicki has to take on a lot of responsibilities at home. As the eldest daughter of her single father she runs the household more or less on her own. Furthermore, she has to look after her three little siblings. Naturally, these burdens have consequences: Nicki’s school grades leave much to be desired, especially her grades in mathematics, and it does not help that she cannot stand her math teacher, Mrs. Lorenz. Whenever things become too much for her, Nicki escapes into a dream world. As a queen, she gets wise advice from her lord chancellor. At his suggestion she starts to work on her math skills and manages to impress her teacher with good grades. When her father falls in love with Mrs. Lorenz of all people, Nicki’s life seems to be heading towards less troubled times.
Director: Gunther Scholz.
Cast: Katrin Raukopf, Ralf Häger, Andrea Brose, Jörg Panknin, Margot Busse, Klaus Manchen, Hans-Otto Reintsch, Reimar J. Baur, Petra Hinze, Eva Schäfer, Günther Brill.
DDR, DEFA, 1979.
Language: German.
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