All Films

Metropolitan Cats

1983 • 25 min • United States of America

From ancient Chinese sculpture to the modern Broadway stage, cats have long been a source of inspiration for artists. This unusual film juxtaposes famous depictions of cats from the Museum's collection with their contemporary counterparts. Curators and staff muse on our feline friends' legendary stubbornness and implacable curiosity, their endless capacity for mischief, and ultimately how they have held our attention for millennia.

Police in Montserrat

1983 • 47 min

This BBC 47 minute documentary "Police in Montserrat" was shown on UK television back in the 1980's and it hasn't been broadcast outside of the UK. This version includes several clips that did not make one of the previous broadcasts. There is an extended intro, and additional footage of all three band members being interviewed. Other special features include two live tracks from October 1978's appearance on the "Old Grey Whistle Test" TV show , 'Can't Stand Losing You' and 'Next To You'. This was The Police's big break on UK television and showcases early Police at their best.

Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner

1983 • 47 min • Germany

By the time director Katja Raganelli arrived in California to make a film about Dorothy Arzner in 1980, Arzner had passed away in a car accident. Nonetheless, Raganelli visited Arzner’s desert home and retraced the pioneering filmmaker’s career in this documentary, using Arzner’s trove of photographs, as well as interviews with her leading lady Esther Ralston, to create this nuanced portrait of a woman who bucked every norm and defied societal expectation.

One Minute for One Image

1983 • 26 min • France

TV series directed by Varda in which she gives thoughts to her favorite images and why she is drawn to them (in short one minute segments per image)

Pat Benatar : Live in New Haven

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

Rock-n-roll maven Pat Benatar performs live in concert on the 1983 "Get Nervous" world tour.

Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton

1983 • 28 min • Canada

Elvis Gratton wins the contest organized in memory of Elvis Presley, which earns him a trip to the Republic of Santa Banana. We find him, clumsy and cartoonish, on the beaches of this shabby republic, ruled by a veritable petty dictator.

The Smiths: Live at The Haçienda, Manchester

1983 • 38 min • United Kingdom

This was the first hometown gig where the Smiths were headliners. As the band came on stage Morrissey greeted the fans "Hello you little charmers... we're the Smiths, how d'you do?" then launched into "You've Got Everything Now". Throughout the show, in one song out of two (faster numbers), Morrissey - who still looked ill at ease on stage at the time - had something to shake in his right hand while with the left one he held the microphone.

Carlin at Carnegie

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1982, released in 1983. Most of the material comes from his A Place for My Stuff, the album released earlier that same year. The final performance of "Seven Dirty Words," his last recorded performance of the routine, features Carlin's updated list.

Nevermind The Grief

1983 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A soldier served a long time service. He took as a reward an old drum and went where his eyes were looking. He walked for a long time, and went to the hut, and in it the small girl was crying, because the fierce witch has destroyed her parents.

Riders of the Wind

1983 • 60 min • Yugoslavia, United States of America

Macedonian TV drama.

Bondage

1983 • 20 min • Germany

Bondage was made from, among other things, footage Monika Treut filmed in New York with women of the LSM(Lesbian Sex Mafia/ Lesbian Sado-Masochists). The statements of Carol form the core of the film. She speaks about her sexuality, her love of bondage, her desire for pain, which she shows in front of the camera. Her talking is interrupted by assembled impressions: intersections and subways pass through a chained female body

After the Massacre

1983 • 50 min • United Kingdom

97 British soldiers are sent to Beirut as part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in the wake of the September 1982 Sabra-Chatilla massacre.

Unlucky Folks

1983 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The Lady's Maid's Bell

1983 • 52 min

Based on a short story by Edith Wharton. A lady's maid named Hartley finds employment with Mrs. Brympton, a lady who is confined to her country estate because of delicate health. Almost immediately Ms. Hartley realizes something ominous is occurring in the old house.

Asia in Asia

1983 • 60 min

A recording of Asia's highly publicized concert at the Budokan in Japan. Songs performed include "Time and Time Again," "The Heat Goes On," and "Here Comes That Feeling."

"Sometimes I Wonder"

1983 • 48 min

A film that reaches out to children from ages 4 to 84. It is the story about a girl and a boy who leave home because their new baby brother is getting all the attention. They run away to Grandma's ranch where there favorite mare is beginning to foal. Rare film footage captures the live birth of a colt. As a viewer you're there to experience the beauty and wonder of the extraordinary moment.

Hard Man

1983 • 44 min

Video feature shown at EZTV. Follows photographer Jed Mills from the end of one relationship to the beginning of another.

Children of Darkness

1983 • 57 min • United States of America

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatment in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.

The Great Spirit Within the Hole

1983 • 57 min

The story of Native Americans seeking to reconnect with their spiritual roots while incarcerated.

Black Flag: TV Party Target Video

1983 • 30 min • United States of America

TV Party Music Video - (Live @ Target SF 1981) Rise Above - Thirsty & Miserable -Depression - American Waste - Fan greeting in Bologna, Italy 1979 - Revenge (San Francisco 8-20-80) - Jealous Again - Chuck (mock) interviews Dez & Henry - Rise Above (repeat)

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

1983 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Gay and lesbian teenagers interview straight people on the streets of London about their views on homosexuality.

Cinderella Revolution

1983 • 38 min • Japan

Cinderella Revolution is a science-fiction comedy about a hopeless boy who has no luck with women, and has a run-in with a banished alien searching for the “Christal Sun” of her planet.

Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

1983 • 58 min • France

Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Manoel de Oliveira looks at Nice.

The Pigeon Lady

1983 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A fun and educational story about the nature of goodness. It's not just a natural and self-evident part of our lives, but a force that helps overcome many obstacles that come our way in life.