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Bosch Treasures

Bosch Treasures

1970 • 12 min
Summary:The Flemish painter Heironymus Bosch (1450-1515) remains one of the most puzzling and enigmatic artists of all time. In this film we see two of his major triptychs, The Haywain and The Garden of Earthly Delights, in detail which only adds to Bosch's mystery. The Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1515) remains one of the most puzzling and enigmatic artists of all time. In this film we see two of his triptychs, THE HAYWAIN and THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS in detail which only adds to Bosch’s mystery. (TREASURES FROM THE EL PRADO series).
The Eloquent Peasant

The Eloquent Peasant

1970 • 20 min • Egypt
Based on one of the major literary texts survived from the Middle Kingdom, the classical period of Egyptian literature, The Eloquent Peasant is a combination of a morality/folk tale and a poem. The events are set between 2160 and 2025 BC. When the peasant Khun-anup and his donkey stumble upon the lands of the noble Rensi, the peasant’s goods are confiscated and he’s unjustly accused of theft. The peasant petitions Rensi who is so taken by the peasant’s eloquence that he report his astonishing discovery to the king. The king realises the peasant has been wronged but delays judgement so as to he can hear more of his eloquence. The peasant makes a total of nine petitions until finally, his goods are returned.
The Idea of North

The Idea of North

1970 • 57 min • Canada
Glenn Gould tells the tale of a student's winter journey from Toronto to distant Winnipeg with images and music reflecting the majesty of the North. Based on Gould's radio documentary of the same name.
Cold-Rodders

Cold-Rodders

1970 • 18 min • Canada
An amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, raring, ready to go. What the motorboat was to the summer lake, this motorized sled now is to the snow-covered fields. This film shows it all--the pull of this sit-down sport, the eagerness of the trade to keep it booming, the daring rivalry of the racing crowd, and the bemused pleasure of the family outing.
The Changing Face Of Salford Collection

The Changing Face Of Salford Collection

1970 • 60 min • United Kingdom
Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of the living conditions in the slums of Ordsall, Salford, which were then in the process of being demolished. Under the title 'The Changing face of Salford', the film was in two parts: 'Life in the slums' and 'Bloody slums'.
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

1970 • 58 min
This film is straight-ahead footage of Santana, the Grateful Dead, and the Jefferson Airplane playing at The Family Dog in 1970. Each band does two songs, followed by a jam at the end featuring musicians from all of the bands.
Meat Market Arrest

Meat Market Arrest

1970 • 21 min • United States of America
In January 1970, filmmaker and activist Pat Rocco went to a gay nightclub on W. El Segundo Blvd. in the Gardena neighborhood of Los Angeles called Meat Market. They were advertising a nude dancing performance, which had become the focus of some controversy and led to arrests of the dancers and the manager. In the short documentary, Rocco arrives just as one of the arrests is taking place, capturing footage of the police leading the dancers, Michael Craig and Bob Philpot, out of the nightclub. His intention was to film the dance as evidence for a court case involving the dancer Bob Philpot—regarded as the first male nude go-go dancer—who had been previously arrested on obscenity charges. Rocco speaks with Walter Culpepper, a Los Angeles lawyer who represents the dancers charged and explains the nature of the charges. Patrons of Meat Market are interviewed and describe the dance performance as more artistic than sexual in nature.
Life Goes On

Life Goes On

1970 • 15 min • Yugoslavia
Experimental short by Ivan Martinac.
Jornal do Sertão

Jornal do Sertão

1970 • 13 min • Brazil
Nörgel & Söhne - Ich, Nörgel, Teil 3

Nörgel & Söhne - Ich, Nörgel, Teil 3

1970 • 9 min • East Germany
Nörgel is on his way home from the Leipzig market. He is exhausted from the trade business using animals as an exchange. There should be an easier way than using animals... What about small and large coins made of gold? Part three of the animation trilogy Nörgel & Sons.
The Forest chronicle

The Forest chronicle

1970 • 10 min
Greedy Wolf robs the forest. It deprives animals of their property. Once Hare found a hunting trap, and decided to find the owner "disappearance". Sly Fox, decided to punish the gray robber sent to Wolf Hare. Wolf because of his greed, took a trap for the valuable thing, and was punished for it.
The Brave Robin Hood

The Brave Robin Hood

1970 • 17 min • Soviet Union
Son of Iron Horse

Son of Iron Horse

1970 • 45 min
For years the world's railways have steadily declined. Now trains are facing their biggest revolution since the discovery of steam and the age of the Iron Horse.
A bout portant : Charles Aznavour

A bout portant : Charles Aznavour

1970 • 41 min • France
Charles Aznavour talks to Jacques Chancel, evoking happy memories such as the pain au chocolat at tea time, or Graziella, his first love at the age of 12. The singer talks about his career, his admiration for Trenet and Brassens, and his marriage, “a happy and definitive stopover”. These confidences are interspersed with excerpts from concerts and rehearsals.
Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

1970 • 58 min
A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc, originally aired sometime around 1970.
Perché pagare per essere felici!!

Perché pagare per essere felici!!

1970 • 46 min
Transplante de Mãe

Transplante de Mãe

1970 • 30 min • Brazil
Spiral Jetty

Spiral Jetty

1970 • 32 min
This film, made by the artist, Robert Smithson, with the assistance of Virgina Dwan, Dwan Gallery & Douglas Christmas, Director, Ace Gallery, (the aforementioned Dwan & Christmas also assisted Smithson financially with the making of the Spiral Jetty), is a poetic and process minded film depicting a "portrait" of his renowned earth work -- The Spiral Jetty, as it juts into the shallows off the shore of Utah's Great Salt Lake. A voice-over by Smithson reveals the evolution of the Spiral Jetty.
Bleu Shut

Bleu Shut

1970 • 33 min • United States of America
"Even when we know the game is an illusion, the experience of Bleu Shut is entirely a pleasure: the ‘game’ is fun, the Nelson/Wiley debates, infectiously funny; and Nelson’s choice of imagery, quirky and amusing. Bleu Shut reveals, and allows us to enjoy, our gullibility within the pervasive absurdity of modern life." –Scott MacDonald
Colors of Summer

Colors of Summer

1970 • 13 min • Soviet Union
A careful observation of changes in the life cycles of flora and fauna that occur in the garden near his house in Vynnyky. The structure of the film is based on the change of seasons. Accordingly, filming and work lasted all year round. Originally silent, in 2020, Regina Zheleznyakova (Regina Collage) and Pavlo Olefirenko (Pilikayu) wrote music for it.
Sign of Protest

Sign of Protest

1970 • 20 min
This short documentary focuses on protests surrounding a homophobic sign that hung behind the bar of Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood for many years.
Liberta, agent spacial anti-mythe

Liberta, agent spacial anti-mythe

1970 • 26 min
Experimental short with a fictional plot about using fantastic film artwork.
The Office Party

The Office Party

1970 • 49 min • United Kingdom
In a documentary, first transmitted in 1970, reporter Gillian Strickland and a Man Alive team take a typical office and film the preparations for the annual party, the spree itself and the aftermath.
The Pill Poppers

The Pill Poppers

1970 • 18 min
“The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows the lives of three teenagers who get involved in drugs and highlights the effects this has on their lives.