All Films

Haunted

1988 • 9 min

Explores the fantasies of a young man obsessed with his ex-lover.

No Robbers in the Woods

1988 • 28 min • Sweden

A short movie based on a script written by children's author Astrid Lindgren.

Miracle Bunny 2

1988 • 30 min • Japan

A soft adult video starring Kuroki Eiko from "Star Virgin". It depicts the activities of Miracle Bunny, the incarnation of a rabbit. Two volumes released at the same time.

Treasures of the Titanic

1988 • 60 min

The saga began on a crisp, calm April night in 1912, as the RMS Titanic slipped below the icy waters of the North Atlantic. It became one of the most shocking and mystifying tragedies of all time... Never again would an ocean liner be as glorified; never again would a ship be considered "unsinkable". Join us in a bold and exciting expedition to the Titanic's resting place 12,500 feet below the surface; a mission as technologically challenging and daring as a trip to the Moon! Witness explorations in and around the Titanic: the retrieval of a ship's safe, navigation equipment, china, and more; plus interviews with survivors and renowned experts. It's the complete saga of the Titanic, from construction to catastrophe and finally, discovery... in one compelling home video.

Until I Return

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The film is based on the humorous story of the English writer Evelyn Waugh “On Guard,” which talks about fidelity, devotion, and love. The bearer of these human qualities in the film is a dog named Hector.

Toulouse-Lautrec

1988 • 50 min

Scenes from Huston's "Moulin Rouge," archive footage of the original locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's "Royal Academy" and interviews with artists, critics and collectors provide insights into the artist's life.

The Zip

1988 • 11 min • United Kingdom

A man wakes one day to find a zip on the front of his body. Dare he see what's inside?

Sanggyedong Olympic

1988 • 27 min • South Korea

When it was decided that the 88 Olympics would be held in Seoul, the residents of Sanggye-dong were forced from their homes and they struggled against the government to at least guarantee them new residences.

The Case of the Hippopotamus

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The heroes of the film Hippo and Penguin, delighted with the performance of circus artists, decided to try themselves on stage too. But instead of fame and applause, they were waiting for failure, the indignant audience left the hall. However, soon the friends found their business in life.

To Montpellier

1988 • 12 min • France

Images of the filmmaker's visit to Montpellier.

Green Branch

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A cheerful bird enjoys flying and singing freely in the open skies. One day, it is captured by a group of donkeys and taken to their city. Although the donkeys treat the bird kindly and provide it with comfort, the bird remains unhappy. Trapped in a cage, it longs for its lost freedom and the ability to soar through the skies once more.

Bidegyaru chichi Rin pinku tonde aite dai undōkai o iroke zetchō kuraimakkusu

1988 • 60 min • Japan

A group of 40 women compete at a big athletic event...

Rengasmatka

1988 • 43 min • Finland

Divorced Asta and her daughter Anni go on a summer holiday touring Finland with Asta's sister and her husband. On the trip they visit a submarine, a mine, a dinosaur land and search for Santa Claus in Lapland.

A Nice Day

1988 • 18 min • Poland

Among Jan Jakub Kolski’s short films, critics assign special significance to “Ładny dzień / A Nice Day”, which tells the story of two elderly people who spend their time taking care of their old horse.

The Peony Pavilion

1988 • 59 min

A young aristocrat is seduced by a young man who appeared to her in a dream one spring afternoon. Captive of this impossible love, the young girl is dying of melancholy. But the constancy of her love is stronger than death; she wins the pity of the judge of the underworld, manages to find her lover and come back to life. The opera "The Peony Pavilion" was composed in 1598 by the poet Tang Xianzu (1550-1617), one of the greatest playwrights of the Ming period. Of all the forms of Chinese opera that have followed one another since the 12th century, the kunqu is the one that best preserves the image of a classical art highly appreciated in educated circles for its musical, literary and gestural refinement.

Dirty Pilgrimage to the West: Broken Volume

1988 • 60 min • Japan

With Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, the monk Tripitaka continues his journey in search of the scriptures. King Golden Horn and King Silver Horn are waiting for Tripitaka's body and Goku's semen. Goku is lured into a mysterious sensual trap, and Tripitaka is kidnapped and falls into the hands of King Golden Horn.. Part 2 of a trilogy.

O Painel do Iguaçu

1988 • 15 min • Brazil

In 1953, the artist Poty Lazzarotto created a panel for the facade of the Iguaçu Palace, seat of the Government of Paraná. The Palace was inaugurated without the panel and remained that way for 34 years. It was up to the Álvaro Dias Government to redeem this old debt. The "Iguaçu Panel" was built and inaugurated in December 1987.

A Nuclear Free Pacific (Niuklia Fri Pasifik)

1988 • 55 min • New Zealand, United Kingdom

This documentary travels to nine Pacific nations, including New Zealand, to chronicle the long struggle to create a regional nuclear arms free zone.

The Pump

1988 • 8 min • United States of America

A dramatic parable of choice and resulting consequences. Synopsis: A man is traveling alone in his car in Southern California. The year is 1947. He stops to look at his road map. The map warns him that no one should turn off the main roads without inquiring locally. The driver notices what looks like a short-cut on the map. He turns onto it. Soon his car has overheated and he is stalled - miles away from any help. The traveler walks away from the road apparently hoping to find another short-cut, cross-country. He brings no hat, no canteen, no provisions.

Bidet Gal's Breasts Are Pink, Jumping and Opening, A Big Athletic Meet, A Furious, Human Bomb, Lewd Horseback Battle

1988 • 60 min • Japan

Sex-comedy distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Satanism Unmasked Part 1

1988 • 57 min

"Satanism Unmasked" investigates the supernatural influence Satanism, witchcraft, and Dungeons & Dragons.

Wabishabi

1988 • 36 min • Japan

Director Noboru Iguchi's first 8mm film, which he shot as a high school student.

Lovely Fatma

1988 • 46 min • Soviet Union

Animated musical telling the story of Lovely Fatma or Beautiful Fatma, it was the only Azeri language feature-length animated film made during the Soviet Union. Göyçak fatma is an animated opera using a mixture of traditional and cut-out animation.

Miracle Bunny

1988 • 30 min • Japan

A soft adult video starring Kuroki Eiko from "Star Virgin". It depicts the activities of Miracle Bunny, the incarnation of a rabbit. Two volumes released at the same time.