Tag Archives: 70’s
Mahler (1974)
Following the notoriety branded him by the one-two of The Music Lovers (1970) and The Devils (1971), hellion filmmaker Ken Russell pressed on with a string of smaller-scale and more accessible British films, but these nonetheless reinforced the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, biopic, Ken Russell, Mahler, Surreal, Wagner
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El Topo (1970)
“You are seven years old. You are a man. Bury your first toy and your mother’s picture.” A gunslinger clad from head to toe in black, carrying a black umbrella, gives his naked young son a teddy bear and a … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Leone, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, dwarf, Jodorowsky, Madness, Mexico, Midnight Movie, Surreal, Western, Zen
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Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) was the last bow for Russian director and animator Aleksandr Ptushko, who would die shortly after the film’s release, aged 72. Ptushko began his career as a pioneer of stop-motion animation, directing one of the earliest … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Action, Aleksandr Ptushko, fairy tale, Fantasy, giants, Russian, Surreal, Sword and Sorcery, witches
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