Movie Trailers - January 1979

Viking Visitors to North America Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Evidence of Viking presence in North America has challenged archaeologists and historians for years. Did the Vikings come to northern Canada nearly 1,000 years ago? Did they later migrate inland? This film explores the legends of the Viking visits to North America, which remain shrouded in mystery, but continue to be the subject of much debate.

Feast of the Sacred Ox Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Scenes from the three last days of the festival in which the population of the old Kingdom of Jau participate yearly.

Smrť chodí po horách Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A television film, an adaptation of Vladimír Mináč's first novel. The dramatic story of two brothers during the Slovak National Uprising provides artistic testimony to authentic events from the Slovak mountains in 1944.

To My Bosom Friend Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

To My Bosom Friend is a Burmese black-and-white film released in 1979.

The Last Window Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

If one does not approach every problem carefully and patiently, the failure is inevitable. The view through the window that offers nothing, if one does not wait, is another story about a man who does not have the patience to study the problem in detail and calmly for which there was a real solution.

The Birth Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A movie about giving birth.

The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon Trailer (1979)

02 January 1979

The planning and implementation of the first flight to the moon, narrated by Orson Welles.

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Trailer (1979)

28 January 1979

Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play.

The Lottery Man Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A fairly successful insurance agent, Charles, invites a charming woman, Nana, who was the victim of one of his clients, to lunch and gives her a series of state lottery tickets that he buys during lunch.

El fin del tahur Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Luciana, a young, struggling single mother moves to a seedy Mexican town to find a proper job and provide a good education and a decent living to her son.

Story of agates Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Hermitage - the treasury of world art. Surprise and delight become the companion of a person who passed through the halls of this museum.

Metamorphoses Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

How do we perceive the people we see for the first time, upon what do we base our opinions? “Metamorphosis” continues to explore the subject of social alienation in cities and biased perceptions of strangers because of their looks.

Double Flame Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A symmetrical object of contemplation

Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid

The Window Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Polish animated short directed by Jerzy Kucia.

The Art We Deserve? Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

The ART WE DESERVE is an film essay by Richard Cork about the gulf between minority art and mass culture.

wind-pollinated flower Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Hisato and Takao set their sights on Saki, a wealthy young woman who looks like an easy target to squeeze money from.

The Heart of Loisaida Trailer (1979)

02 January 1979

Shows efforts on New York's Lower East Side to revive abandoned buildings through the work and persistence of the local, predominantly Latino residents.

Misery Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

In a poor village, a farmer who goes to the field becomes ill and is brought home unconscious. Relatives and villagers come to visit him, to express compassion to his mother.

The Savage Beasts Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Nasty sleaze fest, very violent and misogynistic.

Tara: Forbidden Pleasures Trailer (1979)

18 January 1979

Sonia, a wealthy and mature woman, lives alone on a farm in a region that is being ravaged by a gang of violent bandits.

Who Is Poly Styrene? Trailer (1979)

20 January 1979

A film portrait of the New Wave singer-songwriter Poly Styrene, which originally aired as part of the Arena series on BBC.

Atmaram Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A Bollywood film.

At Yukigaya 4 Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

In this personal film made during when Idemitsu went back and forth between Japan and USA, the subjective gaze is depicted in the abstract images with high contrast.

Dve frašky Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

In Gack's house, someone is constantly robbing him of bread and pastries. The main suspect, according to Lopušný, is his companion Belák.

Young and Free Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Chad Rainey, a young boy from Ohio looses his mother to Cholera. On his way west on a wagon train he elopes into the wilderness where he meets and fall in love with an Indian girl.

Mudhal Iravu Trailer (1979)

12 January 1979

Jayalakshmi, a rape victim, gets a recommendation letter from a pastor and goes to Sunderajan's house for work.

Caterina: The Extended Family Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Film about Caterina who is a primary/language teacher who came from Italy to Australia. The film explores the Italian community's attitude to the family and the benefits of an extended family.

Postkarten Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

On colorful German postcards and photos, WW I looks like a great adventure for men. It is enough to compare them with documentary photos describing that terrible period to reveal the whole falsity of the iconographic project of the war.

The Secret Abyss Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Evocations of a space in the mind – limitless, soundless. Blackness punctuated by bursting water bubbles ascending and descending into the unknown.

Wasteland Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

It is a satire that makes you laugh, a lament that makes you cry.

Ink, Paint, Scratch Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

This short educational film introduces viewers to the vibrant world of camera-less animation. In just 10 minutes, it showcases three creative examples of animation made entirely by drawing, painting, and scratching directly onto film stock.

A Place on the Streetcar Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Rushing through time from the limited space of the tram, we are presented a metaphor of how we pass through our lives - only limitedly affected by the significant events that affect us.

Lermite Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

"Every landscape, like every subject, ends up looking like the painter who paints it" A posthumous tribute to painter Lermite (1920-1977), whose real name was Jean-Pierre Schmid.

Golgotha Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Millstones have always been produced in Lesnovo, placed in the Zletovo area, by cutting the rocks at the surrounding mountains.

8mm Portrait Series - Reel #1: Lynn Shelton and Nils Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Je vous ferai aimer la vie Trailer (1979)

31 January 1979

Anielle is raising her 17-year-old son, Olivier. The boy is badly hurt in a motorcycle accident. It's Dr.

8mm Portrait Series - Reel #2: Lynn Shelton Paints Silk Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A Love Retarded Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Ein gemachter Mann oder "Falsche Fuffziger" Trailer (1979)

19 January 1979

In a western country, the police are on the lookout for a counterfeit money gang. During the closure of a brothel, the small inspector of the vice squad receives a reliable tip.

American Odyssey Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

American Odyssey is a look at Orff-Schulwerk in America in 1979. Filmed in 17 schools in 7 states, it documents the creative process in music, movement, dance, theater, and the spoken word, involving students and teachers from kindergarten through community chorus and orchestra.

Tiny Tim: The Non-Stop Luna Park Marathon Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

The legendary Tiny Tim sang for two hours and seventeen minutes non-stop, one beautiful summer's night, in the 'Floating Palais' at Luna Park on Sydney harbor.

Shaayad Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A doctor comes across his past lover and her ailing husband who is at the last stage of cancer. When the man dies, the doctor is accused of murdering him.

Sun Song Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

“A percussive conjuration of a banshee wail, imploring warmth from the winter’s sun, this was naively made in admired response to Mothlight.

No Art of Memory Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Disturbing hints of the inexplicable clear their throats in preparation for consciousness. Hand made image and sound; what you see is very nearly what you hear.

Canada Vignettes: Helen Law Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Profile of a Chinese immigrant to Canada narrated by her son.

Music for Herself Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A woman arrives home, apparently coming from her job, and sets out about house chores and placing every object around her with extreme care.