All Films

The Museum Attendant

1973 • 32 min

Michael Abbensetts’ first play for TV is a powerful, funny and shocking exposé of the racism faced by a black museum attendant in his place of work.

Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

1973 • 45 min • Italy

An interview with the president of Chile conducted by Roberto Rossellini in 1971, but broadcast only after his death.

The Jews of Winnipeg

1973 • 27 min

This short documentary tells the story of the first Jewish settlers to Winnipeg, people who fled European persecution at the turn of the century and founded a new community in a Canadian city.

The Three Musketeers

1973 • 50 min • United States of America

"The Three Musketeers" is 1973 animated TV movie from Hanna Barbera that is a remake of their own 1968 cartoon of the same name. In this film, the queen consort of France is falsely accused by Cardinal Richelieu of being involved in a plot to overthrow her husband, the king of France. The king's musketeers, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and a new recruit named D'Artagnan, attempt to solve the situation.

Fowl Play

1973 • 6 min • United States of America

Blue Racer is forced to play with a rooster's son, so Racer tries to play games with him, which usually involve Blue Racer trying to get rid of the little bird. Unfortunatly for the snake, the rooster is keeping an eye on them all the time.

Horsing Around

1973 • 8 min • Canada

Humorous, full of unimaginable finds, this animated short invites the viewer to follow the antics of a horse trying to acquire a force equivalent to that of a horsepower.

Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood

1973 • 53 min • United Kingdom

Robert of Locksley is harbouring a runaway serf. A warrant is then issued for Robert's arrest: he is now an outlaw. Stars David Warbeck, Kathleen Byron and Ciaran Madden

The Bolero

1973 • 26 min • United States of America

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to perform Ravel's "Bolero." Individual musicians offer their thoughts as workers set up chairs and music stands; there are also comments by conductor Zubin Mehta and scenes of Mehta and the orchestra rehearsing. The rest of the film features a complete performance of "Bolero" with striking images of the orchestra as the music relentlessly approaches its climax.

Boys Aware

1973 • 11 min

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers. A color remake of Sid Davis's 1961 Boys Beware, using the same script and narration.

Nefertiti and Akhenaten

1973 • 30 min • Mexico

Depicts events around the rise and fall of Queen Nefertiti.

Vive Les Jaques

1973 • 16 min

Pierre finally came back to see his dear grandfather. Together, shortly before the beautiful sunrise, they relive a moment in the life of Corporal Pignerol.

Souris, tu m'inquiètes

1973 • 56 min • Canada

Des armes et les hommes

1973 • 58 min • Canada

I'm No Fool with Electricity

1973 • 10 min • United States of America

Jiminy Cricket explains the basics of safety around electricity, including lightning.

Fight

1973 • 50 min

An improvised hour-long fight between Brigid Berlin & Charles Rydell. Produced by Andy Warhol.

Miro Forja

1973 • 24 min • Spain

The film was conmissioned by the Galeria Maeght to commemorate the Joan Miró exhibit organized by the French Minsitry of Cultural Affairs in the Grand Palais in Paris that opened on May 17, 1974. The film, that took five days to shoot, shows the smelting and casting process of the work known as Puertas Mallorquinas by Joan Miró. The filming team travelled to the foundry owned by the Parellada family in Llinars de Munt.

Eternity

1973 • 7 min • Albania

Can heartbeats be “reactionary”? Yes, if they are the only sonic element on a montage-heavy documentary about the war dead. Made just before Enver Hoxha’s cultural purges in 1974, Dhimitër Anagnosti’s formalist, wonderfully edited affair will finally premiere in a restored version after its completion forty-two years ago.

Patrick

1973 • 7 min • United States of America

A young man learns his new antique violin has the power to change the form of things around it.

The Mini-Munsters

1973 • 44 min • United States of America

Animated telefilm based on characters from The Munsters. Originally aired as part of the ABC Saturday Superstar Movie series.

Woman is Sweeter

1973 • 29 min • France

A short film documenting the work and vitality of Yves Saint Laurent by Martine Barrat.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Tour

1973 • 53 min

A documentary film of the final dates in Emerson Lake and Palmer's 1973 'Get Me A Ladder' European tour, on and off-stage, along with footage of the three musicians' private lives, plus the band rehearsing in Fulham, London.

A.d.a.m.

1973 • 54 min • United Kingdom

Roger Empson builds a house for his disabled wife Jean that is completed automated and monitored by a computer called A.D.A.M. (Automated Domestic Appliance Monitor). But things take a nasty turn when A.D.A.M. starts to develop feelings towards Jean...

Salome

1973 • 18 min • United Kingdom

A stylised interpretation of Oscar Wilde's play "Salome".

Wild at the Wheel

1973 • 10 min • United States of America

This short film looks at the importance of maintaining safe driving practices and heeding traffic rules. A traffic cop investigates a serious car crash and attempts to understand the cause.